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Update is here OTA for Samsung Captivate

check out the Engadget Article.
Everyone let us know how it went for you.
Did it install correctly?
Is your GPS performance any better?
How do you like the other features of the update?
Does your media scan actually run faster?

RanaGill said:
check out the Engadget Article.
Everyone let us know how it went for you.
Did it install correctly?
Is your GPS performance any better?
How do you like the other features of the update?
Does your media scan actually run faster?
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Let me help you here.... link to article:
http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/22/samsung-captivate-gets-gps-fix-other-galaxy-s-versions-wait-pat/
I had to do the date forward trick to get it to download. It downloaded and installed 100% successful. My phone is stock as the day I bought it. Some people say they have seen "failed" install from being rooted, but it still installs.
Testing, and will report back.

date forward trick
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Can you tell me how you did this?

Yeah, I got the failed update and now it won't power on at all.
If anyone knows what to do please let me know.

msinkovich said:
Can you tell me how you did this?
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Just set your calendar one day ahead.

I just want to know how this update would effect a rooted phone.... i am currently running SRE 1.3.1c

It seems like anyone with a rooted phone might get an error, but it still installs fine. First impressions is actually really good. The phone feels a little faster. The videos are smoother and so is the gallery. When I opened maps it found my location instantly instead of getting the %waiting for location" message. Accuracy was 1000 meters, but I didn't turn on the GPS.
Also the signal strength and internet speed seems much faster. And stronger for me
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Just updated mine. Gps is a lot faster! I can even get a lock when indoors now.
I can no longer access the gps menu through the dialer though.
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The OTA update now allows me to go into the three button recovery mode. I couldn't do this before.

Does anyone know if we have an unlocked Captivate on another carrier, will be be getting the update? If not, how does one go about getting it?

Installed fine on my rooted phone gps seems snappy but I can't really test right now. Media scan still taking a while but the phone is less laggy while it's running.
So far so good considering I was ready to ditch this phone yesterday. Temporary rage reduction for me.
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Downloading now....

Dropped connection during d/l now I cant get it to d/l at all even after a rommanger restore.

I manually checked for a software update on my rooted Captivate, and after downloading and rebooting, I got a message saying the update was not installed.

Mine isn't even showing an update available. I've set the date forward to tomorrow, the 24th, the 25th, 26th, 27th, none show an update available...grrrr...
Any link to the software other than OTA?

Update not installed but baseband version changed to JH7.

I don't notice any difference on a factory-software phone. GPS still does not work indoors at all. I'll try in my vehicle later.
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Just tried the update
on my rooted/bloatware deleted phone got a message along the lines of "Update Not Completed. Your phone was not updated successfully." Didn't brick my phone though, thank god. Anyone else get this message?

savyfight3r said:
and on my rooted/bloatware deleted phone got a message along the lines of "Update Not Completed. Your phone was not updated successfully." Didn't brick my phone though, thank god. Anyone else get this mesage?
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Same here, on the white screen after installing the update it got to 50% and failed. Check my firmware still says jf6 with 2.6.29 [email protected] #2 kernel

I just went to download it on my sister's phone since hers is still factory stock, unrooted, etc...
Nothing at all. Didn't even download the update. Now I can't check for another 24 hours.

Official Gingerbread Update Soon???

So I've been looking for a way to try that GB sweetness on my Tbolt. The leak a few weeks ago was very tempting, but due to bricking issue and the fact that the leak is just a test build made me hesitant.
After googling GB update for TB, a few links came up that suggest that the TB and Evo should get official update to 2.3 in June.
Here is my question: I just saw an announcement for Evo update to 2.3 on June 6. When is it our turn??? I know it's a bit antsy but they can't just throw a wet cat in front of me and not expect me to beat that sh#$ up.
But seriously, anyone got news?
here's a poll for ya speculations

Even if sombody has a date its always wrong. So let's get over the guessing game. The bamf gb rom is flawless you just need a little experience when it comes to wiping data and radio updates. But I have had no problems once the ROM is up and running.

And battery life is better in this ROM then froyo from my personal experiences.

Going to have to add another vote for BAMF GB. Loving me some "ROM of Death" ;}

The latest CM7 Alpha build from Slayher is almost problem free for me (no big issues, all data etc. working great) and I've had lots of problems with previous builds. It's worth a shot.

I'm guessing there will be some more leaked builds, but the final version and OTA won't happen until September... 4 to 5 months after the first leak seems to be the standard procedure with VZW and Android updates...

