So I've been hearing alot about GB being transmitted OTA for us to update lately. I've been holding off flashing a ROM, waiting to see how this OTA looks. But I'm impatient, what can I say! I've read all over that they are staggering the OTA updates and I have yet to see mine yet. So I decided to call HTC and ask them about it. They said no worries when it comes out it will just pop up for an update one day.. so the next day I call the HTC tech support and ask them when my device is scheduled to receive the update.. the HTC tech tells me she's not heard anything about a GB update coming OTA to all the Thunderbolts and acts like a dumb blond wondering what I'm talking about. I got frustrated and hung up on her. Does anyone know how they are staggering it or how you can tell when your update will pop up? I'm getting impatient and I want to flash to like BAMF or Bamf remix and load netflix etc.. but if the OTA GB updated is gonna pop up in like an hour or something I'd rather wait and see how that looks.
Since I got my phone I have yet to see it update anything and I've had it for about a month now. I'm rooted and everything else is stock, When I check status in software update the only thing with anything listed there is the Source : Verizon Wireless,.. all the other fields are blank. Every single time I try to do "Check New" for software update I get nothing happening or a failure of some sort. Sometihng about it being unavailable..
I'm just wondering if a GB update really is coming and how soon and if my phone is up to date at all. Liek i said it's stock rooted and I'm really tempted to use Rom Manager Premium and switch to BAMF... Thanks for any help anyone can offer!
GB is so far away bud. The ota update that's coming is the MR2 froyo. Just like the leak we got
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Settle down Bevis, the GB OTA won't be coming for at least another 2 months.
Make the switch.
Das BAMF 2.0-6 GingerRemix is great
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1095280
Dont forget the MR2 radio also
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1115714
And dont flash anything from in CWM, use recovery.
And verify MD5's
And dont forget to wipe data/factory reset from recovery,,, After you make a back up that is.
Pretty sure you meant "don't flash anything in ROM Manager" since CWM would be recovery
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Theory of Candy > Bamf for the GB builds.
what makes u think gingerbread will pop up in an hour? first thing i did when i got the phone was get rid of sense. cant stand it.
I really dont see what all the hub bub is about OTA's. By the time they are pushed to the phones, we generally have months of notice here via the forums. And besides which, what they push is out dated by the time they push them out. We do currently have GB builds available in the ROM section and they are great. If you want GB flash one of those. If you must wait for the OTA, then be prepared to wait for a while. Even if HTC came out tomorrow and said "Oh HAi Guyz, we has GB for all your phones and it is ready" then guess what.....VZW has to approve that build before it does anything...and as we all know...VZW takes forever to do so.
I am waiting for a relatively stable CyanogenMod 7 build that includes the permission override feature. Yes, I know you can do that with any rooted rom with permissions denied but the CM7 one is supposed to work better (for example, when you deny an app network access it does not cause a security exception but is told that there is no network available).
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Pretty sure you meant "don't flash anything in ROM Manager" since CWM would be recovery
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Yes you are correct. Sorry for the mixup. Thanks.
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Stock stinks!
You will know when an OTA GB update is coming on these threads long before it shows up on your phone...Imo the GB ROMs based on the leak are buggy, although I do flash them every time there's an update. However, the Froyo based ROMs are awesome and run extremely well. I flash different ROMs regularly, but always go back to Bamf Remix because it is...well, bad ass. You need to get off stock now if you want your phone to live up to it's potential. Even if it's just for better battery life...I get DOUBLE the life using Bamf 1.7, no joke, 20>24 hrs on a charge using my phone all day with 4G.
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Theory of Candy > Bamf for the GB builds.
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Lol...
10 char
I have a question. I just flashed the GB 2.0-6 from bamf last night but just received my replacement last night. So do I just adb root again than flash the mr2 and 2.0-6 all over or is there an easier way? Hope this wasn't confusing and thanks for the help.
*Walk in the Word*
Sorry I think I just but this in the wrong thread. My bad.
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I have been thinking of switching to a BAMF 3.0 GB rom, however rumors say official GB will be out soon... What are you thoughts? Wait or switch now, I just don't have the time to change roms as frequent like some people do.
