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[Captivate General] Pirateghost:
the JH7 update for 2.1 eclair......the ONLY update that has come through OTA from ATT
[Captivate General] revjwb32:
just a thought, why would you want the official update as it will be made so much better after the guys here fix it. then just odin flash it... just my thoughts

happy captivate user cog 7.0 froyo.....

i need to go up to 9.1 but im happy as it is.
[Captivate General] cybercowboy372:
I was wondering the same thing. I have a rooted captivate running froyo and I wanted to install the update that was suppossed to fix gps. I erased the root and flashed back to stock eclair and I still couldnt install the update. I spent hours on the phone with att and samsung and did a bunch of factory resets and still no luck. Samsung said that the only thing left to try would be to send it in to them so they could flash their stock os back on it. But then I would be without a phone for a week and they wont give me a loner. Its really frustrating. The only reason I would go back to stock is if they fix the gps issue. That is the only major complaint that I have with this phone.
[Captivate General] weirdboy09:
So u can't go back to official 2.1 and update to froyo (when released) if rooted
[Captivate General] Pirateghost:
nobody knows. stop speculating
[Captivate General] rajendra82:
For the the last JH7 update, I flashed back to JF6 stock via odin one click, then pulled the OTA update via Kies Mini. Since it worked last time, why won't it work again? Once you flash back with Odin 1 click, Kies Mini sees the phone as fresh out of AT&T store. And the phone in such a condition is most certainly able to be updated straight to Froyo.
[Captivate General] Bruce Inman:
I just flashed back to 2.1 through Odin and did the update through Settings/Software Update. No issues.
[Captivate General] weirdboy09:
Alright sounds great

I think I might root and get a new rom today

Any suggestions?

Thanks for the help
[Captivate General] Caliesv:
I was just reading about att updating issues. Came across something that worked for me. After that gps update I wasn't able to check att for updates anymore. So all I did was go to manage apps, filter to all, go to divice manager, delete data, reboot, and I was able to check for updates again. But fyi, I'm not rooted, so not sure if this will help or not.
[Captivate General] spoonerdee:
You will be able to update, however it will most likely have to be done with Kies.

My phone was rooted and like you all would not allow the OTA update when trying to do so through the phone.

I updated kies itself hooked my phone up and installed the latest update. When doing so though, it removed my root access, reinstalled the bloatware, and undid any changes I did that required rooting (like the circle battery mod).

So updates can be had if you are rooted, it just may always require using the POS program Kies.
[Captivate General] Dani897:
noone really knows about ota but probably. kies and odin should still work regardless.

the jf7 ota was not a full rom, it was a small file that contained scripts that replaced modules if i understand it right. froyo probably will need a full install and is more likely to work but is not garenteed by anyone, its all speculation. it is not clear that the last update failing was the intentions of samsung or att, they are not intentionally denying people the update they are just not going to go out of there way to support modded phones when they can save space time and data doing another way. people have reported that kies works and designgears is very fast to release odin versions when new updates are available.
[Captivate General] brandonb81:
Ahhh the GPS. I was in the car with my family last night and me and my brother have Captivates and I had to ask my mother for her 8GB 3GS so we could GPS our way. So sad. :( I absolutely love my Captivate to death but it Froyo doesn't fix the GPS I will, 100%, never buy another Samsung phone again. I don't care how awesome they are.

I'm going to wait for the update to be released and for a cooker here to make an awesome rom with the official release.
[Captivate General] screwyluie:
if you have a rooted and flashed phone why would you want the official update just get it from here, I don't see why this is a cause for concern
[Captivate General] Caliesv:
Because the leaked froyo has issues still.
[Captivate General] Caliesv:
I agree 100%
[Captivate General] Captimazing:
This is an EASY way to break it down, this was told to me last Friday and I started putting new ROMS on my phone on Sat...

You, the End User, have to make a decision:

1. Stick to the Carrier releases and suffer any bugs that get forced down the OTA updates.

OR

2. Use the developer sites for what they were started for. Making an OPEN Source Phone---OPEN...

After a friend told me that it took me less than a second to decide.

This forum is amazing and I loaded the Cognition ROM that Sat.. Best decision I have made with my Captivate.

