Its October where the hell is my Froyo?!?

Graboid · Dec 22, 2010

Well, I have some bad news for US Cellular users waiting for Froyo. I sent an e-mail to tech support at US Cellular a week ago and got a reply today. And it isn't what I was hoping to hear. Here is part of the response," US Cellular makes every effort to be viewed as a leading carier equipped with a wide-range of the latest product offerings. Unfortunately, we cannot answer with certainty when the 2.2 update will be available..." It goes on to say that it will be listed on their website when it becomes available. This indicates to me that they are not even close to a release yet. I don't think we will ever see Gingerbread released to US Cellular users. This is madness.

Rusticus · Dec 24, 2010

Graboid said:
Well, I have some bad news for US Cellular users waiting for Froyo. I sent an e-mail to tech support at US Cellular a week ago and got a reply today. And it isn't what I was hoping to hear. Here is part of the response," US Cellular makes every effort to be viewed as a leading carier equipped with a wide-range of the latest product offerings. Unfortunately, we cannot answer with certainty when the 2.2 update will be available..." It goes on to say that it will be listed on their website when it becomes available. This indicates to me that they are not even close to a release yet. I don't think we will ever see Gingerbread released to US Cellular users. This is madness.

I don't get that at all from the response you posted. I kind of doubt that they know the exact date and if they did they are not going to use you to make the announcement. We will get it when its ready. Maybe next week, maybe next month. As far as gingerbread, your guess is as good as any. In the meantime, you have a great phone, enjoy it.

BigknockHawk · Dec 25, 2010

So, I have the Galaxy S Mesmerize with US Cellular. Will I get the update to 2.2, whenever it is released for my phone, automatically? Or does my phone have to be rooted?

androidguy22 · Dec 25, 2010

BigknockHawk said:
So, I have the Galaxy S Mesmerize with US Cellular. Will I get the update to 2.2, whenever it is released for my phone, automatically? Or does my phone have to be rooted?

I have the HTC Desire with USCC. There isn't a way for me to get any future updates OTA with the Desire. I'm hearing that if/when the update is ready they will post a link on their site. I'm not sure if the Mesmerize is capable of getting any updates OTA.

No the phone doesn't have to be rooted to get any future updates from the USCC. Rooting actually cuts out the middle man. There are several threads on the subject of rooting. Must reads if you are going to attempt to root.

Hope this helps.

Guamguy · Dec 25, 2010

enspyre said:
Canada, Bell, Galaxy S I9000M,
just connected my phone to Kies and Froyo update is available. FINALLY!

we'll see how (if) this improves anything...

Hmm...I wonder if you bricked the phone.

JuanPiggly · Dec 26, 2010

yeah consider yourself lucky, with my defy they expect froyo to be available around july of 2011.

((((by the everyone else will have 3.2 or something lol.

ElasticNinja · Dec 29, 2010

got the official update on Galaxy

5

woops

kbayer · Jan 3, 2011

Dell Streak is still plodding along with 1.6... can you believe it? On the plus side, it's surprisingly snappy. Silky smooth.
But 1.6????
Rumors have been trickling in over the last several weeks of the 2.2 update. Some areas overseas are updated. Just not here.
Dell is waiting on AT&T or the other way around. Newest rumor is Jan 12-18, 2011.
Nice phone, but it will get returned to BestBuy before I resort to rootin' and Rom'n once again.
:thinking:

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1.6?????
C'mon.

ProRezOnline · Jan 4, 2011

When froyo becomes available for our captivates, will the upgrade be through Kies or the ATT wireless software update? (Kies is such a pain to get it to work correctly).. Whats your guess?

Reap · Jan 6, 2011

@ProRezOnline

How did your update from 2.1 to 2.1update 1 go?
On the Vibrant I got it over the air. but for my second Vibrant I did it through kies

mrsbelpit · Jan 6, 2011

ProRezOnline said:
When froyo becomes available for our captivates, will the upgrade be through Kies or the ATT wireless software update? (Kies is such a pain to get it to work correctly).. Whats your guess?

