Got the OTA Update and...

[ejimenez]

Not sure if it's just me but I got the OTA update this morning and my battery seems to be lasting a lot longer today. It's usually at around 50-65% at this time of the day. It's still running at 85% with regular email, messaging, and browsing use. And I have 3g enabled! (No GPS though...) Is anyone else noticing this or is it just my imagination?

[juice]

My battery has been amzing so far.

It lasted at 90% for at least an hour or so.

It's now at 80%
It's doing surprisingly well. I've also had it on airplane mode for pretty much the whole day seeing how I don't get a signal in my building at work anyway.

[Lenny Briscoe]

Will it just show up on my phone, or do I have to do something to get it?

[NismoG35]

what were you diong when you got the update? Did it just show up on your screen and you said yes or did your reboot your phone?

As for the extra battery life, i hope this is true.

[ejimenez]

It just showed up. Try turning it off and back on again...

[embrace LB]

Will it just show up on my phone, or do I have to do something to get it?

Read the featured THREAD on android communities front page, its headline..

[trizyman]

well i got the update about 2-3 days ago an i wasnt doin nothin just charging the phone at nite but i did notice that the 3g up down arrows was lit up for awhile an i wasnt doing nothing then about 5am I heard the phone make a sound as if I got a message but when I looked at it it was a message on the today screen saying there's an update.

[Absolute]

Will it just show up on my phone, or do I have to do something to get it?

It'll just show up...happened to me around 3am today...while i was deleting apps.

[doobio]

Ugh!! I want the update damnit!

[blake5676]

I had the update when I woke up today...took off the charger at about 8am and battery is already down to 69. I've made 3 minute long or so calls, missed about 4 calls and sent/received about 6 texts. No browsing or anything else. So I can't say that my battery seems any better...still seems like its draining faster than any other phone I've ever had.

[juice]

I had the update when I woke up today...took off the charger at about 8am and battery is already down to 69. I've made 3 minute long or so calls, missed about 4 calls and sent/received about 6 texts. No browsing or anything else. So I can't say that my battery seems any better...still seems like its draining faster than any other phone I've ever had.


Do you have syncing on?
What about GPS and other features that you don't need running?

[ejimenez]

I had the update when I woke up today...took off the charger at about 8am and battery is already down to 69. I've made 3 minute long or so calls, missed about 4 calls and sent/received about 6 texts. No browsing or anything else. So I can't say that my battery seems any better...still seems like its draining faster than any other phone I've ever had.
is your GPS turned on?

[VValdo]

...and is it Snappier™?

(Sorry. Someone had to say it.)

W

[blake5676]

I have auto-sync on but it doesn't show that it has synced since 11pm last night. And no I do not have the GPS on...as far as I know. I've never turned it on to begin with. Come to think of it, not even sure I know where it is to do that option. Wireless controls?

[blake5676]

Nevermind...have it disabled but I do have "use wireless networks" enabled.

[Maximosis]

I had the update when I woke up today...took off the charger at about 8am and battery is already down to 69. I've made 3 minute long or so calls, missed about 4 calls and sent/received about 6 texts. No browsing or anything else. So I can't say that my battery seems any better...still seems like its draining faster than any other phone I've ever had.

Thats where your wrong Blake THIS ISNT A PHONE!!! this is a REVOLUTION!!!!

[juice]

I have auto-sync on but it doesn't show that it has synced since 11pm last night. And no I do not have the GPS on...as far as I know. I've never turned it on to begin with. Come to think of it, not even sure I know where it is to do that option. Wireless controls?


Ha ha.
Try security and location. :)

[GasBot]

Thats where your wrong Blake THIS ISNT A PHONE!!! this is a REVOLUTION!!!!

No, actually I'm pretty sure it's a phone. :p

[clevelandhaynesworth]

I got it too, but does anyone know the spec sheet for the fixes?

It would be nice if we know what actually got fixed.

[sh0ck3r]

I got it too, but does anyone know the spec sheet for the fixes?

It would be nice if we know what actually got fixed.

seriously... i want to see an official release sheet. just like any other "real" company when releasing an update, they TELL you what's being updated. for all we know it's a placebo update to fool us thinking things are better... :rolleyes:

[deadserious]

From:

http://forums.t-mobile.com/tmbl/board/message?board.id=Android3&thread.id=10521&view=by_date_ascending&page=1


Here's the list:



Wrong field is focused when keyboard is openend in Messaging application: Now when the keyboard is opened, the focus will default to the compose (text entry) field.
Cannot associate with WiFi access point using shared WEP key: Should now be able to associate to access points with a shared WEP key.
Google Contacts/Calendar Sync (endless loop).
USB storage: Now a USB notification will appear in the notifications area when connected via USB. Users must select to use USB Storage if desired.
Email notification doesn't disappear when the Email has been read (POP/IMAP Email client).
New Email notifications not received (POP/IMAP Email client).
Browser does not launch YouTube video when Settings > Enable Javascript is unchecked.
WiFi & Bluetooth occasionally disconnect while charging.
Support silencing of Email notifications (POP/IMAP Email client)
Amazon MP3 fix for files with underscores (_) in the filenames

[jaymd123]

seriously... i want to see an official release sheet. just like any other "real" company when releasing an update, they TELL you what's being updated. :rolleyes:

Yeah, you mean like Apple's release notes? "Bug fixes and other improvements" is all you get from them!

