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froyo 2.2 coming in March

USCC just posted on there facebook page that 2.2 will be coming in March.

haymondroz said:
USCC just posted on there facebook page that 2.2 will be coming in March.
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It's amazing to me that they put that out on the Facebook page, but yet the internal memo that they put out today still says "on track for Q1 of 2011" and that an official communication will be coming out closer to each product's date. Whoever is updating the Facebook page either has more information than the person sending out the "official" memos or is talking out their ... never mind

phidelt82 said:
It's amazing to me that they put that out on the Facebook page, but yet the internal memo that they put out today still says "on track for Q1 of 2011" and that an official communication will be coming out closer to each product's date. Whoever is updating the Facebook page either has more information than the person sending out the "official" memos or is talking out their ... never mind
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I totally agree.

did they take it off there facebook cant find it

chidesd said:
did they take it off there facebook cant find it
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it's just buried.

U.S. CellularWe're working with Samsung, HTC and LG to provide Froyo (Android 2.2) upgrades for all of our Android-powered phones. The Acclaim upgrade will be available by the end of next week, and customers with the Desire will be able to upgrade their device by the end of this month. The Apex and Mesmerize will be ready for upgrades around March. Download details coming next week. Thanks for your patience.about an hour ago.
This was posted on uscc facebook page.

"We're working with Samsung, HTC and LG to provide Froyo (Android 2.2) upgrades for all of our Android-powered phones. The Acclaim upgrade will be available by the end of next week, and customers with the Desire will be able to upgrade their device by the end of this month. The Apex and Mesmerize will be ready for upgrades around March. Download details coming next week. Thanks for your patience."
dangit ninja'd. somehow. lol five minutes ago, guess I should've reloaded after pressing back.

Honestly I'm hoping that we have the 2.3 ASOP rom before then. Let's cross our fingers.

yay!

Meanwhile...link
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Damn US Cellular, seriously? March? Wtf

Except how great will it be if the AOSP community can get the 2.3 GUI running on the Galaxy S devices before USCC even pushes 2.2! That'll be a slap in the face in it's own regard..
Once that happens it won't matter because we'll be able to port any existing ROMs and CyanogenMod will follow soon after.

dcow90 said:
Except how great will it be if the AOSP community can get the 2.3 GUI running on the Galaxy S devices before USCC even pushes 2.2! That'll be a slap in the face in it's own regard..
Once that happens it won't matter because we'll be able to port any existing ROMs and CyanogenMod will follow soon after.
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we would love them forever. xD I would be so happy.
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Well, that decides things for me then. I'm not waiting for Froyo... I'll be rooting mine tomorrow with PnP and Voodoo5 to follow. Anyone have a better idea?
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monthlymixcd said:
Well, that decides things for me then. I'm not waiting for Froyo... I'll be rooting mine tomorrow with PnP and Voodoo5 to follow. Anyone have a better idea?
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About the best option available right now! (=

so how long till we get a leaked version so we can flash it?

Pretty ridiculous. They'd update the Acclaim and the Desire in the coming week/weeks...and leave the Mesmerize for March... I'm skipping any OTA's from USCC at this point. I'd rather wait for xda community than USCC.
http://www.facebook.com/USCellular/posts/173189566049534 - the facebook page with the info (with a lot of mad ppl)

It's easy to hate USCC but you have to remember thay they've, untill recently with their new belief project, really been primarily a business company. It didn't matter to them that they had older phones or whatever as long as they could make sure that the services they were providing were reliable on a business level. Still annoying though d= but I think they're getting better.. at least we're getting the update..

am I the only one not really bothered by the release date? I got the PnP running with voodoo and it's working pretty well for me. I cant imagine it could get that much faster. 2.2 is supposed to be pretty fast but I'm not at all disappointed with the performance right now.

Iguana775 said:
am I the only one not really bothered by the release date? I got the PnP running with voodoo and it's working pretty well for me. I cant imagine it could get that much faster. 2.2 is supposed to be pretty fast but I'm not at all disappointed with the performance right now.
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I'm not bothered whatsoever.

