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Has everyone gotten the update by now?

nothing here yet...I live in New York.

Nothing here in Indiana...
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No and they said every Vibrant owner would have it by the end of the month. Hopefully we will get it soon.

with Bionix 1.6 kicking so much ass and making the gps perfect I don't see a reason for caring about the OTA

SeanFloyd said:
with Bionix 1.6 kicking so much ass and making the gps perfect I don't see a reason for caring about the OTA
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lol too true.
I personally don't give a **** about any OTAs until froyo.
But yeah, nothing here in Seattle.

Vegastouch said:
No and they said every Vibrant owner would have it by the end of the month. Hopefully we will get it soon.
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oh! I thought I had seen it was in the next 24-48 hours.

m4r10 said:
nothing here yet...I live in New York.
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OTA's are staged out in batches, not all at once. T-Mobile has sold about a million of these phones at this point (given that Samsung claims 3 million SGS Phones sold in the U.S. this is entirely likely). They are most definitely NOT going to update a million phones at the same time.
The update for YOU could come now, tomorrow, next week, or before the end of the month. Sitting here in a thread hitting refresh hoping for vital info about the OTA is a complete waste of time.
You have four options...
1). Wait for the OTA, which will arrive whenever it arrives
2). Frankin Twiz, built on JI6
3). Bionix 1.6, built on JI6
4). leaked unmodified JI6 firmware
Options 2,3,4 will get you JI6 today, with the associated risks of taking the management of the update into your hands. Option 1 is the official option which requires nothing but patience. Decide.

Wonder if I could call T-mobile and naively ask about a GPS problem and see if they will go ahead and push JI6 to me?

Nope nothing in WA I sure hope I won't have to wait til the end of the month....
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chui101 said:
Wonder if I could call T-mobile and naively ask about a GPS problem and see if they will go ahead and push JI6 to me?
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Already tried and they said no.
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I was waiting today but then I flashed Bionix and that will hold me off until Froyo.
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chui101 said:
Wonder if I could call T-mobile and naively ask about a GPS problem and see if they will go ahead and push JI6 to me?
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Ha! You think customer care or tech care have that much power? The people in tmo who do, ssg data, don't take any calls and if they want to, never actually have to talk to the customer at all. They work solely on trouble tickets and work orders. The highest you may get by calling tech is atsg, the people who submit trouble tickets to them.
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Abandoning all hope!!! Tununu nunu TING bionix 1.6 installed
it helps me a lot by suppressing my insanity

samsungtweets
RT @GalaxySsupport JI6 OTA now released for Vibrant! Watch for msg on phone letting y know the update is ready! Thanks for your patience! (@, ☆, #)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=802240
This is from my thread.

Got mine today but now my phone maybe bricked. Left it alone after it downloaded and installed the update but it won't go pass the loading stage. Now I'm trying to unbrick it.

MaxZach said:
Got mine today but now my phone maybe bricked. Left it alone after it downloaded and installed the update but it won't go pass the loading stage. Now I'm trying to unbrick it.
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What exactly happened? And what was your setup before trying to install the update?

MaxZach said:
Got mine today but now my phone maybe bricked. Left it alone after it downloaded and installed the update but it won't go pass the loading stage. Now I'm trying to unbrick it.
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Did you have lagfix installed? That could be the problem.
On another note, why are so many people waiting patiently for the OTA? Just flash one of the leaks. Bionix 1.6 is well worth it! And you can always ODIN back to stock!
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It looks like it bricked my GF's phone also, now im sitting here trying to wipe it. Hers is all stock except it is rooted, no ROMs or lag fixes etc.

I got off the phone with tech support at T Mobile a few hours ago and here is what they related to me. Your inability to get checkin succeeded may or may not be usual or normal, they have no clue and the OTA is scheduled to run from 10-7 thru 10-31. has anyone else or does anyone else have the same inability to get feedback from the checkin code? This is the only phone I have had that the checkin failed to register except for a MT3g which they promptly replaced.

got the update today... no problems so far...