EDIT: THANKS GUYS FOR ALL YOUR INPUT IT WAS VERY HELPFUL, I AM GOING TO MAKE THE JUMP TO SENSE 3.0. I LOVE THE BAMF REMIX I HAVE NOW SO IM HOPING ILL LOVE THE 3.0 EVEN MORE. YOU KNOW THAT BAD NEWS TRAVELS FASTER THAN GOOD NEWS, SO IT WAS GOOD TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE ENJOYING THE ROM INSTEAD OF READING POSTS WITH ISSUES.
BAMF is a good way to go. Pretty stable from when I used it. If you want to lose root, go for the OTA.
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BAMF is a good way to go. Pretty stable from when I used it. If you want to lose root, go for the OTA.
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Well i wouldn't go OTA, but when an offical GB is released you know developers will use that to build roms off of, instead off of a leaked version.
Go ahead & join the GB party! You will enjoy your phone so much more.
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Ya das barf is pretty solid. My phone looks exactly like my girlfriends sensation now. And at this rate gingerbreads not coming out till the fall
BAMF 3.0 RC4 is very stable, I have had no problems with it whatsoever. Even with it being built off an alpha build it is prob more stable than the official GB will be when it does come around. Also the OTA is not going to have sense 3.0 but 2.1. I highly recommend joining the BAMF club now.
Personally, I would go ahead and download and install bamf 3.0 for the simple fact that it has most of the aspects of gingerbread AND sense 3.0. Also, when gb is released, they will update the rom to incorporate anything that was missing.
Also look into synergy very good.
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I hesitated to flash anything beyond Froyo until BAMF 3.0 came out. After flashing the leaked GB radio and dealing random reboots I quickly un-rooted only to re-root a few days later. When 3.0 dropped I jumped onboard immediately and never looked back. RC4 is solid.
Bamfsense3.0 RC4 runs great on mine
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I have been thinking of switching to a BAMF 3.0 GB rom, however rumors say official GB will be out soon... What are you thoughts? Wait or switch now, I just don't have the time to change roms as frequent like some people do.
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take the plunge on BAMF 3.0. the official GB may be months away. once it does drop, the devs will rip through it and give us another sparkling example of what the phone can do.
I am running ginger theory 4.5.1 and really like it, been pretty stable for almost 2 weeks of use now.
I would wait if I was you,that way you could ask again. Sorry but you are asking oeople that took the leap,experimented with their phone so you dont have to take a chance,tisk tisk, just leave it rooted and let htc and vzw be your test bunnies.
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The leaked versions will always be better, believe me. And don't listen to the guys who have horror stories. Most likely, they did something wrong in the installation process. Or gave up with the smallest problem. Research is the key for android. Someone has probably had the problem before you.
Trial and error is what it is,do and learn,no one can tell you how it will run on you device or which rom,kernel,radio is best,just jump in and try it for yourself.
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Trial and error is what it is,do and learn,no one can tell you how it will run on you device or which rom,kernel,radio is best,just jump in and try it for yourself.
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If you don't take anything else from this thread, take this advice. It's spot on.
BAMF 3.0 RC4 FOR THE WIN. That's my opinion try a couple to see which ones you like that'll be the only way to find out
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vzw GB will never have 3.0. IMO, that's reason enough to take the jump. I've been on BAMF GB since the debut. Stuck with it through the whole "bricking scare". And to be honest, I had serious stability issues for the first few weeks. Random reboots, missed texts, etc. But now it's as stable as anything I've ran on this or my old droid
Verdict is, switch to bamf and follow the directions. You and your phone will be fine!
couple of questions:
What's the battery life like compared to stock?
Are there any rebooting issues?
Can you do wifi tethering?
Thanks!
I read that the ATRIX receive 2.3.4 OTA update, when do you think the 3D will see it?
From HTC? Who knows. But now that we have root, we will probably be seeing some 2.3.5 coming up in the near future (AOSP of course). Also, 2.3.4 isn't reallyl any different from 2.3.3, other than the Google Video chat, which can already be used on our phones now anyways. Don't let 2.3.4 get you too excited.
Lol yea I won't, just can't wait to see what's to come now that we have full root.
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Now that I have root, I don't care about any updates.
We will have rom's to take care of that.
