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[T-Mobile LG G2x] bryanbingham9:
Hello All,

My volume down button is broken (well it's stuck but will work if I push hard enough), and T-mobile is willing to do a warranty exchange. I have seen rumors on this forum that LG may be fixing issues with the G2x (screen bleed, etc...) and releasing a new version. I am a little hesitant to have T-mobile exchange my phone now if an updated version is coming out in the near future. I also do not want to recieve a replacement phone from T-mobile with screen bleed and other issues.

My current phone (apart from the volume button) is near perfect. No screen bleed, no overheating, no random reboots. I think the only issues I have with it are software related which are being remedied as we speak by the excellent developers on this site.

It's kind of ironic, I recieve a phone that is free from all the problems that most people have, and my volume button breaks which is a problem no one seems to have.

So my question is should I exchange now or does anyone have any more information about updated G2x's? I really want to flash MIUI, and the latests CM7 nightlys, but I had to return everything to stock for the exchange.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] smashpunks:
exchange it now.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] drumsforjs:
+1
[Thunderbolt General] Mr. Transistor:
A software update will be available for the HTC ThunderBolt beginning at 8 p.m. ET on 07/08/11. Enhancements: Improved data connectivity. Enhanced Call History view. Reduced number of device power cycles and resets. Improved Bluetooth Discovery Mode pop-up window. View App Menu in tabbed layout. People search function enabled. Backup Assistant has been added to the All Ap menu. Preloaded My Verizon, V CAST Music and V CA Videos. Desktop cradle App is now available, showing clock in landscape mode. NY Times site has been added into the browse bookmarks.
[Thunderbolt General] Mr. Transistor:
Software Availability:

The HTC Thunderbolt software can be pulled at any time after 8 p.m. ET on 07/08/11 by following these steps from the Home Screen: Menu > Settings > Software Update > Check New. If customers ask for instructions on how to setup the Data Usage widget after the update, follow these steps from the Home Screen: Long Press on an empty part of the Home Screen > Widget > Data Usage.
[Thunderbolt General] Ianxcom:
Just installed mine here in Colorado. new boot animation.
[Thunderbolt General] Mr. Transistor:
Any reboots or anything unusual? What about navigation? Im cautious to do the update considering all the bugs with previous TBOLT updates
[Thunderbolt General] sgshryock:
I just pulled it to my Tbolt 10 mins ago... Its downloading now. You all should be able to get it too.
[Thunderbolt General] scottthreet32:
73.598 mb size
[Thunderbolt General] Ianxcom:
Never had a problem with reboots or gps but all seems fine.
[Thunderbolt General] mdeblaz:
It's been available since 7:30... go grab it. As stated above... first thing I noticed was the change to the boot animation
[Thunderbolt General] jbh00jh:
Just downloaded and installed the ota update in South Carolina.

Sent from my Verizon 4GLTE HTC THUNDERBOLT
[Thunderbolt General] robdec17:
Says I have an update but keep getting "Server unavailable" when I try and install it.
[Thunderbolt General] CPCookieMan:
READ THIS POST IF YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN THIS OTA YET! Sense 2.1 I would think. Has anyone captured this OTA? Please run adb logcat before accepting an ota update if you haven't gotten it yet so the devs can capture it. PM me if you need more info on how to do this.
[Thunderbolt General] muerteman:
I give this till the morning before I do it, if I don't hear anything bad by then I may give it a go. Don't wanna risk anything like MR1.
[Thunderbolt General] igotdatglow:
Gotta be rooted to do this? I don't mind if someone tells me how.

Edit. I tries to quote the log cat request
[Thunderbolt General] bogatyr:
Updated and added the 30/mo hotspot feature to my plan. No issues yet.
[Thunderbolt General] sgshryock:
Mine did this as well as first. Try rebooting your phone.
[Thunderbolt General] scottthreet32:
Who needs what and how to do what im downloading now for the fourth time
[Thunderbolt General] Mrdroid921:
Can you get this over wifi? I thought they said you could. When I press check new, it doesn't do anything.
[Thunderbolt General] scottthreet32:
No wifi i tried it died
[Thunderbolt General] Mrdroid921:
F! Freaking droidlife said fire up your wifi
[Thunderbolt General] scottthreet32:
Second try no dice maybe coinendence
[Thunderbolt General] robdec17:
looks like it a no for wifi. 4G or 3G only
[Thunderbolt General] mbrown3460:
please guys report the bugs
[Thunderbolt General] Docarut:
I keep getting the "Service Unavailable" message. I rebooted and same result. I seem to have 4G coverage so I don't know what the problem is.
[Thunderbolt General] andydumi:
The 3g 4g icons and battery look ever so slightly different I think. 3g is most noticeable.
[Thunderbolt General] Mr. Transistor:
No GB right?
[Thunderbolt General] andydumi:
No GB. The list of fixes is in the OP.

