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EDIT: Yes I know that this has been a long standing issue...but I never heard of it until it happened to me!!! So no need to come in and comment like 4 or 5 others felt the need to do with "lol this is old news u r teh dumbz hurr" I just wanted to bring this up to any new captivate owners like myself :]
If for some reason you have a hankering for some stock 2.1 from your captivate like I did for whatever random reason tonight......if you see an an OTA (Over The Air) Update for your captivate....DO NOT DO IT!!!!!! I say this because I did this tonight thinking that MAYBE this was some form of a 2.2 silent update push..or hell just some bugfixes would have been nice...so i went ahead and downloaded it, it prompted for a restart so it could flash it......and when it attempted to flash...it got about 50% and failed! Well at this point im thinking...awesome...ATT at its finest. So it said it was going to reboot back to android, I waited patiently...waited.....it hot about 3 minutes with phone in hand and screen off when i feel 2 *buzz* buzz* ! I think to myself HOORAY! its okay ....well i was wrong...that was my Captivates last words so to speak. I have tried plain powering on the phone....trying to go into recovery, trying to go into download mode even using a JIG to get back into download mode.....nothing the screen is blank completely, seems as if its not even getting power. :\ I am now the sad owner of a Captivate shaped door stop /facedesk .....Thankfully i yelled at the ATT people on the phone tonight enough to get a replacement phone lol! I am greatfull for this and felt as if i should pass this along to you guys until this gets sorted out. And no im not the only one thats had this problem
http://forums.wireless.att.com/t5/Samsung/Samsung-Captivate-Bricked/td-p/2008787/page/2
thats just one of many threads where this has happened. I dunno if this is new or old news...but Still i thought that i should put this out here.
Bryan
I think this is a known issue. Many phones had this happen with the release of JH7. It was provably just the JH7 update that got pushed to your phone. I wouldn't get my hopes up
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bradleyG said:
I think this is a known issue. Many phones had this happen with the release of JH7. It was provably just the JH7 update that got pushed to your phone. I wouldn't get my hopes up
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this wasnt a post about me getting my hopes up for a 2.2 update lol. This was a warning to those who dont about that fail update thats messing up a ton of phones. ;D
blackberry,iphone captivate, whatever. i have learned NEVER EVER do OTA update download it from phone authors site or whatever no matter what phone it is OTA is spelled BRICK....
I didn't received any ota from att but last year I forced update my phone and it works fine with me though without any issue. I think its the same ota update but I manually force to update my phone lol
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blackberry,iphone captivate, whatever. i have learned NEVER EVER do OTA update download it from phone authors site or whatever no matter what phone it is OTA is spelled BRICK....
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I'm of the assumption that a OTA bricks less than 0.1% of the devices that attempt an update. Granted that may be a large number if the number of devices are large..but not much of a chance to brick in the big picture
JH7 pushed to mine flawlessly when i got my phone last month, no issues at all.
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And no im not the only one thats had this problem
http://forums.wireless.att.com/t5/Samsung/Samsung-Captivate-Bricked/td-p/2008787/page/2
thats just one of many threads where this has happened. I dunno if this is new or old news...but Still i thought that i should put this out here.
Bryan
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That thread started in September, that's ancient in tech years.
bradleyG said:
I think this is a known issue. Many phones had this happen with the release of JH7. It was provably just the JH7 update that got pushed to your phone. I wouldn't get my hopes up
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+1 Still betting on St. Patty's Day release, office pool ya know.
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JH7 pushed to mine flawlessly when i got my phone last month, no issues at all.
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+100 Mine got the OTA fine and it was even rooted on edge service. Meh, who can tell why some did brick and others didn't. For sure I'll never do another OTA again. I love my 1007 build too much to return it.
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If for some reason you have a hankering for some stock 2.1 from your captivate like I did for whatever random reason tonight......if you see an an OTA (Over The Air) Update for your captivate....DO NOT DO IT!!!!!! I say this because I did this tonight thinking that MAYBE this was some form of a 2.2 silent update push..or hell just some bugfixes would have been nice...so i went ahead and downloaded it, it prompted for a restart so it could flash it......and when it attempted to flash...it got about 50% and failed! Well at this point im thinking...awesome...ATT at its finest. So it said it was going to reboot back to android, I waited patiently...waited.....it hot about 3 minutes with phone in hand and screen off when i feel 2 *buzz* buzz* ! I think to myself HOORAY! its okay ....well i was wrong...that was my Captivates last words so to speak. I have tried plain powering on the phone....trying to go into recovery, trying to go into download mode even using a JIG to get back into download mode.....nothing the screen is blank completely, seems as if its not even getting power. :\ I am now the sad owner of a Captivate shaped door stop /facedesk .....Thankfully i yelled at the ATT people on the phone tonight enough to get a replacement phone lol! I am greatfull for this and felt as if i should pass this along to you guys until this gets sorted out. And no im not the only one thats had this problem
http://forums.wireless.att.com/t5/Samsung/Samsung-Captivate-Bricked/td-p/2008787/page/2
thats just one of many threads where this has happened. I dunno if this is new or old news...but Still i thought that i should put this out here.