I got an email from HTC yesterday and was told that Gingerbread will be out this summer.
I Emailed HTC to complain about the constant rebooting issue and battery life after the OTA.....bla bla ect ect & asked when the Tbolt will get Gingerbread and this is what I received back.
Dear XXXXX XXXXX,
I understand your device is randomly rebooting after the latest OTA. I will advise how to back up your contacts and perform a factory data reset. If the device continues to reboot we are currently advising customers to swap the device out with Verizon, but I will provide another option as well.
I do not currently have any information that indicates the cause of the rebooting issue or whether it is possible for it to be resolved in a software update. I can advise you that the Thunderbolt will be receiving Gingerbread this Summer.
To back up your contacts launch the People application and press menu=>import/export=>export to SD card=>Phone. If you are not sure that your contacts are in Google you can repeat this step and select the Google category.
The Thunderbolt is usually configured to mass-reinstall your Market applications after a factory data reset if you log in with the same Gmail account. If you wish to avoid this for troubleshooting purposes you can open the Market and press Menu>My Apps and uninstall your applications. Alternatively, after the factory data reset, you can wait to enter your Gmail account until you have had a chance to test the phone functionality.
A factory reset will clear all of the settings and data from your phone's internal memory and restore your device to its default state. Media on your storage card, which includes your pictures and videos, however, will not be affected. To perform this reset, from the home screen, press menu=>settings=>SD & Phone Storage=>Factory Data Reset.
If device behavior continues we are asking customers to swap their devices out at a Verizon store. However, you can also use your warranty with HTC by calling our warranty provider PCD at 1-800-229-1235 (8:30 AM - 5 PM EDT M-F).
To send a reply to this message or let me know I have successfully answered your question log in to our ContactUs site using your email address and your ticket number XXXXXXXXXX.
Sincerely,
Douglas
HTC

Braggo said:
The latest CM7 Alpha build from Slayher is almost problem free for me (no big issues, all data etc. working great) and I've had lots of problems with previous builds. It's worth a shot.
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I would but there is no 4G LTE on CM7, and I'm not willing to give it up since I live in an area with the service, but to anyone that isn't in the 4G area, CM7 is a great choice.

We already knew it was coming in summer the problem is when in summer? Summer can go all the way to the end of August basically so its really cloudy as to a somewhat exact date.

ctinsley said:
I would but there is no 4G LTE on CM7, and I'm not willing to give it up since I live in an area with the service, but to anyone that isn't in the 4G area, CM7 is a great choice.
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From what I understand, the 3G/4G/WiFi handoff is fixed in the version released early this morning/late last night.

We went threw the same thing with the incredible-froyo update. When we get updates, is anyone else like, wow that took a year?? Sure we get a couple new features and performance bumps and new extra awesome crapware, but this time I don't think I'll be marking off days on the calendar.
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miketoasty said:
We already knew it was coming in summer the problem is when in summer? Summer can go all the way to the end of August basically so its really cloudy as to a somewhat exact date.
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Exactly. So if you're itching for some Gingerbread, you might as well flash one of the roms based on the GB leak. Otherwise you could be waiting much longer than expected
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ctinsley said:
I would but there is no 4G LTE on CM7, and I'm not willing to give it up since I live in an area with the service, but to anyone that isn't in the 4G area, CM7 is a great choice.
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From work to my house to my girlfriends house, I have 4g everywhere. That was the sole reason I dumped CM7. After last nights update, I figured I would give it a try, and am glad I did! 4G Has been fixed and this is now the ROM to use! Everything is working great and have had 0 issues after using it for the last 12 hours or so.

@Miketoasty Do you have a link to your particular ROM and radio?
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rester555 said:
@Miketoasty Do you have a link to your particular ROM and radio?
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Just the latest cm7 and dream kernel. Both on the first page of the dev section.
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I hope it comes soon. I'm strongly considering going back to das bamf 2.0 but don't want to brick my phone
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I didn't know that the DAS BAMF 2.0 was causing some of the bricks. I guess that makes sense being that it is on the leaked version of GB

miketoasty said:
We already knew it was coming in summer the problem is when in summer? Summer can go all the way to the end of August basically so its really cloudy as to a somewhat exact date.
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unless HTC/VZW observes Indian summer....
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I'm running das bamf 2.0 and its GB 2.3.3 with sense 3.0. Runs flawless, quick, and battery is better than anything I've used before.
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MsSassypants said:
unless HTC/VZW observes Indian summer....
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Please don't jinx it I could so see a developer like Motorola or Samsung pulling something like that.
"Oh yea by summer we actually meant Indian summer so yea just buy a new phone if you want gingerbread now."

G2X Update does NOT fix all of the issues!