[Maximosis]

This Just In Got My update this morning unplugged my phone from the chareger this morning at 7:45 Am and im still at 80 percent right now at 4:21pm... Check out my previous post Diary of a Calibrated Battery to see the IMprovement I guess they fixed the distribution of energy slappy waps. battery rules now, Feel sorry for all the suckers who spent 60 bucks on extendo batterys.hahahahaha

[Wolfie]

Nevermind...have it disabled but I do have "use wireless networks" enabled.

Turn that off. If it's "use wireless networks for location" then you don't want that on. Eats up battery life. I've turned this off and noticed a BIG difference in battery charge span, and I'm not even running RC29 update yet...

Let us know what your results are.

[chuckreynolds]

yeah i've had some complaints about the battery... now trying 3g on with "use wireless networks for location" off... see how that goes...

Still waiting for the RC29 update in Az myself... le sigh


*edit
And yes detailed release notes would be much appreciated

[deeek]

From:



USB storage: Now a USB notification will appear in the notifications area when connected via USB. Users must select to use USB Storage if desired




Man, thank you for posting this. I have been racking my brain for all of today wondering why my computers wouldn't detect my G1's SD card. Ugh.

[Scheme83]

still no update in Chicago. did anyone from Chicago receive it?

[rex2745]

i live in chicago and i still havent got anything these ota updates are really stupid they should make it similar to the iphone upgrades... and my phone is squeaky ass hell

[Ayulin]

Not sure if this works, since I don't have a G1 myself, but for those who want to risk it (seriously, do this at your own risk.)

You can download the update from here: https://android.clients.google.com/updates/signed-kila-ota-115247-prereq.TC4-RC19+RC28.zip If it throws up a "503 Server Error", refresh the page.

Rename it to just update.zip, and put it in the root of your SD card. Then reboot the phone while holding down Home and Power, hit Alt+L, then Alt+S.

Got this from xda-developers (this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=439733&page=5), about midway down the page), so I don't know if it works. The people there say it does, though.

[LOGIK215]

I just got the update too!!!!

[shrimpster]

No update yet.

In central florida. Maybe Google is waiting to update the swing states. If Florida votes for Barack, we get update, if not, no update

Google's CEO is a Barack supporter. Makes for a good conspiracy theory:-)

[birdtales]

I got mine this morning in Jacksonville, Fla. Maybe it will trickle down the coast. :)

[lostsoljahHTCG1]

im south florida . broward county area .. and i got my update this morning .

i havent seen any major improvements but hopefully we ll see some in the

near future .

one love from the sunshine state . lost

[dosz]

do you have to be on 3g to recieve it im asking cause 1 guy said he left his 3g on when he got the update

[ghoonk]

is your GPS turned on?

I was under the impression that the GPS radio would not turn itself on unless an application required it to. In which case, the drain would only be high if an app like Google Maps is running. I'm basing this guess on the fact that I do not see the GPS connection icon in the notification bar unless an application calls for data from the GPS radio.

Can someone confirm this?

[ghoonk]

Not sure if this works, since I don't have a G1 myself, but for those who want to risk it (seriously, do this at your own risk.)

You can download the update from here: https://android.clients.google.com/updates/signed-kila-ota-115247-prereq.TC4-RC19+RC28.zip If it throws up a "503 Server Error", refresh the page.

Rename it to just update.zip, and put it in the root of your SD card. Then reboot the phone while holding down Home and Power, hit Alt+L, then Alt+S.

Got this from xda-developers (this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=439733&page=5), about midway down the page), so I don't know if it works. The people there say it does, though.

Tested and this works. I've updated my G1 to RC29 halfway across the world from where most of you guys are.

[se7en43]

i did the manual update and it works. just make sure u use an sd card other than the one the G1 is supplied with. ive also noticed improved battery life & performance. ive also noticed u get better battery life if u run it all the way down till ur phone can not turn on and charge it while its off with the usb cable. it only makes sense if there is a sync chip in the phone for the battery. charging with the phone on, battery power is being used at the same time which throws the sync off.

[ghoonk]

Never thought of trying that. Does anyone have a battery uptime app for the G1 so we can measure battery performance before and after?

[anthony50807]

i live in chicago and still havent gotten it..... anybody else from the chicagoan area???