All Discussions regarding the OTA update (Sprint re-released the update - 6/29)

[lipidfats]

Update: Sprint has removed the update because people were bricking their phones by installing it twice. When they re-release the update, only install it once. Installing it a second time will brick your device.

Update 2: Sprint has re-released the OTA update. Let us know if anything is different from the last one, besides it not bricking devices this time

If you haven't received a notification for the updated update or it's not showing up when you search for it under settings, you can manually download it (thanks, themuffinman).

Positives:

-WiFi has improved in strength and signal. People are confirming that they get much faster speeds and some, better range. Not sure if wireless N has been activated, but it's certainly better.

- Screen now responds correctly to input when placed on a table or another surface. Before you had to be holding the device to access the uppder portion of the screen. Woo!

- Exchange Active Sync improvements, including fix to issues with new account setup, PIN policy usage and Exchange Calendar 2010 Sync.

- Addresses Facebook sync issue which can improve battery performance.

- scrolling/screen responsiveness in certain places improved imo. It just snaps like it's supposed to. Although lag in those areas seems to have improved, we still have the serious lag issues overall.

- some report better battery life, but I'm wondering if this relates to the facebook issue above. I've never used FB sync and I'm not noticing anything with battery, not yet.

Negatives:

- Prevents old root methods

- If you update, you can no longer disable sense for the Android 2.1 launcher (settings > apps > manage apps > htc sense > clear defaults/force close/home). Third party launchers still work i think.

- Breaks the shootme app (need root to get it to work just like other devices now). My guess is they meant to close permissions from the start (it's now like the droid incredible)

- It removes Android wallpapers. You still have htc, gallery and live wallpapers options.

- After updating, some widgets may appear broken. Simply remove and re-add them and they will function properly again.


If I missed anything, let me know.

[rooster94]

Originally Posted by lipidfats

I know some of you guys like to use the android launcher over HTC Sense, so I thought i'd bring this to your attention. If you update, you can no longer disable sense, at least not the way we did before.

What if you download another launcher like Launcher Pro. Any way to set that as the default? If not I guess we will just have to wait on the custom ROMs. But I haven't updated yet anyway.

[Donatom3]

Interesting. When I first booted up after the update I was given the option of which launcher to use. Man too bad I can't change my mind now.

[parousia15]

Even though I unchecked everything in the options and signed out. It keeps popping up in services after 5 minutes or so after killing it.

This update was suppose to improve battery life, but google talk is draining mine.

Anyone else?

UPDATE: I've been watching it for the last few hours. My phone sleeps properly. When it's asleep, it appears that gtalk is also in sleep mode and my battery does not drain while in sleep mode. When I am actively using my phone,however, the battery drops more quickly with it running in the services than not. I'll see how things are over the next few days. It's beginning to look manageable.

[Drac]

flickr and stocks also restarted with me after killing everything. killed 'em all again and now will keep checking to see if they restart again.

[ChrisH09]

Originally Posted by Drac

flickr and stocks also restarted with me after killing everything. killed 'em all again and now will keep checking to see if they restart again.

If everything is working fine...don't mess with the new one. Like they say, if it ain't broke..don't fix it. I'm glad this happened before I get my Evo...Atleast I know when I get mine...in about a month...it will already have this OTA update applied...Now if any others come out...I'll wait a few days to update it. Same thing with PS3 and Xbox 360 updates..never download them right when they come out...they tend to do the same thing to the consoles...but yeah word of advice...wait it out a day or two to see if every goes fine...

[BrandiBran]

I lost my phone , so I had to get a replacement and of course, during activation, it updated to 1.47.651.1... has this been rooted yet, I need my shootme and wireless tethering apps back... must have root

***EDIT*** already been addressed here: http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showpost.p...&postcount=792

[peepeesea]

i can confirm mine is doing the same thing...

[shappy0869]

After the update I noticed that my phone is very sluggish on and off, changing windows, opening up the notification curtain and launching apps.

Any suggestions? (I did pull the battery once).

Thanks.

[stas333]

interesting.