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Samsung Galaxy S phones have been in the spotlight recently for delayed Android 2.2 updates by carriers, class action lawsuits and hardware standby-death on the Samsung Captivate.  Now there is news that the new Samsung Galaxy Nexus S phone with Android 2.3 Gingerbread has “issues.”

The Nexus S received excellent reviews for its “pure Google experience,” with reviewers suggesting that pure Google updates would be faster.  Now owners have noticed a few problems, and they are reported to be “furious.”  Glitches experienced include forced, unexpected reboots during voice calls, SMS messaging troubles, streaming audio cut-offs, and the accelerometer stops working after using Google Skymap.

There is no clear reason yet for the problems that some forum members contend originated with the latest Over-The-Air (OTA) update to Android 2.3.1/GRH78 for reboots during calls.  A Google employee at the Google Mobile Help Forum responded with, “..we are getting close to tracking
down the root cause of the reboots during calls and are currently
testing a fix to resolve the issue.”

The SMS errors include users
reporting messages sent to the wrong contacts, which is believed to be a
problem also with Android 2.2.  Google assigned a priority of “medium” to
the random bootup and text messaging bugs.  There has been no response
form Google regarding the Google Skymap glitch.

Recently, with the onslaught of very sophisticated smartphones, there have
been glitches reported after releases of the products.  With Verizon
offering the iPhone soon, it will be interesting to see if the iPhone
competitors can hold their market share on Verizon.

We received this email message yesterday from a disgruntled Samsung Captivate owner, commenting on our recent Samsung Captivate glitch article:

As a Captivate owner myself, I have had quite the Love/Hate relationship with this phone, now teetering more on the hate side.

I agree 100%, my GPS has not worked right since day one, and they have been promising a fix with an update since last October, all of which have not fixed the GPS.

I went ahead and bought an external Bluetooth GPS just to get it to work for navigation.  And the biggest reason I selected the Samsung Captivate is that I was tired of Apple not supporting Flash, and expected this phone to do so.

Well, 6 months later, I am now wishing I would have chosen to go with the iPhone 4 instead, or waited and got the Android Phone by a manufacturer that knows how to do it right, the Motorola line (Atrix).

Samsung Galaxy S smartphones in the U.S.all received excellent reviews, including the Samsung Epic 4G, Samsung Fascinate, Samsung Captivate, Samsung Continuum and Samsung Vibrant.

Many of the Samsung Galaxy S phones were named in Wireless and Mobile News’ Review of Reviews Top Ten Best Android an’ Droid Phones Now an’ Later, as well as the Top Ten Best Smartphones.

• Top Ten Best Tips an’ Tricks for Samsung Galaxy S Phones.
• Top Ten (Plus) Best Coolest Free Android an’ Droid Apps Review of Reviews.
• Samsung Galaxy S Phones Compared – Epic 4G, Fascinate, Captivate, Vibrant, Tab.
• Samsung Galaxy S News: Samsung Fascinate Will Google with Android 2.2 – How to Google Now.

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Sprint has released the details of the update to the Samsung Galaxy S, Samsung Epic 4G that began rolling out over-the-air today.  The update S:D700.0.5S.DI18 fixes the reported cap on 3G upload speeds, problems with Wi-Fi, standby battery drain and the lag in large email upload speed.  After the update, Amazon MP3 downloads in 4G.

This OTA will be pushed in stages and will be rolled out to users over several days.

Users will receive a notificiation.  A System update screen will prompt the user to ‘Install now’ or ‘Install later’.  If ‘Install later’ is selected, a reminder will be sent once or twice a day to install the update.  If ‘Install now’ is selected, the phone will power down and then reboot.

The update will take approximately 7-8 minutes to download and 7-8 minutes to install.

Your Samsung Epic 4G must be on software version DI07 to perform the update to DI18.  If you are still on DG17 or DG27, a Sprint Service and Repair Center should be able to update your Samsung Epic 4G to DI07.  The update from DI07 to DI18 is not yet available to the Service and Repair Centers.  As soon as it is available, this post will be updated.

The Samsung Epic 4G received excellent reviews and is the only Samsung Galaxy S smartphone to have full slide-out QWERTY keyboard.  The Epic has a front-facing camera for video conferencing and uses Sprint’s 4G data network for faster data streams.  It also has a camera flash and mobile Wi-Fi hotspot capabilities (unlimited for .99 a month).  4G connectivity to WiMAX comes from a ANADIGICS AWT6264 chipset.

All Samsung Galaxy S phones have a super-fast 1GHz hummingbird processor with efficient 3D graphics processing, Super AMOLED 4-inch touchsreen, 5 megapixel camera, microSD, Wi-Fi, and Android 2.1.  The differences are in the amount of memory, keyboards and carriers.

Samsung Electronics expects to sell up to 25 million smartphones by the close of 2010.  They have already shipped 1 million Samsung Galaxy S phones to the United States.

Many of the Samsung Galaxy S phones were named in Wireless and Mobile News’ Review of Reviews Top Ten Best Android an’ Droid Phones Now an’ Later.

• Samsung Galaxy S Phones Compared: Epic 4G, Fascinate, Captivate, Vibrant, Tab.
• Samsung Galaxy S News: Samsung Fascinate Will Google with Android 2.2 – How to Google Now.
• Samsung Galaxy S: Samsung Epic 4G has ANADIGIC AWT6264.
• Samsung Fascinate Goes On Sale Online 2Day, in Stores 2Morrow.
• Review: Samsung Fascinate (Verizon), Review of Reviews.
• Droid X vs Samsung Fascinate – Which Will Win the Android Galaxy?

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It looks like the well-reviewed HTC EVO 4G is an overnight success, so successful, it’s stressing  the Sprint activation system and selling out in some stores

The super smartphone that is first to support 4G went on sale this morning at Sprint, Radio Shack and Best Buy. 

Our local Radio Shack Store sold-out of the HTC EVO 4G by 9:00 am this morning. Aother Radio Shack store sold out later around 11:00 pm. Some stores experienced activation problems.

There were around 30 people in line at the Pasadena Sprint Store in Old Pasadena this morning waiting for the HTC EVO 4G, a store rep told us,  by lunch time there were four people in line and that their stock wouldn’t last until the end of today.


MicroSD Glitch Fixed with OTA Update:

Users have reported
problems accessing the microSD card. HTC spokesman Keith Nowak told
Engadget that HTC identified the cause of problem of “insufficient file
permissions”  and other errors when attempting to write to the included 8
GB microSD on the HTC EVO 4G and
there’s an OTA fix coming “very shortly.

The Over the Air fix
version 1.32.651.6 is currently being pushed out to the HTC EVO 4G.
The1.32.651.6
update also fixes a potential security
vulnerability. Users can manually install he update, go to Settings >
System
Updates > HTC software update and follow the instructions.

You can read HTC EVO 4G User Guide or the  Getting Started Guide, online

.HTC EVO 4G
reviewers called the Android super phone, “everything a
geek could dream of,” “a beautiful and powerful window to the world,”
and the touchscreen “mesmerizing.” The major new features of the HTC
EVO 4G include a huge 4.3 touchscreen, 4G (WiMAX faster data
access), data and voice at the same time at 4G, and ability to work as a
Wi-Fi hotspot.

Click here for Wirefly’s HTC EVO price.

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