Gingerbread Leaked for Captivate. Infuse on its way?

http://www.androidcentral.com/official-gingerbread-233-samsung-captivate-leaks-out
Gingerbread seems to have leaked out for the Captivate. If gingerbread is in the works for an older device, that means its on its way for the infuse. Right? Right???

Hmm..im gonna check when i get to work later. Im a rep an usually know a week or 2 before an update is released. Normally they do release an update for more than one device. Froyo came out on the captivate an aria at the same time...and seeing the canadian infuse released with gingerbread id say its right around the corner...remember this is our top phone right now. And at&t wants it to stay like that for a bit.
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i really dont understand why companies dont release phones with new software.
its kind of irritating waiting for a "Official Update"

How about is it possible to flash The Captivates Gingerbread to the Infuse? lol

Terrigno said:
How about is it possible to flash The Captivates Gingerbread to the Infuse? lol
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I wouldn't count on it. Our phone appears to have a partition layout more akin to the original galaxy s and to top it off our hardware is pretty different, so I wouldn't trust it. People were bricking their infuses in the first week or so by getting a little too adventurous with Captivate stuff.

Transformer27 said:
i really dont understand why companies dont release phones with new software.
its kind of irritating waiting for a "Official Update"
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They don't release it with current software because changing the base software in the middle of the project probably pushes the risk beyond what they are comfortable with.
Source: Business 101

lets hope the Rogers version does release with gingerbread. only a matter of flashing it.

Ive only had my Infuse for about 2 weeks, and this is my first android so dont kill me when I ask lol. But what is the difference between froyo and gingerbread??

Ive only had my Infuse for about 2 weeks, and this is my first android so dont kill me when I ask lol. But what is the difference between froyo and gingerbread??

More smoothness with the roms, ability for glow at the end of a scroll, crt animation and built in support for voip.

vilimmarijan said:
Ive only had my Infuse for about 2 weeks, and this is my first android so dont kill me when I ask lol. But what is the difference between froyo and gingerbread??
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2.3 - 2.2 = 0.1 difference hehehe
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vilimmarijan said:
Ive only had my Infuse for about 2 weeks, and this is my first android so dont kill me when I ask lol. But what is the difference between froyo and gingerbread??
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different drm (it can stream netflix)
smoother browser on Samsung devices which don't have the best browser performance on froyo
smoother/quicker market downloads updates and installs.
cool animations and effects for extra wow factor.
media encoding/decoding enhancements resulting in better quadrant scores.

G2x GB update...

have a look *near* the bottom of:
www.lgforum.com/forum/boards/carrie...artphonegeek-dot-dot-dot-its-another-week-and
take the info with a grain of salt and for whatever it's worth. who really knows.

Ya there's already a thread about this
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that it's 2.3.3 rather than 2.3.4?
and, that the info is coming from an lg source directly?
i've been on this forum all day and i've not seen that reported here.
sorry if i missed it.

Well you weren't to specific on what you were referencing
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i referenced the specific info *near* the bottom of the thread. it was posted about an hour ago.
which thread on xda were you referring to?

I honestly don't care if it's 2.3.3 or 2.3.4, I just want them to release something with fixed drivers already so we can use them.
All the great developers here will upgrade their roms to 2.3.4 anyway, all we need are the bug fixes

useless rumors. back in april they said "coming soon", it's almost july

fyi
first it doesnt surprise me that they are releasing an outdated os again i mean they are only a million dollar company not big like cyanogen .
2nd is smartphonegeek although maybe hes trying to be helpful hasnt given us 1 bit of correct info yet. so although this is probably true im putting no faith in anything he says anymore unfortunately.