Bryan
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August called it wants its omg failed update back
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Razzman said:
JH7 pushed to mine flawlessly when i got my phone last month, no issues at all.
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Yup... This, but then my phone was new and unmodded at the time.
Thx for the info
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Thx for the info
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No problem
I know its easy to flame. But we were all new once.
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I know its easy to flame. But we were all new once.
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Join Date : March 2010
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Join Date : March 2010
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July 2010 for you. You are new as well
For some reason my phone keeps saying up to date & I have no idea if I just got a bad unit. Can anyone tells me how to get it to update? I'm still under my 30 days but time is ticking on me. Please help
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For some reason my phone keeps saying up to date & I have no idea if I just got a bad unit. Can anyone tells me how to get it to update? I'm still under my 30 days but time is ticking on me. Please help
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when you go into phone info does it still say 2.3.5. are you using CWM?
Nope my phone is stock. No root. Yes it says 2.3.5
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Nope my phone is stock. No root. Yes it says 2.3.5
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i have heard they pulled the update.....but silver posted a Zip file that you can flash to get the update in the dev section.
others have the same issue
Oh OK. I went to the AT&T store last night & their demo phones have it so I felt left out. LOL thanks for all the help. I'm new to android development but that's my 4th android phone from a long line of iPhone users used them all till the 4S. Can't seem to like them again
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i have heard they pulled the update.....but silver posted a Zip file that you can flash to get the update in the dev section.
others have the same issue
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that is correct, for an unknown reason they pulled the update. It was only available for like 5 days =(
nobody knows the changes in 2.3.6 and nobody knows why they pulled the update either =(
Those who are not aware of the fact that the AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket is delivered with Android 2.3.5 will be surprised when they receive an update notification that will allow them to upgrade their smartphones to version 2.3.6.
Although the carrier is still mum about the update, AndroidCentral reports that lots of Galaxy S II Skyrocket owners started to receive it in the last 24 hours.
No word on what's changed after the update, but those who upgraded noticed that it keeps root and boot-up seems a bit faster.
In addition, the speed of the new radio firmware on HSPA has been improved, and several changes on the camera interface have been included as well.
What's certain is that Android 2.3.6 fixes a Google Voice Search bug. Other than that AT&T may have squeezed several tweaks and possibly a few more performance improvements.
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Well thank you guys. I hope I get it soon
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My phone still saying up to date. Did I get a bad headset?
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I am in the same boat. I have heard that carriers will often roll out updates to only a certain range of IMEIs over a period of time to reduce bandwidth/server constraint... usually one batch per week until all the IMEIs are white listed.
I do not know if this is the reason many of us (myself included) are unable to update, but I consider it possible.
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Just got off the phone with at&t tech , they told me the update was pulled out then re-released but based on market to market basis, so all i can do is just sit & wait till my phone tells me its there or just keep checking every 24 hours , as of what the update changes they couldnt tell me because simply they have no idea what does it fix they just know that its live , thank you all for the help if anyone knows what does that update fixes please let me know , thank you all for all your help
They probebly pulled it because of all the white screens everyone was getting. All Stock, and rooted alike.
I wont touch it unless it has something in it worth the update.
pcrat said:
They probebly pulled it because of all the white screens everyone was getting. All Stock, and rooted alike.
I wont touch it unless it has something in it worth the update.
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Exactly. With the exception of the removal of CIQ (which we can disable anyways), there's really nothing that the update has to offer
This old thread was in refrence to the other 2.3.6 update att started then pulled. It was kk1
Lol so the new ucla3 is there second time ...hmmmm
I still haven't gotten the 4.0.4 update for my NS4G. I realize the update could take anywhere from a few days to a month but I'd love to have it now. I'm gonna be unrooted for a while for a few reasons but I do miss ICS.
I tried doing the *#*#CHECKIN#*#* thing and I didn't really do anything.
Have you tried clearing the data for Google Frameworks Services? That might work; it updated my Xoom from 4.0.3 to 4.0.4 a bit early. I flashed the leaked OTA build the day it came out, but I'm interested in finding out when the OTA actually starts rolling out since I've still not heard of 1 single person that has received it. Imma subscribe to this. Let us know when you do get it. Quite honestly, the sdk port builds rather sucked, then 4.0.3 was better, then 4.0.4 IMM26 was pretty good, and NOW IMM76D is flawless! I haven't found ANY errors! The wait is worth it. You'll be surprised just how great it is! Although I hope Sprint isn't lying about pushing the update...
