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

jr461 · Nov 15, 2011

micallen said:
I accepted mine, but after reboot, it didn't load. I'm still on 2.2. And it tells me I'm up to date. How can I get the update back? I've re-booted 2 or 3 times and no change.

Same here and also tried the *#*#checkin#*#* thing. Does the phone just think it's updated? There must be some way to force this.

nimbuscrenel · Nov 15, 2011

Bob Denny said:
@nimbuscrenel I looked and was confused by the various versions in various threads. Combined with the lame searching provided by vBulletin, I thought I'd just ask.

Thanks for the info, I do appreciate it, if not the condescension

Sorry, no condescension intended- these version numbers are ridiculously confusing :eek:

DroidDave · Nov 15, 2011

Got mine last night and everything worked fine. Ummm mmm gingerbread goodness.

ONJFan · Nov 15, 2011

taylor6400 said:
Or you can add a widget. Longpress home, go to Widgets, then settins and you will have the option of a "Profile" widget. It works great.

Wow, thanks I didn't know about this widget, I had always used the volume down to set my vibrate mode, now this widget is even better.

ONJFan · Nov 15, 2011

I think it's great to see so many people posting still using the original Incredible. I still think this is one of the best phones. I have the original first incredibles with the amoled screen and to me it's on par with the iphone retina display. It's one of the things I love most about my screen so crisp and clear. I'm not a fan of 4.3 and higher screens. Now with gingerbread, it's running so much faster for me. I'm in love all over again w/ my phone.

Mr. Boom · Nov 15, 2011

Ok. Anyone have a quick link to that official GB OTA file that someone pulled out of cache a couple months back ? I might have need of it and can't find it.

Sharondippity · Nov 15, 2011

sdrawkcab25 said:
the app drawer should be auto closing... any one else reporting this issue? I'd try rebooting the phone and see what happens.

I'm having the same issue with the app drawer

NSutherl · Nov 15, 2011

My 87MB update notification popped up last night (never got the first update in Sep), but I wanted to wait until I saw some feedback, so I kept pressing "Update Later" when the pop-up reminded me. Now I'm ready to do it, but I can't find the update. The Gingerbread update pop-up reminder has stopped showing up, and I've looked in Menu > Settings > About Phone > System Updates and it says I'm up to date (but my software still says 2.2). I did the *#*#checkin#*#* thing and got the notification that the chick succeeded but nothing happened.

Any ideas how to get the update back?

AngieC · Nov 15, 2011

NSutherl said:
My 87MB update notification popped up last night (never got the first update in Sep), but I wanted to wait until I saw some feedback, so I kept pressing "Update Later" when the pop-up reminded me. Now I'm ready to do it, but I can't find the update. The Gingerbread update pop-up reminder has stopped showing up, and I've looked in Menu > Settings > About Phone > System Updates and it says I'm up to date (but my software still says 2.2). I did the *#*#checkin#*#* thing and got the notification that the chick succeeded but nothing happened.

Any ideas how to get the update back?

I did the same thing

jikhead · Nov 15, 2011

Needz_Android said:
same, i lost the update and can't get it back. any ideas of what to do???

I've rebooted several times and nothing so far...mid-afternoon.

RdBrd83 · Nov 15, 2011

Mr. Boom said:
Ok. Anyone have a quick link to that official GB OTA file that someone pulled out of cache a couple months back ? I might have need of it and can't find it.

http://android.clients.google.com/p..._WWE_4.06.605.3-3.26.605.1_release_210690.zip

mitchellpaul · Nov 15, 2011

I'm getting annoyed. As the day goes on, things work more & more different every time I go to use something that I use on a day to day basis. My texting is outta whack, the application drawer is jumpy, & a few other things. I'm beginning to assume gingerbread has something to do with this as everything worked a-ok yesterday before the install. I'm regretting this until the next "bug fix" update arrives.

NightAngel79 · Nov 15, 2011

thedillz said:
Yeah, reading that again I really didn't help much did I?

Angry Birds Backup free from the market...
https://market.android.com/details?id=net.surf2mail.angrybirdsbackup&hl=en

Sorry about being a bit off topic. You can delete this after you look into it.

Thanks

jfunk said:
Read the stickied threads in the "All things root" subforum. They cover S-Off and re-rooting the 4.06 update if you accept it after successfully turning S-Off.

