Sprint Rolling Out Gingerbread for Samsung Epic 4G
After months of anticipation and leaks, Sprint has officially begun the rollout of Android Gingerbread for the Samsung Epic 4G, which also marks the last of the Android Gingerbread updates for the first generation of high-end Android smartphones on Sprint. The update features the following fixes: Audible Sprint AIRAVE™ notifications when answering call SMS messages sent […]
Sprint Confirms Samsung Epic 4G Android Froyo Update Next Week
After months of anticipation and false starts, Sprint has announced that it will roll out the long awaited Android Froyo update to the Samsung Epic 4G starting on Monday and completing on Friday. The update will consist of the following fixes and enhancements: Upgrade of the Google OS from Éclair to Froyo (2.2.1) Ability to […]
Samsung Epic 4G Froyo Update After Christmas
Following up, internal Sprint system screenshots have confirmed that the long awaited Android Froyo update for the Samsung Epic 4G will be pushed out beginning on Sunday December 26th and be available until the end of the month. The update contains the following enhancements: Eclair to Froyo update (version 2.2.1) Ability to install applications to […]
Sprint Confirms Epic 4G Update Rollout Tomorrow
Sprint has confirmed an additional update for the Epic 4G rolling out tomorrow that is expected to address the longstanding EVDO upload issue whereby devices were being capped to 150kbps upload speeds without an explanation as to the reason for the artificial cap. Below is the official statement: “Good news – an update will be […]
Samsung Epic 4G Media Hub Update Causing Battery Life Issues, Workaround Detailed
The recent update to the Samsung Epic 4G which added access to the manufacturer’s Media Hub service is confirmed to be causing issues with battery drain and sleep functionality. As the update added the OMA DRM runtime for content encryption and access, the runtime is constantly running in the background, polling every 11 seconds and […]
Samsung Epic 4G Update Rolling Out, Enables Media Hub Support
Sprint has begun to rollout the latest update for the Samsung Epic 4G in version DI27, which enables access to the Samsung Media Hub service first introduced last evening during the manufacturer’s New York press event, but does not appear to address other issues.
Sprint Launches Samsung Epic 4G
As expected, Sprint has launched the Epic 4G. The Samsung Galaxy S variant is equipped with Android 2.1, WiMax support and a sliding hardware QWERTY keyboard along with being identical to the reference design in terms of hardware configuration, with a 4.0 inch wide capacitive Super AMOLED display, 1GHz ARM Cortex based Hummingbird processor, 5.0 […]
Sprint Announces Samsung Epic 4G for August 31st at $499.99
Sprint has officially announced pricing and launch details for the long-awaited Sprint variant of the Samsung Galaxy S in the Samsung Epic 4G. The device will launch at the end of the month on August 31st for $249.99 after $100 instant discount and $150 mail-in rebate, while retail pricing is set at $499.99 before discounts. […]
Samsung Epic 4G Approved by FCC
The FCC has granted formal approval for the forthcoming Samsung Epic 4G due to be released by Sprint next month. As previously reported during its official announcement, the Epic 4G features a 4 inch Super AMOLED display, Android 2.1 customized with Samsung’s additions of DLNA media streaming support and its own Social Hub software along […]