New voicemail apk

Can someone pls post the new voicemail update on here. I can't update the voicemail for some reason. It says mandatory update available but then it says no update available. I found the old APk but not the new one. It's Cm-android.com. Thanks

Just did this today. Had same issue. I downloaded I think the add-on zip file from bonsai rom. Pulled it out and adb'd it /system/app. Worked great.
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stlswh101 said:
Just did this today. Had same issue. I downloaded I think the add-on zip file from bonsai rom. Pulled it out and adb'd it /system/app. Worked great.
Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App
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Thanks man but can you give me instructions pls. Never done this before. Thanks

Would love to see it posted so I could push it also.. Or I'll just head over to Bonsai and grab the addons.. which ever comes first.. (bonsai)

i have the same issue as the OP... lookign for the newest apk for the voicemail please...the sooner the better so i can fix my phone or get a new one from sprint tomorrow morning

Same problem here originally thought it was because I had flashed back to 2.1 via odin do at least I know I'm not crazy now
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This can't be our phones can it? It has to be a problem with the stock rom or something cause I could dl it no problem on epic experience on eclair.

lawsofpower48 said:
i have the same issue as the OP... lookign for the newest apk for the voicemail please...the sooner the better so i can fix my phone or get a new one from sprint tomorrow morning
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Did you call them or are you just gonna go in? Let me know if you get a brand new or refurb? Intook mine in today to a repair and they want to Order me one. Guessing it's a refurb right?

hey op, ill let you know... but if someone can rip the newest voicemail apk for us, we would be set.... i know some people that work at sprint, so i can most likely get a new one...but going in is a hassle for my schedule....
so including myself, its 3 of us with the same issue... some people are saying that the voicemail wont be working until late feb 2011??! how the hell is that possible.... its something on sprints end i think... i reflashed my phone with odin maybe like 2 weeks ago....back to stock 2.1 also...i didnt have this issue..the reason i redid my phone again today was because i froze it with adding a dumb battery mod which was suppose to be for froyo... so now i redid my entire phone back to stock and i have the voicemail issue

I wouldn't worry too much about it. DK28 had the updated Voicemail built in so I assume that the DL11 build of Froyo will have it too. If that dec 26th date is to be believed then we only have a few days to put up with it's notification (yes, I'm in the same boat after using Odin to return to DI18).
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I just got a second replacement today, same issue... I think though maybe mine is up to date and the updater is not recognizing. I just followed the regular vm setup, tried to dl update, it failed, I exited, hit end all in stock task manager, and it went away, knowing it would pop again I tried a reboot and its gone now. I know vm is jacked right now, and phone tech said it was backburnered due to a 'manufacturer system update rollout' issue (intercept?) Issue.... so I figure between intercept and our froyo, they're busy... but from what I gather, all vm is jacked, and in various ways... who spilt the coffe on the server again???

Or they may have pulled the file from the server, since we all SHOULD have it from a month ago, unless we have been playing w things we shouldn't...

ungovernable1977 said:
Or they may have pulled the file from the server, since we all SHOULD have it from a month ago, unless we have been playing w things we shouldn't...
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thats funny you mentioned that.... i was thinking the same thing where sprint pulled it from their server.....but not sure of the reason....or it couldve been that their servers are all messed up right now...
btw, i tried your method of stopping the task on the program manager, then rebooted my phone...it comes back and you have to repeat the process...so it didnt work for me
so does anyone have the new version they can please rip from their phones?

Mine just update successfully give it a try people
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I'm on dk28 so did anyone elses update fine?

yup..mine worked...it was most likely something on sprints end....i got it fixed this morning and it started downloading automatically!

Here you go...put it in /system/app

thanks, this will be saved for backup in the future if this happens again!

Maintenance Update

So, apparently, last week's maintenance update for the Fascinate broke the ability to see and write to the SD card from your PC. We're scheduled to get a maintenance update today. If anyone installs it and gets this issue, please let the rest of us know... Thanks.

I thought it was supposed 2 come tomorrow

Yeh, you're right... lost track of days ...

Weudel said:
Yeh, you're right... lost track of days ...
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Lmao, i know what you mean
I hope tomorrow comes soon, my phone is still toast Do you think that you (when the update comes around) could send it to me, so that i could flash it? idk if the process is simple or not, Bubby323 knows though Thank you in advance!

It'll probably just be an OTA... no real way to pull the ROM

Has anyone gotten the update yet?
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I read an article talking about how manufacturers are not releasing promised updates. By doing so, people end up buying new devices. I can easily see that being the case for the Continuum.
Sent from my SCH-I400 using XDA App

I was promised by Verizon that i would have 2.2 on my phone "eventually". If Samsung doesn't hold up on the whole "eventual" part, i am going to be pissed... And have a long talk with my Verizon Rep... Maybe cash my phone in for a Fascinate due to their lying, which has 2.2 (with a rom)

trailblazer101 said:
I was promised by Verizon that i would have 2.2 on my phone "eventually". If Samsung doesn't hold up on the whole "eventual" part, i am going to be pissed... And have a long talk with my Verizon Rep... Maybe cash my phone in for a Fascinate due to their lying, which has 2.2 (with a rom)
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Yeh, i'm not sure they'll let you complain about not getting an update, then switch to another phone that hasn't gotten the same update.
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Looks like the Fascinate issues may have canceled our update...
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Are we ever going to get 2.2

