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[Epic 4G General] wxrman:
Relax

Sprint is managing a huge roll out and they are probably also trying not to screw over their daytime customers by flooding their network with these massive downloads.

I'm quite sure there are many different management types working to make this as much a quality effort for both Epic owners as for every other user of their network. Sprint is facing huge competition and has to do it better.

it's just a phone.

it's just an os update.

...and yes, if I wake up tomorrow morning and there is an update... I'll be as excited as you.

;)
[Epic 4G General] kbboykin:
I think everyone failed to see that the Sprint Admin stated "

The software is pushed from Google's servers

.

All upgrades from Google is pushed via OTA

. We were notified this morning that it would not post until 9PM PST. The end date hasn't changed so everyone should have received the update within 4 days from today." So I don't think Sprint controls the time. No, I don't work for Sprint and I am just as anxious as the next to receive the update.
[Epic 4G General] incisivekeith:
I understand your point, but I am afraid you are missing what I said. It was never about the duration of the update that I was commenting on, but it is about the beginning date and time.

It's not just an update. It's a major release for one of the best selling devices on a major carrier in the US. Things like these are treated with great importance, normally. Just to put this into perspective, it is not about getting it today, it is about communicating clearly when the update would be available with detailed planning (and collaboration with Google), and not showing mediocrity in handling such situations at the last minute.
[Epic 4G General] flash_c4:
People thought today was going to be Froyo Christmas but actually it's the first day of Froyo Hanukkah. For the first days you won't be getting Froyo. Just a Samsung or Sprint labeled Dradel!
[Epic 4G General] || Acer ||:
I think people are also forgetting that the Epic isn't the only one getting the update, the Sanyo Zio is too. Therefore, two OTA updates would flood the google servers by a lot. By pushing the time to where at least half the users are asleep/phone's dead, the updates can flow a lot more smoothly for Google and not have any problems.
[Epic 4G General] maddoggin:
if thats the case then what they should have said was the ota will be realeased on the 22nd at night when everyones asleep. or released it last night which would have coincided with what they said that it would be released on the 21st
[Epic 4G General] || Acer ||:
I agree; they should have notified us or did it last night.

But ah well, I can go one more day with 2.1
[Epic 4G General] lazyart:
Gee, just when I thought we'd run out of things to complain about...
[Epic 4G General] flash_c4:
I think the real issue is that by now people would like to see them get at least one thing right in all of this. If they do only get one thing right I hope it's the release after all of the time they have taken to get it "right".
[Epic 4G General] dieselg5:
Another day, another lie from Sprint/Samsung.
[Epic 4G General] jasonsf:
The real issue is that I flashed back to stock DI18. I really don't want to have to live with this for four days!

Oh well. What will be will be. I'll deal.
[Epic 4G General] Darkk69:
This update may lock your phone from being rooted until the expolit is found. So maybe better off waiting on the XDA Devs take a crack at it so they can give us the rootable version without the bloatware.

So I am going to wait for DEV's version to be out.
[Epic 4G General] iil:
I don't think any update will keep you from using odin to go to an older version where root is obtainable.

Then again, I'm no expert and anything is possible.
[Epic 4G General] DexterDawg:
Your kidding right? I get complaining about how long it took to get this update done, but they said the 21st, 9PM is still the 21st.

Also I think it's funny how many people in this thread are assuming they would be first in line to get the update. It is a 5 day rollout if your waiting for OTA.

Anyway that's my .02. Go find something to do.
[Epic 4G General] jerbeck24:
The idea behind your post is correct in my opinion, but to us on the east coast, it is basically a lie because technically it is tomorrow (12AM is 2/22 EST). You are right about it being spread over many days (actually it is 4 days) too. I know when my Evo was getting Froyo, I got it on the 4th day it was being rolled out. I can kind of see where people would be mad about it being tonight instead of last night, but it really isn't that big of a deal to me, so I actually agree with you (minus a few details). My computer crashed last night (ahh, the irony), so I'm just going to have to wait for someone to get the update on here. I was hoping to get the OTA, even if it breaks root for the time being, but it doesn't look like I'll have a choice in the matter.
[Epic 4G General] lazyart:
What's going on here is mob mentality. Now the update is at hand and still people wanna complain.

In 24 hours we'll all have it (or the option to have it). We've waited this long, no big deal.

Then the next generation of complaints will roll in... bloatware, SprintID, yada yada yada.