My sister has a bunch of reboots a day so she is very happy for this update. Let's see if it actually fixes them. If not, she has had them promise in writing she can have a different LTE phone at no cost. I dont know how she pulled that off.
[Thunderbolt General] s00paSold3r:
Nope, I did notice my data sucks now.. Where I was getting 4g and up to 16megs, I am now getting 3g and less than 1meg :( :(
[Thunderbolt General] julian.o.neill:
Correct. All reports indicate that this is a Froyo (2.2) based update with the MR2 (radio firmware) update built in.
[Thunderbolt General] andydumi:
Is MR2 the latest radio?
[Thunderbolt General] Docarut:
Found from Android Forum that if lte toggle app and change to CDMA only From CDMA prl auto that update pops up and downloads. Just wanted to mention that to anyone that was having my issue before.

Doc
[Thunderbolt General] andydumi:
Boo, even more crapware on there now. I really need to root and freeze or get a deboloated rom without that crap.
[Thunderbolt General] flooritnfly:
Downloading now for the SECOND time. First time it downloaded and rebooted after but I didn't get that one screen that came up following reboot for first few OTA's. Also did NOT notice a new boot animation (is it slightly different or totally different??).....so I am downloading again......me thinks the first download didn't do anything.

On an unrelated note, does anybody know where in XDA's settings you have to go to change your timezone? Every post I read in XDA is 5 hours ahead of my time :(

EDIT: Figured out how to fix the time.
[Thunderbolt General] Mr. Transistor:
What crapWare are you experiencing now since update?
[Thunderbolt General] andydumi:
New Verizon Video, Music and My Verizon, a data tracker, and also it changed/updated rock band.
[Thunderbolt General] flooritnfly:
Download complete for 2nd time. Its just sitting there doing nothing--no reboot, no nothing.........
[Thunderbolt General] s00paSold3r:
Ok my data is back to normal and I did notice my Quadrant went from 1320 to 1730 and the phone seems snappier than before.
[Thunderbolt General] cubarican84:
My phone feels waayy snappier too!
[Thunderbolt General] tdn327:
So far so good. Notice when i started the update i had 25% battery now after update.it is.showing 40%. Wifi data is off now
[Thunderbolt General] Xpiatio:
anyone else getting a OTA management notification for a roughly 4 MB ota update after applying the main OTA update? Im getting one but when I run a check for update in settings it states there isnt an update.

Oh, side note. . . the 3G icon has changed.
[Thunderbolt General] Jam7516:
Ok so I have noticed some speed improvements and battery is better with this update too :)
[Thunderbolt General] Mr. Transistor:
Sounds like mostly positive feedback from the update so far
[Thunderbolt General] Agentbolt:
STILL getting service unavailable, anyone else?
[Thunderbolt General] andydumi:
yep. I am idling at 20-22 mA and before it was in the 40-50 range.

Also I am noticing the snappier performance. Or smoothness, I can't quite place what it is.
[Thunderbolt General] dbisch:
Anyone in the Chicago area get it yet? Mine just says checking for update and then the window disappears.
[Thunderbolt General] burnzgator:
I keep getting "No new software update available." Anyone else having this issue? I am stock, nonrooted, and tried on 3G, 4G, and wifi. I did manually push the MR2 leak a month or so ago.
[Thunderbolt General] Joe Bronnie:
Here is what I am seeing. I downloaded the update, phone restarted. The update started to process and then the triangle with the exclamation point showed up. I pressed the home key and I got the Clockworks boot recovery screen. The phone then got stuck in a boot loop until I did a factory reset on it. Not I am back to pre-recovery.

Anyone else have this issues and how would I get around it? I am rooted.