I have had no bugs whatsoever from the ROM. I have had issues with some apps that we corrected by updating the apps or just uninstalling them.

Just thought I would post this since it was so helpful to me.
[Captivate General] emuneee:
It looks like the official Froyo update has begun to rollout via Kies to Galaxy S I-9000 devices. Reports are GPS works fantastically and speed in general is better/good.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=823635
[Captivate General] pvenkat:
My GPS works, no problems

I just got a Samsung Captivate (AT&T model) 2 days ago and I did OTA update.... My GPS seems to work fine, I used Google Navigate last night and no issues whatsoever. May be I am missing something, the forum is full of GPS related complaints.

BTW, my version shows as follows:

Firmware 2.1-update1

baseband i897UCJH7

kernel 2.6.29

build Eclar.ucjh7

I have been holding off trying out the custom Froyo ROMs because of possible bugs/issues.
[Captivate General] foxbat121:
There is no need to rub it in. Some phones work better than others. You're just lucky. Many others not so much.
[Captivate General] Caliesv:
Don't worry about it. I'm sure it will work fine for a while, then end up on thee same boat everyone else is on.
[Captivate General] foxbat121:
I failed to see any indication in that thread that GPS works fantastically. Reports in that thread are still a mixed bag, e.g. no proof that GPS is better.

Can get a fix indoors does not equal to GPS works fantastically.
[Captivate General] tsachi:
Leaked froyo has issues, but once the official one is out there are two options:

1. It will still have bugs ==> stay with modified / partially fixed versions

2. It works great ==> within less than a week the major modified versions will start using it as a base, so get the updated version here

As for updating after root, I have done that several times after odin back to stock (using kies mini). I doubt the froyo update will be OTA considering the size of a full ROM is over 150Mb zipped.
[Captivate General] samven582:
I 100% agree.
[Captivate General] faroid:
Every time I log into the forums and read the title of this thread I think that the official Froyo is released.
[Captivate General] zelendel:
I know the feeling about seeing the title.

I am closing this now. If and when it is released I am sure there will be plenty of threads about it:D:D
[G2 and Desire Z General] sinistersai4d4d:
Go grab it. Slide out the keyboard. Feel the firm, solid snap of solid engineering.

I have been using my G2 for three weeks and when I grabbed my G1 today I realized how much better that slide mechanism was.... although I admit it's a small price to pay for the other superior aspects of the G2... but a price nonetheless.

:)

Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using telepathy and unicorn dust!
[G2 and Desire Z General] Akulamenuri:
I never notice the hinge durability unless i'm holding the phone upside-down, something the normal user does not do.

(Grabs G1) I do feel that the mechanism is better. The only thing that is better is that the phone is thinner when the phone is open, which doesnt make a difference when the phone is not in your pocket.
[G2 and Desire Z General] mejorguille:
The G1's slide mechanism was pure genious....except for the squeaking sound on the bottom half of the screen.

Did anyone else notice that the "enter" and "del" keys swapped places? I accidentally sent a "F**k you" message instead of deleting it lol.

Sent from my G2.
[G2 and Desire Z General] sinistersai4d4d:
My hinge is looser than when I bought the phone. I agree it doesn't interfere with use, but it is annoying. Even when my phone is closed it just has a little too much give and doesn't feel like a solid unit. I even put a rubber band around it temporarily, to see if it felt more secure... and it did.

When I slide it open its ok... still too loose for my liking.

I just hope the G3 gets it right. See you in 2012 I guess...

Sent from my T-Mobile G2 using telepathy and unicorn dust!
[G2 and Desire Z General] womandroid:
lmao! That's funny. :D
[G2 and Desire Z General] swags:
I look at my G1 and just see a ginormous (yes, that big) phone because I was using the Seido 2600 mAh battery. I do miss that strong resistance to opening, but I could not see giving up my G2.

