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[Epic 4G General] tokyomonster:
If one thing has become clear to me over the past few days, it's that Samsung is really starting to feel the pressure from the community regarding their handling of updates.

Between the SamsungJohn debacle (I know he didn't give hard information on Froyo, but it's still Samsung reaching a hand out to a hacking community, which is pretty interesting), and the quotes from this article:

Who knows, maybe Samsung actually is trying to make good on their promises. Unfortunately (for them), it's become the boy who cried "update incoming" and no one's willing to take them at their word for it.

I'm hoping the introduction of Samsung John indicates that Samsung is planning on making it easier for developers to do things like port Cyanogenmod, but I'm not counting on it.

I bet they're kicking themselves for letting their image go to **** amongst the enthusiast community as users flock to HTC phones.
[Epic 4G General] tokyomonster:
The article a few days ago referred to documentation found on Samsung's support site (it was basically just installation instructions and a change log). This time, the information is supposedly coming from Sprint's internal systems and contains a roll out date, which the previous information did not have.
[Epic 4G General] || Acer ||:
I feel like this is legit too lol. I mean, a lot of the other Galaxy S devices are getting 2.2, so it makes sense for us to get one soon (or at least another leaked build).

I'm not sure about EB17, have you seen any screenshots for that?

I think you may be confused with EA17, which the Epic shows it's running in the picture.

But, only time will tell. Let's see what happens Monday.
[Epic 4G General] heathmcabee:
I'll be sitting at Stock until then with my new Refurb, guess I'll put my Evo down for a couple days to get the OTA if it REALLY happens.. Which it wont.
[Epic 4G General] BeerChameleon:
it was posted in this thread above i quoted it...
[Epic 4G General] jasonsf:
Don't be a Debbie Downer! Let us have some hope before it is crushed Monday. :D

(Of course, Monday we'll say "It takes a few days for the OTA to roll out so wait until Friday. Then we can be crushed and depressed for the weekend.)
[Epic 4G General] || Acer ||:
Oh, my apologies. Missed that.
[Epic 4G General] wytecaztle:
2.2 officially on 2/21/2011 for the EPIC

Software Updates: Samsung Epic (EB13, Froyo) & Sanyo Zio (2.200SP, Froyo)

Effective 2/21/11, software updates will be available for both devices Over-the-Air (OTA). Both updates will be pushed over a period of days, so customers will receive them based on their status on the Google servers. Details:

Samsung Epic

Update will be pushed over a 4-day period

After the update completes, verify the new software version (Menu > Settings > About Phone)

Baseband Version = S:D700.0.5S.EB13

Build Number = FROYO.EB13

Enhancements/fixes: upgrade to Froyo 2.2, improved bluetooth device support, bluetooth voice dialing, Flash Player 10.1, GPS enhancements, improved OS performance, ability to install applications to external storage

:D
[Epic 4G General] noobnl:
Yes!!.!!!!
[Epic 4G General] jnadke:
I'll get the usual out of the way:

Sauce?

Aren't we not allowed to make other froyo threads?

I'll believe it when I see it.
[Epic 4G General] || Acer ||:
Source comes from androidcentral:

http://www.androidcentral.com/froyo-epic-4g-and-sanyo-zio-come-feb-21-says-internal-sprint-doc

That's the info they got from an internal sprint document, so it seems legit.

And yes, we're not allowed. I already reported this thread =\
[Epic 4G General] bsutton:
Where'd you get this wonderful info!!?!?!:D
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
lol isn't this the same info we had like for the last week?

or is it more "official" now
[Epic 4G General] || Acer ||:
It's more official because they actually have a document of it now.
[Epic 4G General] swanysto:
I hope developers get it minute 1 so they can make my froyo experience better.
[Epic 4G General] stud_muffler:
It's not official unless you can produce a link to(screenshot of) official Sprint/Samsumg document. Until then it's still a rumor just like "Android Central" marked it originally.