It's what we've all been waiting for. Be happy about it!

Funny to watch it all play out.
[Epic 4G General] coolqf:
Under OS, it states 2.2. Why assume 2.3?
[Epic 4G General] Omniren:
I am really interested in this. If the update won't allow me to root the phone, then screw the update, I'm going to go DI18 and keep my root!
[Epic 4G General] ryno502:
Step back from the ledge man, in 24 hours everyone will be on EB13. Maybe tonight if your willing to stay up late.

Just chill.
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
6 and 1/2 hours again 8(
[Epic 4G General] Pyperkub:
Word seems to be that the OTA will begin at 9pm PST (midnight on the East Coast):
[Epic 4G General] dtownsend:
More likely testing potential minor updates to Froyo than jumping straight to Gingerbread for now I'd think. Personally I'm assuming Cyanogen will get us Gingerbread sooner.
[Epic 4G General] || Acer ||:
Sorry, But I'd like to mention that Gingerbread should be referred to as 2.4.

2.3 is only for the Nexus S

This is like when the Droid had 2.0 Eclair, yet all other phones got 2.1 soon after, with no real differences.

Just thought I'd mention.

http://www.androidcentral.com/android-23-reserved-nexus-s-android-24-also-gingerbread
[Epic 4G General] WunderXDA:
When you receive your update please post your experience here if you can!
[Epic 4G General] || Acer ||:
LOL, Whosdaman begged someone to PM him if they got the Update there too!
[Epic 4G General] dannyniceboy:
Idk why everyone seems to think with 2.2 source we will magically have all these great roms.

We had source for 2.1, but did we have AOSP 2.1? No. Did we have CM5? No.

We will continue to get half assed versions of AOSP roms because parts that source would be helpful for are all proprietary and Samsung doesn't release them. Please quit talking about CM7 you have literally no chance of getting a fully working version of CM7 ever, live with it.
[Epic 4G General] WhiteWidows:
I was just going to post this.
[Epic 4G General] zanderman112:
I almost posted that link today.

Sent from my never been rooted, always stock eclair Epic.
[Epic 4G General] midnitenyc2001:
EB13 Update

It will be out soon enough. And does anyone know if you can just use the update.zip file to go back to DI18, or do you have to use Odin? And does anyone have the DI18 file to use with Odin? I only have the DG27.tar file? Thanks!!
[Epic 4G General] || Acer ||:
I know, but I didn't see it here so I thought more people would see it in the 2.3 thread.
[Epic 4G General] zanderman112:
As long as the word gets out.

Sent from my never been rooted, always stock eclair Epic.
[Epic 4G General] fixxxer2008:
if the epic will get 2.3 then so will the evo.
[Epic 4G General] zanderman112:
2.4,...... not 2.3. READ!

Sent from my never been rooted, always stock eclair Epic.
[Epic 4G General] maddoggin:
If you use xda search engine you will find a answer to all the questions you just asked for and even some you didn't know you asked for!
[Epic 4G General] WunderXDA:
Yeah he'll be the guy to bring big things, I just started the thread on PPCG to collect people's experience (when they got the OTA, in what region, any problems etc...)
[Epic 4G General] Milkman00:
I received some information today that I am going to share with you guys. I don't know how good the information is but that is for you guys to decide.

I was speaking with a Sprint employee today and I was telling him how aggravated I was about the whole Epic situation. We talked about Froyo being released for the Epic today, and I mentioned Gingerbread. He said that Sprint is supposed to be receiving Gingerbread from Samsung in April, but that is really hush hush. He then quickly changed the subject, and his inflections almost seemed to me like he felt he shouldn't have said that.

Anyway, there you go.
[Epic 4G General] Netop:
Effective protest for updated Android

Android 2.2 was out when I bought this phone on launch day, and we still don't have it. I'm really unhappy and I'd like to share that with Samsung and Sprint. Obviously I've talked to both companies already, but they just read their generic answer.

So, how can we make these companies take notice? Perpaps we could each write a letter...

Samsung Consumer Electronics

85 Challenger Road

Ridgefield Park,NJ. 07660

or

356 Centerpoint Blvd.

Simpsonville, SC. 29681

Perhaps we could schedule a time to all call and complain? 1-800-726-7864.

Maybe we should blame Sprint. After all, we pay them every month and they have to listen. We could schedule a day to all call and complain. I'm sure they'd notice that.

