T-Mobile Warning Samsung Vibrant Owners Against Manual Update
T-Mobile has taken to its Twitter account to warn Samsung Vibrant owners against installing a manual Samsung Vibrant update making the rounds across the internet this morning. The update, sent via Samsung’s Kies platform was meant to fix the long-standing GPS issues before it was pulled earlier this morning by the manufacturer. T-Mobile is also […]
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 […]
Google Pushing Out Incremental Nexus One Update
Google has begun to push out an update to the Nexus One in version 2.2.1 of the operating system. There is currently no changelog available, but the technical changes can be found below. Android version: 2.2.1 Baseband version: 32.36.00.28U_4.06.00.12_7 Kernel version: 2.6.32.9-27240-gbca5320 Android-build@apa26 #1 Build number: frg83 One issue found so far has been the […]
Sprint Rolls Out HTC Hero GPS and Dialer Fix Update
Following up, a new update for the HTC Hero is also being rolled out, this one fixing longstanding dialer sluggishness and GPS issues since the Android 2.1 update was rolled out for the device. Like the Moment update, the Hero update also began rolling out on the 22nd and pushes the software version to 2.31.651.7.
Samsung Moment Maintenance Update Being Rolled Out
Sprint has posted the changelog for the forthcoming Samsung Moment maintenance update, which pushes the software version to DI06. Key changes in the update include fixes for airplane mode, power cycle issues with the Skyfire browser, and adds a Select All option to Bulk Bluetooth contact push. The update began rolling out on the 22nd […]
Droid X Android 2.2 SMS Issues Discovered, Motorola Working On Fix
Following the rollout of the Droid X Android 2.2 update for Verizon customers, an SMS messaging issue has been discovered whereby the date/time settings in the software are affecting the order of messages received which currently affects all messaging clients regardless of first or third-party origin as well as intermittent notifications. Motorola has quickly responded […]
Sprint Releases Small Update for EVO 4G
Sprint has released an update for the HTC EVO 4G that addresses calendar event editing issues as well as sync issues for multiple Gmail accounts. Internal Sprint documentation has also confirmed that the update is also supposed to address the device framerate issue as well as the GPS reboot issue. The update can be obtained […]
LG enV3 Gets Firmware Update to V07, Changes Unknown
Verizon has issued firmware V07 for the LG enV3. The update is now available to all enV3 units over the air. No change list has been released for the update. The update appears however to deliver mostly performance and stabilization improvements. To update your enV3, go to Settings & Tools > Phone Info > Software […]
HTC Releases Aria Firmware Update Enabling OTA Updates, Fixes
HTC has released its latest update for the AT&T Aria which enables the device to receive updates over the air, as well as including fixes for Bluetooth functionality and a fix for Calendar event sync on Exchange servers when recurring meetings are scheduled. The download is available now from HTC.