Gingerbread Update July 11th

[rcrott1]

Any chance this will increase battery life? I am considering returning my Dinc2 because of battery life but only have until Wednesday to do so.

I use the crap out of my phone, 40+ emails a day, tons of texts and phone calls, and i still get damn near a full day out of the battery.

back on topic. i am looking forward to the update.

 

[chassum]

The big. deal is primarily that our phone is continuing to be supported and updated by Verizon. Even if GB weren't to run smoother with more capabilities (which it does) it is important that Verizon hasn't writtwn us off as they promote the Droid 3, thunderbolt, etc.
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Oddly enough, I saw a new TV commercial for the Dinc2 last night, so I guess it's still getting the love.

 

[mgftp]

I use the crap out of my phone, 40+ emails a day, tons of texts and phone calls, and i still get damn near a full day out of the battery.

back on topic. i am looking forward to the update.

I honestly don't see how that is possible unless you got a super slim high capacity battery by mistake. Or your definition of "use the crap out of my phone" could be different than mine.

I have talked to numerous people at Verizon and they all say a day out of an Android device is good.

 

[blkbeltkid17]

This has me excited bring it on I have been missing GB sence I lost my inc

 

[seejoshplay]

Do not update if you want to root.

I am updating because I am not going to root until after a year when my warranty is up.

I am super stoked for GB.

 

[blkbeltkid17]

I an hopping the bootloader will become unlocked with this update I know its a stretch but I can dream right

 

[rcrott1]

I honestly don't see how that is possible unless you got a super slim high capacity battery by mistake. Or your definition of "use the crap out of my phone" could be different than mine.

I have talked to numerous people at Verizon and they all say a day out of an Android device is good.

brightness on my screen is almost all the way down, gps off, on wifi most of the day at my office. today i sent 33 emails and a ton of texts and was on a phone conference for an hour and im at around 40%

 

[seejoshplay]

I an hopping the bootloader will become unlocked with this update I know its a stretch but I can dream right

My guess is that it will not be, evolution 3d bl is locked. Just doing the PSA thing, if you want to root skip the update and wait for alpharevx.

 

[blkbeltkid17]

With the sensation becoming unlocked with its update we can only hope
We know htc will unlock us and the evo I guess its all in time

 

[greyhndz]

They don't mention anything about backing up. Will there be a wipe after installation?

 

[blkbeltkid17]

More then likly it was the same going from eclair to fryo on the original inc

 

[harrmonica]

Any chance this will increase battery life? I am considering returning my Dinc2 because of battery life but only have until Wednesday to do so.

as rscott stated, i am also getting phenomenal battery life from the dinc2. either exchange the phone or have it checked out.

now back on topic!

 

[chknhwk]

Personally I'd rather have a custom rom with more personalization. I'm worried this update will make it more difficult to flash a rom...

 

[wyattyoss]

The bootloader should be the same, right? There has been no word of HTC changing the encryption of the phones its updating to gingerbread, so it should be just as easy to get s-off and root.

 

[hilmar2k]

The bootloader should be the same, right? There has been no word of HTC changing the encryption of the phones its updating to gingerbread, so it should be just as easy to get s-off and root.

So the same procedures to temp root should work?

 

[victek]

Will the GB update be available only "over the air" or can it be downloaded and installed via USB?

 

[papaandroid]

Found this: Android Gingerbread: The complete FAQ - Computerworld Blogs

It looks like a bunch of performance enhancements including better battery life and application management.

May well be worth the upgrade.

 

[LaurAndroid]

So if we want to root we should wait for Alpharevx...will we be able to update after we root or is root inplace of updating?

 

[ACD168]

So if we want to root we should wait for Alpharevx...will we be able to update after we root or is root inplace of updating?

alpha rev is out! enjoy root. and do not upograde to any GB OTA or RUU if u want root with alpharev

 

[blkbeltkid17]

alpha rev is out! enjoy root. and do not upograde to any GB OTA or RUU if u want root with alpharev

Oh lord jesus happy days

 

[thetomlin2]

alpha rev is out! enjoy root. and do not upograde to any GB OTA or RUU if u want root with alpharev

It's not out for Windows or MAC yet ... The Windows version was pulled because it didn't work ... Should be fixed and back out soon

 

[blkbeltkid17]

It's not out for Windows or MAC yet ... The Windows version was pulled because it didn't work ... Should be fixed and back out soon

Yeah I saw to bad I don't have a computer right now to root it

 

[LaurAndroid]

alpha rev is out! enjoy root. and do not upograde to any GB OTA or RUU if u want root with alpharev

Thanks, I think I am going to give root a try

 

[ganj_420]

Is the OTA update only available for a certain period of time? I've never rooted and want to try it out, but if it gets too far beyond me I would still like to be able to update to the latest software

 

[blkbeltkid17]

Is the OTA update only available for a certain period of time? I've never rooted and want to try it out, but if it gets too far beyond me I would still like to be able to update to the latest software

If you root you can flash the latest softwere with out the bloat were and usually before the carrier sends it out so don't worry about not having the latest lol