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GB OTA has started
- Thread starter WormDoes
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- htc thunderbolt
thorthunderblt
Android Enthusiast
YEAHHHHHHHHHHHH BUDDDDDDDDYYYYY. What a nice surprise on a rainy morning. Now i have to wait till i have a strong signal for the download 
Updated at 7AM EST. Update took about 10 minutes total to download/install (did it over Wifi), so I was a little surprised to see people talking about being 45 minutes into it. Voicemail notifications are working for me after the update (verified it installed by checking the update status). Is it because I'm using Google Voice? HTC bar at the bottom edge of the screen has changed (where all apps used to be is now a simple grid icon and the operation can go either to all apps, recent apps, or downloaded apps). Works great so far.
I updated and I use google voice. Getting notifications fine after the update.
Cellmate
Member
Wow! Where can I get the Zippy App, because mine still takes a min?
RadYOacTiVe
Android Expert
Checked this morning and got the update but now Launcher Pro does not work. Stuck with the stock launcher. I would think Fed would have this updated already?
superstretch
Well-Known Member
I can't believe they're rolling out GB with the VM and Gtalk problems still..
That was simply inaccurate information on that PDF... hence the reason why they took that PDF down. Some dumb intern doesn't know what they're doing and copy and pasted the information from a DroidX update probably... I guess VZW doesn't have anyone that knows anything about the OTA proof reading before they go live with it.
Yep its been pulled. Not a real surprise.
Nope... not at all.
I've been using gtalk with video since the gb leaks started. It works fine
Sailing_Nut
Well-Known Member
I got the update this morning and can confirm that the VM notification IS broken.
Not a big deal for me, but a major f-up on VZW's part! That's pretty basic stuff!
Also, not really noticing much if any improvement in battery life. It may be a bit better, but I don't have any previous benchmarks to test against. I have been doing average usage for me, playing games for a total of about 30 min, some texting & a bit of playing with the phone and I want from abound 95% after the OTA to about 35% in around 2- 2.5 hours.
Not a big deal for me, but a major f-up on VZW's part! That's pretty basic stuff!
Also, not really noticing much if any improvement in battery life. It may be a bit better, but I don't have any previous benchmarks to test against. I have been doing average usage for me, playing games for a total of about 30 min, some texting & a bit of playing with the phone and I want from abound 95% after the OTA to about 35% in around 2- 2.5 hours.
Clear the cache button is dark. But the button clear data is lit up.
JohnnyG0925
Lurker
That's odd. I just got the update and VM notification works fine for me.
SeekerOfTheWay
Android Enthusiast
My phone is updated. I'm not too happy it did the update on its own. I was asleep, and apparently it completed around midnight or an hour after. I haven't had a change to see what all is changed.
There is a new email notification for gmail, that's all I saw so far. I'm annoyed because I like to wait to update until I read about any problems with the update.
There is a new email notification for gmail, that's all I saw so far. I'm annoyed because I like to wait to update until I read about any problems with the update.
Couple changes I noticed......
-In the stock text app, thumbnail pics are visible within messages that have pics attached, also it might be me but the text message font size appears very slightly larger.
-Dropping down the notification bar now shows a "notifications" tab at the bottom of the screen as well as a new "quick settings" tab. Makes my Quick Settings app (from the app market) somewhat redundant. However, the Sense quick settings tab does not have screen brightness adjustment or flashlight, just toggles for wifi, etc.
-Restarting the phone produces an error message for Slacker after booting, resulting in a Force Close for Slacker.
-The camera screen now has a toggle on the upper left of the screen to switch between normal camera and front-facing camera, so now you don't have to open the menu to do it.
-When opening "camera shots" album in the Gallery, it shows the most recent pics first, instead of showing the oldest at the top of the screen and making you scroll down to the most recent. Makes sense since before if you wanted to access a photo you recently took, you had to wait for them all to load and scroll down to the bottom. Much quicker now.
-In the stock text app, thumbnail pics are visible within messages that have pics attached, also it might be me but the text message font size appears very slightly larger.
-Dropping down the notification bar now shows a "notifications" tab at the bottom of the screen as well as a new "quick settings" tab. Makes my Quick Settings app (from the app market) somewhat redundant. However, the Sense quick settings tab does not have screen brightness adjustment or flashlight, just toggles for wifi, etc.
-Restarting the phone produces an error message for Slacker after booting, resulting in a Force Close for Slacker.
-The camera screen now has a toggle on the upper left of the screen to switch between normal camera and front-facing camera, so now you don't have to open the menu to do it.
-When opening "camera shots" album in the Gallery, it shows the most recent pics first, instead of showing the oldest at the top of the screen and making you scroll down to the most recent. Makes sense since before if you wanted to access a photo you recently took, you had to wait for them all to load and scroll down to the bottom. Much quicker now.