I'm new to this and have been hearing alot of different dates for metros ascend. Is there an official date yet. And also. How will this update affectt the phone?
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I'm new to this and have been hearing alot of different dates for metros ascend. Is there an official date yet. And also. How will this update affectt the phone?
Hello and welcome to the Forum. If you want to know what's going on the best way to find out is to read the first post and then a few of the latest posts.
Hello. I just got my phone and joined this great forum this week. I'm really hoping I get woke up to a text saying "Go here for your update" (I'm a light sleeper anyway). I can't wait to get SU (aka root) access but have been holding off in case the upgrade DOES come tomorrow. Either way I'm doing it when I wake up. It's my day off and mostly dedicated to starting to get the most out of this phone. Thank you to everyone who has already added to my knowledge (I've spent as much time as I could reading the various threads here)!
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Hello. I just got my phone and joined this great forum this week. I'm really hoping I get woke up to a text saying "Go here for your update" (I'm a light sleeper anyway). I can't wait to get SU (aka root) access but have been holding off in case the upgrade DOES come tomorrow. Either way I'm doing it when I wake up. It's my day off and mostly dedicated to starting to get the most out of this phone. Thank you to everyone who has already added to my knowledge (I've spent as much time as I could reading the various threads here)!
Welcome to the forum Anduiril and I am new here also, they are great and very knowledgeable here, would have been lost without them
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Does this mean I'll be able to play Angry Birds on my Ascend when this update comes out Monday? Not that I don't like Panda's VS Ninja's, but I'd like to be able to play both.
angry birds has always worked on ascend, you just need to know how to make it, open angry birds app, wait a few seconds for screen to change, hit the power button to go into standby, when screens cuts off, wait then hit power again and unlock phone, this give angry birds priority for some reason and it works great, should start right up, it didnt work on my first try so if it doesnt for you try again, theres a little timing involved, if you dont believe me search the trick does work, ive played angry birds on my cricket 2.1 ascend so I know it works
angry birds has always worked on ascend, you just need to know how to make it, open angry birds app, wait a few seconds for screen to change, hit the power button to go into standby, when screens cuts off, wait then hit power again and unlock phone, this give angry birds priority for some reason and it works great, should start right up, it didnt work on my first try so if it doesnt for you try again, theres a little timing involved, if you dont believe me search the trick does work, ive played angry birds on my cricket 2.1 ascend so I know it works
I'm running a 2.2 rom that was posted on myascend and angry birds loads right up on it no problems. Hopefully when the official rom comes it will work the same way and not require work arounds to get it to work.
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so is there any version of angry birds I can/will be able to play on this phone?
And what are the benefits of rooting the ascend and how difficult is it to do?
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angry birds has always worked on ascend, you just need to know how to make it, open angry birds app, wait a few seconds for screen to change, hit the power button to go into standby, when screens cuts off, wait then hit power again and unlock phone, this give angry birds priority for some reason and it works great, should start right up, it didnt work on my first try so if it doesnt for you try again, theres a little timing involved, if you dont believe me search the trick does work, ive played angry birds on my cricket 2.1 ascend so I know it works
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I'm running a 2.2 rom that was posted on myascend and angry birds loads right up on it no problems. Hopefully when the official rom comes it will work the same way and not require work arounds to get it to work.
Hey Guys! This is a thread devoted to the 2.2 Froyo upgrade for the Huawei Ascend. Here is the link to the Angry Birds discussion topic here:
Nothing can be confirmed until it is actually out there to be obtained. There have been rumors flying around about Froyo on the Ascend for at least 3 months now, so unless you see it, don't believe it. Any other question is moot until the day an update is officially in our midst.
Nothing can be confirmed until it is actually out there to be obtained. There have been rumors flying around about Froyo on the Ascend for at least 3 months now, so unless you see it, don't believe it. Any other question is moot until the day an update is officially in our midst.
i went to the merto store where i got my phone
and ask about 2.2 update
she's the mgr of the store and havent heard anything about update
That's exactly what I mean. All kinds of stories from all kinds of places, including whoever it was that posted here swearing up and down that he saw a MetroPCS manager's company email saying Froyo would be released about now. I believe in having faith, but for things like this, I would rather see it first. Otherwise I'm getting my hopes up for nothing.
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I think I saw on another thread where he posted that he felt he had been deceived. Anyway...it was just another rumour.