Thanks in advance

JB
[Thunderbolt General] dbisch:
For ****s sake. You don't download and try to install OTAs when you're rooted.
[Thunderbolt General] tornado76:
I'm not getting it on mine either and I have the leaked MR2. Starting to wonder if that is why.
[Thunderbolt General] Joe Bronnie:
was it really all that? I came from a DX and was able to do an ota, just lost root. Any suggestions?
[Thunderbolt General] treyatl2006:
I'm assuming this update also disables the free hotspot feature... Can someone confirm this?
[Thunderbolt General] ponyboy82:
Yes, it does disable the free hotspot. I'm not sure if it would still work w/o the update, but I just got a message to contact verizon to add the hotspot feature to my account when i tried it after the update.
[Thunderbolt General] Mr. Transistor:
If in stock, just add $30 unlimited hotspot plan
[Thunderbolt General] brockeverly:
This update finally came through after the service unavailable message for an hour or so, then froze after about five minutes and back to service unavailable. WTF.
[Thunderbolt General] morganpants:
ok guys, listen.. if you are rooted dont download the update -.-

second, to the people asking why the update isnt showing up while mr2-leak is installed.. If you have anything other then what verizon has officially updated via OTA then u wont get mr2(official ota) aka, roll back shipped software version, and download each update!
[Thunderbolt General] :
How do I roll back?
[Thunderbolt General] steve626:
Supposedly you can download it. But since I'm a "new user" I can't post any of the links to it. But Android Central has the links.
[Thunderbolt General] morganpants:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...ed-1-70-605-0-update-for-the-htc-thunderbolt/
[Thunderbolt General] LuczOr:
I just got my Tbolt recently and have been considering rooting. I have been researching it a bit to understand it better, but I was wondering if I would have any issues rooting after this update.
[Thunderbolt General] camoko:
How long can I expect for that update to load after it's downloaded and rebooted?:confused:
[Thunderbolt General] mariol90:
doesn't take too long, maybe a few minutes.

also here's a screenshot if anyone is curious:

and /cache is empty when the OTA is downloaded, for me it was at least.

you'll get this message if you can't use the mobile hotspot anymore:
[Thunderbolt General] daytonahemi08:
As long as u keep the screen lit you won't get the service message
[Thunderbolt General] BubbaRob1978:
Does the mobile hotspot still crash periodically with the new update? I'm having disconnecting issues when I am using it which seems to be a common issue. I am rooted for now but considering stock and the OTA if it's working better now.
[Thunderbolt General] mariol90:
if you keep the phone cool it doesn't seem to crash at all. i had it running for 22 hours and it didn't stop once, but I had my phone plugged into the wall charger and sitting on top of my computer case (has a fan on top).
[Thunderbolt General] dbow32:
mine does this same thing!
[Thunderbolt General] BubbaRob1978:
Ok thanks for the info I will try keeping it cooler. Are you rooted now or running the new OTA? I seem to have issues when trying to pull a lot of data like youtube videos and such. If I'm running site like XDA it stays connected just fine.
[Thunderbolt General] mariol90:
new OTA. and no problem. when i was rooted i had tons of problems with wireless tether, i think the older one i took from my moto droid worked fine, but i didn't use it for too long.
[Thunderbolt General] BrainfartEris:
Mine too....:confused: I'm wondering if I should wait till the morning or try to clear the data for update?

Anyone have any thoughts as to why some of us are seeing this popup window disappear shortly after it starts checking? Mine has been doing this for a few days now.
[Thunderbolt General] Sen.droid:
Update went through fine. Go.ahead and download if ur worried anout mobile hotspot. Either updated or not ull have to.pay now. Power cycle and data connectivity issues it fixes. Im so dissapointed this isnt GB. It will be months before it gets GB. Look how long it took for this power cycle patch to come out. I cant believe this thing is going to get GB probably after every other capable device on big reds line up
[Thunderbolt General] aejae:
havent dont the update yet and my free wifi still works
[Thunderbolt General] killerbunbun22:
Anyone notice the new android marketplace yet? Looks very nice.
[Thunderbolt General] mariol90:
looks like mine still has the old one.
[Thunderbolt General] felixaj:
wifi tether

My phone does not have the reboot issue and I rejected the update for fear of it cancelling the free WiFi tether promo. I'm getting mixed info on whether or not I can still get the free hotspot if I hold off on the update. I want to hold off rooting because I'm still within my 15 days of getting verizon. Any suggestions?
[Thunderbolt General] Mr. Transistor:
Same here, still haven't done update. Free hotspot doesn't work for me regardless
[Thunderbolt General] Mr. Transistor:
Just checked for update and got nothing. I'm stock and have never downloaded any leaked software.

Where's the update?
[Thunderbolt General] jbh00jh:
Free hotspot is over now. Got email from vzw.

Sent from my Verizon 4GLTE HTC THUNDERBOLT
[Thunderbolt General] andydumi:
Its usualy in waves over a day or two.
[Thunderbolt General] scottthreet32:
Any body notice location pop up when restarted what a pain.dont hit ok no location info in clock ...no option to check ...dont show again after hitting ok....
[Thunderbolt General] nrfitchett4:
I just clicked ok when it did that. Does it come up everytime you restart?

