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May

T-Mobile Halts Optimus L9 Jelly Bean Update (Build P76920d)

Posted by Kyle Wiggers in LG, News, Optimus L9, T-Mobile

Uh-oh. According to a support doc released yesterday, T-Mobile has paused the Optimus L9's update to Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean because of the new software's less-than-stellar stability. Several users have reported significant battery drain, difficulty receiving calls, and frequent app crashes. Accordingly, T-Mobile wants to "improve performance" before resuming the OTA upgrade.

T-Mobile announced and began rolling out the Optimus L9 Jelly Bean upgrade on April 22nd, so it's somewhat surprising it took so long to identify problems with the update. Still, better late than never.

As far as ETAs go, T-Mobile unfortunately doesn't know when the fixed update will begin rolling out.

May

Sprint And AT&T Galaxy S4 Updates Incoming, App And Kernel Enhancements In Tow

Posted by Kyle Wiggers in AT&T, Galaxy S4, News, Sprint

Another day, another OTA, this time for Sprint's and AT&T's variants of the Galaxy S4. The updates – which are labeled as builds MDL and I337UCUAMDL, respectively - are beginning to roll out to all Ma Bell and Now Network owners of the GS4, and looks to include a few app, feature, and kernel changes.

Here's what the Sprint update includes:

SMS notification enhancements
S-Health enhancements

In addition, though not listed in Sprint's official announcement post, we believe this software contains a kernel patch that prevents unauthorized root access. More details can be found here.

Here's what the AT&T update brings:

Touch screen sensitivity improvement
Enhanced Multi window experience
New S-Health version

The updates weigh in at less than 50MB each.

Mar

Bell, Rogers, And TELUS Pushing Jelly Bean 4.1.2 Update To LG Optimus G; SaskTel Trailing Close Behind

Posted by Cody Toombs in Bell, Device Updates, Jelly Bean 4.1, News, Optimus G, Rogers, TELUS

Last Updated: March 25th, 2013

We have some good news to share with our neighbors to the north: the Optimus G is getting an update to Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. Right now, this only includes customers on Bell, Rogers, and TELUS. LG says that SaskTel users will receive the OTA in "late March", which suggests it should begin shipping only a few days behind the other carriers. This version bump will bring support for Google Now, offline speech recognition, expandable notifications, and several other goodies. LG has also packaged a few of its own improvements, but seems to have left out an upgraded QSlide 2.0. Here is the full changelog, provided by MobileSyrup:

Touch performance improvement
A simpler user interface for complex features such as WiFi-Direct and Miracast combined
Multimedia file transfer through Android Beam
Lock front key feature for QuickMemo
A memo scribble feature
Notification bar enhancements
Google Now support
Offline Voice recognition and typing
Quick Translator
Exchange task sync support

The update appears to be available only as an OTA, so just keep watching for the notification.

Mar

Jelly Bean (Android 4.1.2) OTA Approved For Verizon Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 And 10.1

Posted by Cody Toombs in Device Updates, Jelly Bean 4.1, News, Verizon Wireless

Even though Verizon is not known for having a speedy update approval process, owners of the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 and Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 are finally about to win the Jelly Bean lottery. The OTAs will bring each device up to Android 4.1.2.

Mar

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Verizon Approves Build VS95011B For The LG Intuition, Should Begin Rolling Out Soon

Posted by Cody Toombs in Intuition, LG, News, Verizon Wireless

Verizon's LG Intuition has long been an awkward kid at the lunch table. With a 5" display at 4:3 resolution, it's had a difficult time being accepted, much less competing. Even so, it has not been completely forgotten – Verizon is preparing to roll out a maintenance update to the device that will remove the Color and V Cast apps, fix some assorted bugs, and should improve speakerphone quality. There is one curious detail to this update, it also adds the Amazon Appstore. Are Verizon and Amazon becoming closer friends?

While this update may not bring a new version of the Android OS, the international version – the Optimus Vu – is expected to receive a bump to 4.1 sometime this quarter.

