Updated to Gingerbread yesterday. What's different?

[brody8898]

What should be different in GB. I really notice no difference other than the notification area looking different.

Also, all my contects are stored to the phone, how do I merge them to my Google account?

 

[gyoung345]

I noticed that I cannot go into running applications and clear data for contact storage.

 

[werkx]

What should be different in GB. I really notice no difference other than the notification area looking different.

Also, all my contects are stored to the phone, how do I merge them to my Google account?

Go to official Sprint Epic GB release thread and you will see full delta list.

Use the Import/Export option from contacts. Export to SD card, then turn around and import. You should get a prompt to Phone or Google account.

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[Paul627g]

As I have said to others... This is a lot more than visual aspects.. It is highly optimized for our devices & processors...

Many people are reporting very snappy... Better than Froyo...

Many little bugs from Froyo fixed.. Some are not like GPS for some...

There is a lot of behind the scenes fixes and updates that the user doesn't really see but its there to help and improve the device.. Compared to Froyo updates this seems to be working out as the best update yet.

 

[eharty]

Most obvious so far:

- Better bluetooth reception
- Faster overall performance
- Much improved battery life

 

[Funky Cricket]

no keyboard lag
better gps for me so far
fixed my keyboard in and out screen rotation lag
date on lock screen (i find that super handy)
my phone "feels" peppier and a bit more snappy in responsiveness

Hoping it fixed the bluetooth issues, but I haven't had a chance to test it out with plantronics voyager 755 yet.

 

[Devtodi]

What should be different in GB. I really notice no difference other than the notification area looking different.

Also, all my contects are stored to the phone, how do I merge them to my Google account?

Nothing. Forget it. Go get an iphone.

 

[garapueto]

I gotta admit I'm getting some fantastic battery life on initial review! It may change as I continue to get everything installed and running again, but in the mean time, I'm noticing a massive difference! Add this along with soon getting the 1800mah battery and I'm golden. So happy this finally came out!

 

[werkx]

Ted, dude. Harsh.

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[Paul627g]

Hey now.. Ted is my guy... He's come a long way.. Teds a ROM flashing monster now..

 

[brody8898]

Nothing. Forget it. Go get an iphone.

Thanks for the info. A massive help.

**side note** It does seem like I'm getting better battery life now.

 

[bakerja]

huge battery improvement...was holding off root waiting for GB, am now rooted and loving this phone as much as my old pre.

 

[gyoung345]

huge battery improvement...was holding off root waiting for GB, am now rooted and loving this phone as much as my old pre.

I am also having huge battery improvement. I also enjoy the battery status. Much more information. I have noticed that instead of my screen hogging most of the usage it now is the Android System with battery life much improved.

 

[garapueto]

I'm now going on 22 hours since my last charge! This is huge! I was only getting on average 10-12 hours before.

 

[tcwc99]

I noticed that I have 2 QIK Apps on my phone and I can't delete one of them. Has anyone noticed this?

 

[garapueto]

I noticed that I have 2 QIK Apps on my phone and I can't delete one of them. Has anyone noticed this?

Are you rooted? Some apps require this to remove them.

 

[tcwc99]

I haven't done anything like that to my phone. I just manually updated my phone.

 

[Paul627g]

If you have tried to uninstall them via Settings/Apps/Manage Apps/Qik then uninstall and it won't allow it then its bloatware that can't remove without rooting your device.

 

[Devtodi]

Thanks for the info. A massive help.

**side note** It does seem like I'm getting better battery life now.

Sorry, perhaps a bit impulsive on my part. I think the biggest change is reception, the EI22 modem should be pulling in a much stronger signal, of course if you root, then you can see massive changes in performance.

 

[Skunkape60]

I'm now going on 22 hours since my last charge! This is huge! I was only getting on average 10-12 hours before.

I'm getting the same or worse battery life.

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