Overall, I can't say that I've seen any visible improvement. I did have some 4g issues last night, but toggled mobile data and it resolved.

My wife has been getting multiple reboots the last few days after no reboots the first 2 weeks. Hoping those are now gone.

I like the data widget. Let's see how much I can rack up!!! So far, I'm over 6gb, my wife is at 800mb. She just doesn't understand how to use her data... Hell, even my son on a DINC2 is over 2gb.
[Thunderbolt General] Mrdroid921:
Has anyone tried the manual update? I am waiting for a new sim, and have no way to update beside wifi.
[Thunderbolt General] scottthreet32:
Anybody notice settings,wireless and networks, mobile networks, network mode lte/cdma...cdma only toggle
[Thunderbolt General] Quize:
I've been running the non rooted MR2 leak since I could not take the reboots anymore. Has anyone running MR2 updated to this yet and do you see any must have improvements over MR2? My phone has been running perfect since I installed MR2, so if there are no must have features I would rather not update till GB is released. MR1 left me very wary...
[Thunderbolt General] ksmitchell:
I have not updated yet, I will once my free hot spot ends. I am currently using it to post this. Not sure if they are doing it in waves but like I said I still have free hot spot.
[Thunderbolt General] dbow32:
Every time I check for the update, it just disappears. Says its checking then goes away. I was rooted for about a week then went back to stock. I downloaded the file to but I really don't want to do it that way cuz I doing want it to wipe my phone. Should I just keep waiting or will it never come to me?
[Thunderbolt General] brisdaddy1207:
Mines always been 1800 no less, and im not rooted as of yet.
[Thunderbolt General] ilovesoad:
If you're on the mr2 leak, you won't ever see pushed Updates
[Thunderbolt General] Sub-Standard:
does update effect root?

I just got my thunderbolt Thursday after work (for $79.00). I have not rooted yet, but I definitely will eventually. Have the devs been able to confirm that the same root process will work after updating?
[Thunderbolt General] ilovesoad:
If you're going to root anyways, just root and flash 1.70 plain Jaine.
[Thunderbolt General] Mrdroid921:
Guys, is it 100% safe to do the manual update? Or could there be issues doing it that way?
[Thunderbolt General] jbh00jh:
manual update will erase your data.
[Thunderbolt General] Mrdroid921:
So pretty much take you back to stock? Any other problems that could come from manually updating?
[Thunderbolt General] plrlonely:
same here, "no software update available"
[Thunderbolt General] Beezwhammer:
so can we confirm if updating removes the free hotspot?
[Thunderbolt General] treyatl2006:
Thanks.... That means I will not be updating because I never had the reboot issue. I may update when Gingerbread finally comes to the Thunderbolt but untill then I see no reason to update and loose my free hotspot and tethering options.
[Thunderbolt General] nrfitchett4:
check this out:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1160448
[Thunderbolt General] bob miller:
I believe the free hotspot ends for everyone using a thunderbolt, not 100% sure but this was from android central

The free Mobile Hotspot promotion ends July 7th, 2011. On July7th, users will receive a message advising of a new feature plan available. We do not have pricing information on the 4G Mobile Hotspot feature at this time.

Thank you!

VZW_CS

androidforums.com/verizon/352199-thunderbolt-no-tether.html
[Thunderbolt General] Beezwhammer:
ah bummer. is it worth it to update? any cons to the update?
[Thunderbolt General] microdot:
Ok what is going on, i am not rooted, its 7/9/2011 and hwen i go to software update - check new....nothing happens. its says checking for new software availabel now and then just jumps back to the main menu....wtf
[Thunderbolt General] techspecs:
Just root the phone. Update is widely available.
[Thunderbolt General] Tower1972:
Stock everything here and no update. Screen checks then disappears like some other people are experiencing

Sent from my Thunderbolt on 4G with XDA Premium
[Thunderbolt General] burnzgator:
I was in the same scenario as you. Unfortunately, the MR2 update increased my reboots to every 15 - 20 minutes. When I turned off 4G, the reboots stopped, but so did the great speeds.

So far, I am 5 hours post manually updating, and I have no reboots yet. Haven't really looked for any other benefits, because the reboots was the only thing I was really concerned with.

