getting tired of this now (3.2 update)

[kristalsoldier]

Last night, my A500 reported that there is a system update, file size 320 megs. I assumed this was the long awaited 3.2 update. So, I clicked to download. I have been doing this - clicking on download - now for a few times. Each time the download finshes and the it goes back to redownloading the 320 megs all over again.

I have no idea what's going on. Any ideas?

My tab is not rooted. Wifi signal is strong. And, just for the heck of it, I have kept the tab plugged into the electrical outlet.

What else can I do?

 

[jerofld]

Shut it off. Leave it off for at least 10 seconds, but I'd recommend leaving it alone for a minute. Reboot and retry.

 

[kristalsoldier]

Shut it off. Leave it off for at least 10 seconds, but I'd recommend leaving it alone for a minute. Reboot and retry.

Thanks. But I did try that. No joy though. I'll give it a shot again and will report back.

 

[apavolka]

This happened with 3.1 when I got the update. I just let it keep going until it did update.

 

[andy d]

None of the above.


Go intto settings, manage apps, all apps - find the system updater and clear it's data, reboot, should reprompt download.
That will fix it.

 

[kristalsoldier]

None of the above.


Go intto settings, manage apps, all apps - find the system updater and clear it's data, reboot, should reprompt download.
That will fix it.

Thanks. Let me give this a try. I'll report back on the progress.

 

[kristalsoldier]

None of the above.


Go intto settings, manage apps, all apps - find the system updater and clear it's data, reboot, should reprompt download.
That will fix it.

It did not work! Now what?

 

[kenji57]

None of the above.


Go intto settings, manage apps, all apps - find the system updater and clear it's data, reboot, should reprompt download.
That will fix it.

After 2 failed updates to 3.2 I tried this fix and it worked. Thanks andy d

 

[kristalsoldier]

I did the update sequence eight times. On the ninth try, it worked. So am now officially on 3.2. Thanks to all who helped with suggestions and comments.

TBH, I have no idea what worked and why it took me 8 tries to get the update. But now it is done and I don't feel any different.

 

[kristalsoldier]

After playing around with the A500 with the 3.2 update, I have some commonplace observations...

First, I was surprised to find that my rather old (at least 3 yrs) Seagate external drive - ntfs - was read by the tab. But a HDD from an old (2 yrs) laptop which I put in a case did not. I have a new WD HDD (500GB) which I am gonna test 2morrow. It would be really cool if this actually works.

Second, I thought that the 3.2 update would help with increasing the strength of wifi reception - perhaps wrongly. I see no difference...if anything, its slightly worse.

Flipping through screens remains smooth - I notice no difference between this latest update and 3.1.

I still don't have a SD card, so have not been able to test what improvements have occurred. High to e I got one. Only problem is that I want a 32GB card and not the more common (in my current neck of the woods) 4 and 8 GB versions.

I believe rooting is not yet possible, but expected sometime soon. So trying new roms is out of the picture for the moment.

Keyboard feels a bit laggy....but then it always did on this and a few other forums that I haunt. I am gonna test this some more.

All in all, there is nothing really to write home about with this update...but then that was to be expected.

The next big question that I have is whether ICS will work on the A500. Somehow, I suspect that Acer will not allow it. They will launch their next generation of the Iconia - whatever it may be named in the future - with ICS, which will be a real pity because I would like to use my tab for at least two years or so...but....!

 

[andy d]

Don't know about you guys but for me 3.2 seems to have slowed things down.

not as fast as I would like it to be.

 

[jimburn69]

Where are you people located that are getting the 3.2 update?

 

[kristalsoldier]

Where are you people located that are getting the 3.2 update?

My current location: India

 

[kristalsoldier]

Don't know about you guys but for me 3.2 seems to have slowed things down.

not as fast as I would like it to be.

I find no appreciable difference between the two.

 

[Jackson1]

I couldn't find a guide to root yet but I was already rooted so just flashed this.
[ROM] Acer_A500 OTA 7.006.01 [HC 3.2] Rooted w/ Busybox for CWR

You could go back to 3.1 to root then flash it. All is good. Has anybody tried out the app stetching/expanding thingy yet?

 

[Jonnay0808]

Why hasn't my a500 gotten the 3.2 update yet? Is there a way I can get it now? I'm not rooted.

 

[andy d]

Why hasn't my a500 gotten the 3.2 update yet? Is there a way I can get it now? I'm not rooted.

Where are you based?.

 

[Jonnay0808]

Wisconsin USA

 

[ultra63]

Still waiting for 3.2 in FL

 

[jimburn69]

I don't think USA has started receiving it yet. Let me know if it's otherwise.

 

[troll711]

I still haven't got my update either 10th came and went and no update starting to piss me off

 

[Graffen]

And it's no big deal.... what I've heard from the ones that has the 3.2 update, there isn't so much different from the 3.1..... and that is probably true.
I have no problems with using 3.1 and I'm quite happy to wait a while before updating, just to make sure that all the major bugs are gone!

 

[andy d]

their is not a lot to write home about with the new 3.2 update.
Apart from being able to transfer apps to sd2 which does not work on mine.

 

[kristalsoldier]

Have any of you who have got the 3.2 update and installed it found any changes in accessing NTFS-formatted external drives?

 

[sewal46]

3.2 allows you to access files from NTFS formatted USB drives. I have opened pictures in JPEG using File Manager app.