You have a specific link? i went through there and it was a bit of information overload

sdrawkcab25 said:
the app drawer should be auto closing... any one else reporting this issue? I'd try rebooting the phone and see what happens.

thats how it works on my rezound running 2.3.4 fwiw

ludude1975 · Nov 15, 2011

OK so I wanted to be Incredible Specific lol.

What's your opinions on upgrading to 2.3.4 Gingerbread? Do it or Don't?

My phone is annoying the heck out of me to upgrade say's its downloaded and verified.

I think it works fine the way it is but reading all this crap I don't know if I should keep ignoring it or let er fly. I made an app backup with astro.

Sorry if it's been asked before but seems they have released it several times and I wondered if the bugs are worked out with updating it. I'm super new too! I've only had this thing two weeks, bought it on eBay.

Mungus · Nov 15, 2011

ONJFan said:
I think it's great to see so many people posting still using the original Incredible. I still think this is one of the best phones. I have the original first incredibles with the amoled screen and to me it's on par with the iphone retina display. It's one of the things I love most about my screen so crisp and clear. I'm not a fan of 4.3 and higher screens. Now with gingerbread, it's running so much faster for me. I'm in love all over again w/ my phone.

Ditto

jfunk · Nov 15, 2011

NightAngel79 said:
You have a specific link? i went through there and it was a bit of information overload

Sure. Here's the guide for really easy rooting and getting S-Off using unrevoked (must still be on 2.2): http://androidforums.com/incredible...ked-3-rooting-stock-incredible-evo-2-2-a.html

Once you've completed that process to gain root, you can accept the OTA update to 2.3 and re-enable root following this guide:

http://androidforums.com/incredible-all-things-root/420788-how-regain-root-s-off.html

Note sure if the upcoming 4.08 patch will break root again, but I would doubt it since it's just a small patch and not a major kernel update like the 4.06 is.

TonyNewShoes · Nov 15, 2011

Not, It messed my phone up, first it force closed everything then on reboot it force closed HTC Sense. Then it erased everything in my phone, total hard reset itself, now my weather icons on the clock dont work. And this is only three hours after I updated it. Dont upgrade to Gingerbread for incredible 1.

Jerethi · Nov 15, 2011

I just read on another forum that vzw is reporting that the update was pulled to address the screen size and incorrect market store issue. I'm so confused. Anyone else have any intel?

RdBrd83 · Nov 15, 2011

Jerethi said:
I just read on another forum that vzw is reporting that the update was pulled to address the screen size and incorrect market store issue. I'm so confused. Anyone else have any intel?

The update was pulled quite a while back. I think the general consensus is that same update (4.06.605.3) is rolling out now to everyone, and then there will be another smaller update shortly (4.08.605.2) that fixes those issues.

Jerethi · Nov 15, 2011

RdBrd83 said:
The update was pulled quite a while back. I think the general consensus is that same update (4.06.605.3) is rolling out now to everyone, and then there will be another smaller update shortly (4.08.605.2) that fixes those issues.

Thanks. That I knew. I was under the impression that the post was referring to the new update as having been pulled. But honestly, who knows at this point!

jreagan · Nov 15, 2011

Like others above, I've been dismissing the 'update' for most of the day as I was using the phone. Now, I have time for the upgrade at home on the charger. So I press "update now" and nothing. No reboot, no download, no upgrade. The system says I'm now upto date at 2.2. No more nags to upgrade. Don't they test these things?

ONJFan · Nov 15, 2011

Right. We all just got the large update that is about 90mb. It seems Verizon will also be pushing out a smaller update too. See here http://support.verizonwireless.com/pdf/system_update/incredible_instructions.pdf

ludude1975 · Nov 15, 2011

How would i disable the annoying update notification? I clear it and it keeps coming back.

melcher70 · Nov 15, 2011

jreagan said:
Like others above, I've been dismissing the 'update' for most of the day as I was using the phone. Now, I have time for the upgrade at home on the charger. So I press "update now" and nothing. No reboot, no download, no upgrade. The system says I'm now upto date at 2.2. No more nags to upgrade. Don't they test these things?

Exact same thing happened to me. Maybe it got pulled again?

buffettgirl · Nov 15, 2011

ONJFan said:
Right. We all just got the large update that is about 90mb. It seems Verizon will also be pushing out a smaller update too. See here http://support.verizonwireless.com/pdf/system_update/incredible_instructions.pdf

interesting. Can't wait for that too.

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

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