Froyo DK28 is out for EPIC

[ragnarokx]

Sorry I forgot to mention this is the second time I installed it, I had the same problem before. I did a factory reset, reinstalled it, and same problem.

This method will give you a completely clean start, as well as a pre-rooted version of Froyo.

If you don't want to be rooted, you can go back to Eclair and the update to Froyo again.

So I have seen it posted both ways:

OTA update will not work after installing FroYo

vs

OTA update will work after installing FroYo, because the build numbers will be close.

I want to upgrade to FroYo, but I want to be able to get the "official" OTA update when it comes out, and Gingerbread, Honeycomb, etc.

The only thing holding me back is the OTA issue, I have not hacked around much on Android. I want to be able to make sure that I can recover my phone back to OEM if things go wrong (out of the box condition).

My device is not rooted, don't really plan on rooting it. Pretty happy with how it functions now.

Installed Froyo DK28 = no OTA update. I am on DK28, and when the official OTA starts going out I will just update using ClockworkMod Recovery (which will probably be sooner than if I waited for the OTA), no big deal. If you don't have Clockwork installed, it is easy to flash back to Eclair and then get the OTA update.

 

[that.rick22]

question:

there are two methods on how to upgrade to froyo through the update.zip on my sd card do i have to be rooted for that way? or will it act like a true update and leave all my info and data intact

 

[aerospacial]

Battery not charging

So I updated to Froyo this morning, and I noticed by battery ldrained extremely quickly. Plugged in I noticed the battery is not charging, however it does charge if I am not running any apps and the screen is off! Any ideas???

 

[ragnarokx]

question:

there are two methods on how to upgrade to froyo through the update.zip on my sd card do i have to be rooted for that way? or will it act like a true update and leave all my info and data intact

On the contrary, if you're rooted the update.zip might not work. You need to be completely stock - and users have said all their apps/data was left intact after the update.

So I updated to Froyo this morning, and I noticed by battery ldrained extremely quickly. Plugged in I noticed the battery is not charging, however it does charge if I am not running any apps and the screen is off! Any ideas???

I have great battery life on DK28 - you might want to try a factory reset and not install any apps to see if it's your system or something else.

 

[SomeAudioGuy]

Updated manually.
Phone feels about the same. No faster on this end.

Phone performance during sync is even worse though, gets REALLY laggy. Gonna start calling it the Sync Circle of Death.

Still can't get bluetooth voice dialing to work with either of my headsets (Moto BT3030 and Plantronics Voyager 815).

Flash working very well.

Need to play with it some more, but so far I'm happy with it.

 

[aerospacial]

Just realized my charger was incorrectly connected...

I am also noticing that when I play angry birds it lags, the same thing happened to me before with eclair... i would've thought that it would work much better with froyo... it lags usually when launching the birds.. i know it sounds minor... but still,...

 

[Mike77]

Seems my delay i had in my screen turning on may be app related. I installed froyo with no problems, then had roughly a 1.5 second delay in the screen turning on. Did a factor reset and the screen turned on at normal speed (closer to 1 second) half second may not seem like a big deal, but it you def feel it. Re-installed all of my apps and the delay is back. So now im debating on whether to install apps one at a time and check, or just go back to eclair and wait for sprint to do it official.

 

[ragnarokx]

^ I suspect a lot of the problems people are having with Froyo are due to similar situations.

 

[Chris Kerrigan]

Most, not all, but most software quirks and issues tend to end up being app related, at least from my own experience. I can't tell you how many times simply doing trial and error ended up solving whatever issue I was having.

 

[ragnarokx]

Perhaps I'm lucky - I've been trying hard to find bugs in DK28 and have failed

 

[Malefickus]

Perhaps I'm lucky - I've been trying hard to find bugs in DK28 and have failed

I haven't had anything bug out on me either, so you're not the only lucky one. I'm really enjoying this and the little bit more customization that I'm able to do without having to be rooted.

Sent from my Samsung Epic 4G using Tapatalk

 

[anon(46240)]

problems with Froyo update

I just used the briefmobile method to install Froyo to my stock Epic. I am having a couple issues. First, the Music Player app refuses to run, I get an error that prevents me from using it, also, while I do get a fast GPS lock in Google Maps, the GPS test app sees NOTHING. Flash seems to work great though! I will let you know if I come across any other problems.

 

[FSchmitthammer]

Of course - I will post it when it becomes available. I always use manually updates myself, I've never updated OTA.

