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Gingerbread NEWS and SPECULATION: All 2.3 Info Will Be Merged Here
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I don't think that's true, based on the leaked builds the community has received. The Gingerbread leaks we've received for the Epic 4G come with Touchwiz 3.0 (Newest version is Touchwiz 4.0).
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OK. Then it must be the GS 2s that are getting Touchwiz 4.0. Pretty sure I have read that somewhere. For all the naysayers about Sammy, those new Galaxy phones should be really sweet. Then right around the corner is the next Nexus phone supposedly made by Sammy. Two killer phones. I'm just sayin'.
Also from what they are saying about how flexible ICS is with the older phones, I won't be surprized if the Epic gets that version as well.
Also from what they are saying about how flexible ICS is with the older phones, I won't be surprized if the Epic gets that version as well.
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Yeah the Galaxy S2 is definitely running Touchwiz 4.0, and I agree, it looks nice and I'm looking forward to it 
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Hah, I had the Hero too and remember the wait for 2.1. When it finally came, it was a dog (like you said) and I ended up rooting. I'm not a fan of Sense anyway.
As for the Epic, I think it's a trainwreck. Bluetooth constantly disconnects, and GPS frequently fails when I need it the most: using Google nav. The battery life is awful (yes I use JuiceDefender and am on WiFi most of the day).
I am very disappointed in this phone. The screen is great and I love the keyboard, but too many crashes and the problems mentioned above aren't worth it.
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Well there's only one phone that I've seen that has great battery life and it was my friends Atrix and even with dual core he was getting almost 14 hours with heavy use and 2 days with just phone calls and texting.
My Hero was no better than my Epic and I can bet you that the next phone sammy releases will have the same issues.
My Hero was no better than my Epic and I can bet you that the next phone sammy releases will have the same issues.
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Considering they've already announced eol for the 4g in October, don't expect to be getting the Gingerbread .... ever.... which is why they're saying nothing. I've had the Motorolas and HTC's and they all do the same. But, HTC does appear to be faster with the Anddroid updates than they were with the windows mobile updates, so that's where I'm going next. If you buy another samsung you're just saying that you'll take their crap and put up with it. I don't give second chances until I've run out of other choices.
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Only someone with unrealistic expectations would expect to get anything beyond gingerbread besides some basic maintenance updates. Name one non Google branded phone that has received more than two major updates. if you think any 2.1 phone is going to officially see ice cream, you have illusions of grandeur.
HTC faster with updates? Ask Droid Incredible owners how they like gingerbread. Wait, you can't. They don't have it yet either, but Samsung sucks. Ask Hero and other 1.5 HTC phone owners how worth the wait was to get 2.2 on their phones. They were still lackluster.
HTC faster with updates? Ask Droid Incredible owners how they like gingerbread. Wait, you can't. They don't have it yet either, but Samsung sucks. Ask Hero and other 1.5 HTC phone owners how worth the wait was to get 2.2 on their phones. They were still lackluster.
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Its end of line from Sprint as far as sales go (which is the 1 year mark from release), it has nothing to do with support. Sprint is going to stop selling the Epic in October.
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exactly. It's only a big deal to people trying to put a negative spin on it. Epic 2 will be out, Epic gets EOL'd. It's the way it works. Not some "sky is falling" event that proves the phone will be abandoned before its time.
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So the chance of seeing GB is even more of a dream than people wanted to believe......
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and the only reason I'm able to reply quickly is I just picked up a 32gb Touchpad for $150. And no, I will not respond to the man poking the sleeping bear 
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I was getting 6 ft when it was working on eh 06.
Unfortunately, it kept losing the gpa after about 10-20 mina and had to reboot to get it back. I sure hope someone comes up with an easy fix.
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God I hope not!!
This phone needs an update, badly.
My Epic is afflicted with the SMS dropping area code bug, making texting almost impossible.
Samsung still has not addressed this even though it's been reported since 2010.
I am getting very disappointed with Sprint / Samsung on support for this phone...
I used to defend Samsung, but after these experiences, it's tough to be in the Samsung camp.
SGS2 will be a great phone I'm sure, but I'll be wary of phone support, after the experience on the Moment and the Epic.
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why are you frustrated? Is it worth being frustrated? Seriously. If it wasn't for the samfirmware group you'd have zero news about the progress of gingerbread and then you'd be annoyed about no updates about a release. I actually like to see the progress. I'll do a nandroid backup and update to the newest leak to give it a try. If I find it flaky I just nandroid back to what I was running. Bottom line is something with the SGS hardware (and possibly sprint crap) is making it difficult to work with. Is it that hard to come to terms with it? Just accept it, man up and root so you can nandroid and play with the newest release, no harm no foul. Or you can run a custom froyo rom that cleans up the phone quite a bit. Rooting is simple. Odin is a get out of jail free card if you screw it up, and you can always go back to stock for the official update when it hits or just enjoy hanging in the rooted community and let the devs clean up gingerbread. Once you go down that path it's tough to deal with stock.
But to keep getting frustrated over the same thing you have no control over just isn't worth it, especially considering we're talking about a phone.
And I've been running EH06 for a day and half now, and it's been pretty solid. Haven't tried gps yet, but I rarely use it and have just accepted the fact I might never have great reliable gps with this phone.
But to keep getting frustrated over the same thing you have no control over just isn't worth it, especially considering we're talking about a phone.
And I've been running EH06 for a day and half now, and it's been pretty solid. Haven't tried gps yet, but I rarely use it and have just accepted the fact I might never have great reliable gps with this phone.
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The Epic will get Gingerbread when the Chicago Cubs win the World Series.
(I'm a Cubs fan so I can assure you that this means never.)
(I'm a Cubs fan so I can assure you that this means never.)
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