Verizon Text Message About Froyo

bftrask
Newbie

I recently recieved a text message from Verizon Wireless which stated; 

 

Free VZW Msg. Your Droid Incredible was sent the Android 2.2 software update including Adobe Flash 10.1. Click for more info: http://droiddoes.com/2.2i

 

From what I can tell I have yet to recieve the update. Under settings/about phone/system updates, it says the system is up to date. However, when I go to settings/about phone/software info the current firmware is version 2.1-update1. 

 

1. Why did I get this message?

 

2. When should I expect the update? 

 

 

 

 

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AZSALUKI
Legend

you can clear the cache on the phone and i believe you'll then be prompted. the only problem, is that i can't for the life of me find where you do that. can anyone help?????

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AZSALUKI
Legend

open your browser, go to menu, settings, and clear the cache. this did not work for everyone, but many people reported that shortly after doing this, they got the notification to download the update.

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kmanrath
Newbie

The clearing cache did not work for me and I do it quite often.


 

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aleka9230
Newbie

i got the same message as you then i just got impatient and manually downloaded and installed it

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MattO
Enthusiast - Level 2

Interesting I was told I had to do nothing.    Is this a fix for the 2.2?

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Grayson
Newbie

The text message comes a few days prior to the actual OTA update. Be patient.

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kymedic25
Newbie

 


Grayson wrote:

The text message comes a few days prior to the actual OTA update. Be patient.


Patience is not a virtue I was given!!!!

 

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Wolfwalker
Newbie

Does anyone know approximately how many days it takes after getting the text message? 

 

My phone is currently experiencing the rebooting issue, where in I use it for a bit, it shuts down, and then keeps rebooting **bleep**ting down rebotting until you pull out the battery.  I'm hoping that upgrading to Froyo might solve that issue, and I'm a little nervous that if it doesn't, I may need to replace my phone or something:/

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poe_diddley
Newbie

i got the same message on monday and so far no actual update. just about to give in and do it manually, but not sure how i feel about that...

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MattO
Enthusiast - Level 2

I just downloaded Adobe Flash 10.1 from the Market.

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kymedic25
Newbie

I got the same text message.  Called VZW customer support and they were no help.  I just cleared my cache to see if that helps.  Thanks to everyone for your help.

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rpgarrett75703
Enthusiast - Level 3

I think the text message the original poster received, "Free VZW Msg. Your Droid Incredible was sent the Android 2.2 software update including Adobe Flash 10.1. Click for more info: http://droiddoes.com/2.2i" was sent to all DINC owner's who had ALREADY received the 2.2 update. If you read the message carefully that's what it says. I don't think it was meant to imply that you would be getting it. I had already received the 2.2 update and I got the same text message. I also received a similar e-mail from VZW. There have been some folks who had received the 2.2 update notification only to postpone the update and then when they went to "menu/About Phone/System updates" it said their phone was already up to date with 2.1 still installed. The update seemed to have vanished. These folks most likely got the text message as well because as far as VZW was concerned the update was pushed to their phone even though they may never actually installed it. This explains why when people called VZW tech support about the message they were clueless; the message was not meant to suggest you will be getting the 2.2 update but rather it was already sent to you. Why VZW felt the need to send that text message as well as the similarly useless e-mail I don't have a clue. I never received a text message from VZW prior to receiving the actual 2.2 update telling me I would be getting it; it just showed up one morning and I was able to postpone the install until I got home from work.

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