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Jan

21

2012

Recent OTA Updates For Sprint’s EVO 4G, EVO Design 4G And Epic 4G Confirms Removal Of Carrier IQ Software

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by Roy Alugbue
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Sprint is doing whatever it takes to keep its customer’s trust and happiness. We mentioned to you a few days ago that Sprint provided some security updates to a handful of its devices, but were unsure if the updates included the removal of some dreaded spy software. We now have confirmation that the recent updates [...]

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Nov

9

2011

Sprint Begins Gingerbread Push for Samsung Epic 4G

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by Stacy Bruce
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Today, Sprint plans on kicking off a slow Gingerbread rollout for the Samsung Epic 4G. The plans are to update only about 3 percent of devices on the first day (today) to try and avoid the major issues seen during the Froyo update. Sprint will continue the slow rollout over the next 8 days, until [...]

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Oct

4

2011

More Connectivity Problems Reported On Sprint’s Samsung Epic 4G Touch

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by Justin Routhier
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Epic 4G Touch owners on the Sprint network are reporting connectivity problems such as an abundance of dropped calls and slow-crawling data speeds. This comes just weeks after reports of unexpected force-closes with its calendar app and the inability to keep 4G hotspot connections while taking phone calls. The exact cause for these newest problems is [...]

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May

17

2011

New build of Gingerbread 2.3.3 for Samsung Epic 4G leaks

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by Robert Nazarian
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Sprint has been testing Gingerbread builds for the Samsung Epic 4G for some time now. The latest build to leak is EE03.  This build is much better than version ED12 that leaked recently. The GPS, 4G,  and charging now work. Also, the temperature sensor appears to be normal. This is not the final build, but [...]

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Apr

14

2011

Samsung EPIC 4G to get Gingerbread according to internal Sprint document

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by Robert Nazarian
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An internal page from Sprint shows that the Epic 4G will receive the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update. The .rdf file (see the source link) does not format well with browsers, but you will find the following information: SoftwareNumber ED12 OSName Google Android, L4 OSVendor Google, Qualcomm OSVersion Android 2.3 Samsung didn’t do a very good [...]

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Feb

18

2011

Samsung Epic 4G and Sanyo Zio possibly receiving Froyo update February 21

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by Mikka Burrell
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Information has been circulating on the internet about a Froyo update coming to the Samsung Epic 4G and Sanyo Zio. There’s also a rumored release date of February 21st for this Froyo update that many have been waiting for. These points can’t be verified of course, so keep that in mind. Here’s what’s rumored about [...]

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Jan

28

2011

Boost your 4G WiMax signal in Samsung Epic 4G

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by Jesse Bauer
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Ever find that your signal just doesn’t seem like a real fast 4G connection on your Sprint Epic 4G? Has your connection dropped, only for it to seem to take forever to pick WiMax up again? If so, you may want to have a look at this fix for your Epic 4G, and although the [...]

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Dec

30

2010

Froyo update for Samsung Epic 4G put on hold

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by Mikka Burrell
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Bad news for Samsung Epic 4G users. Just last week, a leaked internal memo from Sprint stated that the update to Android 2.2 for Epic 4G devices would begin on December 26th. Well obviously, that didn’t happen. Sprint is now saying that the Froyo update for Samsung Epic 4G devices are being put on hold. [...]

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Dec

22

2010

Samsung Epic 4G to receive Froyo on December 26th

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by Steve Ginter
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Got a Samsung Epic 4G?  Be prepared to open one extra present the day after Christmas.  It looks like Sprint is just about ready to rollout Froyo to their Epic 4G customers and it’s not a moment too soon.  We know the big news lately has been around Gingerbread, but progress is progress right?  Besides, [...]

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Nov

8

2010

Android 2.2 leaks for the Samsung Epic 4G, Vibrant

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by Tyler Cunningham
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Yesterday, the XDA-Developers forums were buzzing with news that Froyo (Android 2.2) had in fact leaked for the Samsung Epic 4G and Samsung Vibrant. Now, before you get too excited about Froyo on the Epic 4G, apparently it is very much not ready for a public release, and is suffering from radio issues and is [...]

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