August 4th maintenance release...

ep3n3wp · August 3rd, 2010, 11:31 AM

Well it looks like finally there is a MR release that is going to stay being pushed out starting tomorrow...
My question is... Can some one post instructions on how to pull the update off the sd so that it can be hosted and manually loaded onto phone...
This would ber greatly appreciated..
Can't wait to have thee tmobile sync issue finally resolved on the wifes slide....

Thank you ahead of time for helping out!!!!

Cramill · August 3rd, 2010, 04:17 PM

I just got a text message about this update (with a link to the t-mobile community forums). I thought it was funny how they made sure to say "this is not the 2.2 Froyo update".

ep3n3wp · August 3rd, 2010, 06:37 PM

Yeah the wife just got same message...i was like don't download wait till you get home cause I was thinking it was the update.. False alarm... Damn you tmobile...

HtcEvoLemon · August 3rd, 2010, 07:02 PM

You guys already got the update to download? does it come via text? Question, is this a firmware update? Everytime you do a system factory rest, do you need to reinstall this?

thanks

macavely · August 3rd, 2010, 07:23 PM

Yea I got that message...Clicked the link read the message and was a little disappointed .. yea its great we will get better battery life. But I wanted my 2.2.... I'm running out of room for my apps.. I had to just uninstall a bunch of them.. I use way to many everyday...

rleal2010 · August 3rd, 2010, 07:32 PM

Well I'm glad for this update. The reason that I even installed adw, is because i didn't have any use for the faves gallery because it didn't work right and sync with facebook.

I tried downloading the facebook app, but that ended up taking 12 mb of space on my phone, thats a no no with out froyo.

ep3n3wp · August 4th, 2010, 08:30 AM

Any one get the OTA update yet??

Can some one please please post the directions on how to pull this update off the sd card..
With this update you can't manually check for it...
So yeah basically you have to wait to receive the update and that could take until middle of the month..

Thanks to any one that can get the directions

And a big big thank you to whoever gets the update and pulls it for the rest of us!!!

deathclutch · August 4th, 2010, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by ep3n3wp

Any one get the OTA update yet??

Can dimer one please please post the directions on how to pull this update off the sd card..
With this update you can't manually check for it...
So yeah basically you have to wait to receive the update and that could take until middle of the month..

Thanks to any one that can get the directions

And a big big thank you to whoever gets the update and pulls it for the rest of us!!!

i just received my slide today. (coming from bh2) i was under impression there was a built in app for facebook... because the demo model had a setup similar to the motoblur..

Question.. is that the app your talking about? or just an off the market one?

macavely · August 4th, 2010, 08:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deathclutch

i just received my slide today. (coming from bh2) i was under impression there was a built in app for facebook... because the demo model had a setup similar to the motoblur..

Question.. is that the app your talking about? or just an off the market one?

Mine came with a facebook pre installed.. and Twitter...

mwl1119 · August 4th, 2010, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by deathclutch

i just received my slide today. (coming from bh2) i was under impression there was a built in app for facebook... because the demo model had a setup similar to the motoblur..

Question.. is that the app your talking about? or just an off the market one?

It is called friend stream.

It is a widget. Just longpress on a completely empty screen, go to widgets, find friendstream, and place widget option 1 of 2 onto the screen. TADA!

deathclutch · August 4th, 2010, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by mwl1119

It is called friend stream.

It is a widget. Just longpress on a completely empty screen, go to widgets, find friendstream, and place widget option 1 of 2 onto the screen. TADA!

yeah i found that.. but it was something even different from that lol

mwl1119 · August 4th, 2010, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by deathclutch

yeah i found that.. but it was something even different from that lol

Only other thing i know of is Social Buzz but it does not have a widget.

HERE IS SOCIAL BUZZ:

deathclutch · August 4th, 2010, 07:24 PM

not quite what i was looking for but thanks!

rleal2010 · August 4th, 2010, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mwl1119

It is called friend stream.

It is a widget. Just longpress on a completely empty screen, go to widgets, find friendstream, and place widget option 1 of 2 onto the screen. TADA!

or you could press that right button at the bottom of any homescreen.

ep3n3wp · August 4th, 2010, 10:53 PM

What does this haver to do with thee maintenance release?