Yeah i haven't seen any confirmation from anyone.
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Still no luck. I will say though I forgot how smooth gingerbread was.
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I'm also waiting.
I was comfortably running CM9 and decided to go back to stock to see what the official update had in store. Starting to feel like a mistake but I do agree, Gingerbread is one smooth cookie.
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I think someone who's gotten it should post the update.zip for everyone who's impatient lol
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Quick update. I finally got the OTA today on the school bus coming home. I was listening to some music from Google music and I was waiting for the next song and it took forever. Unlocked my phone and there it was, asking me to update. Pretty happy.
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I got the update this morning. Must have downloaded over night.
I'm sorry I know this has been posted before but December is pretty much here when is the release coming and why Verizon why? WHY !!!!
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Its coming on Tuesday. I know this because a friend of a friend told the cop that gave me the ticket for driving while talking on my cell phone. Its how it came up.
.... Or you can go to the Dev section and put it on your phone now.
LoL - "jelly been" HA!
PS... sorry for being an ass.
Tomorrow
If I tell you, I have to kill you
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Verizon usually trails general release of Android by 3-6 months. If it comes before the end of the year, it'll be extremely fast.
Yeah, Verizon...um.....yeah.
I had a Galaxy Nexus from Verizon & it never received the "official" 4.1.2 update from Google. Supposed to get all updates since it was a Google phone, but since it was Verizon, I gave up on them & installed all updates through custom roms. I suggest you give up on Verizon & do the same. Unlock, root & rom your GS3. Jellybean is great on it.
I agree with Chocu1a, JB is awesome on the Galaxy S3. I just recently took the plunge, this being my first Android device, it was surprisingly easy, considering some amazing devs on xda made it so easy to do. It makes a great phone better.
As for Verizon releasing JB, I could imagine June 2013 would still be a little soon. Haha. I can't deny their impeccable service though, that LTE screams.
VZW SGS3 Rooted, Unlocked, CWM6, Stock JB ROM.
Yea I gave up too. I recommend flashing taste of beans 3.5. Has the 4.2 keyboard which is miles ahead of the touch wiz keyboard. Rooting and flashing is a simple process and you get a nice adrenaline rush on the first boot.
Maybe Google will team up with Dish network and everyone can ditch Verizon. Here's hoping.
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You can flash the latest stock K1 jellybean update if you dont want a custom rom. Take the time and do some research in the dev section...so easy my 1yr old can do it!
sebastianraven said:
Its coming on Tuesday. I know this because a friend of a friend told the cop that gave me the ticket for driving while talking on my cell phone. Its how it came up.
.... Or you can go to the Dev section and put it on your phone now.
LoL - "jelly been" HA!
PS... sorry for being an ass.
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Lol it's ok because it's BEEN awhile lol
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Isn't it time for some idiot to post that the Verizon CSR they spoke to, that sounded really knowledgeable, (LOL) said they heard it was going to be released in a week.
I spoke with a reallly nice Verizon CSR, and she told me for sure it will be coming out soon. Lol.
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I was told by a very knowledgeable CSR that my JB update was pushed yesterday.
It's fast very fast.
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The most honest answer I've gotten from a CSR was they don't know. However, they usually get an email from Verizon telling them its coming about 2 weeks (and at least 1 week) prior to the release. They haven't gotten the email so probably not soon. Not particularly helpful but honest.
After the S4 releases on Big Red for a few months and they feel like throwing the S3 a bone.
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This reminds me of when the epic touch 4g came out I went to the sprint store to look at it and when I spoke to the CSR about how the 3g speeds were he said "I've had all of them and sprint is by far the fastest".
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Is the leaked Jb with touchwiz 100% stable? And by 100% stable I mean just as stable as ICS touchwiz was, No "oh everything works except bla bla bla bla bla bla and bla"...
Hi, I have a Verizon S3 flashed to Boost Mobile. I tried to gain root by flashing a stock rooted Rom and messed up the flash. I had to take it back to be flashed again Now I'm more cautious before hand. I should have backed it up before attempting it, I know I know lol can anyone shed some light on how to update a flashed phone as well as how to root it. I could really use the help
Also after I messed up the boost flash I paniced and flashed a sprint kernel hoping this would fix the problem. Since then anything that I've tried to view including taking camera shots and web browsing if done in landscape mode will be upside down, any remedy for this problem? I know now... root first, flash later.
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Forgetfull said:
Is the leaked Jb with touchwiz 100% stable? And by 100% stable I mean just as stable as ICS touchwiz was, No "oh everything works except bla bla bla bla bla bla and bla"...
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Yes everything works lol. The last leak is probaly gonna be the OTA anyways. Just odin the K1 release, no need to root or unlock.