:cool:
[Epic 4G General] jnadke:
If it's really EB13 it should be leaked by now.
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
to: stud_muffler

lol reread thread 8)

they provide documentation this time...
[Epic 4G General] Overstew:
How to interpret that...

EDIT: lol nvm it's your sig.
[Epic 4G General] :
Sounds like more positive news... until I see it on Sprint.com or twitbook who knows though.

In before thread-merge
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
-_-

....i already changed my post lol
[Epic 4G General] BrianDigital:
Sprints big accouncement was only leeked the day of kinda
[Epic 4G General] Quis89:
Lmao...really?? You reported it. Haha. Wow...

Anyway...its true. It was posted on our Retail Support site.
[Epic 4G General] mxcoldhit:
I'm hopeful, but I'll be happy when I see a screenshot of the internal document.

Sent from my Shoe.... I mean my Samsung Epic
[Epic 4G General] HeXeD:
Yeah.. this isn't "Official". internal documents mean nothing. We have already seen internal documents from Sprint regarding Froyo that never came true. It's all about the "official" word on Sprint.com, twitter, etc. So far this has not happened for the entire life of this phone.

...it's definitely news worthy and promising, but definitely not official.
[Epic 4G General] Overstew:
I might actually Odin to stock to get this OTA. lol
[Epic 4G General] MojoSwag:
I got this error message when checking for updates from my sisters unrooted and stock epic

So maybe this is the real deal....FINALLY
[Epic 4G General] bentiger:
I just saw an official release from Sprint Dealer News.

Software Updates: Samsung Epic (EB13, Froyo) & Sanyo Zio (2.200SP, Froyo)

Effective 2/21/11, software updates will be available for both devices Over-the-Air (OTA). Both updates will be pushed over a period of days, so customers will receive them based on their status on the Google servers. Details:

Samsung Epic

Update will be pushed over a 4-day period

After the update completes, verify the new software version (Menu > Settings > About Phone)

Baseband Version = S: D700.0.5S.EB13

Build Number = FROYO.EB13

Enhancements/fixes: upgrade to Froyo 2.2, improved bluetooth device support, bluetooth voice dialing, Flash Player 10.1, GPS enhancements, improved OS performance, ability to install applications to external storage

Sanyo Zio

Updates will be pushed over a 5-day period

Customers are required to download (accept) three portions of the update to receive Froyo 2.2

Customers should use WiFi if possible to complete the update

After the updates complete, verify the new software version (Menu > Settings > About Phone)

Baseband Version = S.M910.04.5.DF05

Build Number = Samsung ÉCLAIR.DF05

Enhancements/fixes: upgrade to Froyo 2.2, addition of Swype, Sprint Zone 2.5.5, Sprint ID activation improvements, better battery life
[Epic 4G General] hardrock121:
wait.. its official because "some" website says " someone" told them that its true..

goshhhhhh when will you guys wake up!!!!!

I really dnt care about 2.2 any more.. start ranting about 2.4 now..wheres my honeycomb?????
[Epic 4G General] h8uman:
Oh no! What we will do with ourselves now?

Now we will see how long 2.3 will come out for Epic, if it ever does.....

Oh well beggars can't be choosers:rolleyes:
[Epic 4G General] hardrock121:
hehe it means you shud check your data connection.. :D:D:D:D:D:D:D
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
Lol if this is true....

i feel so bad for the viper rom devs
[Epic 4G General] MojoSwag:
I did that twice jackass and got the same message
[Epic 4G General] jnadke:
As long as the bugs are fixed I'll be happy as a pig in mud with 2.2.

2.3 really doesn't add anything huge (that we can't add ourselves).

2.2 is a major update. Flash, App support (a lot of apps are 2.2-only), Dalvik compiler (speed), to name a few.
[Epic 4G General] tokyomonster:
Obvious troll is obvious?
[Epic 4G General] || Acer ||:
That doesn't mean anything lol...(My phone's broken right now so I can't check myself) But I've had that message before, and nothing happened lol.

