Epicblaze

System Update F127

Anyone else get this one?

bencurt24

Nope.... wasn't it released like 2 weeks ago too?

Epicblaze

It came to my phone OTA this past Sunday.

bencurt24

Interesting..... I haven't gotten anything yet.....

biff441

Not yet, but this is from Samsung and tells you what it the update will do.

SAMSUNG

KitsapAndroid

I'm still waiting for the update as well. There is a post on the Sprint Forums that says it should be rolled out to everyone by 11/11/12 if I recall correctly.

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nomunk

I received my update a few days ago, im not sure what has changed though

Netcat

I'm still on stock Gingerbread and I haven't been offered this update yet. I DO occasionally get offered the ICS 4.0.4 update which I always decline.

bencurt24

lucky...... ICS blows

KitsapAndroid

You will not get the newest update if you're still on GB from what I understand. So if you want the newest update, you would have to update to ICS, then update to FH13, then get the newest update. I could be wrong, but this is how I understand it.

bencurt24

He doesn't want the new update. I don't blame him.....

dharris1

I got it Monday (Baseband f127) It's supposed to help battery life & fix some issues with sms messages on some phones. I haven't really noticed any difference.

nrthms

Please help... I updated to f127, now my SU is denying everything. Well one or two gets permission. Root explorer gets denied but still works. Rom tool box some what works. But Root checker say no root access, couple other app say no root access. I can't find much on f127,thought of rerooting but nothing on this issue. Any info would help

MyEVO

I believe it's FI27 ~ not F127.

timmertc

I was just going to make that same correction. Great minds think alike!

I used the procedure posted by someone previously to clear data on Google Services Framework, then update PRL, update Profile, Update Samsung Software, and, voila, FI27 starts downloading.

Did it yesterday, and everything seems fine so far. Don't notice any real difference in battery life. I'll just have to observe over time.

beledi

I just received the FI27 update about an hour ago. Will see how it works.

Last edited by beledi; October 28th, 2012 at 09:23 AM. Reason: typo

captfbgnet

Hmmm.., received this latest update two days ago and now it looks like I'm back to having the batt discharge issue again that the previous 'update' just fixed. Anyone else having this issue too?

Stoney62

Yes, I've noticed a Drastic discharge (from 70% to shut down in minutes) problem since the OTA a week ago or so?? But only when using my Dolphin Browser.

Last night I discovered the Pool app also drained the battery in minutes. I tried to recalibrate the battery by draining it down to nothing then charging it again. It seemed to work until I started my browser which precipitously discharged it again. Plugged in the charger and it immediately said 50%. It was actually down to 43% when I started the browser.

Last edited by Stoney62; October 31st, 2012 at 10:21 AM.

beledi

I honestly can say my battery seems to be lasting longer. I have noticed no other changes. Have only had the new program since Sun.

pcred2002

I got it OTA yesterday morning...I can't really tell a difference so far.

JaniceK

Mine seems to be doing fine - or maybe I just got accustomed to lousy battery life - but not sure it is as good as it was before the first ICS update?

gohuge

OK guys, hope someone can answer this. I have FH13 rooted and it's pretty good. Not I'm getting bothered by Spint to update to FI27 and I was wondering 1> Will this work since I'm rooted? 2> Will this break root access assuming it 1 is OK 3> If I go to FI27 and see it sucks can I flash FH13 root back to the device (over FI27) or is that like doing a downgrade and not allowed? I'm new to these devices but have done lots of this on other devices in the past. Just not sure how things work with regards to root on android devices.

Thanks,

KitsapAndroid

I would just do the update, and then root FI27. Once you're rooted, you can do what you want to the phone, including rolling it back to a previous update.

gohuge

Thanks for the reply kitsap... BUT, how do I root the phone after updated OTA to FI27? I did the one click route to update/root FH13 which flashed a whole new image to my phone. Do I need to do the same for FI27 (if so is that out already - anyone know where if so) or is there some way to enable root after the upgrade?

Thanks,

KitsapAndroid

Pretty sure the one click option is there for FI27 as well. I'd look over at the xda forums.

gohuge

So if I allow the OTA update it won't f up anything since I'm already rooted ? Correct

KitsapAndroid

You still have to re-root the device. The OTA will kill your root, but it's fairly easy to get it back as I understand it. Other than that, it should be just fine.

Epicblaze

Ditched this truly, 3G only phone.
Ditched Sprint. Wimax was joke!
Their tower tech is beyond reproach.

Moved to Metro PCS with a LG Spirit LTE and I'm
finally enjoying what I pay for - which is less than
half what Sprint was charging me for seriously
under-performing value for the dollar.

Metro PCS FTW!

biff441

Getting really fed-up with Sprint. Thinking about making a change myself.

timmertc

The other carriers are just as bad. There's always something to dislike.

I am disappointed that they did away with the Premier program though. I've been a Sprint customer for over 10 years. They announced the Premier program just before I hit the 10-year mark, so it was really something (annual upgrade on primary number), then they opened it up to anybody who had paid their bill on time for 3 months. That got seriously abused, so they discontinued it, leaving longtime customers with nothing to keep them loyal.

That was sad, until I realized that Sprint doesn't really come out with worthy upgrades every year anyway. I find myself waiting two years just to find something appealing.