So far, so good. (though I probably just jinxed myself)
[Thunderbolt General] treyatl2006:
I haven't updated and my free hotspot and teathering is still working.
[Thunderbolt General] vargo911:
Has anyone in NE Ohio get the OTA update?. I keep checking mine and it does nothing.
[Thunderbolt General] krime922:
I flashed back to the 1.12.605.6 software and I use the update check and it finds the update but always comes back as server unavailable.. anyone else get this?
[Thunderbolt General] alphatuff:
I am getting the same thing...Server Unavailable.

At least my free Hot Spot is working.
[Thunderbolt General] microdot:
I just called verizon at *611 and asked why I am not getting the update. She tried to tell me that they are sending the update out in batches in order to not overload the network and I should get it within the week. A week??

It almost sounded believable until she ended with telling me so just be patient you should receive the GB update within the week. I had to correct her and say it's not the GB update. Pretty sad we have to correct tech support and that took away any credibility of anything she said before.
[Thunderbolt General] rckymtnrfc:
Bad update for me. After it rebooted it woudln't get past the Thunderbolt logo...sat there for 20 minutes. Pulled the battery a few times and let it try again but never got past the logo. Had to hard reset. =(
[Thunderbolt General] zeeza57:
I got the update early this am, took 18 min to down load on 3G. I have non rooted TB did not have a lot of issues with reboots maybe 3 or 4 a week but the last 2 weeks my TB started random shut offs then rebooted at 2 to 3 a day. Sence the ota update have not had any shut offs or reboots. But I can't find the 4G toggle or the desk top cradle AP that others have mentioned. Any one know where those are? I had removed the hot spot before and now it is back, that's OK. I don't think that the hot spot unlimited data plan is that bad for those who use it, as I pay $45.00 for wifi/internet at home where Im rarely at. All the people grumping about it can be thankful we have the unlimited option instead of tiered Mega bucks prices. I didn't need all the nice Verizon bloatware, but guess that's progress lol !
[Thunderbolt General] jbh00jh:
With all the ram and memory on this phone bloatware isn't an issue.

It is a blazing fast phone.

Sent from my Verizon 4GLTE HTC THUNDERBOLT
[Thunderbolt General] franchyze:
I been trying to update my girls phone since yesterday but keep getting sservice unavailable.

She gets about 5 to 10 reboots a day while even on stock I never had a single reboot .

Sent from my BAMF'n T-bolt
[Thunderbolt General] :
Don't know why but it would show that there was a update when I checked last night but I could not get past the server error. Today I did as others on here and did the *#*#4636#*#* on the phone key pad and under "Phone information" I then changed to "CDMA only". Checked for update, found it, then it went through with the download, the killer 1X, took forever but I was able to get the update.

Also, am on a network extender and do not know if that has anything to do with it.

Best of luck getting it but it is in central Ohio, just a pain to get :rolleyes:

Ed
[Thunderbolt General] BoulderGeek:
FWIW, just got back from a nine-day motorcycle trip through the Rockies in Western Colorado. I had my TBolt charging in my tank bag, and it was a welcome help for navigation, hotel locations, staying in touch, Angry Birds and Paper Toss in the tent while off the grid, etc.

Anyway, got home tonight, read about the update. Told it to look; the update was there. Fast DL on LTE. Several reboots and a frighteningly long time on the new Thunderbolt spash screen (which I don't like), and I had a new update.

I very much hope that I will see some better battery times. I am going to root tomorrow, and strip out all of the VZW bloatware. Still holding out on a new ROM. Unsure which is best for me, and I want to try the optimized stock for a bit.
[Thunderbolt General] Dangerous Dave:
Well, I can tell you it's not a regional thing. I don't know how the VZW lottery works, but my wife and I are sitting out here on the deck in sw Ohio with T bolts in hand...mine finds the update, hers doesn't. I deferred for now since I'm not having any problems with my phone. I'll wait and read more reviews here before accepting. Been contemplating rooting anyway, since I really dig the ability to over/under clock the processor.
[Thunderbolt General] Mr. Transistor:
I deal with this everyday. It's laughable! I still haven't received update either
[Thunderbolt General] Merlin75604:
when are we getting gingerbread?
[Thunderbolt General] RunNgun42:
Hmm, have an unrooted stock thunderbolt I just bought from VZW a couple of weeks ago. Hasnt rebooted on me once, and gets excellent battery life. The mobile hotspot feature has always worked without any warnings of charges or adding the feature to my contract. In fact it still works just fine right now. Definitely going to reject this update.

If I reject the update, does it keep pestering me every so often? Or does it just fall flat forever until I manually try to update it?