I just picked up my phone and had a Application update for HTC Watch, Lockscreen, and widgets. Anyone see this update?
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From HTC? Who knows. But now that we have root, we will probably be seeing some 2.3.5 coming up in the near future (AOSP of course). Also, 2.3.4 isn't reallyl any different from 2.3.3, other than the Google Video chat, which can already be used on our phones now anyways. Don't let 2.3.4 get you too excited.
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From what I remember reading... as far as Google is concerned, development on 2.x has stopped. Whether or not 3.x is still being developed I don't remember reading about, but I know they are working on 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) which is a collaboration of everything in 3.x and 2.x, and designed to work on both smartphones and tablets, so that they can get away from having different versions for different types of devices. This is said to be available in Q4 of 2011.
Now to keep developing 3.x when they are already planning on releasing 4.0 so soon, would seem pretty foolish at this point, but stranger things have happened.
Now, this also does not mean that HTC won't release 2.3.4 on their devices... this could still happen... but my guess is that they will simply wait until 4.0 hits and develop their interface and software for that environment, rather than waste the time developing applications and testing for the end of life 2.x environment.
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From what I remember reading... as far as Google is concerned, development on 2.x has stopped. Whether or not 3.x is still being developed I don't remember reading about, but I know they are working on 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) which is a collaboration of everything in 3.x and 2.x, and designed to work on both smartphones and tablets, so that they can get away from having different versions for different types of devices. This is said to be available in Q4 of 2011.
Now to keep developing 3.x when they are already planning on releasing 4.0 so soon, would seem pretty foolish at this point, but stranger things have happened.
Now, this also does not mean that HTC won't release 2.3.4 on their devices... this could still happen... but my guess is that they will simply wait until 4.0 hits and develop their interface and software for that environment, rather than waste the time developing applications and testing for the end of life 2.x environment.
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Yea, I hope we just get bumped right to ICS, instead of any pointless GB updates. I only said 2.3.5 because when I was in the Evo4G section the other day, I noticed that the current GB Beta from Deck is android 2.3.5 (see here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1078558). I figured that when we get some CM AOSP on this thing that the nightlies will be based on 2.3.5. I haven't even looked to see what was included in the 2.3.5 update. It's probably a subtle change from 2.3.4, since it's only one point. I'm just so happy that we have s-off and will be seeing all this stuff soon.
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I just picked up my phone and had a Application update for HTC Watch, Lockscreen, and widgets. Anyone see this update?
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I just saw this update myself, Not sure what it entails, nor would I take it right now if my phone wasn't about to be replaced in a couple days, because it's possible they have found the exploit used and are patching it up with an update like this... unlikely, but possible.
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I just picked up my phone and had a Application update for HTC Watch, Lockscreen, and widgets. Anyone see this update?
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I get it every morning (every 24 Hrs) I haven't downloaded it yet. I don't plan to.
Keep in mind that with HTC's update to 2.3.4 you will also lose the ability to sync Facebook's contact info.... Don't be too hasty to rush out of a good thing and into something that is a big disappointment. That was a huge let down when I got my nexus s 4G. Had to root to get back into a version that supports the sync. But its my honest opinion.
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I just picked up my phone and had a Application update for HTC Watch, Lockscreen, and widgets. Anyone see this update?
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I actually got that update yesterday, and accepted it by mistake. I had just flashed a rom, and had done a full wipe. When I was setting everything up, the update popped up. I pulled down the notification bar, and had a bunch of other stuff in the notifications. I somehow tapped it, and once it started I was unable to stop it. It did nothing but update the apps that it said it would. I had a missing phone icon on my lockscreen after flashing the rom. After taking that update by mistake, and rebooting, the phone icon was back. It did no harm to my root or bootloader. Over 3G, it only took about 30 seconds to download and install the update (so obviously it was nothing of considerable size), and it showed each individual app it downloaded and installed, similar to how the market will update apps when you allow it to.
Not saying to take it, nor am I saying to ever take an OTA, because you NEVER know what HTC has slipped in....but I am saying that I did take the update and no harm was done. I think it was one of the OTA updates from before that I never accepted. I think the factory reset prompted it.