Those keys should never be right next to each other. I accidentally send messages all the time.
[G2 and Desire Z General] xdviper:
I got my replacment G2 (new one) today and the whole hinge does feel better and solid but when I am typing upside down it will fall down. But when I close it and hold by the phone, the screen will drop a little but not as much as my previous one. It feels like over time, the hinge will get looser or feel looser which sucks.
[G2 and Desire Z General] xile6:
Yes I hate tgat they feel swapped. And that the keyboard is offset to the right. But I still love the phone and its way better then the g1. And my hings are great so no worry 4 me
[G2 and Desire Z General] sinistersai4d4d:
Even the so called "Great" G2 hinge phones pale in comparison to the G1 mechanism...
[G2 and Desire Z General] ericc191:
Using a G1 right now for a temporary phone, and while this thing is slow as F***, the keyboard is great.
[G2 and Desire Z General] sinistersai4d4d:
I can't take the wiggling anymore.. I put a small black rubberband over the "T-Mobile" logo and put the gel case on the phone, essentially turning it into a thick Nexus One.

If I had known the keyboard mechanism would suck this bad I probably would have just gone without it, seeing as nobody seems to know how to make a good keyboard anymore.

It's a shame too, phone was close to perfect.
[G2 and Desire Z General] skiptomylou11:
That is probably my only gripe about this phone. I love it and wouldn't change it, but I'm having more trouble typing with the physical keyboard than with the virtual keyboard.

The G1 keyboard is about as perfect a keyboard you're gonna get in my opinion, and the compact G2 keyboard, plus the swivel makes that belief further.

It's really not a big deal, though. With swipe, it's a breeze to type with the virtual keyboard. Maybe when I get used to the physical keyboard, I will only use for long messages.

Oh, I've sent ton of inadvertent texts thanks to this keyboard!
[G2 and Desire Z General] lightningtrip:
I send over 50 texts a day at least, I have had my G2 since it was available and my hinge is fine? I have friends who also are not having issues with theirs...
[G2 and Desire Z General] Willie133:
I text a lot on my bed... I hate how the screen just starts to flop down if you angle it too much. The G1's mechanism was genius and the keyboard was perfect. I'm just hoping I'll eventually get used to this keyboard was that I'd be able to type as fast as I did with my G1.

The DEL and the Enter key didn't really get swapped... more like the keyboard is just way too crampped up now. I often press the enter key by mistake too =\
[G2 and Desire Z General] sinistersai4d4d:
Compared to the G1.. it's not. That's my point. It's usable, but not a good design because it's not solid enough. Even on the "good" ones. Mine was somewhat ok when I first got it.. but I text a lot and my hinge has gotten weaker and weaker... and I take good care of my stuff.
[G2 and Desire Z General] MantisFang:
Still love my g1 and will treasure it always. At first use of the G2 the keyboard really felt too squashed but its not too bad now. Until I go back to the g1 and feel its lavish open fields of 5 rows.

As for the hinge.. I spit on the z hinge.
[G2 and Desire Z General] #sand:
The thing I miss more about my G1 is the fact that I could slide the kb open with one hand. The G2 is impossible to do that with as there's no place to put a finger for leverage.

The wnter and delete keys also were not switched. It's that the G1 has 5 rows while the G2 has 4. The delete key is on row 3 on the G1 but row 4 on the G2. That's the issue lol.
[G2 and Desire Z General] n3rdftw:
yup

the mytouch and g2 have terrible sliding mechanisms

i dont understand why htc design degrades overtime as the hardware inside improves

if only they sold something like the old g1 with a snapdragon + processor, i would buy it in a heart beat
[G2 and Desire Z General] franky1029:
...

I can open the G2 perfectly fine with one hand. in multiple ways too.
[G2 and Desire Z General] sinistersai4d4d:
Yeah I can slide it open with one hand... but it's def harder than the G1, because instead of sliding up, you're sliding out AND up simultaneously. Also because the phone itself is bigger than the G1, which is to be expected. My issue isn't about they keyboard use itself, just the weak, loose, flimsy sliding mechanism.
[Droid Incredible General] TheSonicEmerald:
Should I go with Incredible? I have an upgrade due in November and don't really know what to choose. The Droid X has that super awesome big screen, outdated GPU but 2 or 3 roms only. The Fascinated has a beautiful screen and awesome hardware, but no Froyo. The Droid Incredible has both outdated CPU and GPU, but awesome roms, which are TOO awesome :D. I don't what to do! Should I wait for the new Incredible HD which will probably have awesome roms due to similarities to the EVO or some other mysterious phone? Switching carriers is not an option.