This morning, I woke up excited to update my phone to Android 2.3.3... Only to find out, that it didn't fix all of the issues. Yes, Data, and GPS are working perfectly now... But my phone is still randomly shutting off by itself. I know it's not a finalized version, but seriously? We wait 3 months for this? Thanks!

quit your *****ing
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FatalityBoyZahy said:
This morning, I woke up excited to update my phone to Android 2.3.3... Only to find out, that it didn't fix all of the issues. Yes, Data, and GPS are working perfectly now... But my phone is still randomly shutting off by itself. I know it's not a finalized version, but seriously? We wait 3 months for this? Thanks!
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Have you checked by doing a factory reset?
Some apps might rebooting your phone.

They didn't really tell anyone to use this unfinished, testing update.
Of course, that doesn't make it right, just saying.

FatalityBoyZahy said:
This morning, I woke up excited to update my phone to Android 2.3.3... Only to find out, that it didn't fix all of the issues. Yes, Data, and GPS are working perfectly now... But my phone is still randomly shutting off by itself. I know it's not a finalized version, but seriously? We wait 3 months for this? Thanks!
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You may have to do a flash recovery, so far mines, has no more reboot's, but only time will tell, but do think they actually fixed the problems, no more lockup's on long calls.

Daffydukc said:
quit your *****ing
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Was that necessary?
To OP. I haven't had a reboot yet and I've been on this since it dropped.
XDA Mobile

This update has actually exacerbated the reboot/freezing issues for me.

According to Tommy Boy....YOUR LYING... See what happens when you call me a liar. I prove you wrong... How many times do I have to tell you. I do not post things that aren't true on here or things I can't back up.
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I've NEVER had an issue with reboots... But my phone randomly shuts down by itself... That's not "rebooting". This update is not finalized.

FatalityBoyZahy said:
...I know it's not a finalized version...
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That is all.
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retropcdos said:
You may have to do a flash recovery, so far mines, has no more reboot's, but only time will tell, but do think they actually fixed the problems, no more lockup's on long calls.
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What do you mean by that?

FatalityBoyZahy said:
This morning, I woke up excited to update my phone to Android 2.3.3... Only to find out, that it didn't fix all of the issues. Yes, Data, and GPS are working perfectly now... But my phone is still randomly shutting off by itself. I know it's not a finalized version, but seriously? We wait 3 months for this? Thanks!
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Are you sure you did everything right? becaue my phone just turned off out of no where, sometimes when I was taking pictures, when I was browsing the web, listening to music, even when I was talking on the phone :O ... was horrible!! and with this update I havent had any of this problems, for now Im actually very pleased about it, no reboots or freeze in the whole day, before was like 10 or more reboots and freeze :O ... happy with the upgrade!

FatalityBoyZahy said:
This morning, I woke up excited to update my phone to Android 2.3.3... Only to find out, that it didn't fix all of the issues. Yes, Data, and GPS are working perfectly now... But my phone is still randomly shutting off by itself. I know it's not a finalized version, but seriously? We wait 3 months for this? Thanks!
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I haven't heard anyone else having this problem. I'd try wiping data, as far as I've heard this DID fix the reboot issue.

FatalityBoyZahy said:
Yes, Data, and GPS are working perfectly now...
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I can't see any difference in the GPS performance. It still takes me around 90 seconds to get a fix if it's been more than a couple of hours since I last used the GPS (i.e., it's not using the AGPS data). That's about what it generally took with the stock Froyo ROM.

jonyolea said:
Are you sure you did everything right? becaue my phone just turned off out of no where, sometimes when I was taking pictures, when I was browsing the web, listening to music, even when I was talking on the phone :O ... was horrible!! and with this update I havent had any of this problems, for now Im actually very pleased about it, no reboots or freeze in the whole day, before was like 10 or more reboots and freeze :O ... happy with the upgrade!
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Well get this. Mine was absolutely perfect without a single issue. Didn't reboot or feeds for the past 4 months. Now all of a sudden its rebooting and my GPS is ****ed. I reinstalled the 2.2 stock rom and everything I'd fine again.
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jrwingate6 said:
Well get this. Mine was absolutely perfect without a single issue. Didn't reboot or feeds for the past 4 months. Now all of a sudden its rebooting and my GPS is ****ed. I reinstalled the 2.2 stock rom and everything I'd fine again.
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Weird! in my phone GPS and data are working perfectly good, better than before, it gets 3 second to get a lock on my GPS, I was very impressed actually! ... did you do a complete format to your internal sdcard? did you you erased any superuser and CWM from phone? you gotta be complety stock, no superuser or CWM

Update working great for me. This will hold me off for sure till devs make a awesome rom out of this so far stable rom..

jonyolea said:
Weird! in my phone GPS and data are working perfectly good, better than before, it gets 3 second to get a lock on my GPS, I was very impressed actually! ... did you do a complete format to your internal sdcard? did you you erased any superuser and CWM from phone? you gotta be complety stock, no superuser or CWM
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Yes, everything was fresh and I've tried it 3 times already with the same results. This is weird. Its kind if like a Torchwood scenario.
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I've performed a factory reset after the update... I'm gonna try to wipe my Internal SD, and do another factory reset.