I love my phone but it's frustrating seeing other galaxy devices getting updates left and right while we get left in the dark
I posted a comment on samsung forum saying that this phone is great but it's already outdated when it hit the stores and they denied my comment
Honestly I'm losing hope due to the fact my girlfriend had a Droid Incredible with 2.2 even my old G1 has 2.2 it may be to much for it to handle it but it still has 2.2
Btw. If it wasn't for you developers I would have left a long time ago Thank You Guys
Sent from my Rooted space time Continuum w/ 2600mAh battery

It will get 2.2 eventually, but only time will tell how long. If we can get kernel source for the I500 phones, we should be able to get you a working kernel, and you may be able to use one of the Fascinate Froyo ROMs then. The biggest problem you'll have is getting the kernel until Samsung releases the OTA or source because of the different video driver used for the screen/ticker/soft keys.

lincoln3823 said:
I love my phone but it's frustrating seeing other galaxy devices getting updates left and right while we get left in the dark
I posted a comment on samsung forum saying that this phone is great but it's already outdated when it hit the stores and they denied my comment
Honestly I'm losing hope due to the fact my girlfriend had a Droid Incredible with 2.2 even my old G1 has 2.2 it may be to much for it to handle it but it still has 2.2
Btw. If it wasn't for you developers I would have left a long time ago Thank You Guys
Sent from my Rooted space time Continuum w/ 2600mAh battery
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I'm with you on this update lincoln3823. Very frustrating hearing other phones have froyo while a phone released in November is unable to get an update.
I love my phone but I'm going crazy with my RSS not working at all and SNS not working correctly (facebook-yes; twitter-no).
I've even reset my phone and it worked for maybe a couple of days.
Why won't they push an update to froyo??

sytech55 said:
I'm with you on this update lincoln3823. Very frustrating hearing other phones have froyo while a phone released in November is unable to get an update.
I love my phone but I'm going crazy with my RSS not working at all and SNS not working correctly (facebook-yes; twitter-no).
I've even reset my phone and it worked for maybe a couple of days.
Why won't they push an update to froyo??
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Well it was said that samsung was charging carriers to release ota firmware updates. I don't know how much it is true but I'm starting to believe the rumors.
Sent from my Rooted space time Continuum w/ 2600mAh battery

If that's true, that really stinks.
Sure wish I new someone who knows the answer to this question.
Heck, I might even pay for it, if the cost (ROI) was worth it. Sure would like to see flash on my phone. Besides froyo has 57% of the market vs. eclair at 31%.
That's crazy considering the Continuum came out in November.
On another note:
I haven't rooted my phone and I noticed your signature as Rooted.
Question? Is it worth rooting? I've read Pros on it but haven't seen any Cons. What's the drawback on it? Updates? Can you revert back to stock if I choose too.

sytech55 said:
If that's true, that really stinks.
Sure wish I new someone who knows the answer to this question.
Heck, I might even pay for it, if the cost (ROI) was worth it. Sure would like to see flash on my phone. Besides froyo has 57% of the market vs. eclair at 31%.
That's crazy considering the Continuum came out in November.
On another note:
I haven't rooted my phone and I noticed your signature as Rooted.
Question? Is it worth rooting? I've read Pros on it but haven't seen any Cons. What's the drawback on it? Updates? Can you revert back to stock if I choose too.
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There is only 1 con of rooting. Having to re-root after an OTA update
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Yea are no cons every since I rooted my phone. I was able to freeze all of verizon garbage freeing up memory thats usually taken by crap that I don't use eg. skype and you can root and unroot as many times as you like
Sent from my Rooted space time Continuum w/ 2600mAh battery

I hear you dfgged.
So like I've been looking around at forums to root my phone but I have no idea what I'm doing. Really none. Just got my continuum in Jan. I read about OneClick and SuperOneClick (think that's right) and sometimes it works and sometime not.
Can you point me to the "Root for Dummies" section?
Also, what software do I need to backup my phone incase of trouble so I can revert back to stock?

sytech55 said:
I hear you dfgged.
So like I've been looking around at forums to root my phone but I have no idea what I'm doing. Really none. Just got my continuum in Jan. I read about OneClick and SuperOneClick (think that's right) and sometimes it works and sometime not.
Can you point me to the "Root for Dummies" section?
Also, what software do I need to backup my phone incase of trouble so I can revert back to stock?
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If you want, I could make a tutorial much like my one for CWM. It might take me a bit to edit it though, but better late than never XD
Sent from my space time Continuum using the XDA App.