We all knew it was 2.3.3 to begin with. No surprises there.
Plus 2.3.3 and 2.3.4 aren't that different. I run CM7 which has 2.3.4 and honestly it is just a number.
I think the only phones running 2.3.4 are the Nexus Phones. The Sensation, Galaxy S2, and G2x will all be at 2.3.3
Although I did see an unofficial 2.3.4 update for the Samsung Galaxy S, it is nothing official.
Lets just hope that this LG update doesn't count GB for future upgrades, as most manufactures will provide at least a few upgrades to the OS. I'd be happy with an official 2.4 Ice Cream update though.

The sensation runs 2.3.3
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A question
If I have already installed the leaked 2.3.3 when the ota rolls out will it download that for me since I"m already showing 2.3.3 on my settings or will I have to use Nandroid , reset to original and then get the update?

2.3.4 have two major changes:
1. video support on Gtalk
2. IPv6 support

As long as the changes would take care of the rebooting and battery issues. Last night I unplugged at 100%, went to sleep and this morning battery was dead
I"m just ready for the darn update to get this thing running as it should. and since I"m not a T-Mo customer I cant return it to T-Mo.

mahgninnuc93 said:
If I have already installed the leaked 2.3.3 when the ota rolls out will it download that for me since I"m already showing 2.3.3 on my settings or will I have to use Nandroid , reset to original and then get the update?
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either that or keep your phone rooted and wait for someone to compile a stock/rooted version that you can install. it usually only takes one of those guys a few hours after they get the release... thats the way I did it with my N1 after I rooted it.

mahgninnuc93 said:
As long as the changes would take care of the rebooting and battery issues. Last night I unplugged at 100%, went to sleep and this morning battery was dead
I"m just ready for the darn update to get this thing running as it should. and since I"m not a T-Mo customer I cant return it to T-Mo.
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Because the leaked GB update is horrible. Of all the roms in this forum, THAT unofficial GB leak was the worst. Ever 4 hours the phone would be found turned off in my pocket. It would die on a charger.
If you want a working phone, get that crap off of there. Even EaglesBlood version based on the leak caused me the same issues.
Flash Eaglesblood Froyo edition or CM7.1 RC1. I'd say those are your two best options right now.

Official update to 2.3 by years end.

Just got off the phone with magenta about my wifes phone.
while on there I asked the tech agent if she had heard anything about an update to gingerbread for sidekick 4g. she confirmed that an UPDATE TO GINGERBREAD IS IN THE WORKS! and they are hoping to have it out by the end of the year.
made me happy, just wanted to let you guys know.

jahnbodah said:
Just got off the phone with magenta about my wifes phone.
while on there I asked the tech agent if she had heard anything about an update to gingerbread for sidekick 4g. she confirmed that an UPDATE TO GINGERBREAD IS IN THE WORKS! and they are hoping to have it out by the end of the year.
made me happy, just wanted to let you guys know.
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thanks
this is wonderful news!

If its like that ima keep this phone cuz gingerbread means kernel means cm7 and miui yessssss
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is this a joke or are u serious ?

No joke. I asked if it would be getting a 2.3 update and she said they are trying to make it so that by the end of the year all major (and sk4g is considered major) android phones will be on gingerbread. she specifically said sidekick will get 2.3 and I quote "There is no date yet, but they are trying to get it by the end of the year"
Of course, you have to keep in mind that I am taking someone elses word for it. albiet, it is someone "on the inside"

In the works is very different from saying "by year's end." Samsung makes builds and sends them to Tmo, but they never make it out to the end-user until they approve it. It's very likely that the sidekick will be one of the last of the "new" phones to get GB, as they have to add much more to our UI than just porting it to fit our processor, but also need to add the social parts of our phone (whether we want them or not).
P.S. GB has been "in the works" since the phone was released, it's all a matter of getting Tmo and Samsung to agree on what constitues a good/ releasable build.