Thank you. I look forward to the zip when the official release is out.

 

[vader4633]

Does the browser not wrap the text when you browse the internet anymore? Feel like I'm browsing on my pre...

 

[sndplace]

So far i love it . I did have an issue with phone calls. I called my mom and i got her voice mail. I tried to hand up but i couldnt. she called my back and i was able to switch over the call but not hang up. Then after a few minutes i lost her and couldnt talk to her anymore. But ... i could still hear her talking , she then texted me that she would be heading home in a bit and i was able to texted her back .... still hearing her talking lol... i pressed up volume power button and the camera button to reset the phone and i was able to end the call that way.

Today i called sprint #4 then hung up because i wanted to press #2 and the phone app will just shut off. happened twice. i went to contacts and called them that way. I was able to hang up calls today.

Being able to move my apps around is cool. felt weired in the beginning though. was use to the old setup. but finding out about new features and the tips i get from you all here ... thank you all...

 

[Mike77]

Seems my delay i had in my screen turning on may be app related. I installed froyo with no problems, then had roughly a 1.5 second delay in the screen turning on. Did a factor reset and the screen turned on at normal speed (closer to 1 second) half second may not seem like a big deal, but it you def feel it. Re-installed all of my apps and the delay is back. So now im debating on whether to install apps one at a time and check, or just go back to eclair and wait for sprint to do it official.

It seems that the application "no lock" is causing this. This application removes the phone lock when you turn the screen on. Anyone using a differential one that is working better with Froyo?

 

[Robcy]

Noob Alert. I did the update.zip 2.2 load yesterday prior to reading that this was not an offical Sprint sanctioned update. It has worked mainly great with the exception of a slow return to desktop from applications, and a totally non-functional GPS. I was also one of the lucky 2.1 users with a perfectly working GPS. While I like the flash, and pinch to view all desktops, I really want my GPS back. How do I 1) fix the gps or 2) go back to 2.1 with out losing all of my programs, files, photos, settings. basically I would like to reverse the update. I tried the *#14_______# number, and got nothing. I also tried the *#321______# number, and also got nothing but a google search. Help, please.

 

[Watcherseye]

Kinda glad to hear that this was a dev version and not the final one. I've installed it and things are mostly working well, but it is a bit sluggish compared to the 2.1

 

[Balzak]

Noob Alert. I did the update.zip 2.2 load yesterday prior to reading that this was not an offical Sprint sanctioned update. It has worked mainly great with the exception of a slow return to desktop from applications, and a totally non-functional GPS. I was also one of the lucky 2.1 users with a perfectly working GPS. While I like the flash, and pinch to view all desktops, I really want my GPS back. How do I 1) fix the gps or 2) go back to 2.1 with out losing all of my programs, files, photos, settings. basically I would like to reverse the update. I tried the *#14_______# number, and got nothing. I also tried the *#321______# number, and also got nothing but a google search. Help, please.

I upgraded to 2.2 and had major orientation issues, phone lag when hitting a quick contact as well as gps issues, so I went back after seeing the sprint release. I followed this thread:

http://forum.androidcentral.com/epic-4g-roms-hacks/35212-how-factory-restore.html

I was lucky enough to do a Titanium back up which made it not so painful after the restore. I did get hung up because I didnt install the samsung USB drivers and Odin wouldnt recognize my phone. All is back to where I was Friday.

 

[HeyBeerManTX]

I installed this yesterday on a rooted (only to install titanium backup) phone.

Today, I find the following issues:
1) NO GPS. I repeat, NO GPS! I let it try to get a lock for nearly 200 miles through a number of resets, GPS on/off cycles, programs, with NO luck.

2) A "Voicemail Pending" message/icon in the message center that can not be cleared unless you restart the phone.

3) A 3G data connection that needs fanagaling to enable (can't remember the exact way I got it back on, but apparently this is set to off each time I restarted).

4) A 4G connection message that a) asks a "....continue?" question in the message center, but no way to answer it, and b) a popup box that has "Insert Smiley" instead of what the button actually is.

5) Turning things on/off (WiFi, 4G, Bluetooth, GPS) often is very slow, and occasionally locks up completely.

6) Some audio files names have been switched.....especially ones that I have used for ringtones and/or notifications.


I can live with everything except the lack of GPS (I drove 600 miles today with no access to Sensorly, Gas Buddy, Google Maps, etc)......if anyone has some ideas to fix the gps, I'm all ears!