I heard that Verizon had scheduled the Jelly Bean release for Friday in New York. However the police felt that dropping small candies from a great height onto the tourist in time square might be dangerous so the whole thing was scrapped. Verizon is going back to the drawing board and we should be hearing new details about a release in 7 to 357 days.
The day has finally come!!!
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The day has finally come!!!
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About time.
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Wow totally revived this thing. I'm happy with it. Just waiting to see how battery life goes
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About freaking time. I just hope it resolves the annoying LTE disconnects.
Radio thread in Dev section, see if they help.
Awesome!
The wife and I both tried downloading the update on 4g network (at separate locations) and both updates failed! Now both phones stuck in an endless loop of trying and falling. Tried battery and SIM pull, no dice. Verizon says to do a hard reset. Why not, I love spending hours rebuilding my phone. Good start, eh?
LOL just wait for the rooted version and flash it
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The wife and I both tried downloading the update on 4g network (at separate locations) and both updates failed! Now both phones stuck in an endless loop of trying and falling. Tried battery and SIM pull, no dice. Verizon says to do a hard reset. Why not, I love spending hours rebuilding my phone. Good start, eh?
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Wow, the ota did all that?
Well, ICS is only 5 months late, but it's still better than never. I've got until may on the bolt; maybe longer if I holdout for the next galaxy or galaxy note offering. ICS, I hope, will make that wait more tolerable.
Not to appear ungrateful, but I wonder if we'll ever get Google now or any other JB goodies? I know we'll never see JB for this thing.
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There are unofficially ways to get an older version of Google now but honestly it's time to get a new phone for all of us only reason I haven't is because I don't have the $250 to get a Gnex.
Dangerous Dave said:
The wife and I both tried downloading the update on 4g network (at separate locations) and both updates failed! Now both phones stuck in an endless loop of trying and falling. Tried battery and SIM pull, no dice. Verizon says to do a hard reset. Why not, I love spending hours rebuilding my phone. Good start, eh?
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Can you boot into recovery and try clearing the cache?
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There are unofficially ways to get an older version of Google now but honestly it's time to get a new phone for all of us only reason I haven't is because I don't have the $250 to get a Gnex.
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You can do better than that. I jumped ship on this dog in Nov and found not one, but two mint GNex on eBay for around $180 each. Now I enjoy all kinds of great continuing & new JB development. ICS, are you kidding me?! Dump that thing & get something better.
Signed,
one happy ex-bolt owner
oh my friggin god.... the update is finally out. I waited so long I ended up doing all the cool stuff to put Liquid ICS on my phone just last monday (not yesterday). Barely 1 week later verizon comes out with the update.
I'm not too savvy on this stuff much these days but what does this mean for getting Jelly Bean? Will people be able to port it from another phone or something now that the official ICS is out or is it two totally different things?
Yay. Yawn.
I will only be interested if the battery life is no worse than GB.
If that miracle comes to pass, then I will only flash a rooted and de-krufted version.
Oh, yeah, almost forgot: Verizon sucks. Can't wait until my contract is over. Nexus 5 for me.
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Link for ICS update
Hi,
I'm currently not using my T-Bolt and WIFI isn't working either, so I'm stuck doing a direct update via the SD card. Can someone please provide a link to the file? That would be so appreciated.
Thanks
Bwanna said:
Hi,
I'm currently not using my T-Bolt and WIFI isn't working either, so I'm stuck doing a direct update via the SD card. Can someone please provide a link to the file? That would be so appreciated.
Thanks
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Seconded, would like that zip file as well.
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Can you boot into recovery and try clearing the cache?
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Well, the wife was able to resolve hers by doing a battery/SIM pull. I wasn't so lucky and had to do a hard reset, but that went off fine. I just hate how freakin' time consuming it is to put everything back the way it was. But, a couple hours later it's done. And I have to say it's a nice upgrade from GB. I almost feel like I got a new phone without losing my unlimited data! ;-} Honestly, I didn't hate the phone before, so this is really a nice upgrade to me. Time will tell on the battery life, but I could almost always get through a day before. If it's no worse, I'm happy. ICS does have some nice features and it seems to be alot snappier than GB was. And FINALLY, the screens rotate all the way around! Woo-hoo! Took the ba$tard$ long enough.
I just took the ota on my wife's tbolt after unrooting and I'm quite impressed on the improvements it made. But I for one am sticking with the sgs3 until the sgs4 drops. But good luck to all tbolt users you waited patiently and the very best to you.
M.A.D.gs3
Better late than never I suppose. Hopefully this gives the thunderbolt some new life for those with a while left on their contact. Verizon REALLY needs to get better with pushing out updates. Its bad. They're by far the worst.
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Bwanna said:
Can someone please provide a link to the file? That would be so appreciated.
Thanks
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Here you go: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2135933
Best Regards,
Kevin