He claimed HE had been deceived? He said he saw an inter-office email and was told by at least 2 or 3 different stores over the phone. He was the only one doing any deceiving.
I was really glad to see the post yesterday from you Jazziette. There are a few of you on here who's posts are actually informational and never ego driven. For somebody fairly new to this, like myself, That is extremely nice to see.
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I was really glad to see the post yesterday from you Jazziette. There are a few of you on here who's posts are actually informational and never ego driven. For somebody fairly new to this, like myself, That is extremely nice to see.
I agree completely. They should just make Jazziette a forum moderator.
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I've been doing a lot of reading concerning this topic and I've seen numerous people say that they were told that we would receive the update on March 16. Just thought I should share this with you all
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I agree completely. They should just make Jazziette a forum moderator.
Awwwwww Blast! I'm blushing and the Mods are rolling on the floor laffing! hahaha
Thanks my friend!
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I've been doing a lot of reading concerning this topic and I've seen numerous people say that they were told that we would receive the update on March 16. Just thought I should share this with you all
It would be so nice if you guys would post LINKS to your SOURCES!!!
LOL
We tend to grasp at straws around here.
But regardless of heresay....nothing is confirmed until it's confirmed. And that means when the fat lady (huawei) sings!
I heard from a friend, who heard from another friend, who heard from their cousin, who's boyfriend is a janitor at Huawei's headquarters, that we're getting the 2.2 update sometime within the next few years.
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Still no official word on the Ascend 2.2 upgrade but I did see on the Cricket Wireless Facebook page this mornnig that it is official that the Kyocera Zio will definitely be getting the 2.2 upgrade this coming week. The users there are about to lynch the poor guy who posts for Cricket there. LOL
When Ascend users there ask about the 2.2 upgrade they still get the standard answer that Cricket doesn't have any info at this time. So there ya have it!
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And saw below in recent updates is M860 kernel-2.6.29-M860-Eclair Common Software 2011-01-21
where u can download the update...
Im thinking this is it!!!
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And saw below in recent updates is M860 kernel-2.6.29-M860-Eclair Common Software 2011-01-21
where u can download the update...
Im thinking this is it!!!
Good find. This looks real. I don't know why someone wouldn't have discovered this by now if the date is correct, though. CAUTION!! IF YOU CLICK THE SECOND LINK, SOMETHING BEGINS DOWNLOADING AUTOMATICALLY!! I'm not going to be the guinea pig. Hopefully this is for real, though.
Good find. This looks real. I don't know why someone wouldn't have discovered this by now if the date is correct, though. CAUTION!! IF YOU CLICK THE SECOND LINK, SOMETHING BEGINS DOWNLOADING AUTOMATICALLY!! I'm not going to be the guinea pig. Hopefully this is for real, though.
Sorry guys but his is the actual kernel for our current version.
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Boooooo - kay. Just saw this -
What?
And demote her from Huawei Forum Phenom and take her away from you??
Srsly tho, keep up the good work, Jazz.
/on-topic
LOL Early!!!! I'm more like the Huawei Forum Terror! hahaha !!!
Thanks! We have a great group of folks here and as you have seen we are fiercely defensive of our Ascends that we love! I absolutely love the interaction with the other users and just like them I'm learning as I go along.
Thanks so much for the excellent moderating and attention you and some of the other mods (namely Xyro, SoFlo and UBrocked) have given to the Ascend Forum to help it grow and be more functional.
You are more appreciated than you know!
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Yeah! Keep yer hands off our Jazzie! Haha
hahaha Gmash! I'm not going anywhere. Thank you dear!
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jazziet any updates on our update?
No, nothing I consider really official. I did speak with a Cricket tech two or three days ago who offered me the info that the upgrade is forthcoming and soon. That's all I know firsthand.
If intuition counted for anything on here I would say we are about two to three weeks away. And a lot of that comes from seeing how they have handled the Zio update, which they actually haven't officially released. LOL Sprint did get it yesterday and it's working for a lot of Cricket users too.
Can't speak for MetroPCS. I don't have any clue what they are doing but I assume the same thing.
From what I've seen with Cricket they dangle the carrot for two to three weeks. I'm thinking they have to wait for code from the manufacturer and then go through training with their cust svc and techs and wait for new phones to ship in with stock 2.2 on them. This is what they did with tie Zio. The day before they announced an update was forthcoming they pulled the Zio out of the lineup. They won't put it back until they release the update and I don't think they will release it until they have phones in stock with froyo...the Zio.
