OTA Update Changes Thread

[NJR]

Has anyone noticed the following after the update?

YouTube has a new stock home page widget which shows most popular videos ( that seems to mean that it is constantly checking now)

The screen brightness is darker. I always have the screen set as low as it can go (I use quick settings) but now it appears darker then before.

Anyone notice any other minor side effects?

 

[Vee]

I noticed that youtube one but not the other one you mentioned.

 

[RingMe]

I noticed that youtube one but not the other one you mentioned.

Same here....

Unless it's my imagination or I didn't notice it before, there seems to be a fade out/fade in effect when switching screens. Example: Go to your homescreen. Now, hit the Applications button. Now, hit the Home button. There's a fade out/fade in when switching screens.

 

[pac0naut]

Youtube and the Office program is installed. Nothing else yet...

 

[Shelbster]

Unfortunately my gps is worse now than before the update. I was one of the lucky ones who had a working gps. Now my gps takes forever to lock on, if at all.

 

[pac0naut]

Okay, so I plugged my phone into my netbook to charge. My netbook has Kies on it. If you're on the homescreen it usually takes you straight to the MTP and starts up Kies. Now there's a message saying "Press homescreen key to exit Kies application" or something of that sorts. Now you can exit the MTP application without having to unplug the phone, set it to whatever you want to use, and replug it back in.

Also, apparently there's a Kies update too.

 

[2manyPHONES]

I had the issue with the darker screen also. I checked my brightness settings and it was all the way down, which isn't where I had it set prior to the update.

and I just noticed my youtube widget missing from my screen so I re added it and mine too has the most popular videos it scrolls through. My question is does the scrolling though the videos showing the most popular keep using data if the videos change? Not a big deal for me since I have the unltd plan but for those that don't would it be issue??

 

[pac0naut]

Also, taken from the Samsung USA facebook page -

Samsung USA The Samsung Captivate's GPS performance update is now available!!! Look for a notification from AT&T & download the file to update your phone. This will be pushed OTA (over the air) by AT&T over the next few weeks, starting today.

The update also improves other functions, such as media scanning time, Microsoft Exchange 2003 policy support, and the full version of Quickoffice.
28 minutes ago

 

[pac0naut]

Wow, nobody cares about this? I thought it was the best part of the update so far.

 

[Techie-X]

I got this update and already had QuickOffice installed and it did not update my QuickOffice to the version that came with the update.

 

[Endoran]

I got this update and already had QuickOffice installed and it did not update my QuickOffice to the version that came with the update.

How do you know?

 

[BigCat8]

I got this update and already had QuickOffice installed and it did not update my QuickOffice to the version that came with the update.

Had the same issue at first. Closed QuickOffice, reopened it to try again, and suddenly I was able to edit the document.

Don't know what caused it to fix itself, but it worked.

 

[mi04se1]

Do you have to be on the ATT network to get the OTA? Im on a partner network now until next week.

 

[andy22786]

not sure if its been posted yet since i'm new here but the update today removes the PC internet usb setting.

 

[artvandalay22222]

What is that setting for? I'm not familiar with it

 

[Cuerbo]

AT&T lockdown has begun.

 

[bigjerries]

The Angry Birds Beta app now shows up in the App Market. Wonder if the update fixed that too?

 

[andy22786]

What is that setting for? I'm not familiar with it

To tether your phone internet to your computer.

 

[tcv]

Unless you have the AT&T tethering plan, that was never an option, afaik.

 

[pamaguin]

Did you also notice KIES(Firmware Update).....maybe preparing for Froyo update

 

[andy22786]

Unless you have the AT&T tethering plan, that was never an option, afaik.

Mine came with the tethering...and so did everyone else's Captivate that I know.

 

[contradictions]

AT&T lockdown has begun.

Just another chapter. The fact that AT&T doesn't let me install untrusted apps, Sirusxm radio for example, and blocks Angry Birds is already BS enough for me.

 

[DannyB]

On an unrooted phone, just use Proxoid and a couple custom bash scripts on your netbook to start/stop the tethering.

 

[pamaguin]

Downloading now.......Thanks

 

[ranova]

use SRE/cognition to re-enable native usb-tethering and MobileAP wifi tethering