Sent from Eris with Froyo
[Droid Incredible General] rsarno:
I would suggest going with the Incredible.

It is getting a lot of attention from developers so there is a growing list of ROMs, themes, mods, etc.

Also there is a Seidio 3500mah battery available, and pairing this phone with that battery is an unstoppable beast. Instead of battery life in the "hours" you can expect "days"

The screen is awesome, size is perfect even with 3500, and options are unlimited.

IMO, right now it is the best device on the market. Maybe not the most specced out package, but the overall combined package makes this a great phone.

Go for it
[Droid Incredible General] ksizzle9:
Well u know the answers u will get having ask this in the Droid incredible section. I have had the DInc, X, D2, and I now own a fascinate. and I will be keeping the fascinate until we get some LTE phones. The fascinate has far better screen and hardware. The CPU/GPU is far better than u will find in the x, and way better than u will find in the incredible. But I will say HTC makes software that is unbeatable out of the box. Up to u. Your call. Having almost of those phones u see what I have stuck with
[Droid Incredible General] Cole119:
I suggest you get the Fascinate. In my opinion, it goes in this order: Fascinate, Incredible, Droid X. The hardware on the Fascinate is the best you will find, and unlike the Droid X, it isn't locked down, so you can mod it however you want. I'm also pretty sure there are Froyo roms for the Fascinate (if that was the only thing keeping you away from it).
[Droid Incredible General] TheSonicEmerald:
There's no Froyo roms on the Fascinate (hopefully that will change with the release of the Galaxy Tab). I think the Fascinate is first, second is Droid X, next is Droid INC in my book now. But we'll see what happens before my upgrade. Thanks guys for the tips!

Sent from Eris with Froyo
[Droid Incredible General] jager420:
If you want an incredible I would just wait for the incredible hd.

Its going to have a front facing camera..if anything I would wait till the begining of next year..phones will have dual core by then
[Droid Incredible General] generalamerica:
I love the sexiness of the incredible that's what sold me because if you don't find it fast enough out of the box then overclock its not the same as having the better hardware out of the box but if you want something sleek and sexy that will fit in your pocket the incredible is the best

Sent from my HTC Droid Incredible. This Droid Does More.
[Droid Incredible General] PhillyCheez:
i'd also wait till the end of the year...

fascinate is nice but it's really not that much of an upgrade over the DInc. I personally would rather have the DInc over it.

The first problem with the fascinate is the LAG issue. there is a "fix" though but hopefully it's officially fixed through froyo.

by the time the fascinate starts seeing ROMs will probably be the same time the next batch of super androids will be coming out. the fascinate will not see many ROMs until froyo hits it.... not many devs want to waste there time on a outdated 2.1

the major problem i found with the fascinate is 2GB of internal memory....... i mean really? i enjoy the fact that i dont HAVE to install apps2sd with the incredible. I don't think i ever will honestly. I see no benefit, especially with titanium backup.

Anyways.. it's also "binged" out. i personally don't support that.
[Droid Incredible General] _CriMson:
i just got an incredible, today actually and just got done flashing a new rom with evo framework. It's really cool that you can in essence have an evo, minus a few hardware differences. I upgraded from my vogue, and this is a night and day difference. It's really a solid phone, great to use, and has some really impressive features. All around its a great phone for usability.
[Droid Incredible General] Bayhill Jacket:
Get an incredible, a free one from Best Buy. The Dinc is free on 10/29/2010.
[Droid Incredible General] Cole119:
Unless you specifically want a huge screen, I say stay away from the Droid X. 3 of my friends have it and it doesn't feel nearly as smooth as the Incredible. Not to mention, the Inc has Sense (which imo is much better than stock Android) but you always have the option to flash a stock Android ROM if you prefer. I suggest you wait till November 2nd to see what Samsung is about to announce. I think it's going to be the Continuum, but some (ignorant) people think it's going to be the Nexus 2.
[Droid Incredible General] a4diziac:
Since you are up in November, maybe you can get the Incredible HD...assuming the rumors are true. :D