Haha, 2.4 is IceCream (a combination of gingerbread and honeycomb for mobile devices)

3.0 is Honeycomb based for tablets.
[Epic 4G General] ungovernable1977:
PrintScreen?
[Epic 4G General] bentiger:
It is official, here is the full post in Sprint Dealer News

Software Updates: Samsung Epic (EB13, Froyo) & Sanyo Zio (2.200SP, Froyo)

Effective 2/21/11, software updates will be available for both devices Over-the-Air (OTA). Both updates will be pushed over a period of days, so customers will receive them based on their status on the Google servers. Details:

Samsung Epic

Update will be pushed over a 4-day period

After the update completes, verify the new software version (Menu > Settings > About Phone)

Baseband Version = S:D700.0.5S.EB13

Build Number = FROYO.EB13

Enhancements/fixes: upgrade to Froyo 2.2, improved bluetooth device support, bluetooth voice dialing, Flash Player 10.1, GPS enhancements, improved OS performance, ability to install applications to external storage

Sanyo Zio

Updates will be pushed over a 5-day period

Customers are required to download (accept) three portions of the update to receive Froyo 2.2

Customers should use WiFi if possible to complete the update

After the updates complete, verify the new software version (Menu > Settings > About Phone)

Baseband Version = S.M910.04.5.DF05

Build Number = Samsung ÉCLAIR.DF05

Enhancements/fixes: upgrade to Froyo 2.2, addition of Swype, Sprint Zone 2.5.5, Sprint ID activation improvements, better battery life

Detailed installation instructions, including screen shots, and lists of enhancements/fixes are available at ISC > Quick Links > Software Updates. Note: All software updates are subject to change.
[Epic 4G General] BeerChameleon:
yes +1

Print screen would be nice..
[Epic 4G General] djbacon06:
+1!

I'll believe it when I see it. In the mean time, who is Odin-ing back to 2.1 for the OTA? Or maybe that's more trouble than it's worth and I should just wait for the devs to do their thing. :D
[Epic 4G General] The Root:
Loud noises!
[Epic 4G General] bentiger:
I am on a work computer and our firewall prevents me from going to any image host site, so I can't post a screen shot, sorry. I will see if I can maybe upload an image to my secure web host... that might work.
[Epic 4G General] muyoso:
Got your phone with you? quick pic of the screen and upload to imgur or something. Make sure nothing identifiable first before you link it here. Imgur strips photos of EXIF data for ya.
[Epic 4G General] iNegro:
Yes, this is amazing news lol still more anxiously awaiting viperrom 4.0.4 haha
[Epic 4G General] bentiger:
Don't know if you can view the image, since the image link is blocked by my firewall, let me know if it shows up or not
[Epic 4G General] BeerChameleon:
u cant upload it to XDA??

update yay i see the image!!!

yes, now fingers crossed that this wont get removed or pushed like everything else seems..
[Epic 4G General] muyoso:
Its up. Thanks for the screenshot.
[Epic 4G General] wytecaztle:
screenshot

there u go a screen shot!
[Epic 4G General] bentiger:
Uploaded image to XDA
[Epic 4G General] hardrock121:
then you are missing your glasses :rolleyes::cool:
[Epic 4G General] || Acer ||:
WOO! It looks like a 99% chance we're getting FroYo next week!

