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markanon said:
So, I don't see this update button you're talking about. What is the exact path? I don't see anything under Settings.

Also, not sure how much I want this update anyway. Just more crapware that I won't use and can't uninstall, but will take up resources anyway. (curse you, telenav!!!)
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Yep, another limitation of the supposedly intuitive Twiz interface. Instead of going into the settings from hitting the menu button, hit the applications button and scroll down to Settings i has an icon with 2 gears one yellow one white. It's one of those Behold preinstalled things so it should stand out. Once in there there's a whole new menu of rather redundant settings beginning with Widgets and if scroll to the bottom you'll end with Software update. It really isn't obvious at all, and I had to so some searching for it. I've had the phone for 2 months, and I just figured this out 2 weeks ago.;)
 
`Ghost` said:
i would love to uninstall telenav and diner dash but i dont want to root my phone. scary programs. :(
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It's not really installing anything when you root, and nothing changes in the usage of your phone. You are only gaining a higher permission level when you root. I'm not completely competent with linux/android but I found the rooting process harmless and removing apks has made my device so much better!
 
Hey Chad, the only real downside to rooting is the loss of the Samsung software for the camera right? If that's the case, that isn't too big of a deal. You still have a 5mp camera with the option of installing other camera software right?

I might consider rooting at least until we get 2.x just for the speed and ability to ditch some boggware. I can still use Open Home with my Dark Hero skin on a rooted BH2 right?
 
spiz said:
Hey Chad, the only real downside to rooting is the loss of the Samsung software for the camera right? If that's the case, that isn't too big of a deal. You still have a 5mp camera with the option of installing other camera software right?

I might consider rooting at least until we get 2.x just for the speed and ability to ditch some boggware. I can still use Open Home with my Dark Hero skin on a rooted BH2 right?
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No, no, no. Rooting and using a custom rom are two separate processes. Rooting is just getting a higher level of permission on your phone, which I used to remove the apps that I did not use (which gave me better speed, battery life, and better & more apps). You don't lose any applications or functions at all, and is very low risk (unless you go crazy deleting apps).

To install a custom rom, you first have to root. But when you put one of the current roms on your phone, you do lose the vib and samsung camera software.
 
Okay I gotcha. Well I think I'm going to do that. So essentially, the phone is the same, just faster without all of the Samsung crap they preload on the phone. I like that idea. It's like building your own computer with an OEM copy of Windows as opposed to buying an HP with all of HP's preloaded crap.

Gonna start the root process. Any threads on these forums that are better than others? I'm not interested in roms, I just want to get to the stock 1.5.
 
yeah, which thead or how can i root the phone easily. and how do i remove the specific apps

also, if im rooted and i factory reset, do i have to re-root?:confused:
 
Here are the lines I grabbed from one of the threads, you need to get the try3 file and put it on your SD card. Then type each line and hit enter (first line is at DOS prompt)

adb shell

cat /sdcard/try3 > /data/local/try3
chmod 777 /data/local/try3
/data/local/try3 /system/bin/sh


I don't think this is persistent, you might have to redo the steps each time you want to take advantage of root (it takes about 3 seconds to do). I've done it 2 or 3 times to remove the junk. There is a whole thread on what people have removed, try searching for telnav or diner dash to find it.
 
chadmd23 said:
No, no, no. Rooting and using a custom rom are two separate processes. Rooting is just getting a higher level of permission on your phone, which I used to remove the apps that I did not use (which gave me better speed, battery life, and better & more apps). You don't lose any applications or functions at all, and is very low risk (unless you go crazy deleting apps).

To install a custom rom, you first have to root. But when you put one of the current roms on your phone, you do lose the vib and samsung camera software.
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Check out BH_MAN's stripped BH2 Stock Rom. He has the vibration and camera working in that one. No vibration was always a dealbreaker for me too.
 
chadmd23 said:
Here are the lines I grabbed from one of the threads, you need to get the try3 file and put it on your SD card. Then type each line and hit enter (first line is at DOS prompt)

adb shell

cat /sdcard/try3 > /data/local/try3
chmod 777 /data/local/try3
/data/local/try3 /system/bin/sh


I don't think this is persistent, you might have to redo the steps each time you want to take advantage of root (it takes about 3 seconds to do). I've done it 2 or 3 times to remove the junk. There is a whole thread on what people have removed, try searching for telnav or diner dash to find it.
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i dont understand a word of that. whats adb shell? do i have to boot my phone up while plugged in to the computer? What programs do i need and such?

