Nexus One will get Gingerbread OTA update ‘in the coming weeks’
The original Google phone got us all excited a couple of weeks back when an OTA update was presumed to be the oven-hot Gingerbread upgrade, only to disappoint us. Now we've got the most lucid statement from the Android chefs yet on when the real Gingerbread Nexus One will stand up, which is placed in the relatively ill-defined window of "the coming weeks." Hey, better weeks than months, right? Nexus One will get Gingerbread OTA update 'in the coming weeks' originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Dec 2010 05:52:00 EST
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, nexus one Tags: all-excited, better-weeks, entry, firmware-update, firmwareupdate, gingerbread, mobile-os, nexus, official, Ota, over-the-air, result, the-coming, the-oven-hot
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: been-fortunate, bugs, mobile, Mobile Phone, Ota, review, slate, smartphone, software upgrade, software-update, stage widget, streak, tabletphone, will-it-make
T-Mobile G2 WiFi calling and tethering update begins rolling out today?
Get ready G2 owners because it looks like an OTA update will begin distribution on November 3rd (yes, that's today) to flip the switch on WiFi tethering and T-Mobile's WiFi Calling for Android feature.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: femtocell, flip-the-switch, mobile, Ota, software-update, tethering-while, very-beneficial, wifi, wifi tethering, words
T-Mobile won’t confirm the G2 OTA update, says it’s working to deliver WiFi calling and tethering ‘in the future’
We're still not sure what's up with the few reports of G2s receiving OTA updates that add WiFi calling and native hotspot support, but T-Mobile isn't fessing up to them just yet. In a statement issued to Phone Scoop , T-Mobile said that these features "are not currently supported" on the handset, although T-Mobile thankfully added that it "knows these features are important to consumers and we're working to deliver them to G2 users in the future." It's hard to tell if that means an update is just minutes away from widespread distribution, or if we've still got weeks or months to wait for these features. Familiar story ?
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: consumers, handset, hotspot, internet tethering, mobilehotspot, native-hotspot, Ota, otaupdate, weeks-or-months, wifi calling
Samsung rolls out JI6 update to fix Vibrant GPS issues
It's a tad later than initially promised , but it looks like Vibrant users frustrated by those serious GPS issues will soon have a fix -- Samsung has just announced that it's begun rolling out the JI6 over-the-air update to remedy the problem and finally bring it in line with the Captivate . No word on what else the update might include and, as with all OTA updates, there's also no guarantee as to exactly when you'll get it, with Samsung only saying that it will be distributed randomly over the next "several weeks." [Thanks to everyone who sent this in] Samsung rolls out JI6 update to fix Vibrant GPS issues originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 07 Oct 2010 13:36:00 EST.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: begun-rolling, engadget, entry, finally-bring, fix, galaxy s, ji6, Ota, problem, samsung, samsung vibrant, tad, update, vibrant
Nexus One getting minor update to Android 2.2.1
We're told it's merely bug fixes, but Nexus Ones across the land are getting updated to Android 2.2.1 -- "FroYo.1," if you will. Whether Gingerbread will ever make an appearance on this bad boy remains unclear, but hey, at least Google's still hustling to keep it updated in the meantime.
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone, nexus one Tags: bad, entry, fri, gingerbread, mobile, nexus one, nexus-ones, Ota, still-hustling, update
Sprint outs EVO 4G and Hero updates, EVO framerate cap might be solved
Last time we checked in on this problem , HTC had said that the EVO 4G's 30fps cap on video output simply couldn't be increased -- but it seems the latest firmware update might prove otherwise. We've got a couple screen shots showing details of the latest upgrades for both the EVO and the Hero; in the latter case, you've just got a couple bug fixes, but the EVO's list includes a total of four: the nasty calendar issue , the 30fps fix, a reboot problem involving GPS, and multiple Gmail sync that was busted in the Froyo update. Interestingly, Sprint's official changelog only mentions the calendar and Gmail sync fixes, so it's possible they're trying to keep the other two low-key to prevent undue questions and curiosity from folks as they upgrade.
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: 30fps, changelog, evo4g, issue, Ota, output, sprint, upgrade
Motorola Droid X now getting OTA Android 2.2 update
Good way to start Wednesday, indeed.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: connections, engadget, entry, google-android, googleandroid, motorola, Ota, result
Rogers HTC Magic+ 2.1 update almost ready for prime time
Early this year Rogers announced -- to some seriously upset owners -- there would be no Android update for the HTC Dream and HTC Magic. Shortly after there was a flip flop followed by an exchange program , which resulted in bags of smiles for all. Well, the final steps of that process are underway as Rogers announced today it has completed the Android 2.1 update testing for the HTC Magic + ( it was renamed to Magic+ with its first firmware overhaul that included Sense ) and has sent it to Google for thumbs-up and eventual HTC OTA launch.
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone Tags: engadget-mobile, entry, fear, flop, glorious, magic, Ota, rogers
Motorola clamps down on Droid X’s leaked Android 2.2 upgrade with cease and desist scare
Hoping to spoon-feed your Droid X some Froyo before the official OTA rollout?
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone Tags: asking-sites, cease-and-desist, down-on-droid, droid, engadget, garden, htc, mod, motorola, motorola droid x, motoroladroidx, official, Ota, shut-the-leaked, walled