FatalityBoyZahy said:
What do you mean by that?
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It bring it back to stock, Use NVFlash to restore the stock recovery, if you rooted, if not then hold both the Power button and volume up together, when power on the phone and you sure get to a recovery menu.

[Q] does anyone have rebooting issues?

Hey guys, I've had my HTC One S for T-Mobile and ive had it for about 1 week and it has rebooted on me twice so far. not sure why. the first time it was in my pocket and i heard the T-Mobile boot up animation sound go off in my pocket and pulled it out my phone to see it was just booting up for some reason. then today i was going to look at my friendstream widget (on my home screen) and my phone locked up for a second and then rebooted itself. i'm not happy about it since i once owned a g2x which rebooted like crazy. i'm hoping it stops randomly doing this crap but i reported it to HTC since it gave me the option once it rebooted. my HTC one s is rooted with the stock rom with bloatware removed and carry IQ removed. i just wanted to see if i'm the only one having this issue.

It happens to me too :/ sometimes i wake up in the morning and i see the HTC error message. Maybe a software issue?

coronangel said:
It happens to me too :/ sometimes i wake up in the morning and i see the HTC error message. Maybe a software issue?
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not sure why it does this. i just wanted to make sure i wasnt the only one having this issue. but i do hope its a software issue. i keep reporting it to htc when it ask me to send them the error or whatever it says. maybe htc will fix it

I had like two reboots, but then I updated the phone and the problems disappeared. Have you updated to the latest firmware ?
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Habarug said:
I had like two reboots, but then I updated the phone and the problems disappeared. Have you updated to the latest firmware ?
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i dont think there is an update for the tmobile htc one s.

Two days since I bought it and already rebooted two times when exiting the mail client while network was switching from H to 3G. I upgraded it to the latest firmware OTA just after putting the SIM card into.

My son had a problem with random reboots. After enabling Best Wifi Performance in Wifi, advanced settings, they went away. This is on a TMOUS version. Could be totally unrelated to your issue, but worth a try. I've noticed that the wifi has some weirdness to it, like hanging on to a connection long after it's out of range. I hope there is a software update soon.
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well i hope htc can fix this issue. it hasnt happened again yet. i also have the tmobile htc one s.

s10shane said:
i dont think there is an update for the tmobile htc one s.
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I don't have tmob version and mine is on 1.78. It was that update which fixed it, it seems. You did an update search right?
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Habarug said:
I don't have tmob version and mine is on 1.78. It was that update which fixed it, it seems. You did an update search right?
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Mine is also on 1.78 but had 2 reboots.

Habarug said:
I don't have tmob version and mine is on 1.78. It was that update which fixed it, it seems. You did an update search right?
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yeah i guess here in the US we havent got an ota update that i know of. i kept checking for updates but it said my one s is up to date.

Another reboot this morning. This time I received a txt thru Facebook Messenger. I saw it on my desktop and ear, exactly at the same time, the HTC One S rebooting. This might be app related this time.
My One S specs:
- EU edition
- Stock ROM, 1.78 OTA
- Wifi disabled

Yes my H1S reboots about 3 times a week, or the "Loading ..." window is seens 3 or 4 times a week as well.

one more time... I'm gonna consider switching to another ROM in a very near future.

rebooting on 1.78 stock and other custom roms too
Hi guys, I had this issue with stock rom on 1.78 and previous too, so it is probably a radio issue. If I am connected to my wifi network at home, then I go out, the phone switches to hsdpa (as it should) and then I come back home,the reconnection to the wifi network causes the phone to reboot.
I had this issue on all roms I used, both stock and trickdroid 3.1 / 4.3.
My wifi direct is already disabled, my location is Italy. I have seen also that people on the US T-mobile support webpage are complaining about something very similar, wifi related.
Thanks

I'm on tmous and have had two of these reboots since I got the phone on US release day.
As others have said, mine have only happened when I'm on the very edge of my WiFi coverage. It's like the phone can't decide which network to grab on to and freaks out. I don't have the issue when it's just normally switching from WiFi to data like when I go out and then come home. It only seems to happen when I'm right on the edge of WiFi for a few minutes.
Not a huge deal, since its only happened a couple of times. If I remember when I'm off this week, i'll try to get a logcat because I should be able to reproduce it at the edge of my back yard

that would be great, as it sounds like it is the same issue. I always found tricky to save logcats due to amount of information in them and spotting the exact reason for crashing.