Or perhaps you have a better idea. Please share it.
[Epic 4G General] || Acer ||:
Well it takes a couple of days for everyone to recieve it ota so Tuesday is the day most people will get it

Sent from my Epic 4G
[Epic 4G General] SINNN:
I think this is it. I have a personal friend who had good insight on what's going on with the push back of the official release. last time we spoke was on the 27th of december and he said its being held back by Sprint again and they are aiming for a February release. Hope its good. Btw... My friend us very reliable.

Ps. This the same guy who told me to tell everyone to calm the eff down and its just a phone. Lol.
[Epic 4G General] dcowboys2184:
I remember someone saying feb in dec... I wished I knew who ..
[Epic 4G General] the_scotsman:
I've removed all the ridiculous posts...no more please.
[Epic 4G General] snowmanwithahat:
Thanks. Truthfully threads like this probably should be removed too. People don't seem to be able to handle these well at all :(
[Epic 4G General] Jayavarman:
I recommend you merge new froyo threads into one stickied megathread, so there is only one thread for 2.2 rumors and complaints.
[Epic 4G General] xjman:
Honestly, wait, and wait quietly. If they start feeling pressured or threatened (lawsuit) they will dump the first crapola they can upon us. We want functioning software, not a buggy nightmare.
[Epic 4G General] musclehead84:
Rom waiting.patiently with.my dk28 bonsai rom

Sent from my Evo Killer!!!
[Epic 4G General] imtjnotu:
I called this in december but no longer find it to be tru
[Epic 4G General] imtjnotu:
I said it and caught flac....check post number 206 in the link

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=10066594#post10066594
[Epic 4G General] Ranger093:
If they don't think we care if we get 2.2 then they're gonna go ahead and not release anything until AFTER the Galaxy S2 phones come out.
[Epic 4G General] o.maille:
custom roms

In my opinion with the rate of phone releases by samsung they won't ever keep updating a phone beyond 1 year. Considering the small changes between 2.2 and 2.3 and googles focus shifting to the tablet market for 3.0 possibly the next & last update will be 2.3?
[Epic 4G General] adamw1101:
You guys seems so paranoid about a flawed os or botched ota. That's not why it hasn't been released. Dk28 was finished and compiled 11/28. The epic I believe was released in early sept. so they managed to compile a build in about 2 1/2 months. So since then which has been about the same amount of time they could have started from scratch and rewrote the whole build. This can only be attributed to lack of a dev team or incompitence. For crying out loud they could have compiled gingerbread for us by now. This is why sprint doesn't deserve your money. They drag their heels. I wouldn't be suprised if they pulled back the release so they could delay gingerbread until after the epics eol. On a side note if find it amussing how quickly that photo emerged after epic users frustrations began to bubble over. These providers don't respond to anything but pressure and we need to drop the hammer.
[Epic 4G General] zman519:
Yep i have said that to sprint a few times on the phone & in emails *****ing about them BSing us about froyo and the main thing that upsets me is the dam GPSs 98.8' crappy lock:mad:
[Epic 4G General] muyoso:
Dk28 is buggy as hell. I sure wouldn't call it a finished product. As annoying as it has been to wait, I much rather they release a flawless rom than some buggy thing they need to patch. Will make life for our devs here a lot easier as well.
[Epic 4G General] rocket321:
I'm imagining a phone call with poor reception:

"What's the release [static]date[static]?"

"Oh, its 2.2.1"

Has anyone noticed its 2.2.1 being released on 2/21? That makes it feel like a cheap rumor.

On a side note, has anyone looked into a way to change our .5 hardware to appear as .4 hardware? Then we might be able to start getting these dev test releases OTA like the dk28 guy...

edit: spell check
[Epic 4G General] omair2005:
I believe it.. Its this month or never
[Epic 4G General] smark72:
Why were we able to get leaks of the other builds but not this one?
[Epic 4G General] snowmanwithahat:
Honestly, Id much rather wait for a stable release than get a buggy one. We already have dk28 filling the "gotta have it" / buggy roll

Sent from my Nexus S with a keyboard
[Epic 4G General] AndrewZorn:
Oh, so we might have it by year end... awesome.
[Epic 4G General] edonnelly:
Now that pretty much everyone on has it on their phone and there are like 5 versions here to download, can we finally end the "rumor" thread? Or are there still doubters?
[Epic 4G General] || Acer ||:
+1. Everyone has FroYo.EB13 by now, pretty much.

