has 2.2 official been released?

[testacon]

Originally Posted by austin420

i was going to post that too, but its just getting to be too much of a full time job defending samsung and sprint...

And on that note, where the hell has gTen been? Normally he champions on their behalf, these forums have been dead as of late no new rumors, nothing new to look forward to.

Has Samsung/Sprint finally knocked the wind out of everyone's sails here??

[flyers2114]

Originally Posted by tt C6

They need to provide a date.

Then, then need to provide a reason for the delay and state what their intentions are for future updates.

Frankly, the OPTION of updating plain Android DIRECTLY from Google needs to be offered ASAP.

They have proven they dont have to do shit...so those demands are pipe dreams...

Originally Posted by testacon

Curious to know if this was released today, AND--was it worth the wait?

How is GPS, call signal strength and the other things I heard about 6+ months ago when the phone was released.

I have a feeling that no matter how long they waited, or how much care goes into these updates--serious flaws will STILL be discovered within 24 hours of it being released.

I'm just saying, that's all! Prove me wrong Samsung--please...

My GPS and call strength have never been an issue...but yes others have reported gps issues...but the DK28 build seems to have remedied for quite a few...cannot speak for all...

Originally Posted by gullzway

I can't believe this is even an issue for an Epic owner that is a member of this site. I guess for those with no computer skills whatsoever, they might be upset about no official FROYO for their Epic.

It doesn't get any easier than going to this thread [Stock Flash][Odin]Dk28 Extended 12/05/2010 inc. Root,GPS hack,Clockwork+Redir. - xda-developers


Step 1. Boot your phone into download by powering off your phone holding 1 on the keyboard and holding power til you see the little Yellow digger.
Step 2. On your computer launch the included odin.exe and select the included victory pit and under PDA select the included SPH-D700-DK28-Extended.tar
Step 3. Plug in the usb cable.(if it's done right you should see a yellow Com device.)
Step 4. Click Start and wait.

That's it. You've got DK28 Release and clockwork preinstalled, rooted, and ready to use.To get into Clockwork, hold Volume Down Camera and Power to flash your own rom.

I agree....if peeps are unhappy dont buy the shit ever again....it does not do you any good to come here and complain....spend your time telling them...myself i could care less when it comes...cause my phone flat out kicks ass with DK28...and was also great on 2.1....if i was unhappy...I surely would not spend my time venting here in the rumor mill....I would go to the direct source.it may not make much of a difference that way either unless a lot of people do it........but thats how i am wired...others want to come and complain here and read speculation....waste of time...

[gTen]

Originally Posted by testacon

And on that note, where the hell has gTen been? Normally he champions on their behalf, these forums have been dead as of late no new rumors, nothing new to look forward to.

Has Samsung/Sprint finally knocked the wind out of everyone's sails here??

I've been in the hospital FML ...but anyways..

As I stated before...I'm pretty sure its not samsung that is the cause of all the delays..did samsung take more then expected to get Froyo going..yes..BUT they definitely got it out before the end of the year all over the world..In the US carriers are king and the carriers care more about their "branded" phones over their none branded ones...

T-Mobile: MyTouch
Verizon: Droid
Sprint: EVO
AT&T: umm..iphone?

The carriers will push to make sure their brands get best treatment and advertising..but to them if they get you to sign with say a Vibrant..any guarantee you won't switch to the Captivate? or Fascinate? With the Galaxy S line effectively your paying for the network...and carriers don't like that..they want to have complete dominance on the consumer...

They can say w\e they ant but its obvious there is 0 reason at least the captivate and vibrant were not updated...so only possibility is the carriers :/

[Johnny.Bravo]

Hell Freezes Over, Vibrant Gets Froyo Update › AndroidGuys

Looks like it actually happened.

Now, the $64,000 question......who's next?

[masetas]

Gten got a ? for u. Since i didnt want to make another thread on the topic of tethering i thought i ask you here.

Question is i have my phone rooted and installed the wifi tethering which some what slow but it works ( if you have something that works faster let me know) the only thing is that the other day i didnt have internet connection to my pc through the cable company so i wanted to use my phone but my pc doesnt have wireless internet connection i connected the phone to the pc when i did a menu pop up asking what i wanted to do so i selected tethering mode then another menu said 3g tethered mode but if i select that its going to connect through dial up network mode which sucks but either way i selected that and it still didnt give me a connection. What am i missing? is there another app that can do this? This is way different than my tp2 but thats easier because its a windows phone. Let me know. TIA

[gTen]

Originally Posted by masetas

Gten got a ? for u. Since i didnt want to make another thread on the topic of tethering i thought i ask you here.

Question is i have my phone rooted and installed the wifi tethering which some what slow but it works ( if you have something that works faster let me know) the only thing is that the other day i didnt have internet connection to my pc through the cable company so i wanted to use my phone but my pc doesnt have wireless internet connection i connected the phone to the pc when i did a menu pop up asking what i wanted to do so i selected tethering mode then another menu said 3g tethered mode but if i select that its going to connect through dial up network mode which sucks but either way i selected that and it still didnt give me a connection. What am i missing? is there another app that can do this? This is way different than my tp2 but thats easier because its a windows phone. Let me know. TIA

There is builtin USB tethering if your using touchwiz based 2.2 but you gotta make sure your drivers are installed...otherwise a popular thing for USB tethering is PDAnet (free version HTTPS dont work but 4g works if you got it)

[masetas]

So much for a January released of 2.2.

Quick heads up never put your phone to charge overnight while you place it under your pillows. Went to sleep at midnight at around 4am i check my phone to see what time it was so i reached under my pillows and the phone was extremely hot never felt a phone get the hot. Took the cable off and turned it off and then threw it on the floor went back to sleep woke up again and the phone had cooled off everything works fine. Almost thought for a second that it was going to burst. Just a heads up.

[gTen]

Originally Posted by masetas

So much for a January released of 2.2.

Quick heads up never put your phone to charge overnight while you place it under your pillows. Went to sleep at midnight at around 4am i check my phone to see what time it was so i reached under my pillows and the phone was extremely hot never felt a phone get the hot. Took the cable off and turned it off and then threw it on the floor went back to sleep woke up again and the phone had cooled off everything works fine. Almost thought for a second that it was going to burst. Just a heads up.

If it gets too hot these new phones should shut themselves off..that said..I really don't suggest putting a phone thats charging under your pillow..hot or not...or anything thats plugged into a live circuit..

[shane6374]

Originally Posted by masetas

So much for a January released of 2.2.

Quick heads up never put your phone to charge overnight while you place it under your pillows. Went to sleep at midnight at around 4am i check my phone to see what time it was so i reached under my pillows and the phone was extremely hot never felt a phone get the hot. Took the cable off and turned it off and then threw it on the floor went back to sleep woke up again and the phone had cooled off everything works fine. Almost thought for a second that it was going to burst. Just a heads up.

At least you're brave enough to admit it.

[masetas]

Originally Posted by shane6374

At least you're brave enough to admit it.

LOL Sometimes people got to learn the hard way to always pay attention to what their doing.