Any one receive yet

mwl1119 · August 5th, 2010, 12:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ep3n3wp

What does this haver to do with thee maintenance release?

Any one receive yet

Not here

mwl1119 · August 5th, 2010, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by rleal2010

or you could press that right button at the bottom of any homescreen.

Yeah for the favs gallery but that is nothing like motoblur.

Friendstream is close though. But motoblur auto refreshed.

jimczyz · August 5th, 2010, 06:30 AM

I just got the update at 6:00 am in southern Illinois. First thing I noticed was the TMo sync ran and stopped!!! It's about time, I'll play a bit before I go to bed ( I work nights) and see if theres any difference.

RevChappt · August 5th, 2010, 12:27 PM

What worries me is that it said anytime from the 4th-through the 19th.

I've never gotton an OTA update before..will it ask me to install it? or will it just install it?

jimczyz · August 5th, 2010, 04:40 PM

It will say a firmware upgrade is available and you choose to install or postpone. This is the first time I've gotten one myself, except for the small security fixes when I had the G1.

HtcEvoLemon · August 5th, 2010, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by jimczyz

It will say a firmware upgrade is available and you choose to install or postpone. This is the first time I've gotten one myself, except for the small security fixes when I had the G1.

where does it say this? is it a text message that comes or what? please provide detailed details

jimczyz · August 5th, 2010, 05:59 PM

In the notification bar. There will be an icon. Click on it and you will get an option to install now or postpone.

ep3n3wp · August 5th, 2010, 11:04 PM

Is there a way to maker thee phone check?

On my evo there is a system updates section in setting..not seeing this on the wifes slide....

jimczyz · August 6th, 2010, 02:13 AM

No, there isn't on the Slide. If you are impatient, you can go to xda developers site and download the update, they have it there.

ep3n3wp · August 6th, 2010, 03:42 AM

Totally forgot about XDA would have...i been on the site most of day waiting for them get the evo .3 to .6

THANKS though for pointing that out

jimczyz · August 6th, 2010, 04:50 AM

Glad to be of some help.

jimczyz · August 6th, 2010, 04:54 AM

Actually, this is straight from TMobiles site: Manual Update for Mytouch Slide Guide - T-Mobile Community

deathclutch · August 6th, 2010, 08:23 AM

woke up in the middle of the night last night....checked the time.. bam had the update! so i ran it.. so far i cant tell what has changed, anyone know of a list of things fix/changed?

RevChappt · August 6th, 2010, 11:47 AM

I just went and did the SDcard update

Though I can't wait for the froyo update

(I dont' want to root the phone..)

jimczyz · August 6th, 2010, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by deathclutch

woke up in the middle of the night last night....checked the time.. bam had the update! so i ran it.. so far i cant tell what has changed, anyone know of a list of things fix/changed?

myTouch 3G Slide MR Update. [ Edited ]
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07-30-2010 04:58 PM - last edited on 08-02-2010 02:16 PM by Steven

Beginning August 4, T-Mobile will send an over-the-air (OTA) update to myTouch 3G Slide customers, which will provide a number of benefits, including increased battery performance and enhancements to software features such as Faves Gallery and Genius Button. This is not an update to the Android operating system (i.e. This is not Froyo/Android version 2.2).

The update will be sent to customers beginning August 4 and we anticipate all customers will receive it by August 19. Customers will be notified of the OTA via a free SMS text message from T-Mobile.

The timeline for receiving the OTA cannot be expedited. T-Mobile will be unable to manually push the software to customers who ask to receive it before August 19.

Improvements included with this update are as follows:

1. Battery Life:

Updates to the T-Mobile online contact backup connection, which will improve battery life.
2. Wi-Fi:

Ability to send MMS messages when connected to Wi-Fi.
3. Genius Button improvements:
Ability to turn GPS on and off using your voice, such as “Turn GPS on.”
Will announce Caller ID for incoming voice calls and allow you to “Answer” or “Ignore” using your voice.
Will announce incoming text messages and allow you to “reply” with dictation.
4. Faves Gallery improvements:

The Faves icon will be displayed beside notifications that appear while the device is locked to indicate that the communication is coming from one of your Faves.
Fave photo display speed will be enhanced.
General stability will be improved, including more seamless scrolling and consistent display of photos.