Another reason why it seems so true is because it mentions the Zio as well. The fact that Sprint is having an OTA for two phones on the same date makes it just seem more believable to me, in my opinion.
[Epic 4G General] ungovernable1977:
People, I just got my GF an Intercept (theyre free, she doesnt want to pay for an Epic, esp. after all Ive said about it...), anyways, in their forums, they got their OTA (hers was preloaded 2.2.1 when shipped to us), and the initial OTA had like a 50% Soft Brick rate... people had to take it to a sprint store for a patch (Odin probly), this was what, mid January??? I would not do the OTA, let someone make sure its solid, then DL the update.zip from here. Unless youre brave :) After the canandians OTA and the Intercept... Sprint and Sammy seem to have issues with OTAs... that and theyre pushing the Zio at the same time??? seems like they were working on ALL their Androids at once, and the cheaper ones were easier.... obviously, simpler devices... glad I paid premium for my Epic! Still happy if this is coming, even if it doesnt, it means they are that much closer...
[Epic 4G General] ryno502:
Finally i can take a deep breath lol
[Epic 4G General] hardrock121:
This is prime dude.. i have some hope after looking at this...unless u painfully spend hours trying to photoshop it... :p:p:p:p which i doubt..

so lets hope 21st is the deal .. and doesnt brick everyone's phones..
[Epic 4G General] bentiger:
There is a reason that Sprint is giving away the Intercepts... It is known for a high volume of repairs. I work on almost as many Intercepts as I work on Moments and Moments are the worst phone to be released to Sprint from Samsung. Also, the fix that was being done for the OTA that bricked a lot of Intercepts was an update.zip which was also available to the public, so you could avoid a trip to the repair stores.
[Epic 4G General] spacecowboy909:
question?!?!?!

so if i have the froyo build dk28 how can i uninstall it and wait for the other one?
[Epic 4G General] ungovernable1977:
Thank you guys!!! this needs to be spread, to avoid heart attacks...
[Epic 4G General] BeerChameleon:
aww **** i didnt think of that lol that would blow, but the source will be out too and i will wait for updated bonsai rom along with updated themes!!

im excited and not annoyed now!!!

i cant believe i have to wait til next week tho, im impatient..
[Epic 4G General] ungovernable1977:
Pretty pictures in another thread with 2.2 in the title in Epic>General. Sweeeet.

Two things missing from list though, one good, one bad. Did not mention Dock support, bad, Did not mention ID for Epic, GOOD!!

I would not doubt if some of those latest builds are.... Gingerbread! Hehehe... I started it!!! Go!
[Epic 4G General] tonysohn:
You can't just "uninstall" a ROM -- it's not an app or a program.

You have to ODIN back to DI18 in order to get a OTA update.

But if I were you, I would just wait until devs get out with new ROMs based on the new Froyo release. It's not going to be that long of a wait. I assure you :D
[Epic 4G General] bjhill2112:
You can Odin back to stock... or just wait for your ROM developer to incorporate any changes, fixes, etc.
[Epic 4G General] || Acer ||:
lol, same here.

Although the great thing for me is that my Epic is bricked right now (like, as bricked as you can get. believe me, this is my third fail at this and not even Odin will work) so by the time this update comes out, I will have a new Epic and won't have to go through the troubles of going back from DK28 to stock (:
[Epic 4G General] bentiger:
It is not yet known if the OTA will be able to be done over the DK28. It might be, since the 2.2 OTA was available to those that downloaded a prerelease for the Evo (though that took about a week for them to add the coding to allow all Evo's to download the OTA). They are also releasing a OWA, which Sprint repair centers can use to patch over DK28, but the easiest option would to use an update.zip which should be available the day of or day after the OTA on these forums.
[Epic 4G General] ryno502:
Now only one dilemma remains...do I flash back to DI18 and go OTA or wait for the Odin .tar? lol
[Epic 4G General] diego1985:
This don't mean jack to me. And its not the first time we had documents with dates. Man some of you nerds love to have your ears tickled with promisses, its sad. I will say this again I will believe it when I see it.

I hate "Top Flight Security Mods"
[Epic 4G General] tokyomonster:
there are multiple screenshots, from multiple users from what seem to be multiple different systems a few pages back, so this definitely looks legit.

Finally!
[Epic 4G General] || Acer ||:
I'm sure there will be dock support when 2.2 comes out, even though it didn't mention it.

And btw, I'm pretty sure Sprint ID was confirmed to NEVER come out on the Epic, although many people thought so when Sprint ID was announced.
[Epic 4G General] djbacon06:
here ya go, thanks to Bentiger for the screen shot!!!