I have the strange feeling that our sk4g won't ever get gingerbread officially t-mobile has a funny way of coming out with new devices rather than updating the original ones :-/ I forsee a new sidekick with gingerbread official coming out rather than us getting an official build. Don't quote me on it or anything its pure speculation but if I'm right give me some props or something lol
Not to say we won't find a way of porting the "new sk gingerbread" to th sk4g but I have a feeling the new device is more likely hell they may even release gingerbread for us and the new sk at the same time lol
The moral of this story is: personal opinions are fun. Aren't they? Lol
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I think we're better off waiting for ICS.

long wait...

For those counting, as soon as the GB source for the SGS4G gets released I can port their GB system to our phone, their ROMs/Kernels boot on our phones, they just don't have the drivers to do anything (like display what's going on).
The SGS4G has been getting leaked versions of GB for a month+ now, so the official GB release should be soon (hopefully).

sduvick said:
For those counting, as soon as the GB source for the SGS4G gets released I can port their GB system to our phone, their ROMs/Kernels boot on our phones, they just don't have the drivers to do anything (like display what's going on).
The SGS4G has been getting leaked versions of GB for a month+ now, so the official GB release should be soon (hopefully).
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1183413
I found this. I is a leak for sgs4g 2.3.4 . I think.
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That's the leaked build, but not the leaked source. that's where the SGS4g has been getting GB for the past month+. The source would have to come from samsung.

sduvick said:
That's the leaked build, but not the leaked source. that's where the SGS4g has been getting GB for the past month+. The source would have to come from samsung.
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Sgs2 source code released good luck
https://opensource.samsung.com/rece...hod=reception_search&searchValue=SGH-I777_ATT
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The SGS2 is different from the SGS4g. The SGS4g is the one that I need, not the SGS2.

My bad lol
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What a way to BLOW a phone! From apps freezing system freezing restarts etc...I am feeling FORCED to go to an all touch screen device but I prefer not too! Ugh I can't stand manufactors they are stupid
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and then we trust we will have a new rom >: ) ?? or just a bare bones version

I spoke with someone that works for Tmobile and was told Tmo and samsung have been working on GB for the sidekick for more than 3 months and im guessing its taking that long cause they are trying to make it very similar to our Froyo interface, unfortunately (along with the Tmo crap). Otherwise they wouldve gave us a GB ROM similar to the SGS4G. He said he doesnt know when it'll officially be rolling out but we should have it before thanksgiving (end of november). Thats pretty far to me.. but then again i have a vibrant and still never got an official GB release so take this info with a grain of salt. as the rest of us i sure hope its comes soon. Better late than never.

I too got a vibrant and a sidekick... Will continue to hope one of them will update!
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I can't wait. I hope they fix a lot of bugs?
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Google Confirms Most Gingerbread Devices Will Receive Ice Cream Sandwich

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ice cream sandwich
after reading gingerbread OTA update removed, i'm only wish they will release ice cream sandwich for our t-bolt

if google is going to continue with all these silly names why not use something like " sexual chocolate "?

Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, ... We have a while until S haha

guinzo said:
just sharing
ice cream sandwich
after reading gingerbread OTA update removed, i'm only wish they will release ice cream sandwich for our t-bolt
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It will months, if ever, before vzw updates this phone to ICS.
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Yep they did say most, not all devices. I am guessing thunderbolt will not fall into that most category.
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jbh00jh said:
It will months, if ever, before vzw updates this phone to ICS.
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More like years at the rate it took gb to come.
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I could be wrong on this, but I don't think its really up to Google on what non nexus phones get updates. Verizon probably won't update the tbolt because they want us to buy the latest and greatest.
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Thank goodness for devs everywhere! Else I'd have an iPhone.

