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Originally Posted by badmoon8081
Love the phone so far. coming from the original touch pro. battery on touch pro was a joke so even though the epic's isn't the best, it's still a huge upgrade in that category. There are just a few simple things missing that would make this phone basically perfect....
1. android 2.2 froyo - I hear that sprint/samsung has guaranteed that the epic will eventually get this but when?
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Most Galaxy S phones will get upgrades to Froyo in October..there "might" be a delay on the CDMA variants or it may come out at same time..can't really say, but we will get it.
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2. Touchwiz 3.0 - why is it that the epic is the only galaxy s phone with all outdated software? would be hard to imagine an upgrade to froyo without also a TW upgrade. However, that's just an assumption and sprint has fooled me before.
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They did not include TW3 because of landscape mode issues on the Epic...TW2.5 is more stable but missing features...we will probably get it with Froyo though.
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3. TV Out - At this point, I don't care whether it's through the 3.5 jack or Samsung's upcoming micro usb to hdmi cable. As long as it's full TV out and not a watered down restricted type like on the EVO.
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TV Out on other Galaxy S is full..but we know TW2.5 does not support either no matter what...TW3 has the option but whether its locked or we have a different hardware from the rest restricting this is hard to say at this point.
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4. Bluetooth Upgrade - It's now pretty common knowledge that the galaxy s phones along with the evo used an outdated BT stack. The outdated software makes using a BT headset annoying. You can't make voice activated calls from the headset among other things. Also, I have a friend who uses the wiimote to play his gaming simulators on his phone. Got to say I'm a little jealous and confused seeing as my phone is far Superior to his.
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There probably will be an upgrade with Froyo...that said Galaxy S phones have the ability and there are apps to make it happen...do they not work on the Epic? One thing for sure is when CyanogenMod comes all these will be 100% possible
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5. FM Radio - This is almost a question. Have tried everything but can't seem to find it. I thought this was pre-loaded and a guaranteed feature. I know Sprint has blocked FM radios before but i thought this was something sprint had supported on the evo and epic?
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Sprint locked it....we may be able to unlock it in due time.
Like I said, I love the phone and to list the positives would take all day. I've never been a fan of rooting/custom roms so if these few issues aren't resolved by sprint/samsung/android themselves, then I guess I will just have to live with it.[/QUOTE]