All there is left to do now is wait:cool:
[Epic 4G General] gsxrdennis25:
It is on sprints dealer news, can't get more official than that
[Epic 4G General] bentiger:
One more document supporting the 2/21 release date. It looks like they are still updating the PDF, though (References to DL11, errors on the last page and old screen shots in it).
[Epic 4G General] jao36:
I am on stock DI18 rooted and custom kernal. Will I be able to get the ota update? Thanks for any replys
[Epic 4G General] jbadboy2007:
Whooooo hoooo finally yaaaaay. Can't you flash di18 .zip instead of odin from dk28

Epic 4g
[Epic 4G General] rkrdc5:
I work for Sprint(corporate store) and the release is all over I-Connect and RSP. So yea, finally 2.2 on the Epic.
[Epic 4G General] flash_c4:
This is the first thing that I'll take has having any kind of legitimacy at this point.
[Epic 4G General] wytecaztle:
seriously we have another person including me and that posted a screenshot of the official word from sprint and we have non believers......gtfo if you dont want 2.2 on your epic.....wait a minute thanks to bonsai i do
[Epic 4G General] bentiger:
Rooted phones do not get OTA updates, but there will most likely be an update.zip available here for both rooted and non-rooted phones within a day or 2 of the OTA
[Epic 4G General] Art2Fly:
Cough* source release date anywhere?
[Epic 4G General] Geekybiker:
No kidding. AOSP can move forward finally.
[Epic 4G General] flopez76:
I just realized this, but that screen shot says nothing about Sprint ID being added? Would've thought that would be the reason FroYo took so long, I guess not.
[Epic 4G General] BeerChameleon:
its been unsuccessful a lot of times, just wait a day or 2 after it comes to xda and there will be an update zip for people coming from dk28.
[Epic 4G General] JOLTnPEST:
tell me your paying for this epic and not returning it saying its faulty hardware:mad:
[Epic 4G General] ungovernable1977:
Forced live background of live feed of Nascar and NFL, if you dont care for them, sprint will make you damnit!! hahaha... no... I doubt we will ever know, until someone from one company is fired and disgruntled... even then they would probly get sued.

Not to beat a dead horse... Soooo... after the awesome Samsung page on XDA, and now this leak... what could SamsungJohn have to say??? Next week... on the young and support-less.
[Epic 4G General] BeerChameleon:
well you can be rooted you just cant have any stock apps deleted or custom kernal or rom..
[Epic 4G General] herzzreh:
so I wonder if this leaks before Monday...
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
anyone willing to give one of our devs a leak?
[Epic 4G General] || Acer ||:
Relax, I just told them it stopped working (again) and payed a $35 fee for a new one.
[Epic 4G General] dreamsforgotten:
Thank you for sharing thay with us. All of you employees that posted screens!
[Epic 4G General] done12many2:
So wasn't SamsungJohn the guy who was supposed to keep us on the cutting edge? What is his purpose?
[Epic 4G General] BeerChameleon:
+1 Thanks for not being dumb and knowing how to post screenshots and being part of this forum then my people at my sprint store are dumb as rocks..

dont know, but dont bring him up again, if he says anything we will no about it..
[Epic 4G General] PythonFanTN:
Good grief!! People like you absolutely

kill

me! Sprint trucks could show up in your yard and men in Sprint worksuits could proceed tackle you and inject you with something to make monkeys fly out of your rear carrying giant flashing neon signs saying "FROYO FOR THE EPIC 4G IS HERE!!!" and you still would naysay everything. LMAO! :D
[Epic 4G General] || Acer ||:
Well, his purpose is unknown still.

Apparently his contribution has only started, Phase 1 being the communication page on Xda.