Tutorials are always great. I'd love to see it.
BTW, I rooted my phone using SuperOneClick. It worked perfectly and I've verified it using Root Checker. Now my next step is I want to remove or freeze the bloatware.
I'll direct future non Subject (Are we ever going to get 2.2) related questions to appropriate Threads posting.

I really didn't have an idea about rooting either....seems like I was looking everywhere for rooting information. I tried z4 multiple times with no effect. superoneclick worked. I am running a windows 7 laptop. The phone drivers updated (downloaded from the net) when I plugged in my phone. Then I followed the video instructions on superoneclick site and everything worked fine. continuum w/ verizon. Now I just need to figure out how update to 2.2 I"m on the way!

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I really didn't have an idea about rooting either....seems like I was looking everywhere for rooting information. I tried z4 multiple times with no effect. superoneclick worked. I am running a windows 7 laptop. The phone drivers updated (downloaded from the net) when I plugged in my phone. Then I followed the video instructions on superoneclick site and everything worked fine. continuum w/ verizon. Now I just need to figure out how update to 2.2 I"m on the way!
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There is no leaks available yet so the only way to get to 2.2 is to wait, or hope that Adrynalyne can get a leak.
But both imnuts and Adrynalyne are both working on custom roms so there will be some love for the continuum

Continuum
It's now March 29, still no 2.2. Any info?

tclair said:
It's now March 29, still no 2.2. Any info?
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samsung submitted ec17 for the fascinate to verizon...and apparently that is still in testing...im just gonna assume it ll fail testing like most of their updates and never come out
the fascinate root crowd no longer really cares though as the mesmerize 2.2 officially came out w/ source....
but it seems like continuum updates follow quickly behind fascinate updates...so if hypothetically a fascinate ota occured like this week then it would probably be soon after for the i400

Ok, I was just fine tweaking 2.1 for now until something happened and we finaly got 2.2+, since Eclair isn't really that bad. Now I am starting to see 2.2+ only apps (ones that I want to try mostly) and it's starting to make me less patient. It saddens me since this phone had so much potential with the decent hardware and interesting ticker feature, but it is quickly being left in the dust as the little android that couldn't... /sadpanda

Looks like Samsung has released the Froyo source code for the Fascinate... that could be a good sign... Of course, isn't there a Fascinate on Rogers (Canada) that has had Froyo for awhile?

I know I saw it on android central and I got excited but then again we did get left behind once before
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So how do I back up my existing rom. I'd liked to try the non bloated dl17 but want to make sure I can still get back to original if need be.
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Looks like the Fascinate update will start rolling out tomorrow.... Here's hoping we're not far behind.
-Sent from my Space-Time Continuum using the XDA Premium App

Where did you get this info?
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Sprint pulls gingerbread 2.3 update?

So i recieved a notifaction today that my samsung epic was eligable for the gingerbread 2.3 update. Knowing not to get my hopes up, I followed the instructions to update, but my phone kept telling me my current andriod version was up to date.
I called sprint technical support which was the biggest waste of two hours of my life. They ended up screwing up my phone, which I had to manually get working again.
I finally called my local sprint store to see what was going on, and he told me that spring PULLED the samsung epic 2.3 update because many clients were reporting problems with their phones. He told me it would become available again in the next 3-4 weeks. I have no idea how he would know this information, but im leaning towards speculation. 3-4 weeks is 6-8 months in sprint langunage. He said his is working completely fine, and he would be fine with me to come down and he will manually put it on my phone for me, but warned if my phone bricked, it would be stuck that way (aka i would have to use odin to send it back to stock).
I manually put the E122 version on my phone and so far have ZERO problems. Is anyone else aware of sprint jumping the gun on this one and pulling this update?

I've had the Epic since day 1.
They have pulled EVERY-SINGLE-UPDATE in the history of Epic updates.
It's almost laughable. I can't wait to get a sprint phone that sprint and samsung dont mess with (nexus prime, etc)

I have the correct version right? EI22 is the latest and greatest?
What happens if sprint releases a newer update, will I have to manually remove this one and go back to froyo eco5, or will my phone update ok?

can you point me in the direction of the way you updated this with zero problems? thanks

ericizzy1 said:
can you point me in the direction of the way you updated this with zero problems? thanks
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Im not sure if your being sarcastic, but I will point you anyways.
Before anything, make sure you have FROYO ECO5 Installed, and nothing else.
1.)go to ww.gottabemobile.com/2011/11/09/samsung-epic-4g-gingerbread-update-rolling-out-can-be-manually-installed
2.)rename the zip file they have for you download to update (NOT UPDATE.ZIP, just UPDATE)
3.)put the file on your SD card
4.)start phone in boot mode
5.)update.zip will appear on the boot screen, select it.
your phone will update automatically.

