I’m surprised this has not been posted yet as it’s been out a few days already. Poster scottml over at xda pulled the OTA update (version 5.6.890) that was pushed for the soak test. It can be installed right over your current software as long as you are on stock or are rooted with no bloat removed. (If you have apps frozen with Titanium make sure to unfreeze them before applying the update.)
[Edit]: link removed .. Frisco
As a helpful hint, to get into stock recovery you have power off your phone then power it back on by pressing and holding the letter X button on the keyboard along with the power button until you see a little android in a middle of a triangle with an exclamation point. Then you have to press BOTH the up and down volume rocker buttons at the same time to access the recovery menu.
Also, make sure you save the update zip to the root of your external sdcard (sdcard-ext) otherwise stock recovery will not find it.
Here’s what the update fixes:
- BP upgrade for the Radio
- Talk2 for Video
- Boot.img patch
- Recovery.img patch
- Various patches to alot of system files
- And some stupid bloatware patches as well.
I updated yesterday and I can honestly say that the phone is snappier and more responsive. It’s not a placebo effect. I haven’t tried video chatting yet but I definitely notice the radio upgrade as my 3G connects much faster. Also, while battery life has never been an issue with my D3 (like it has for some), apparently it is supposed to improve it. But YMMV.
WARNING 1: This may or may not be the official update that will be pushed by Verizon. So by applying it you run the risk of NOT being able to take the official OTA when it does gets pushed. However, being a soak test file, I’m pretty sure it’s either the final build for the OTA or will allow you to update to the official.
WARNING 2: If you are rooted like I was you will LOSE root. Apparently you can run the one-click exploit to regain root, but I had to actually redo the adb method and push the SU file to reroot.
And no, it does not fix the blue tint from the camera
[FONT="]Thanks goes to scottml for hacking the OTA servers and pulling the file. Good luck and enjoy[/FONT]
[Edit]: link removed .. Frisco
As a helpful hint, to get into stock recovery you have power off your phone then power it back on by pressing and holding the letter X button on the keyboard along with the power button until you see a little android in a middle of a triangle with an exclamation point. Then you have to press BOTH the up and down volume rocker buttons at the same time to access the recovery menu.
Also, make sure you save the update zip to the root of your external sdcard (sdcard-ext) otherwise stock recovery will not find it.
Here’s what the update fixes:
- BP upgrade for the Radio
- Talk2 for Video
- Boot.img patch
- Recovery.img patch
- Various patches to alot of system files
- And some stupid bloatware patches as well.
I updated yesterday and I can honestly say that the phone is snappier and more responsive. It’s not a placebo effect. I haven’t tried video chatting yet but I definitely notice the radio upgrade as my 3G connects much faster. Also, while battery life has never been an issue with my D3 (like it has for some), apparently it is supposed to improve it. But YMMV.
WARNING 1: This may or may not be the official update that will be pushed by Verizon. So by applying it you run the risk of NOT being able to take the official OTA when it does gets pushed. However, being a soak test file, I’m pretty sure it’s either the final build for the OTA or will allow you to update to the official.
WARNING 2: If you are rooted like I was you will LOSE root. Apparently you can run the one-click exploit to regain root, but I had to actually redo the adb method and push the SU file to reroot.
And no, it does not fix the blue tint from the camera
[FONT="]Thanks goes to scottml for hacking the OTA servers and pulling the file. Good luck and enjoy[/FONT]