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ca1
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 I've been hearing feb 22nd for 2.2 update on fascinate. Any truth to this?

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vanessas_vzw
Verizon Employee

Hi. 

 

Verizon Wireless began pushing Android 2.2, Froyo, to the Samsung Fascinate on April 21, 2011.  Enhancements include support for Adobe Flash Player.  You can visit www.verizonwireless.com/fascinatesupport for more information and download instructions for the software update.  Customers are able to download the update manually by going to Settings > About Phone > Update Phone.

 

Thank you,

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mdram4x4
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vzw has not officially said, so you wont get an official answer, other then go to some web page and sign up for email alerts

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M91-30
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ca1 wrote:

 I've been hearing feb 22nd for 2.2 update on fascinate. Any truth to this?


no, there is no truth to this

 

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maryl
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The truth is that nobody knows when and if froyo will ever be available. As much as I love my fascinate, I will never again buy one of their phones because of this upgrade debacle....

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PJNC284
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dunno what you guys are talking about.  I already has froyo. :smileywink:

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bigfrank69
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PJNC284 wrote:

dunno what you guys are talking about.  I already has froyo. :smileywink:


 

You rooted yours

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RunSilent23
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If you love your Fascinate, why wouldn' t you buy another Samsung? I think it is a great phone with 2.1 Eclair and apparently so do you. Whatever you do, don't let a few new features sour you on what you already have.  

 

Don't get me wrong, I want to be able to view Flash and move my apps to the SD card.  But those aren't game changers for most of us.  Are they for you? 

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maryl
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RunSilent23 wrote:

If you love your Fascinate, why wouldn' t you buy another Samsung? I think it is a great phone with 2.1 Eclair and apparently so do you. Whatever you do, don't let a few new features sour you on what you already have.  

 

Don't get me wrong, I want to be able to view Flash and move my apps to the SD card.  But those aren't game changers for most of us.  Are they for you? 


Actually, this is my second Samsung, the first being a Rogue which I still have and loved before I decided to upgrade to a smartphone. The Rogue had frequent software updates, and I had no reason not to believe that there would be timely updates with the Fascinate. To answer your question, I have survived quite well without froyo, and I will continue to do the same. It is the principal of the matter. My sisters Motorola Droid 1st gen has Froyo.... something is wrong with this picture.

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mdram4x4
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maryl wrote:

The truth is that nobody knows when and if froyo will ever be available. As much as I love my fascinate, I will never again buy one of their phones because of this upgrade debacle....


this is my second sammy phone, first being the omnia

and i dont care how thier support is, the dev community is all the support you need

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Ann154
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Just a reminder, talking of "r" word is a TOS violation and voids the warranty for your phone.

I'm most definitely NOT a VZW employee. If a post answered your question, please mark it as the answer.

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SFObrien
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Ann154 wrote:
Just a reminder, talking of "r" word is a TOS violation and voids the warranty for your phone.

So did the root canal I just had void my warranty?  :smileyvery-happy:

 

Seriously, the latest froyo leak is a VZW version.  If you use it how does this void your warranty?  You are still using their device,their software, and not rooted. 

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PJNC284
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It isn't their "official" supported software though which is fine for those who don't need their hands held by verizon and are willing to look elsewhere for answers.  Granted there's almost always a way to go back to stock so that argument is null.  And the thread below may be the start of something big. 

 

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=954873

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telveer
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I am planning to follow an upcoming sports series on my phone (not all the time, but as and when required) and this service requires Flash. I have been patiently waiting for the promised Flash support on my Fascinate (via Froyo or whatever) for about 6 months now and I am getting tired of the wait. I want to do the right thing and let Verizon provide the update.

 

Why is it such a big challenge for Verizon to provide a mature update is beyond me. If Verizon wants to install bloatware, thats fine (btw, VZW please note: most people DO NOT use your bloatware). But if you have to, atleast dont let it delay software updates to the point of frustating your customers.

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roachman55
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telveer wrote:

I am planning to follow an upcoming sports series on my phone (not all the time, but as and when required) and this service requires Flash. I have been patiently waiting for the promised Flash support on my Fascinate (via Froyo or whatever) for about 6 months now and I am getting tired of the wait. I want to do the right thing and let Verizon provide the update.

 

Why is it such a big challenge for Verizon to provide a mature update is beyond me. If Verizon wants to install bloatware, thats fine (btw, VZW please note: most people DO NOT use your bloatware). But if you have to, atleast dont let it delay software updates to the point of frustating your customers.


Gee I thought all along that these phones did have flash and Iphone and Ipad did not. I can view vids on youtube and the tv  staions on the market and vids on facebook so tell me what am I missing here when I thought I had flash?

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Jax_Omen
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Yeah, 2.2 was a dealbreaker for me, so I have it on my Epic (another Galaxy S phone that still lacks official 2.2). I can see why it hasn't seen official release yet, my wifi is buggy as heck, requiring a phone reboot approximately 25% of the time when I try to enable wifi, but god, I mean they've had over 6 months to fix this software update, and europe's galaxy s phones have had a great froyo build for several months now. I chose to deal with the bugs in exchange for getting EXT4 support, flash, bluetooth voice dialing, and app2sd. I build my own computers and am extremely techy to begin with so voiding my warranty... eh I don't care much. Will I do that to my girlfriends' Epic? HECK NO. Unfortunately, we're stuck waiting for Samsung to decide we're worth updating, if they ever do. I know I'll never buy another Samsung product, no matter how good their hardware is. I just wish HTC built phones as well as Samsung does, or that Samsung supported phones as well as HTC...

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PJNC284
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EB01 for the fascinate has been flawless for me and highly recommend a trip to xda or android central for anyone interested. Believe the froyo builds for the epic have been out longer do that could explain the bugs.
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Shinebox
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I don't ever plan on buying another Samsung phone. I shouldn't have to root my phone for it to function as intended (GPS, Lag etc)

 

Mind you this all started happening after having the phone for six weeks and I am on my third one. May just take it back at this point. You will get Froyo after Samsung releases their new phones with 2.2 on them.

 

Samsung nor Verizon promised Froyo, only their employees. But they don't represent either company, they just work for them,

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Jax_Omen
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Samsung's already released their HSPA+ Galaxy S phone on T-Mobile and released Froyo on nearly every non-US carrier, AND on T-Mobile, for the regular Galaxy S line. The only ones (who expected to get an update) and haven't gotten it are VzW, Sprint, and AT&T Galaxy S customers. Sammy should be ashamed of themselves for how long it's taking.
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PJNC284
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ha.  So it looks like the developers may get gingerbread on the fascinate before Samsung and Verizon manages to push out froyo. :smileyvery-happy: http://http://twitpic.com/40ftdu

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roachman55
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PJNC284 wrote:

ha.  So it looks like the developers may get gingerbread on the fascinate before Samsung and Verizon manages to push out froyo. :smileyvery-happy: http://http://twitpic.com/40ftdu


I tried clicking on your link but not working from my computer. Well is Gingerbread better than Froyo? or do we still need and want Froyo

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PJNC284
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It was just a picture of 2.3 booted on the fascinate from one of the developers over at XDA. Gingerbread is the next iteration beyond froyo so yes, in theory, it should be better.  The Nexus S on the market is currently the only phone on the market  "officially" running Gingerbread so I wouldn't expect Verizon/Samsung to push it to the Fascinate for a while, IF they decide to do so.

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