If you look at his twitter page, he posted a few hours ago: "Just wait for Phase 2"

So far, it doesn't seem like a good start, but hopefully phase 2 will be interesting.
[Epic 4G General] ungovernable1977:
Not saying Sprint did not handle the issue well after the fact, I heard it was relatively painless... and 2.2.1 on it runs great. How are the Samsung phones failing in particular, just curious, I had a Moment for a month, and it seemed solid... just wondering what to look for on the Intercept. Anyways, I was commenting on the not so smooth OTAs on Samsung phones on Sprint, I would assume 'blame' on both, as they are both responsible... Just sayin wait for the masses to get bricked first, IF it happens :) Dont get me wrong, im very excited... and will be anxiously waiting the update.zip from here...
[Epic 4G General] BeerChameleon:
lmao, how long did it take you to think that scenario up? :rolleyes: :p
[Epic 4G General] aleph23:
It seems like phase one ended already.

Think we'll actually get source code?
[Epic 4G General] Mutiny32:
Sources. Give us sources. We don't give a damn about the actual update.
[Epic 4G General] insanity213:
This does look quite legit, but 2/21 is a holiday. I guess Sprint doesn't get President's Day off from work?
[Epic 4G General] bjhill2112:
It isn't just Sprint that has been waiting on the update. The other US carriers are in the same boat. My guess is that Samsung ran into issues with their base implementation, as well as issues with Kies Mini.
[Epic 4G General] ungovernable1977:
phase two, slander lawsuits.

just a joke... no, enough about him... i agree...
[Epic 4G General] || Acer ||:
Nope, they don't get the day off.

In fact, a lot of businesses don't get President's Day off.
[Epic 4G General] BeerChameleon:
samsungjohn could give us gingerbread sourcecode for the epic... Psssssh like that will ever happen and didnt you read the other thread we are getting a samsung flashlight app.. :D lmao :rolleyes:
[Epic 4G General] Squeaky369:
I was so excited when I checked my email (I am a Tech for Sprint) and I had that email today I got on here, but someone beat me to it.

It's offical; it's here.

Even though the last couple of months of having DK28, which was real, I doubt there are any real changes with this to that.
[Epic 4G General] PythonFanTN:
About 15 seconds. That was mild, and admittedly sometimes I'm too creative for my own good, but the point was made nonetheless :p lol
[Epic 4G General] || Acer ||:
Possibly...seems unlikely though since SamsungJohn is making their announcement for ALL their Galaxy S phones (and even the Nexus S), so a source code wouldn't really make sense.
[Epic 4G General] tokyomonster:
I think we can expect to see a lot of changes. I ran DK28 for a while, and then DK28 with Ext 4, and while it seemed fast at the time, I quickly thought otherwise after flashing back to DI18. DK28 runs well enough, but Eclair flies. I'm hoping that we can see comparable performance in the final Froyo build.
[Epic 4G General] DiGi760:
Here's a screenshot from Sprint's indirect dealer portal.

edit: didn't read very closely, but enjoy the screenshot anyway.
[Epic 4G General] ungovernable1977:
you mean the fleshlight, right???
[Epic 4G General] BeerChameleon:
oh ya that too!! both of those were posted back there somewhere.. :rolleyes:
[Epic 4G General] DroidApprentice:
(Geeky geek dance to the sounds of Kraftwerk)

Look, they could pull it at the last minute, but I think signs point strongly to "yes." I actually hope I'm NOT first for OTA so others can be the guinea pigs ;-) and then I'll do the old-school style flash. Well, new technique for this phone anyway. Looking forward to it.

ETA: I wonder why this wasn't mentioned in the infamous "weekly playbook" which bummed some out, yet here it is. Just too late breaking?
[Epic 4G General] onesickvdub:
You mad, bro?

PS: Nobody gives a **** that you have a degree "in the psychological art".
[Epic 4G General] ungovernable1977:
Kraftwerk??? THAT is old school.. I love the Industrial dudes who try to deny they are not one of, if not the, original Industrial. Like punks who dont recognize MC5. Sorry... music tangent.