http://www.ppcgeeks.com/2010/10/26/...-launching-november-23rd-at-verizon-wireless/
[Droid Incredible General] TheSonicEmerald:
If this is true, THIS would be my choice over the Fascinate. Latest Generation Snapdragon with the new PowerSGX540 (same one in the Galaxy S) with 4.3 inch screen and front-facing camera(although unecessary) with HTC Sense and Kickstand? I really hope that this will come out either before my upgrade or in the 30 day period after my upgrade.
[Droid Incredible General] a4diziac:
I have a year to go, but this would totally be my next phone. I am going to find a way to get it through my company so I can get it at the new activation price of (hopefully) $199 and still keep my Incredible SD. :)

Hopefully the timing works for you!
[Droid Incredible General] luvit:
Go with Dinc for great root support.

Go with DincHD for awesomeness and good chances of root support
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paul1200:
hi,

i have reading your forum for answers but after searching and searching and searching i can't find anything to solve my problem,

I have A HTC desire from the UK, before i knew about routing i had a 2.2 update of the software, i found out about routing and decided to root my phone, my boot loader was 0.93 so i followed some downgrading guide and with instant success it was HBOOT 0.83 and still is now, Then i routed my phone using unEVOroked 3 which also had instant success (confirmed by superuser access).

I then tried to install a custom rom (in particular 'pays froyo sense 2.2 .. which is incredible to say the least) but using 'rom manager' i couldn't install it, everytime it would say 'installation aborted (bad)', the radio file with pays rom installed perfectly, i redownloaded the rom with a different internet browser with no success

so with all the guides telling me to do the same thing i decided to install the rom using unREVoked 3 it said it was successful but my phone was stuck on the HTC screen with green letters, now everytime i try to restore my rom backup or go into recovery it freezes on exactly the same screen, i am out of ideas

any help would be greatly appreciated sorry the long winded question

thanks,

PAUL
[Droid 2 General] toberino:
Alright, I know I am not the only one requesting this. I would like the sense menubar on my droid 2. Not a launcher app with all kinds of extra crap. Just a skin on my launcher buttons or menubar.

Does this exist yet? Can someone create it? Is the menubar skinnable?

I don't want to install any kind of launcher replacement themes.

Thanks.
[Droid 2 General] mlauber:
Me Too

+1.... BUMP!!!
[Droid 2 General] toberino:
Ima gonna bump it again.....
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] BmwStreetRacer:
This is my first release to the device mentioned.

ROM: WM 6.5.x Build 21901

Lang: PTG

Welcome Center was buggy so removed

Instructions to flash in portuguese inside the file.

I'll make instructions in english soon.

I have to thank to the people over Mobile Underground:

Barin for provide the OsBuilder, to AndrewSh for is patience and teaching's and to mwalt2 & ai6908 for the help on giving the final touch

Link's are UP
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Drakenfall:
What´s new in this Rom, does it work fine?

Can u post some screenshots?

O que é que esta rom tem de novo sem ser o windows mobile 6.5?

Eu pergunto porque o 6.1 de origem é bastante bom quais as vantagens de um update?

Está 100% funcional? imagens se puderes

E a pass do ficheiro how to.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] gonzoscrew:
WM 6.5 for Ndrive S400

Hello,

I´ve just downloaded the zip file, but it requires a password to unzip it....

Well, can you give me the password so that I could try this version on my phone?

Tanxs a lot mate!

G
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] BmwStreetRacer:
The new things are:

WM6.5 ( more user friendly )

Removed all the crap from Ndrive

At the moment that's pretty much the difference.

I'm working on compile Manila to it.

The new files don't have password.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Drakenfall:
And some screenshots?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] moonmoon8:
Where is English Guide???

Where is your english guide?

Can we Cross Flash with NDrive to ProG7 etc.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] BmwStreetRacer:
Hi, sorry mate no english but it's quite simple the installation,

1st install the russian ROM for G7

2nd after it settles install my rom, you are good to go

PS: the ROM is in Portuguese.

Cheers
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ubnub82:
When we get our 2.2 Froyo Sense roms working fine is it possible we can port the new Sense that is on the Desire HD? I really like the new style of it and I think it could be possible but i dont know for sure.