I see a few threads on rooting and roms but i dont know what specifics i need. i would pretty much just like to root my phone so i can delete bogus apps and run root only programs. and eventually save android market apps to sd as well.
 
Spiz, just to be clear, getting root access does not change anything...it merely give you the ability to change things. You can't get "stock" 1.5 on a behold 2 without installing a custom ROM.

The problem w/ telenav, diner dash, etc is that you don't have permission to remove them as a regular user. Getting root access merely gives you permission.

spiz said:
I just want to get to the stock 1.5.
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OK, I have my update, but it says I have insufficient battery power to install, so I have to charge it first. Tried plugging charger in and doing it, but it will not allow. So I guess I have to wait. I've had the phone for 4 weeks this coming Sunday and I haven't really done a lot to it yet after reading the forums and that the update was coming.

Will post when I get it charged and updated!
 
@PPPHHHTTT - If you can check your SD card and look for a zip file that might be able to be leveraged by the rest of us.

:)
 
PPPHHHTTT said:
OK, I have my update, but it says I have insufficient battery power to install, so I have to charge it first. Tried plugging charger in and doing it, but it will not allow. So I guess I have to wait. I've had the phone for 4 weeks this coming Sunday and I haven't really done a lot to it yet after reading the forums and that the update was coming.

Will post when I get it charged and updated!
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Please do and Glad to hear someone else getting the update whats your imei number by the way to see where they are at with the updates as far as who is getting it soon.
 
OK, warning...this is my 1st droid phone=NEWBIE big time. So clueless to some of what you are asking.

KKARLIN - zip file-I do not see one on my SD card. I'm looking in the files folder and ...nada. I know this is my card because I transferred it from my last phone and it has all my old pics and folders and whatnot.

2FR35H - imei number...huh? tell me where to look.

there is now a "about phone" under settings. this lists: legal info; system tutorial; model number; firmware version; baseband version; kernel version; build number.

new: Evernote (? elephant head for logo-didn't see this before-has login and sign up); Midnight Bowling 2; Where's Waldo?

Nothing else is immediately obvious to me. This is gotta suck...someone posts bout the fixes and they have no clue what's going on...hahahaha! Sorry, that's why I'm here-to learn!
 
PPPHHHTTT said:
OK, I have my update, but it says I have insufficient battery power to install, so I have to charge it first. Tried plugging charger in and doing it, but it will not allow. So I guess I have to wait. I've had the phone for 4 weeks this coming Sunday and I haven't really done a lot to it yet after reading the forums and that the update was coming.

Will post when I get it charged and updated!
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glad to hear someone else on THIS forum has gotten it besides just me! question though how come no one is saying she's lying the way people did about me? huh it's strange, well guess thats just the way it is when you have something everyone else wants!
 
behold_this said:
glad to hear someone else on THIS forum has gotten it besides just me! question though how come no one is saying he's lying the way people did about me? huh it's strange, well guess thats just the way it is when you have something everyone else wants!
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haha, because you were the very first one! Oh well we all believe you now:D
So behold_this hows your phone been running lately with the update?
 
well, i'm glad you asked. battery performance for me is much improved with heavy and i mean heavy use (gps, bluetooth [which now works flawlessly], web, music, and video all throughout the day and i have no problem lasting till i go to sleep. no more mid-day charging!:) multiple days is totally out of the question, though. getting about 12-14 hrs. the best improvement besides battery is the proximity sensor, it actually works well now. there is now very little to no delay when moving the phone away from your face when on a call. the screen turns right back on and i really love that.

btw no zip file on my card either, and i've asked other people i know with it and they don't either. kinda strange, maybe samsung had more dirty tricks, and added away to automatically delete the file once installed or it saves somewhere on internal memory. idk
 
sweet! battery improvement and proximity sensor (irritating when you have to punch in numbers).

sidenote - behold_this i find it interesting that you called me 'he' with the avatar i have.. ;-)
 
PPPHHHTTT said:
sweet! battery improvement and proximity sensor (irritating when you have to punch in numbers).

sidenote - behold_this i find it interesting that you called me 'he' with the avatar i have.. ;-)
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my bad! sorry bout that. didn't really look, just rattled it off. ment no offense by it.

*i edited that post to reflect your proper sex.;)
 
Yo I got the update a couple of hours ago. yay! They replaced the shiny android boot screen with a much nicer anti-alised pulsing samsung logo. Some changes in the menu like said. I'm going to retrain the battery and see how things go from there.
 
Thank you guys for filling us in on the update; anybody want to share IMEI #'s so we can see if they are getting pushed in that order? Also, what kind of notification did you get when it came? Thanks!
 
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