So this should be ended lol.
[Epic 4G General] SPElectronics:
Whine, *****, moan, that is all I hear you people do! The update is starting on the 21st, at 9pm PST, that is still technically the 21st whether some of you from the east coast like it or not. Anyone that is so stressed about an hour or two longer wait for something they've been waiting on for 6 months already, needs to have their head examined. Quit crying, and let things flow. Who cares about this update really anyway? The Epic is still truly EPIC and it works perfectly fine on 2.1, and if you weren't happy with 2.1 you could easily have updated using any # of files available here on these forums and elsewhere to experience the basic concept of it already. I'm not even bothering to flash back to DI18 to take the OTA, as excited as I was for it to be coming. I'm just going to wait patiently for the devs to come up with something even more spectacular to enjoy! Unless reports of something super spectacular with the stock Froyo come out and has some feature/function that I don't already have...

If you're on these forums, most likely you are interested in custom roms, etc., so why are you all so concerned with taking a "stock" upgrade, when you know you're going to need to wait for the devs to come up with proper root, recovery, etc., and build the most awesome custom roms and kernel tweaks anyway?

Jeez, some peoples children! :)
[Epic 4G General] itsmebryan:
I just download Froyo from Samsung's site I think I will just install it instead of wait for it to come out tonight OTA.
[Epic 4G General] SPElectronics:
Exactly another reason people should quit crying... :)

However, there were some reports that the file on the Samsung site (at least the windows one) was NOT EB13, but the MAC update.zip is.

There are people already uploading the official EB13 update elsewhere though, and reports that one-click root works on this one just fine.
[Epic 4G General] itsmebryan:
I'm going to try the one for MAc . They say it works for PC and it doesn't wipe your phone.
[Epic 4G General] edonnelly:
That lasted only about 30 or so minutes and was clearly an error on Samsung's part. Both are EB13 now and there are numerous mirrors of both posted throughout the development forum. The Mac update is good if you are on stock DI18, otherwise the full .exe (windows only) update is easier.
[Epic 4G General] itsmebryan:
I'm stock. It worked great I didn't have to wipe. Some of the things in my calendar or missing . But, nothing major. I just wish I could move all my apps to the SD card. I may have to reinstall them.
[Epic 4G General] Fatonuseni:
SamsungJohn needs to comment on that!
[Epic 4G General] professoroak:
It's 9:00pm PST! 9:03 to be exact.. just saying! Let's see the official OTA updates roll in!
[Epic 4G General] Darkk69:
Yeah, hopefully somebody will get the update and post it here soon. :)
[Epic 4G General] Orbiting234:
I posted the link hours ago: http://android.clients.google.com/p...0/e496d32b95ae.update-SPH-D700_DI18ToEB13.zip
[Epic 4G General] Darkk69:
Thanks for the link. :)

Had to use firefox to get it. Stupid IE8 don't work.
[Epic 4G General] Trumpet19:
Ok guys...I'm having an issue...I have a mac...but my epic 4g has the unofficial 2.2 installed...I just read in the post above that the mac download for the new software is for stock only. Is there another way to get the update if I only have a mac?...Please Help...thank you.
[Epic 4G General] professoroak:
hahah, amen to that.
[Epic 4G General] diego1985:
Odin is so much easier than waiting. Im good nothing new to report.
[Epic 4G General] spykedvodka:
To me it doesn't seem like a 2.2 to 2.3/2.4 jump would be that drastic... I mean there isn't that much differences between Froyo and GB are there? Between 2.1 and 2.2 there are tons (Save to SD, Flash, etc).... I just don't see that drastic of a jump and I see more similarities between the two...

Who knows tho, I'm not a Dev and that's just a layman's observation.
[Epic 4G General] digijuan:
i get an error 7 aborted when i try through the update method.

on stock and rooted.
[Epic 4G General] boominz28:
I think we can safely get rid of this rumor thread
[Epic 4G General] kbboykin:
Anybody got a fix for google calendar no longer syncing? New data syncs, but old data was not restored after the OTA update. Gmail and contacts sync normally.
[Epic 4G General] lazyart:
I had this problem going from di18 to dk28. Must be some setting somewhere that only syncs new....
[Epic 4G General] incisivekeith:
I cannot day definitely but that is because you might have uninstalled some of the Sprint apps, so the updater does not recognize your ROM as a completely stock ROM. Follow all the steps in the following guide to flash back to a complete stock ROM and you should be fine.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=963652

Note that after following all the steps to go back to a stock ROM, you will lose all your data on your device (not SD card). I hope that helps.
[Epic 4G General] us1415:
Have we confirmed reports of OTA?
[Epic 4G General] NoSoMo:
UNSTICKY!!
[Epic 4G General] globalninja:
You should change the title to "gingerbread only thread!"