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No, nothing I consider really official. I did speak with a Cricket tech two or three days ago who offered me the info that the upgrade is forthcoming and soon. That's all I know firsthand.
If intuition counted for anything on here I would say we are about two to three weeks away. And a lot of that comes from seeing how they have handled the Zio update, which they actually haven't officially released. LOL Sprint did get it yesterday and it's working for a lot of Cricket users too.
Can't speak for MetroPCS. I don't have any clue what they are doing but I assume the same thing.
From what I've seen with Cricket they dangle the carrot for two to three weeks. I'm thinking they have to wait for code from the manufacturer and then go through training with their cust svc and techs and wait for new phones to ship in with stock 2.2 on them. This is what they did with tie Zio. The day before they announced an update was forthcoming they pulled the Zio out of the lineup. They won't put it back until they release the update and I don't think they will release it until they have phones in stock with froyo...the Zio.
Wish it were the Ascend! LOL
yea i know im just soooooooooo excited and cant wait any longer 2.1 is so shitty now lol 2011 already things should happen sooo much quicker. and i called metro todayy and asked about it she had absolutly no idea of wat android was and then she though something was wrong with my phone and advised that i upgraded my phone to a new one so i can get 4g
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yea i know im just soooooooooo excited and cant wait any longer 2.1 is so shitty now lol 2011 already things should happen sooo much quicker. and i called metro todayy and asked about it she had absolutly no idea of wat android was and then she though something was wrong with my phone and advised that i upgraded my phone to a new one so i can get 4g
HAHAHAHA!!! Sorry! That just made me spit out my drink!!! LOL
So typical of customer service!!! They really should think of a different name for it, something like Customer Agitation. Everytime I have to talk to them I get so freaking annoyed it's incredible!
yea i know im just soooooooooo excited and cant wait any longer 2.1 is so shitty now lol 2011 already things should happen sooo much quicker. and i called metro todayy and asked about it she had absolutly no idea of wat android was and then she though something was wrong with my phone and advised that i upgraded my phone to a new one so i can get 4g
I called a rep and asked him if he's expecting in any type of adapter for the Android 3.5 mm headsets. He said, "They don't make phones with those kind of sizes." I was like "Go look at Huawei Ascend. Compare it to any other phone." came back on the line "OOH. I see" ....(Silence)..."But no, We don't sell any type of adapter here". I really wanted to say "Kinda figured, Since you thought all jack sizes were universal..." but I refrained.
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I called a rep and asked him if he's expecting in any type of adapter for the Android 3.5 mm headsets. He said, "They don't make phones with those kind of sizes." I was like "Go look at Huawei Ascend. Compare it to any other phone." came back on the line "OOH. I see" ....(Silence)..."But no, We don't sell any type of adapter here". I really wanted to say "Kinda figured, Since you thought all jack sizes were universal..." but I refrained.
LOL! Why am I not surprised! The day my Ascend came in I went to the local corp store to get a blue tooth, which they didn't have the kind I wanted natch, and had my first experience with their total lack of knowledge. The first time I had to call in for support, like the second day, the rep who took my call asked me to hold while she got the manual.
I found Android Forums that day!
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just out of curiosity like the cat but in a stupid way could you mod the zio 2.2 update since both the ascend and zio are very close in comparison?
I think you might be seeing them. No one was interested in any custom roms for the zio when it had only 1.6 but with 2.2 things should change. However, the Ascend has become the phone of choice for the techies now so I think you will still see more concentration and effort there.
Kewl =] ok just to make myself clear if your carrier its metropcs your sure to t receive the text w the info... also if your 2.1 is rooted will I b able to upgrade? Omg this is exicting! thanx for the posting
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Hi SOnia! Nothing ....repeat...NOTHING...is set in stone yet. It all sounds good but until we get 'offical word' (that means a link to a reliable source such as the Cricket website or Fanpage or Huawei.com) confirming the update, we don't really know anything. Stay tuned for mo betta info as we get it.
The Huawei Ascend is MetroPCS and Cricket's extremely affordable Android handset, coming in at $150 off-contract. For that kind of money, don't expect much in terms of bang for buck. You'll get a 3.5 inch HVGA display, a 3.2 megapixel c... Read More
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Update
But my post did refer to both of them.
thanx for the posting 
