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GRJ90 Update info 7/25/11

Loss of hotspot kinda sucks. At least there is EasyTether in the market. I hear wit EasyTether you can tether with 4G, too. So that's good.
 
My phone just randomly called 5 different numbers. Those numbers were from my call log. Damn, I have to wonder if its the update
 
So I just downloaded GRJ90. Still getting the "white bars" problem with no data transmission sometimes. Also, anyone else think that wifi reception is even worse now?
 
Skrillex said:
Extended batteries do kill NFC capabilities according to the battery manufacturers.
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The issue isn't specifically the extended batteries themselves, but the replacement battery covers that are missing the components for NFC.
 
Skrillex said:
Can anyone 100% confirm that the update kills all tethering and hotspots functionality??? If so has anyone called Sprint to see if you can pay for it to be restored (monthly fees of course). If that is the case this is not even a Nexus device anylonger...
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The update disables the HOTSPOT unless you are subscribing to it by paying for it. Call Sprint and add it.

V425 said:
I don't want the update if it kills the hotspot feature :(

Can you still use USB tethering?
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You can use usb tethering or HOTSPOT by paying for it. Call Sprint and add it.
 
Hey everyone. I'm kind of new (very new actually). Please excuse this being my first post... I've never had an android phone before, and bought the Nexus S 4g yesterday, (because I knew this update would be coming out). Now I'm having issues installing and thought I'd ask here, since y'all obviously are having better success than I. I try to follow the instructions (found various places around the web), but when I boot into restore (the step where the orange triangle is shown, if I'm not describing it correctly) there is an orange triangle with an exclamation point, and a green android guy, but there are no options, and nothing to select. I then have to pull the battery and restart the phone.

I can only imagine that I'm saving the "update.zip" in the wrong place. I've tried this a couple of times... the first thing I tried was to plug the phone into my PC by USB. The computer then assigns the phone to drive "F:" so I tried copying the update.zip directly to the root of the drive so it would be "F:\update.zip." but that didn't work.

Then I looked in the manual from google, and it says that depending on the phone, it will save the file either in the sd card, or the phone's USB storage. So I tried saving the file where the phone had been saving downloads "F:\download\update.zip." That didn't work either, had to restart the phone.

Anyway, looking at my "F:" drive (the phone) in windows explorer, there are six folders: .android secure, Android, DCIM, download, LOST.DIR and media. Which one is the "SD root? Can anyone point me to some more detailed instructions?
 
ericsmithcpa said:
Hey everyone. I'm kind of new (very new actually). Please excuse this being my first post... I've never had an android phone before, and bought the Nexus S 4g yesterday, (because I knew this update would be coming out). Now I'm having issues installing and thought I'd ask here, since y'all obviously are having better success than I. I try to follow the instructions (found various places around the web), but when I boot into restore (the step where the orange triangle is shown, if I'm not describing it correctly) there is an orange triangle with an exclamation point, and a green android guy, but there are no options, and nothing to select. I then have to pull the battery and restart the phone.

I can only imagine that I'm saving the "update.zip" in the wrong place. I've tried this a couple of times... the first thing I tried was to plug the phone into my PC by USB. The computer then assigns the phone to drive "F:" so I tried copying the update.zip directly to the root of the drive so it would be "F:\update.zip." but that didn't work.

Then I looked in the manual from google, and it says that depending on the phone, it will save the file either in the sd card, or the phone's USB storage. So I tried saving the file where the phone had been saving downloads "F:\download\update.zip." That didn't work either, had to restart the phone.

Anyway, looking at my "F:" drive (the phone) in windows explorer, there are six folders: .android secure, Android, DCIM, download, LOST.DIR and media. Which one is the "SD root? Can anyone point me to some more detailed instructions?
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Don't put it in any folder, just dro it in the f drive then boot back into recovery, when you get the triangle press power then volume up, this should bring up another menu.

Once there choose apply zip, then pick the update.zip. once there your in business
 
ericsmithcpa said:
Hey everyone. I'm kind of new (very new actually). Please excuse this being my first post... I've never had an android phone before, and bought the Nexus S 4g yesterday, (because I knew this update would be coming out). Now I'm having issues installing and thought I'd ask here, since y'all obviously are having better success than I. I try to follow the instructions (found various places around the web), but when I boot into restore (the step where the orange triangle is shown, if I'm not describing it correctly) there is an orange triangle with an exclamation point, and a green android guy, but there are no options, and nothing to select. I then have to pull the battery and restart the phone.

I can only imagine that I'm saving the "update.zip" in the wrong place. I've tried this a couple of times... the first thing I tried was to plug the phone into my PC by USB. The computer then assigns the phone to drive "F:" so I tried copying the update.zip directly to the root of the drive so it would be "F:\update.zip." but that didn't work.

Then I looked in the manual from google, and it says that depending on the phone, it will save the file either in the sd card, or the phone's USB storage. So I tried saving the file where the phone had been saving downloads "F:\download\update.zip." That didn't work either, had to restart the phone.

Anyway, looking at my "F:" drive (the phone) in windows explorer, there are six folders: .android secure, Android, DCIM, download, LOST.DIR and media. Which one is the "SD root? Can anyone point me to some more detailed instructions?
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At the triangle with the exclamation point just keep "mashing" volume up and power over and over... crude, I know, but it will work. From there you will see update.zip... be sure it is not labeled "update.zip.zip" if it is your file name extensions are hidden on your PC and you need to tether up again, delete update.zip.zip (from your phone) , rename the file just plain "update " (on the PC), re-download to the phone follow the steps from step 1 and you'll be set.
 
I don't notice a difference in the signal bars. Am I missing something? Reception increased but not much that is all I notice. Other than the mf's killed hotspots and tethering anyway.
 
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