The most basic rule of thumb when it comes to rooting your device is NEVER take an OTA ever ! Like mentioned before HTC might have found the exploit and are attempting to patch the hole up . Im no idiot and Im quite sure someone from HTC has already downloaded Revolutionary and are currently disecting it to find out what it does to root the device . Any upcoming updates will more than likely be caught and rooted by a dev then posted for the general rooting community . Patience is a virtue that sometimes pays off big time in the end .
I took that update, I buy if you use crossfire don't do it. It update like Apps so it doesn't use the recovery, but you have to restart your phone and when it comes back its distorted like heck.
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I just picked up my phone and had a Application update for HTC Watch, Lockscreen, and widgets. Anyone see this update?
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This sounds like the update they made on launch day to fix the problems with the missing phone icon on the lockscreen and watch was working for everyone at the time either.
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If "No", please let us know why you chose to hold off, and if/when you plan to upgrade to the leak/ and or OTA.
I will start.
I chose not to upgrade yet.
Mainly because, if anyone reading this was around during the Eris, 2.1 leaked fiasco, you will understand my new and improved policy of waiting at least 3 full days on anything leaked.
Anyway, I also am holding out because
1) Joelz (I hope) will be making a patch for us folk who are waiting.
2) I have been getting better batt life on GB
3) hasn't been 3 days yet.. but now that the firmware is out, I may be editing this post in a couple days.
Reminds me of the 3 day rule for not calling a chick after you get her number. HAH!
I went ahead and updated....we'll see how this goes.
I just upgraded to CleanROM 3.7, so I'm going to wait for the official release of ICS before I flash a next ROM.
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I voted No... ICS is not that big of a deal for me. My phone is #1 a business tool and having it work is more important that how it looks. That being said, I am quite content right now with GB, how the device looks and works. Battery life is acceptable and I can use all of the tools I need to use. It is one very AWESOME phone as it is right now.
This might change if I see a lot of users using it without a lot of issues, but I might just wait until the Official OTA arrives.
There are more things to life than ICS....
Never ending... after the masses gets ICS they will want JB and then they will demand KLP.... it never ends.
I did almost bricked in the process as well
But all in all I say its worth it. We atleast have a method to downgrade the hboot if needed
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I am holding off until I see there are no issues AND there is a way to get back to stock GB via Ruu in the crazy case I need to return to Verizon.
They may not check much but I'd rather be safe since 4.0 is noticeably different.
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I am holding off until I see there are no issues AND there is a way to get back to stock GB via Ruu in the crazy case I need to return to Verizon.
They may not check much but I'd rather be safe since 4.0 is noticeably different.
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You can ruu back with the mainver fix
Unless you haven't unlocked it yet
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Nope still on GB. when the ota comes and custom kernels for ICS ill take the plunge. Still hoping for cm9 as well.
I have upgraded but I'm having trouble with the service.
Phone keeps telling me to insert a sim card when I already have one...
Just saw in Scotts ics thread you can't go back to Gingerbread after Ics ruu (he even updated his op).....so I will be holding off....at least until gets proven otherwise
Edit: now Scott is saying you can go back but there's a sd issue...however he said there is a fix....
so looks like I will keep on waiting for everyone else to be the guinea pigs lol
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I didn't vote because there's no option for "I'm on the second ICS leak and waiting for more ROMs to be based off of the third leak".
I just hope there will be a Rom that doesn't require the ics ruu as a prerequisite.
I am sure those of us with our tin foil hats would really appreciate it.
Also I can only imagine the forums whenever the official release comes and by chance it doesn't play nice with the leak.
Looks like gb for me, unless there's a Rom that doesn't require this leak. Guess time will tell...hopefully everything works out for everyone but I will just err on the cautious side.
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I voted "no", though it is tempting, but its still early development.
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I didn't vote because there's no option for "I'm on the second ICS leak and waiting for more ROMs to be based off of the third leak".
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lol i was just messin around on the polls. please vote
andybones said:
I will start.
I chose not to upgrade yet.
Mainly because, if anyone reading this was around during the Eris, 2.1 leaked fiasco, you will understand my new and improved policy of waiting at least 3 full days on anything leaked.