Sent from my Epic 4g.
[Epic 4G General] WunderXDA:
BY SPECIAL DECREE: GINGERBREAD ONLY THREAD

This thread shall henceforth be known as "The Only 2.3 Thread Allowed!"​

Lol, so I'll kick it off. The same Sprint Rep that tipped me to the 2/21 OTA a few weeks ago also mentioned that this very update would be Gingerbread, or if not, Gingerbread would be directly around the corner. Stew on that!!
[Epic 4G General] us1415:
After getting to work, I have confirmed the OTA update to my collegue's phone. His Firmware says 2.2.1
[Epic 4G General] gerrym:
Exact same result here. Odin'd back to DL18 2 days ago, no root. Ran update.zip from Samsung link, and calendar shows newer data, no old data.

Tried changing sync parameters, rebooting, sync now, yada yada. No change.

??

:(
[Epic 4G General] The Root:
Did you update using the .exe? It'll write like Odin.
[Epic 4G General] gerrym:
No, updated using the update.zip file from the Samsung EB13 link.
[Epic 4G General] gerrym:
Update. Have found that going online to google calender and dragging existing events to another day, then dragging them back to the correct day makes them almost instantly show on the phone. Old events, new events. No matter. Drag em, drop em, drag em back... they suddenly show, right while I'm watching my phone.

What the ?? :eek:
[Epic 4G General] betterment66:
real fix for slow rotatation

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=11557284&posted=1#post11557284

just saw it thought i should spread it around :-

)
[Epic 4G General] :
quick questions. If i updated manually via samsung, will I still get future OTA releases?
[Epic 4G General] edonnelly:
Yes, unless you mess with it like rooting it and pulling off some of the sprint apps.

But who cares about OTA releases anyway? Anything worthwhile will appear here almost instantly and probably be improved upon before you would even know your phone had an update.
[Epic 4G General] lazyart:
Solution here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=929473
[Epic 4G General] jonzjos:
After update my calendar would not sync properly. Settings, applications, manage applications, ALL, Calendar, clear data. Same with Calendar Storage. Fixed the calendar sync issue.
[Epic 4G General] gerrym:
BINGO!!! Thanks for the link. Corrupt cache was my suspected cause, did not know it could be so easily cleared.

First, stop the calender sync at: Settings > Accounts and Sync > Manage Accounts > Select your gmail account > uncheck Sync Calendar.

Then go: Settings > Applications > Manage > ALL tab > Calendar Storage > Clear data

Then turn sync back on. PERFECT. :D
[Epic 4G General] visions138:
OTA

I just got the OTA... was on Dk28 leak back to D18 and received the OTA a few minutes ago.
[Epic 4G General] trek:
Friend got the OTA last night & now he cannot connect to his computer. He will hit the turn on usb storage on but nothing happens. Any ideas?
[Epic 4G General] azyouthinkeyeiz:
There's not a ton of differences between any Android build.. A couple key features here and there, but not to the point that people should get as excited as they do...

All this *****ing about updates is overkill to the fullest...

You get more from what we as a community do with the OS, then anything sprint or samsung adds...

The only thing we want updates to the OS for, is software version support... Other than that we can pretty much get whatever we want and make it work...
[Epic 4G General] A_Flying_Fox:
Every android phone gets 1 update, cept the nexus.

That's not the official word, just something I noticed.

I wish android companies would follow apples example and release 2 os upgrades during thelietime of the phone so that it can actually ride through a 2 year contract since the hrdware is clearly capable.
[Epic 4G General] JBakey:
Explain how the hero has CM7. Not even 2.2 sources.
[Epic 4G General] deano0714:
The hero has cm7 because they new that they wouldn't get froyo so they built drivers and ported froyo and gingerbread.
[Epic 4G General] InfDaMarvel:
2.3 is getting here one way or the other.
[Epic 4G General] Android_X1:
This happened to me as well. I reflashed it with the Samsung Phone Flash software *or ODIN) and it worked again. I lost all my saved data, but I had backups and a lot of it on the cloud (Google, etc..)