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Gingerbread 2.3 was here, then gone, now it's back

When will VZW push a fixed GB OTA

  • 10/11/11

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • 10/17/11

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • 10/24/11

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • 10/31/11

    Votes: 3 2.8%
  • 11/07/11

    Votes: 2 1.9%
  • 11/14/111

    Votes: 22 20.6%
  • 11/21/11

    Votes: 6 5.6%
  • Don't care (rooted already, etc)

    Votes: 23 21.5%
  • Before Christmas

    Votes: 12 11.2%
  • Never, the lobsters ate all the testers so it got cancelled

    Votes: 11 10.3%
  • It isn't coming at all now

    Votes: 13 12.1%
  • Any minute now

    Votes: 1 0.9%
  • Immediately after Jimmy Hoffa's body is found

    Votes: 4 3.7%
  • The day after the apocalypse

    Votes: 1 0.9%
  • Sometime after the sun goes supernova

    Votes: 9 8.4%

  • Total voters
    107
  • Poll closed .
Hello this is Evan from Verizon Wireless NRB,

There needs to be some clarification about the Incredible 2. The general public and some of the members here have no knowledge on how the OS is developed on these devices. When the Incredible 2 was under development 2.1 was still the most popular android OS and was used as a base OS during hardware testing. Eventually it moved to 2.2 Froyo and was finally released with 2.2 Froyo at launch.

Yes, there were plenty of Incredible 2 test/development units at Verizon that still ran 2.1 and the small issue needed to be resolved before 2.3 was deployed.

I can understand the general publics reasoning that the Incredible 2 never had 2.1 installed since it launched with 2.2 Froyo. But this reasoning is simply incorrect.

This is absolutely false. I really hope people aren't this gullible. The software development cycles on these phones is 6 months, and Verizon (nor any carrier) doesn't get them THAT far in advance.

Regardless, you still haven't addressed;

-the build date
-the fact that the build number you gave us was for the Incredible 1 leak, not the Incredible 2 OTA
 
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This is absolutely false. I really hope people aren't this gullible. The software development cycles on these phones is 6 months, and Verizon (nor any carrier) doesn't get them THAT far in advance.

Regardless, you still haven't addressed;

-the build date
-the fact that the build number you gave us was for the Incredible 1 leak, not the Incredible 2

agreed
 
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I have not rooted yet either. Since the GB update is supposed to be the last update for the original Incredible, I will probably root after this update comes out.

Jeff

I'd root now if I were you. The update might break the current root methods and it could take awhile to figure out a new method. If you root now, you could just wait for some devs to release their version of the update and try it out then. It shouldn't take them very long.
 
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I'd root now if I were you. The update might break the current root methods and it could take awhile to figure out a new method. If you root now, you could just wait for some devs to release their version of the update and try it out then. It shouldn't take them very long.

+1. If your goal is to get the new software and root, you definitely should root first. This has been how I've gotten every android update ever coming to my phone (except 1), and I have always gotten it faster this way than I probably would have waiting. Within a couple days, a dev will have a rooted version of the update, the same software just with root.

And just so there is no confusion. You can root you're phone without installing a rom. You can stay on the stock HTC software.
 
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I'd root now if I were you. The update might break the current root methods and it could take awhile to figure out a new method. If you root now, you could just wait for some devs to release their version of the update and try it out then. It shouldn't take them very long.
you have a very good point there my man
 
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GINGERWATCH DAY 3.1456... I 'd just like to confirm from my source the Gargoyles are STILL in control! There was a rumor about some silly trolls, but I can tell you trolls can't take this heat.

So on to the important stuff, my spy has finally made into the in sanctum. and he has a CONFIRMED date for you! 8/8,8/15,8/22,or 8/29. I GUARANTEE one of these dates! this will finally prove I'm a Gargoyle insider. I can even give you a build DATE of ##.##.##(censored by bunnies) ...

So there you have it! Happy Monday folks!!!!

edit: by bunny underground
 
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GINGERWATCH DAY 3.1456... I 'd just like to confirm from my source the Gargoyles are STILL in control! There was a rumor about some silly trolls, but I can tell you trolls can't take this heat.

So on to the important stuff, my spy has finally made into the in sanctum. and he has a CONFIRMED date for you! 8/8,8/15,8/22,or 8/29. I GUARANTEE one of these dates! this will finally prove I'm a Gargoyle insider. I can even give you a build DATE of ##.##.##(censored by bunnies) ...

So there you have it! Happy Monday folks!!!!

edit: by bunny underground


This had me cracking up the while time I was reading it
 
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GINGERWATCH DAY 3.1456... I 'd just like to confirm from my source the Gargoyles are STILL in control! There was a rumor about some silly trolls, but I can tell you trolls can't take this heat.

So on to the important stuff, my spy has finally made into the in sanctum. and he has a CONFIRMED date for you! 8/8,8/15,8/22,or 8/29. I GUARANTEE one of these dates! this will finally prove I'm a Gargoyle insider. I can even give you a build DATE of ##.##.##(censored by bunnies) ...

So there you have it! Happy Monday folks!!!!

edit: by bunny underground

hahahahaha!
 
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