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That was the worst.. What was it? something like a few days after the 2.1 leak had been out, root was attained (but only if you hadn't installed the leaked firmware)?
Anyways, I installed the newer firmware despite all this. I have confidence the Dev section here will carry us through any issues that arise
I did last night. Scary but easy. Clean Rom 4.0 seems absolutely flawless this far. Battery is great. Stopped using extended battery its so good lol.
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new firmware
I got the AndroidPolice all-stock zip of the new VZN ICS. Experimented all day with it including the TAMPERERED warning, and other stuff. Found out that when 100% bone stock, the new ICS will allow you to freeze/eliminate all the things I don't use, like VZN Navigator, Twitter, Trneds, NFLMobile, Lets Golf,Hot Pursuit, Freindstream, etc. So, I am ReLocked, and stock and happy because a bunch of bloaty things don't start and can't be seen in the app drawer. Bottom Line: the new ICS is gonna be so great, some folks won't have to unlock to get exactly what they want. Warning: if you check it out, getting back to GB isn't impossible, but it's a hassle.
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That was the worst.. What was it? something like a few days after the 2.1 leak had been out, root was attained (but only if you hadn't installed the leaked firmware)?
Anyways, I installed the newer firmware despite all this. I have confidence the Dev section here will carry us through any issues that arise
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Yessir, no root was for me. lol, after about a week, I ended up calling CS and getting a refurb, they said nothing about the phone being on a leak lol.
i would rather wait a get the official OTA firmware. rather than some leaked ****.
Okay I have a few questions. I have had my Rezound for a couple months now and tired of waiting for the OTA update. So I was wanting to switch to one of the leaks. My phone is not rooted and still all factory with Sense 3.5. My main question is if I decide to use the Leaked version and then later the official comes out will I be able to do a update and go back to being official? Or maybe like a stock rom that will erase your phone and install all back to factory including the root?
Also do you absolutely have to root to install the leak? Please if you have any answers for my questions please let me know. Thank you.
You don't need root at all to use an RUU. I would advise against upgrading. Most of the ICS ROMS support the gb firmware. Just be patient. Only a little longer till ICS!!
Yeah thats what I have heard many times. Its coming in Jan, It's coming in Feb, Its coming in March, Its coming in April, It's coming in May. WAIT LET ME GUESS its coming in JUNE?!?! lol So sick of all the delays with it. Although I suppose waiting another few months wont hurt nothing.
I jumped on the last ICS leak when the May 9th release didn't happen. I have no complaints! I think the update will come to my phone even with this... If it doesn't, someone will leak it!
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Okay question is do I have to root? Do I have to install something special? what are the steps to installing it? And what are the steps to resort back?
sabwjawdjw said:
Okay question is do I have to root? Do I have to install something special? what are the steps to installing it? And what are the steps to resort back?
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You can upgrade without root to the latest leak, in the event you need to downgrade firmware, it will require rooting the phone and s-off.
No, I was completely stock gb before the leak. I hadn't done anything...
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Yeah thats what I have heard many times. Its coming in Jan, It's coming in Feb, Its coming in March, Its coming in April, It's coming in May. WAIT LET ME GUESS its coming in JUNE?!?! lol So sick of all the delays with it. Although I suppose waiting another few months wont hurt nothing.
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There's never been an official announcement of a date, just rumors and speculation....
As for getting back, I am not so sure about that... Find the thread about the latest leak. The answers to your questions are in it.
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If you don't know how to get back to stock you shouldn't do it.
You don't need root to upgrade, but you need to unlock, root and s-off to get back to stock gb.
Even if you got somehow off the upgrade path, of you were to s-off then it wouldn't matter.
If you do go from GB to ICS firmware just remember to factory reset the phone after the RUu or you "may" have data issues. Not everybody does, but some do so do it anyway.
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UH after an ruu everything should be set i don't see why you would have to factory reset...
Well...there is probably a couple hundred of us who had this issue right when s-off came out. It only happens after s-off. Least that I have seen. 4G will Drop connection like mad if you don't factory reset immediately after the ruu completes and rom boots.
I also mean the factory reset in hboot, not in the rom.
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I say do some reading, familarize yourself with the process, then go ahead and s-off and get ICS. Never know if getting the official ICS update will screw you or not in terms of keeping locked down, and the current ICS builds are pretty well done. But only do what you are comfortable doing.
