Nexus S gets its first update over the air
We don't know what it fixes yet, but we've gotten some tips -- and we're now seeing it on xda-developers -- that Nexus S handsets in the field are getting blessed with their first software update, build GRH78 (up from GRH55) with an official version of 2.3.1. Not everyone has it yet (we don't on ours), so as usual, this would seem to be getting sent out on a rolling basis. Hang tight, owners! [Thanks to everyone who sent this in] Nexus S gets its first update over the air originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 22 Dec 2010 14:53:00 EST.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: developers, field, friend-via, gingerbread, grh78, nexus s, over-the-air, result, software-update, update, upgrade
Android 2.1 rolling out to Sony Ericcson Xperia X8, depending on product code
Here's an extra bonus for those of you who snapped up an unlocked Xperia X8 on a frosty Friday morn -- Sony Ericsson is starting to push Android 2.1 to the handset right now. Thirty-two tasty batches of Eclair are already in the oven, and you can easily check to see if you're a likely candidate for upgrade by scanning the back of your phone. If your eight-digit "SI-number" (e.g.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone Tags: enhanced-social, entry, ericcson-xperia, ericsson, handset, morn, networking, recording, software-update, sony, tasty-batches, xperia x8, xperiax8
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
Dell Streak Android 2.2 update imminent in UK, other territories on the way
Looks like Japan's not the only one that'll have Froyo on a five-inch tabletphone this year -- Dell's official Facebook account confirms that Android 2.2 will be rolling out to the Dell Streak starting this very month. That date's just for the UK, mind you, as Dell plans to stagger the release from country to country for that winsome Stage UI . That said, if you're a particularly astute diner you may be able to get your sweet spoonful sooner than some, as just last evening Dell directed a number of Streak owners to the website pictured above.
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: dell, dell streak, facebook, firmware-update, software-update, softwareupdate, streak, streak-android, update
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
Droid 2 update begins with promise of better battery life and more
We've receive a number of reports that a 2.3.20 software update for Verizon's Droid 2 is slowly making the rounds this morning.
Categories: Mobile Phone Tags: 2.3.20, droid2, during-recorded, engadget, enhancements, messages, portrait, result, social, software-update, verizon, videos
Galaxy S Android 2.2 Froyo update begins to trickle out (update: official)
Based on breathless reports we're seeing on Twitter and in the XDA-Developers' forums, it would appear that Samsung has just pushed out the official Android 2.2 Froyo update for its Galaxy S as promised .
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: africa, after-the-break, friends, froyo, galaxy, galaxy s, galaxy2, official-press, samsung, software-update, softwareupdate, southeast-asia, update-begins
Copy and paste coming to Windows Phone 7 in ‘early 2011′
So, maybe Microsoft meant " people don't do that in 2010 . " At the mega-corp's UK-based Windows Phone 7 launch event , we were just informed that its hot-off-the-presses mobile OS will be blessed with a software update that'll add copy and paste functionality in "early 2011." That's according to one Andy Less, and while details beyond that are scant, it's possible that said update will also bring other magical makeovers into the fold.
Categories: Mobile Phone, Other Tags: copyandpaste, guess-certain, magical, makeovers, mobile-os, mobileos, phone, software-update, wp7 launch
HTC Desire official Froyo rollout commences on T-Mobile UK
We knew it was coming to European carriers, and it's already hit unlocked phones , but if your HTC Desire is bound and chained to T-Mobile UK, you'll be getting a feature-filled Android 2.2 update any day now. The official T-Mobile UK forums announced the news, which has been corroborated by a number of tipsters who say they've already received the download, but if yours doesn't appear, never fear, the frozen yogurt is just being dished out in small, slow-churned batches like usual. "The 2.2 firmware update (FroYo) will be available from today and will be sent over the air (OTA) direct to your phone over the coming weeks" is the official word, for those of you who prefer direct quotes.
Categories: Android, htc, Mobile Phone Tags: batches, desire, entry, forums, frozen, htc, htc-desire, mobile, over-the-air, software-update, tipsters, unlocked-phones, update
Samsung’s DI07 update for Epic 4G adds Media Hub, but does it fix other issues?
The Samsung Epic 4G has a new software update available that takes the device from version DG27 (spotted in the build number and baseband version) to DI07. Since it launched on Sprint at the end of last month, users have complained about various issues from inaccurate GPS results (despite functional results in our testing with apps like Google Maps and Foursquare, obtaining a precise location from satellites only is still iffy at best and too often requires a reboot), 3G upload speeds that appear to be capped at 150kbps, poor signal reception and more and are likely waiting to see if those have been addressed. So far, the update details (included after the break) indicate that isn't the case
Categories: Android, Mobile Phone, Other Tags: epic 4g, from-inaccurate, from-satellites, iffy-at-best, patches, reboot, results, samsung epic 4g, software-update, softwareupdate, sph-d700, the-update