Since it was an official release, EI22 should upgrade to the "GB fixed" version for the Epic, even if OTA is stopped. A quick google search doesn't confirm that the update was stopped. Not saying you're wrong, but could be misinformed.

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Since it was an official release, EI22 should upgrade to the "GB fixed" version for the Epic, even if OTA is stopped. A quick google search doesn't confirm that the update was stopped. Not saying you're wrong, but could be misinformed.
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I agree. I mean it made sense and all, considering i was unable to update via OTA and my phone said my andriod version was currently up to date.
I guess only a certain percentage of users are getting it at the moment? I dont know, I have it now and thats all that matters.
Only complaint I have is their new system they use to kill aps. I loved the fact I didnt need advanced APP killer with my epic, but this new interface is really confusing me.

alextjen said:
I agree. I mean it made sense and all, considering i was unable to update via OTA and my phone said my andriod version was currently up to date.
I guess only a certain percentage of users are getting it at the moment? I dont know, I have it now and thats all that matters.
Only complaint I have is their new system they use to kill aps. I loved the fact I didnt need advanced APP killer with my epic, but this new interface is really confusing me.
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OTA is being pushed to 100% of Epic users in 10 days instead of 3 like the Froyo updates.
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The store told you this to get you off of their backs.
Were you rooted?
It will come, patience is a virtue.

No, im not rooted. I have the update now anyways, I downloaded directly from google and put it on my epic manually, so far so good.

alextjen said:
I agree. I mean it made sense and all, considering i was unable to update via OTA and my phone said my andriod version was currently up to date.
I guess only a certain percentage of users are getting it at the moment? I dont know, I have it now and thats all that matters.
Only complaint I have is their new system they use to kill aps. I loved the fact I didnt need advanced APP killer with my epic, but this new interface is really confusing me.
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My wife's stock epic had the same update notification and the same everything is up to date. So I talked to a friend who works at a sprint store and he explained the whole market queue thing for the update (unnecessarily I might add).
He then called support and talked to one of his buddies there who told him that they are getting slammed with calls about this and that they can't do a thing about it if the person isn't up in the queue.
Hell of a way to push an update.

go figure sprints always tryin to screw everyone they can. good thing we have devs and root to make them acutally work faster and better!
+1 to everyone who knows anything bout andriod

Sprint stated it would be completed over 8 days to ensure it goes smoothly. which means the 17th is the last day. Also it is not listed as suspended on their site. EB13 was immediately listed as suspended when they pulled it.

Sprint zone just sent me an update stating that gingerbread was available. I don't think they've pulled it. But hey its sprint so who the he'll knows! They'll probably wait until they push it to everyone and then pull it ;-)
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EI22 killed my GPS
I dloaeded the stock EI22 and did the update and my GPS went totally dead. Even used Status/setup to try and get it going again to no avail. Went back to stock EC05 and it works like a charm....go figure. I'll just wait for the OTA and see if it works any different....
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Podar said:
I dloaeded the stock EI22 and did the update and my GPS went totally dead. Even used Status/setup to try and get it going again to no avail. Went back to stock EC05 and it works like a charm....go figure. I'll just wait for the OTA and see if it works any different....
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You just need the GPS fix. That's the only problem I see with stock ei22 and the fix makes it work fantastic. Even better than ec05 in my opinion.
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Ota not canceled. My girlfriend and I both have epics. When sprint put update on their website I odin'd her phone back to stock ec05. Last night she got the sprint notification to update.
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Yeah, that "your update is ready" message from Sprint is automated and isn't related to your spot in the queue. The same thing happend to me (I got the message days before the OTA was pushed to me) when Froyo got released. I can't tell you how many days before, I waited a day and a half and just did it manually.

yeah, that notification has no bearing on when you get the update. i got notified on my phone about the update hours after i already did the manual upgrade.

phatryan69 said:
go figure sprints always tryin to screw everyone they can. good thing we have devs and root to make them acutally work faster and better!
+1 to everyone who knows anything bout andriod
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How does this screw anyone? "Ha ha, we got you - your phone is now exactly as it has been for months, you're so screwed!" ::facepalm::
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