Feb

Archos 80/101 G9 And 101XS Receiving Updates To 4.0.28 And 4.1.2 Respectively

Posted by Cameron Summerson in 101 G9, 101 XS, 80 G9, News

Archos may not be the biggest dog on the block, but it does do a good job of supporting the hardware it releases. It's currently sending OTA updates to its 80/101 G9 and the 101XD tablets, which mostly just bring some minor bug fixes to the devices.

For the 80/101 G9, build 4.0.28 mostly brings video tweaks, as well as one small touchscreen optimization:

HDMI: avoid interference of CEC detected as DPAD with some games such as Max Payne
Video: fix playback of some MP4 files
Video: fix aspect ratio on some H264 files
Touchscreen panel: ensure on some devices a proper wakeup when powering screen back on

The 101XS is being bumped to v4.1.2, which delivers some application enhancements, HDMI playback improvements, and a fix for the Google backup manager:

Archos applications: add Archos multimedia server back, update Archos Video, Music, File Manager, GamePad Mapping Tool to be in par with GooglePlay versions.

Feb

Sprint's EVO Design 4G Receiving A Small OTA Update, Brings Some Basic Bug Fixes

Posted by Cameron Summerson in EVO Design 4G, News, Sprint

If you own Sprint's seemingly long-forgotten HTC EVO Design 4G, the company has some fixes coming your way via a new OTA update that started rolling out today. While the Design 4G hasn't seen any update action in well over six months, it's nice to see The Now Network's continuing support for the somewhat aging handset.

The update brings a total of three minor enhancements/fixes, including hotspot improvements when on GSM networks, faster messaging application load times, and the inclusion of the Sprint Connection Optimizer. This updated build should be rolling out today, although notifications won't start pushing until February 26th.

Feb

HTC Droid DNA To Get Updated To Version 2.04.605.2 710RD, Bringing A Slew Of Improvements

Posted by Ryan Whitwam in DROID DNA, HTC, News, Verizon Wireless

Verizon's newest Droid is set to receive a software update over the air, and it actually has a number of important fixes and improvements. This isn't going to bump the device up to a new version of Android, but it's still a hefty download at 103.5 MB.

Here is the full list of changes coming in the update:

User can load videos on HuluPlus
Improvements to Hotspot connectivity have been made
Improvements to Audio Quality for wired headsets and earpieces have been made
Bluetooth connectivity and volume level for specific models have been improved
Enhanced reliability and stability of the Contacts List have been made
Wi-Fi Connectivity has been improved
Improvements to default browser for zooming capability have been made
Incoming messages display with the correct timestamp
Enhanced Recent Apps functionality has been improved

Granted, a lot of this should not have been busted in the first place, but it's nice to see so many fixes in one package.

Jan

T-Mobile's Galaxy Note II Getting A Bug-Fix OTA, Patches The 'Exynos Exploit'

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Galaxy Note II, News, T-Mobile

If you have a stock Note II on T-Mobile, it's time to hit the "check updates" button, because a fix for that nasty Exynos bug is on its way. If you're not familiar with said bug, it basically allowed any app to root and gain full access to any Exynos 4-powered system. And that's a bad thing.

Fortunately, Samsung recognized the issue and started working on a patch almost immediately. It has already rolled out to the Galaxy S III in the UK, and now it's coming to the Note II on T-Mo. Hopefully other carriers will follow suit shortly.

Dec

AT&T Re-Gifts Multi-Window Support, Gives It To Samsung Galaxy Note II Owners

Posted by Jeremiah Rice in AT&T, Galaxy Note II, News, Samsung

Owners of the AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II have been patiently waiting for multi-window support on their enormous smartphones ever since launch, and just in time for an awkward after-Christmas present, the carrier has delivered. Today's over-the-air update brings software version JZO54K.I317UCALK7, Android 4.1.2, with the crucial addition of that useful desktop-style trick. T-Mobile Note II owners got the same treatment last week.

If you're unfamiliar with Multi-Window, the new version that the Note II uses allows users to split the screen into two sections with fully-functional apps, which are no longer limited to TouchWiz (as on the the Note 10.1 tablet).