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Well...there is probably a couple hundred of us who had this issue right when s-off came out. It only happens after s-off. Least that I have seen. 4G will Drop connection like mad if you don't factory reset immediately after the ruu completes and rom boots.
I also mean the factory reset in hboot, not in the rom.
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UH after an ruu everything should be set i don't see why you would have to factory reset...
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I am also one of those hundreds of people. It only takes a minute, so why not just do it. Most of the other issues people had were fixed by a factory reset in hboot also.
Contacted HTC and they said June or July for ICS.
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Yeah thats what I have heard many times. Its coming in Jan, It's coming in Feb, Its coming in March, Its coming in April, It's coming in May. WAIT LET ME GUESS its coming in JUNE?!?! lol So sick of all the delays with it. Although I suppose waiting another few months wont hurt nothing.
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As per the title - I called HTC yesterday and spoke with one of the CS reps. I asked and after a brief wait, the representative stated that the device should be updated to ICS in June or July. With the HTC Amaze 4G rolled out (not VZW)--at least they have one less phone in front of ours.
I'm in the same predicament. I am very interested in the OTA but the speculation on has only led to more disappointment. In the end, for me at least, I'm pleased with my bone stock Rezound. Zero issues. I am looking forward to making it even better like many of the current owners have done.
I've heard this came out a couple months ago, but my phone as yet to update on its own. When I try and check for an update, it says there are no updates to be found. And when I check my phone, my current software is 3.14.605.12. Anybody know how I can upgrade to the latest? Ever since I upgraded to ICS, my phone has been nothing but trouble for me, and I'm hoping if I upgrade to the latest that some of these problems might go away. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks!
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I've heard this came out a couple months ago, but my phone as yet to update on its own. When I try and check for an update, it says there are no updates to be found. And when I check my phone, my current software is 3.14.605.12. Anybody know how I can upgrade to the latest? Ever since I upgraded to ICS, my phone has been nothing but trouble for me, and I'm hoping if I upgrade to the latest that some of these problems might go away. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks!
HTC Rezound
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Software 3.14.605.12
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Here is the link to the global update: http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...ull-ruu-build-4-03-605-2-for-the-htc-rezound/ Lucky for you, since you haven't unlocked you bootloader or done anything otherwise, you can flash this in your bootloader and get the update with no problem.
Two notes on flashing that...first it's unofficial, so flashing it might risk your ability to get OTA's in the future. Second, it will wipe your data, apps, and internal storage. However, with those two caveats, it will work just fine.
I appreciate the input guys. However, both of you state I need to "flash" to do this - which looks to me (as stated above) it's an unofficial method of getting this update. I'm curious, is there a way I can do this a legit way? How come my phone did not take the update, while others did? How can I force my phone to update? I'd like to keep my phone as stock as possible and not do any modding to it.
If I really have no other options, then I guess flashing is my best bet. And considering the last phone I had that I took any time to mod was the first-gen iPhone, I have no clue what any of this lingo means - but I guess that's what Google is for. However if any of you have a quick link in mind you could post that might help me or at least point me in the right direction, it'd be appreciated. I looked at the link posted above to the actual ROM file and it has some simple install instructions, however I'm not sure if that's all I need to do considering I'm still fully stock. Thanks again guys for all your help.
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I appreciate the input guys. However, both of you state I need to "flash" to do this - which looks to me (as stated above) it's an unofficial method of getting this update. I'm curious, is there a way I can do this a legit way? How come my phone did not take the update, while others did? How can I force my phone to update? I'd like to keep my phone as stock as possible and not do any modding to it.
If I really have no other options, then I guess flashing is my best bet. And considering the last phone I had that I took any time to mod was the first-gen iPhone, I have no clue what any of this lingo means - but I guess that's what Google is for. However if any of you have a quick link in mind you could post that might help me or at least point me in the right direction, it'd be appreciated. I looked at the link posted above to the actual ROM file and it has some simple install instructions, however I'm not sure if that's all I need to do considering I'm still fully stock. Thanks again guys for all your help.
