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EI22 Official Gingerbread For the Samsung Epic 4g
Screenshot by Ed H
Starting 11/9/11 roughly 3% of the Epic 4g's will start to receive the official OTA update to Gingerbread EI22. From there for the next 8 days it will continue to roll out and increase in saturation until its at 100% of devices as long as there isn't any major roadblocks. Full information found
http://www.androidcentral.com/ginger...ow-nov-9-rumor Sprint makes it official, credit: Phil Nickinson
[INFO]Android v2.3.5 Gingerbread, D700.0.5.S.EI22
Besides the normal perks with Gingerbread here are the bonuses for the Epic 4g.
- Airrave notification fixes
- SMS area code fix
- PRL and Profile update fix
- EAS HTML Tagging fix
- Bluetooth headset quality fix
- Lock screen date fix
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Manual "update.zip" Method Using Stock Recovery
Credit: OTA download link to manual update.zip file discovered by bit1 from
XDA forums. Thank you!
Download Link : Official Google Link Mirror Link : EC05 to EI22 update.zip (Credit: Paul627)
As usual, handy video tutorials by qbking77..
[ACS][How to] Everything EI22 Gingerbread (Thanks qb!)
** YOU MUST BE STOCK FROYO EC05/NOT ROOTED. MAKE SURE ALL YOUR PHONE/CALENDAR/CONTACTS ARE SYNCED BEFORE INSTALLING.
1. Download the file
2. Rename the file to "update.zip"
** Window users careful it doesn't get named update.zip.zip
3. Place it on the root directory of your sdcard
4. Boot into stock recovery (Press and Hold Volume Down+Camera+Power)
4a. You navigate stock recovery using your volume up/down and make selections with the HOME key.
5. apply update.zip
6. Boot into Gingerbread!
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**** BOOT LOOPING AFTER INSTALLATION ****
1. Pull your battery
2. Boot back into stock recovery (Press and Hold Vol Down+Camera+Power)
3. Do a full reset/system wipe (Yes you loose your data

SORRY)
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:: Rooted Users ::
Use procedure #1 from thread below to return to stock. Then perform manual update or wait for OTA.
[How to] Factory Restore (or Fix a Bricked Phone)
** OR **
See the Rooting and Hacking Section for more options...
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Thanks to Jerry Hildenbrand (gbhil), Phil Nickinson and others who gave us this information and still are watching out for you diehard Epic 4g owners
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