Thoughts and Opinions on new Gingerbread update

[yellowboy74]

Please post all of your thoughts and opinions about the new gingerbread update. Is it working for you?

[thornbe]

Downloaded the update, installed the update, phone rebooted, unpacked the update, phone rebooted and stuck at the Samsung splash screen.

Tried to reboot the phone, but the power button was unresponsive.

Pulled the battery and powered back on and it's stuck at the Samsung splash screen again.

Anyone else experience this?

Thanks,

Tim

[thornbe]

Downloaded the update, installed the update, phone rebooted, unpacked the update, phone rebooted and stuck at the Samsung splash screen.

Tried to reboot the phone, but the power button was unresponsive.

Pulled the battery and powered back on and it's stuck at the Samsung splash screen again.

Anyone else experience this?

Thanks,

Tim

[yellowboy74]

Your going to have to do a factory reset. That should fix it. Once you do a factory reset the update should already be there once your phone boots up.

[jones5512]

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thornbe wrote:

Downloaded the update, installed the update, phone rebooted, unpacked the update, phone rebooted and stuck at the Samsung splash screen.

Tried to reboot the phone, but the power button was unresponsive.

Pulled the battery and powered back on and it's stuck at the Samsung splash screen again.

Anyone else experience this?

Thanks,

Tim

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I have the same problem. I tried to run a reset with the volume buttons held down, and now i'm in a loop of the phone trying to restore itself. Completely stuck now.\

[jones5512]

Downloaded the update, installed the update, phone rebooted, unpacked the update, phone rebooted and stuck at the Samsung splash screen.

Tried to reboot the phone, but the power button was unresponsive.

Pulled the battery and powered back on and it's stuck at the Samsung splash screen again.

Anyone else experience this?

Thanks,

Tim

[NuDroidUsrr]

 The install went fine, but I also let the phone do all it needed to do while I did other things. It does take a while at some screens to complete, but I just left it. It has lost a bunch of my settings in my applications, so I am having to redo them, no biggie. Signal strength seems better, and I am currently checking battery life and GPS now as we speak. The GPS did not lock when I used just Standalone GPS services, but seems to lock quicker if I add Google Location Services. It is not locking on my exact location, but it is close. I am also in my house doing this test, so it may be blocking it a little.

  Overall so far, some minor inconveniences, but if it helps with battery life, losing texts and phone calls, and better signal strength, it will be well worth the effort.

[ascottn]

After update phone seems to be bricked. Locked up on "Samsung" boot screen for a few hours. Finally pulled the battery now it boots to the bootloader. However I am unable to move between the options to even try to get it back to factory.. Anyone with this issue had any luck?

[haw4]

I have had nothing but problems since I updated the software. My phone is constantly freezing, Google navigation doesn't even open. I called Verizon telling them about the software issues..They have no answers. How many times a day should I be taking my battery out just so I can send a text of make a call? So disappointed.

[yellowboy74]

Did the they have you do a hard reset? Sounds to me like you have a faulty app conflicting with the update that causing your phone to freeze. Whoever told you there is nothing they can do needs to be fired. They should have told you to do a hard reset and if  that didnt solve your problem , they should have sent you a replacement phone.

[NuDroidUsrr]

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haw4 wrote:

I have had nothing but problems since I updated the software. My phone is constantly freezing, Google navigation doesn't even open. I called Verizon telling them about the software issues..They have no answers. How many times a day should I be taking my battery out just so I can send a text of make a call? So disappointed.

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   Have you tried the Google Navigation Freezing fix? I know if you open the Navigation, and it freezes, it basically hoses your phone until you do a battery pull. There are a bunch of people (Myself including) that have fixed the navigation issue by doing the following:

Remove the Google Maps app (Also the Street view, it will only do a "Remove Update"

Reboot phone, pull battery

Turn phone back on

Load Google Maps and update Street View

Try it

If it hangs again, then try the same thing again, but after you remove the app and reboot it, turn on Wireless and connect to an AP somewhere, then load Maps and street view again and try it. The 2nd method worked for me. I only had to turn on wifi the 1 time, since then it has worked every time.

[haw4]

I did do a hard reset on the phone. The phone still freezes constantly. I also tried the Google Maps Navigation Fix, it didn't work. They are sending me a refurbished one. Hope I don't have the same problems. This will be my 3rd Fascinate.

[mvpplayaone]

i had the same issue... i really hope verizon makes good and fixes my phone for me... atm i out of a phone because the update messed my phone up and the lady at the verizon store said there was nothing they could do... I just want them to correct their mistake not just brush me under the rug and say nothings wrong. I dont feel like i should have to buy a completely new phone because of verizons mistake. ive tried taking out the battery and even hard reseting it but nothing works. as you can see im very frustrated with how thing are going as of right now. if any of you verizon employees can help me in anyway it would be much aprreciated.

- sam

[NuDroidUsrr]

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mvpplayaone wrote:

i had the same issue... i really hope verizon makes good and fixes my phone for me... atm i out of a phone because the update messed my phone up and the lady at the verizon store said there was nothing they could do... I just want them to correct their mistake not just brush me under the rug and say nothings wrong. I dont feel like i should have to buy a completely new phone because of verizons mistake. ive tried taking out the battery and even hard reseting it but nothing works. as you can see im very frustrated with how thing are going as of right now. if any of you verizon employees can help me in anyway it would be much aprreciated.

- sam

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  You went right to a Verizon store and someone there told you that there was nothing they could do? How long have you had the phone?  I would take that persons name, and ask to speak to the manager. And if that didn't work, I would ask to speak to that persons boss, and so on up the chain until I got somewhere.

[oakley2]

I'm having the same issure, how do you do the reset?

[Herbb623]

Have 3 Fascinates.  Battery doing just fine after Gingerbread upgrade.

One thing I do after / post each OS upgrade.

- Charge phone fully

- Use phone until it goes completely dead.

- Turn phone off.  Charge via wall charger until fully charged.

- Turn phone on...Use till completely dead.

- Turn off. Charge full again.

From then on , use phone in normal manner charging as necessary or whenevver you want.

Above seems to 'reset' whatever monitors the battery and its charge.

[DC5_K20Z1]

How does the GPS work? Lock faster? I know with the Charge update the GPS lock is much faster from what I hear, I haven't gotten the OTA update yet for the Charge, but I am looking forward to it and I hope the Fascinate is snappier and more stable now that it has GB

[wardcst24]

Gps locks Instantly

I have been running this for two weeks and love it

[DC5_K20Z1]

Right on that's nice to hear, hopefully the Charge's GPS works the same now with the new EP4D OTA Software.

[Trevorpaul]

After installing the EH03 update, Google Maps Navigation will not work. It just gets stuck at the splash screen but never progresses to open the app.

[nene787]

I feel like fascinate is as snappy as android 2.1 os with more memory.

Good sammy free more memory ram if u notice it say 379mb over 337 on froyo

[tozz88]

The update seemed to go fine. Then I tried to use Google Maps/Navigation. It will start the app and GPS locks quickly. But then so does the application! The screen freezes for about 30 seconds and then I get forced close. I tried flushing the application's cache and even uninstall/reinstall but nothing helped.

So closed all applications and turned off my phone. When I came back a half hour later the battery was completely drained! It had been full before.

I'm so glad they took their time working all the bugs out of gingerbread before they released it!

[telveer]

http://community.vzw.com/t5/Samsung-Fascinate/FASCINATE-PROBLEMS-AFTER-GINGERBREAD-INSTALL-Caution/m...