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I could be wrong on this, but I don't think its really up to Google on what non nexus phones get updates. Verizon probably won't update the tbolt because they want us to buy the latest and greatest.
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it wont be Verizon either, they'll tell you it's up to the phone's manufacturer.

voxigenboy said:
it wont be Verizon either, they'll tell you it's up to the phone's manufacturer.
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Yeah the carrier and OEM like to pass the blame off on each other to make themselves look better. To be honest, I doubt either would want to.
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The TB is a Froyo device, not GB.
We'll get upgraded to GB.... but the likeliness that we'll get upgraded (officially anyhow) to ICS is close to 0.
Of course, we'll mostly all be running some flavor of ICS the day after its available to the ROM developers

what this have to do with the thunderbolt tho...lol this phone not even on GB. I cant wait for the nexus so I can dump this phone like what htc and vzw is doing.

I don't understand the rush to dump the tbolt... It's not like its obsolete all of a sudden.

PhillyCheez said:
I don't understand the rush to dump the tbolt... It's not like its obsolete all of a sudden.
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Tell that HTC and Verizon.

jbh00jh said:
It will months, if ever, before vzw updates this phone to ICS.
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Yea. Its annoying. On one hand Google makes them promise to provide upgrades for 18 months from launch of a phone. Then the providers are allowed to sit around and do nothing.

I don't get alot of you. ICS will be on the Thunderbolt as soon as the devs have some time to port it over. Hell Im running GB on my old G1 and official developement stopped on that back at 1.6. If you are here more than likely you are running some sort of custom rom and will be able to upgrade to ICS. Most people that really care about the latest greatest software for their device are Rooting, flashing, and reflashing every couple of weeks to new builds. For those that say that the TB isn't a GB device the official GB rom released a long time ago. I wouldn't hold my breath on the official ICS builds but by god stop your *****ing about it. If its not already rooted with S-off get it done now. Root that ***** overclock and put some life back into that 8 month old device. If you really want to have the newest hardware you will be buying a new phone every 3 months. This was the first 4G LTE phone on Verizon and so far it has made me happy. I have been running CM7 on it since the early alpha days and by God I will run CM9 on it as soon as the alpha drops. I've never been scared to try new roms.

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I don't get alot of you. ICS will be on the Thunderbolt as soon as the devs have some time to port it over. Hell Im running GB on my old G1 and official developement stopped on that back at 1.6. If you are here more than likely you are running some sort of custom rom and will be able to upgrade to ICS. Most people that really care about the latest greatest software for their device are Rooting, flashing, and reflashing every couple of weeks to new builds. For those that say that the TB isn't a GB device the official GB rom released a long time ago. I wouldn't hold my breath on the official ICS builds but by god stop your *****ing about it. If its not already rooted with S-off get it done now. Root that ***** overclock and put some life back into that 8 month old device. If you really want to have the newest hardware you will be buying a new phone every 3 months. This was the first 4G LTE phone on Verizon and so far it has made me happy. I have been running CM7 on it since the early alpha days and by God I will run CM9 on it as soon as the alpha drops. I've never been scared to try new roms.
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Finally, someone who isn't *****ing about the "lack of support" for the thunderbolt...geeze...I mean everything devs make are better than the **** Verizon puts out anyway...oh and when Verizon DOES put something out everyone *****es about the bloatware... "Dont worry, be happy"- Bob Marley
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I wouldn't bank on Verizon to update it either, but deva will be cooking.
Verizon has no incentive to upgrade the software anyways, why would they? You already bought the device and they've your money

Root it. Customize it. Curb battery consumption. Get the latest for it. Been running gingerbread for like 3 months and this thing flies. ICS will be released in the sweetest of custom roms as soon as it officially drops so just hold tight. Verizon and Google will never update this ***** again, look what happened with the official gb? Released and pulled. They want their money and for you to update to fhe newest. They want you mad at them so you spend the outright cash. That's why i assume you're all a part of this amazing community. The customization and time that goes into cooking a rom is amazing and what can be ported and ran on these phones is insane. Ive come from the first Treos and every other god-awful windows mobile phone. Android is amazing and the developer community is very sharing. Make your phone the way you want it everyday so that you arent that retard *****ing about lag and freezes.
Donate and appreciate *****es.
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Speak the truth brotha. Android for life
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