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your phone is up to date! like they said above and the global is unofficial, therefore putting the global ruu on your phone would be the latest!
fcukthenet said:
I've heard this came out a couple months ago, but my phone as yet to update on its own. When I try and check for an update, it says there are no updates to be found. And when I check my phone, my current software is 3.14.605.12. Anybody know how I can upgrade to the latest? Ever since I upgraded to ICS, my phone has been nothing but trouble for me, and I'm hoping if I upgrade to the latest that some of these problems might go away. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks!
HTC Rezound
Completely Stock / No mods
Android 4.0.3
Software 3.14.605.12
Verizon / USA
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Run the 4.03.605.2 RUU. Let it boot 1 time, then wipe and install shrike's CounterShrike CM9 ROM. It's seriously a great ROM and super smooth in comparison to stock. Basically, what this phone should have been from day 1.
abrego47 said:
your phone is up to date! like they said above and the global is unofficial, therefore putting the global ruu on your phone would be the latest!
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My apologies, but I don't quite understand. You're saying my phone is up to date with the 3.14.x.x software, and the 4.03.x.x that I'm looking for is actually some "custom" ROM and unofficial?
fcukthenet said:
My apologies, but I don't quite understand. My phone is up to date with the 3.14.x.x software, and the 4.03.x.x that I'm looking for is actually some "custom" ROM and unofficial?
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think of it like getting a Blu-Ray Movie Early. They say when the Blu-ray should be released but some guys who know people can get an Early Copy but modify it to make it Better than its original Release. And this is all totally legal.
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think of it like getting a Blu-Ray Movie Early. They say when the Blu-ray should be released but some guys who know people can get an Early Copy but modify it to make it Better than its original Release. And this is all totally legal.
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So this 4.03.x.x is just not out yet? I've been seeing news articles of them reporting on it as far back as August. Has it just not rolled out to every phone yet? If not, then I will continue to wait. I just thought my phone was messed up and wouldn't take the update.
fcukthenet said:
So this 4.03.x.x is just not out yet? I've been seeing news articles of them reporting on it as far back as August. Has it just not rolled out to every phone yet? If not, then I will continue to wait. I just thought my phone was messed up and wouldn't take the update.
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But waiting on Verizon to Roll out the Update will take a loooonng time. but Sites have the Latest (Unofficial)Build. Unofficial is kind of like Alpha, and Beta. Unofficial is inbetween Alpha n Beta.
It basically gives u global function so if your not going to other countries don't even worry about it. I promise if u take the time to figure everything out and flash it you won't be able to tell a difference. Just skip it
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fcukthenet said:
So this 4.03.x.x is just not out yet? I've been seeing news articles of them reporting on it as far back as August. Has it just not rolled out to every phone yet? If not, then I will continue to wait. I just thought my phone was messed up and wouldn't take the update.
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A few people got 4.03.605.1 a week or two after the 3.14.605.12 OTA, but they never mass rolled it out. I know of one person on XDA who got it as an OTA. 4.03.605.2 surfaced a few days later on Android Police, but I haven't heard of anyone getting it as an OTA, and there hasn't been a peep out of Verizon on it.
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A few people got 4.03.605.1 a week or two after the 3.14.605.12 OTA, but they never mass rolled it out. I know of one person on XDA who got it as an OTA. 4.03.605.2 surfaced a few days later on Android Police, but I haven't heard of anyone getting it as an OTA, and there hasn't been a peep out of Verizon on it.
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Awesome, just what I needed to know. I will just be patient then. Thanks!
Yep, basically the only reason why the global update ever made it to light is because the manufacturers like HTC like to "splash test" on a few customers, let them report back bugs and what not, at this point if there aren't any bugs or the bugs that are present are workable, they will release the update in mass to the rest of the public.
Basically, a splash tester knew what they were doing, whipped together that nice little "flashable" ruu package and released it for the rest of us to hack up for our own uses. Usually, we look forward to these little splash test releases because they do contain newer bug fixes, but they also contain new kernels, libs and other useful things we need to continue making roms like aosp or sense 4 work better
I'd say if you want it, go ahead and flash it. Its just not official as they say because it did not arrive onto your phone via ota update directly from htc and verizon. Although it is an official build built by htc.