They have added kies mini for the captivate, formerly only for the vibrant. I assume once the update is announced you can either wait for it ota or download it yourself.

How Do I Update The Software On My AT&T SGH-i897 (Captivate) Phone To JH7 Through Kies Mini?

androidguy22 · Jan 7, 2011

Received this response from USCC. Hang tight folks.

Dear xxxx,

I appreciate you taking the time to write to us about the Android OS 2.2 (Froyo) Upgrade for your HTC Desire. I sincerely apologize for the delay in sending our response. I can understand how important it is to receive a prompt resolution for your request and I appreciate your patience for our reply.

xxxx, I see that you have been a customer with us since xxxx. I want you to know how much we appreciate your business. I know that you have many choices for a cell phone carrier and I feel very lucky that you have chosen us as your carrier. Thank you!

xxxx, we have been testing the Android 2.2 (Froyo) update for all of our Android devices since Google released the code. Our engineers have been working very hard with the manufacturer to identify and resolve any potential issue and we hope to have the 2.2 (Froyo) update for your HTC Desire by January 31, 2011.

When the update becomes available your phone will indicate that a software update is ready. The software update will be listed on our website at www.uscellular.com. Just click on "Smartphone Center" under "Phones and More". Then click on "Android" under "Smartphone Center" and the updates will be listed under the "Related Links" section. You will be able to download the updated operating system right from our website.

blaxx70 · Jan 7, 2011

androidguy22 said:
Received this response from USCC. Hang tight folks.

Dear xxxx,

I appreciate you taking the time to write to us about the Android OS 2.2 (Froyo) Upgrade for your HTC Desire. I sincerely apologize for the delay in sending our response. I can understand how important it is to receive a prompt resolution for your request and I appreciate your patience for our reply.

xxxx, I see that you have been a customer with us since xxxx. I want you to know how much we appreciate your business. I know that you have many choices for a cell phone carrier and I feel very lucky that you have chosen us as your carrier. Thank you!

xxxx, we have been testing the Android 2.2 (Froyo) update for all of our Android devices since Google released the code. Our engineers have been working very hard with the manufacturer to identify and resolve any potential issue and we hope to have the 2.2 (Froyo) update for your HTC Desire by January 31, 2011.

When the update becomes available your phone will indicate that a software update is ready. The software update will be listed on our website at www.uscellular.com. Just click on "Smartphone Center" under "Phones and More". Then click on "Android" under "Smartphone Center" and the updates will be listed under the "Related Links" section. You will be able to download the updated operating system right from our website.

Where is this "related links" section? I cant find it. :thinking:

Graboid · Jan 7, 2011

In the phones and more section on the left, click on smartphones. On that page select android from the list of phones on the left side of the page. When that page opens up, "Related Links" is on the right side of that page and includes things like tethering and customer support.

androidguy22 · Jan 7, 2011

^^^

That's is correct.

blaxx70 · Jan 7, 2011

Ok. Thanks.

androidguy22 · Jan 8, 2011

I'm probably going to wait a little before I update though. I want to hear from other people(guinea pigs)

if it's 'buggy' or if there are any issues with it.

CE3PO · Jan 12, 2011

I chatted with Samsung and ATT a week ago about Froyo release and got very little information from them. Finally, I was told that they could guarantee Froyo would be out in the 'net few days as an OTA update'. Funny it's been a week and still nothing. It's like November all over again. Seems like a typical bait and switch to me. If I was a bored attorney I'd toss together a class action suit.

Graboid · Jan 12, 2011

Well,

US Cellular must be about to release Froyo. I just visited the US Cellular website and under the related links section of Smartphones/ Android is now a heading called Software Updates. Clicking on that reveals a list of improvements and at the bottom it says Click here for approved updates coming soon. I noted that it talks about wi-fi hotspot in the update description and it says in bold Must have a US Cellular tethering plan. To those who already have Froyo, wasn't this a free service of the update? Looks like this might be one of the watering down aspects of the approved update.

Its October where the hell is my Froyo?!?

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