Anyone ever visit androidforums.com ? There's an interesting link there where someone mentions an update coming BEFORE 2.2. Also lists a bunch of fixes.
Update coming, but not 2.2 - Android Forums
from the link....
EDIT:
Ok here is the list of fixes for the update. Pretty nice list.
Software Changes ? i500.DJ05
1) Added a GPS icon in the status bar on the top of the screen
2) Added updated versions of the preloaded applications VOD, City ID, VZ Navigator and Amazon Kindle
3) Added support to update the software using FOTA when connected to WiFi.
4) Enhancements were made in the software to improve the accuracy of the signal strength that is displayed
5) You can now change the reminder time and alert tone for calendar events
6) Enhancements were made to improve the update consistency of the feed and widgets
7) Improvements were made to the contact merge capabilities so that the same number from two sources will not be saved in a signal contact twice
8) Addressed an issue that was causing a ?Force Close? when accessing the Gallery in some cases
9) A software change was made to address an issue with Bluetooth and connecting with the Mercedes Benz AMG C63, 2009 model were in some cases it would get stuck in a ?Connect?Ready? loop which required the user to have to power cycle the device to correct
10) A UI change was made to the Visual Voicemail long press menu to move delete to the 2nd position
11) A UI change was made to the Visual Voicemail display to remove the date for messages displayed as today
12) I you unplug a wired headset or turning off a Bluetooth headset while playing music the music will now pause
13) The Visual Voicemail login screen now uses the full qwerty keypad
14) Improvements were made to the standalone GPS performance
15) The device warning message that is displayed when setting up the device the first time will now tell customer the device will reboot after the OTA activation
16) A UI change was made to the lock screen alignment when the EAS security is invoked
17) The setting under applications called ?Unknown Sources? has been change to off by default
18) The power on password has been changed to require 8 digits with 1 number and 1 symbol
19) A UI change was made to the ?Share? menu when in portrait mode so that the screen can be scrollable in order to see the top row of selections
20) A UI change was made so that the ?Save? and ?Cancel? buttons are viewable when entering in a new password for the 3G mobile Hotspot feature.
21) Added support to hide the 3G Mobile Hotspot password while typing it in for security
22) You can now sync corporate contacts with the 2010 Toyota Prius Bluetooth car kit
23) You can now open PDF attachments sent in an e-mail. Previously you could only save them and then open them up outside of e-mail
24) You can now use special characters for your Corporate e-mail passwords
25) The backlight for the bottom 4 buttons (menu, home, back ,search) will now follow the device display timer setting
26) Addressed an issue were widgets were not always refreshing based on the defined refresh time interval
27) A software change was made so that when doing a factory reset that MDN, MIN and SID information is properly cleared
28) Addressed an issue seen in some cases when on an active data call that the data call is suspended causing the user to have to restart the data call to reconnect again
29) Addressed an issue were you could in some cases get a ?Force Close? message if you hit the ?Call? button on the Buddies now widget
EDIT2: I'm told that the current testing on this is set to end on 11/29 so this could possibly be out at the beginning of December.
Update coming, but not 2.2 - Android Forums
from the link....
EDIT:
Ok here is the list of fixes for the update. Pretty nice list.
Software Changes ? i500.DJ05
1) Added a GPS icon in the status bar on the top of the screen
2) Added updated versions of the preloaded applications VOD, City ID, VZ Navigator and Amazon Kindle
3) Added support to update the software using FOTA when connected to WiFi.
4) Enhancements were made in the software to improve the accuracy of the signal strength that is displayed
5) You can now change the reminder time and alert tone for calendar events
6) Enhancements were made to improve the update consistency of the feed and widgets
7) Improvements were made to the contact merge capabilities so that the same number from two sources will not be saved in a signal contact twice
8) Addressed an issue that was causing a ?Force Close? when accessing the Gallery in some cases
9) A software change was made to address an issue with Bluetooth and connecting with the Mercedes Benz AMG C63, 2009 model were in some cases it would get stuck in a ?Connect?Ready? loop which required the user to have to power cycle the device to correct
10) A UI change was made to the Visual Voicemail long press menu to move delete to the 2nd position
11) A UI change was made to the Visual Voicemail display to remove the date for messages displayed as today
12) I you unplug a wired headset or turning off a Bluetooth headset while playing music the music will now pause
13) The Visual Voicemail login screen now uses the full qwerty keypad
14) Improvements were made to the standalone GPS performance
15) The device warning message that is displayed when setting up the device the first time will now tell customer the device will reboot after the OTA activation
16) A UI change was made to the lock screen alignment when the EAS security is invoked
17) The setting under applications called ?Unknown Sources? has been change to off by default
18) The power on password has been changed to require 8 digits with 1 number and 1 symbol
19) A UI change was made to the ?Share? menu when in portrait mode so that the screen can be scrollable in order to see the top row of selections
20) A UI change was made so that the ?Save? and ?Cancel? buttons are viewable when entering in a new password for the 3G mobile Hotspot feature.
21) Added support to hide the 3G Mobile Hotspot password while typing it in for security
22) You can now sync corporate contacts with the 2010 Toyota Prius Bluetooth car kit
23) You can now open PDF attachments sent in an e-mail. Previously you could only save them and then open them up outside of e-mail
24) You can now use special characters for your Corporate e-mail passwords
25) The backlight for the bottom 4 buttons (menu, home, back ,search) will now follow the device display timer setting
26) Addressed an issue were widgets were not always refreshing based on the defined refresh time interval
27) A software change was made so that when doing a factory reset that MDN, MIN and SID information is properly cleared
28) Addressed an issue seen in some cases when on an active data call that the data call is suspended causing the user to have to restart the data call to reconnect again
29) Addressed an issue were you could in some cases get a ?Force Close? message if you hit the ?Call? button on the Buddies now widget
EDIT2: I'm told that the current testing on this is set to end on 11/29 so this could possibly be out at the beginning of December.
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