Sprint software update

After doing some digging I see there is a new LS996ZV5 update. I am rooted so have not gotten any OTA notifications. Has anyone gotten it and does it help with lag and battery?
My phone seems pretty snappy as is but always want the latest if possible.
Guess one last thing. What are thoughts on timetable of custom recovery and maybe some rooted roms for us Sprint users?
Any discussion welcome!
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Got the update OTA this morning (I am stock). Phone is absolutely flying now.
Not sure on battery life yet as it's only been a couple of hours since I updated.

I unrooted and took the system update. It wasn't the new firmware though. Not sure what it was. I tried to have phone look for firmware update afterwards and it didn't show the new one yet.
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I'm rooted and received the android system update notification this morning. Should I proceed, or is that a bad idea if rooted?

zoundguy said:
I'm rooted and received the android system update notification this morning. Should I proceed, or is that a bad idea if rooted?
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it won't work while rooted, i've tried, twice. i'm waiting on the update prompt again to try my next thing, but if you want to try it feel free. if you open up superuser and go to the settings there is an option to fully unroot the device, its towards the bottom. After you do that restart and then try and apply the update.
let me know if it works! hopefully i get the update prompt again in the morning and will finally be able to get this thing updated!!!!

So curious as to what this update was. All I know is that today my battery life isn't nearly as good. Normally after working for 8hrs my phone is around 75%... Today it was at 40%... Massive difference and i did nothing out of the ordinary

That sounds like my phone, I've noticed that I Google services is using more battery than the screen recently.
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My battery life has actually been really good. I was getting 15-20 hrs before the update and now I am getting 25-30 hours after. (Light use)

My battery seems pretty good also. Plus it does appear the widgets are loading faster and less jumpiness between screens. Rerooted after the update and all seems fine so far
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i didn't get prompted with the update again this morning so i wasn't able to try anything to get my phone to update today. if someone hasn't applied the update yet but has the prompt would you be able to grab the update file and post it? i'll do the same if i get the update prompt again and nothing has been posted yet. at least that way we can try stuff without having to wait for it to decide to check for an update since the manual update check doesn't appear to do anything.....

Hmmmm. I guess I'll use GServiceFix app. See if that solves my issues
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Yeah. Its the android system using the battery. Used this fix app before and it solved my problems. Hopefully its still reliable.

again this morning, no update prompt and the "check for update" function continues to say i'm up to date. because i had issues with my first two i signed up for sprint insurance. if i don't get prompted for the update by monday morning i'll stop in a sprint store and see if i can get it swapped again. only problem with that is chancing getting one that overheats or has a bad screen like my previous two did

i rooted and got the OTG upgrade message, and i try but it show error and said my device is rooted then can't upgrade software. Then i try to use "fully unroot" in supersu, the supersu gone, but the error still shown. do anyone know how to unroot and upgrade? thank you very much!

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i rooted and got the OTG upgrade message, and i try but it show error and said my device is rooted then can't upgrade software. Then i try to use "fully unroot" in supersu, the supersu gone, but the error still shown. do anyone know how to unroot and upgrade? thank you very much!
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sorry, you are stuck there are a couple of other threads with further discussion on it but so far no one has been able to get the OTA to apply after they have rooted. some of us have been able to get new devices through sprint with having their insurance and play it off as the OTA won't update. they have had enough issues with the device they don't really question it.

shuka325 said:
After doing some digging I see there is a new LS996ZV5 update. I am rooted so have not gotten any OTA notifications. Has anyone gotten it and does it help with lag and battery?
My phone seems pretty snappy as is but always want the latest if possible.
Guess one last thing. What are thoughts on timetable of custom recovery and maybe some rooted roms for us Sprint users?
Any discussion welcome!
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can you post the zv5 ota files here. i need it to save my dead phone

Help! On screen buttons not working!
I really need help. I factory reset my LG G Flex 2 cause I wanted to erased my info and give it as a present to my father for his birthday next october 14 and now the onscreen buttons don't respond, only the back button, nor the multitasking or home button. I turned it off and on, reset it several times, cleared the partition cache or whatever it is called but no luck, mine is running LS996ZV5. It was perfect before the reset. I feel so bad. Thanks in advance for your help.