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March 11, 2010

Tmobile G1′s Getting an OTA update?

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Written by: Alex Hamilton
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Some people who own a G1 on the TMobile network may notice a update, here’s what a TMobile Rep had to say:

We are aware some T-Mobile G1 and T-Mobile myTouch 3G customers have received an over-the-air update. It was sent to a small, controlled pilot and is not yet available to all customers. The update (DMD64) is intended to improve the phone’s call performance and is NOT Éclair.

We will post updates to these Forums with more information when the software upgrade is available to all T-Mobile G1 and T-Mobile myTouch 3G customers.

This has no noticeable GUI changes, mainly changes to the call quality.

Have you received the update? Tell us what it changed on your phone in the comments.

Source:TMobile forums







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Alex Hamilton
Lives in Northern Canada, loves the outdoors and technology.





 
 

 
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84 Comments


  1. Winston

    My coworker got it, updated the radio to 2.22.23.02. Mine is rooted, no OTA.


  2. Winston

    My coworker got it, updated the radio to 2.22.23.02. Mine is rooted, no OTA.


  3. Bill

    I got the update this morning. Not noticing any difference. Still have the same amount of “bars” in the same geographical locations as yesterday. It hasn’t seemed to help 3G reception either.


  4. Bill

    I got the update this morning. Not noticing any difference. Still have the same amount of “bars” in the same geographical locations as yesterday. It hasn’t seemed to help 3G reception either.


  5. Adrian

    I got it this morning as well, I haven’t noticed a single change. Kind of disappointing lol


  6. Adrian

    I got it this morning as well, I haven’t noticed a single change. Kind of disappointing lol


  7. Taylor

    Just fix the bluetooh


  8. Taylor

    Just fix the bluetooh


  9. Jon

    i ran across this post over in the t-mobile forums about a week ago this is old news… its a radio update the only changes you’ll notice if at all are more bars in more places (not all places) for the mobile network and wifi.


  10. Jon

    i ran across this post over in the t-mobile forums about a week ago this is old news… its a radio update the only changes you’ll notice if at all are more bars in more places (not all places) for the mobile network and wifi.


  11. G1dude

    I got it this morning. Nothing new.


  12. G1dude

    I got it this morning. Nothing new.


  13. draconis2941

    This has been up on XDA for a while, but it’s nice to see it getting official. As others have reported you may or may not notice much of a difference.


  14. draconis2941

    This has been up on XDA for a while, but it’s nice to see it getting official. As others have reported you may or may not notice much of a difference.


  15. Amy

    UI seems a little smoother (menus/scrolling).

    Kernel Version 2.6.29-00478-g3c7df37 android-build@apa26 #19
    Build number DMD64


  16. Amy

    UI seems a little smoother (menus/scrolling).

    Kernel Version 2.6.29-00478-g3c7df37 android-build@apa26 #19
    Build number DMD64


    • Alex Hamilton

      Today is when most of the updates were going out and the other one was unofficial this is basically a update :)


    • Alex Hamilton

      Today is when most of the updates were going out and the other one was unofficial this is basically a update :)


  17. iqbal maskati

    Just got mine this morning

    I haven’t really compared call quality but I will now that I know what the update was about.

    To confirm, I didn’t notice any gui changes.


  18. iqbal maskati

    Just got mine this morning

    I haven’t really compared call quality but I will now that I know what the update was about.

    To confirm, I didn’t notice any gui changes.


  19. TheSombreroKid

    this fixed my 3g thrashing issues, so maybe it was just for some people. (it would thrash the 3g and get no where unless you reregistered on the network and then only work for a little bit in some locations, mainly dundee)


  20. TheSombreroKid

    this fixed my 3g thrashing issues, so maybe it was just for some people. (it would thrash the 3g and get no where unless you reregistered on the network and then only work for a little bit in some locations, mainly dundee)


  21. The 2.22.23.02 radio update has been available via xda-developers for over a week. I flashed it about a week ago on my HTC Magic 32B from Vodafone NZ. It does work and it does improve reception / mobile data.


  22. The 2.22.23.02 radio update has been available via xda-developers for over a week. I flashed it about a week ago on my HTC Magic 32B from Vodafone NZ. It does work and it does improve reception / mobile data.


  23. mark

    I got the update last night and I have more bars


  24. mark

    I got the update last night and I have more bars


  25. yes got update last week and no better than before update still same on my G1 so wakeup and give us G1 owners 2.0 or 2.1 we all know that our G1 can handle that upgrade


  26. cheer

    My wife got the update a couple days ago on her G1; the other three G1s in the house have not. No noticeable difference yet.


  27. cheer

    My wife got the update a couple days ago on her G1; the other three G1s in the house have not. No noticeable difference yet.


  28. Nick

    I got the same Update this AM, I have used it all day and have noticed no changes! :(


  29. Nick

    I got the same Update this AM, I have used it all day and have noticed no changes! :(


  30. Breckenridge

    I got it last night, deferred it to today, and now Google Maps has disappeared… Several shut offs and restarts haven’t fixed it. I still says it is installed, but it doesn’t show up in the apps list.


  31. Breckenridge

    I got it last night, deferred it to today, and now Google Maps has disappeared… Several shut offs and restarts haven’t fixed it. I still says it is installed, but it doesn’t show up in the apps list.


  32. o boy

    more bars for me on my g1 now 2.1 please ;-) ………fck dat give me 2.1 tmobile bitches tired of waiting …..smh


  33. o boy

    more bars for me on my g1 now 2.1 please ;-) ………fck dat give me 2.1 tmobile bitches tired of waiting …..smh


  34. Rob

    Woke up to the update prompt — I’ve noticed no difference at all around Albuquerque. Agreed, very disappointing.

    Oddly, last evening my phone shut down completely, and would not restart until I removed the battery. This is the first time this has happened to my G1… wonder if an earlier OTA “push” did it?


  35. Rob

    Woke up to the update prompt — I’ve noticed no difference at all around Albuquerque. Agreed, very disappointing.

    Oddly, last evening my phone shut down completely, and would not restart until I removed the battery. This is the first time this has happened to my G1… wonder if an earlier OTA “push” did it?


  36. roy

    so far the only noticeable thing it’s done for me is introduce bugs into the Swype beta that weren’t there pre-update


  37. roy

    so far the only noticeable thing it’s done for me is introduce bugs into the Swype beta that weren’t there pre-update


  38. Ronald Pottol

    I got it last night. This am, I dropped calls in a poor signal area that I am normally able to keep them going. And I still find using touch tones and google voice unusable. Not noticed any voice quality issues either way.


  39. Ronald Pottol

    I got it last night. This am, I dropped calls in a poor signal area that I am normally able to keep them going. And I still find using touch tones and google voice unusable. Not noticed any voice quality issues either way.


  40. Elijah

    I got my update in NZ.


  41. Elijah

    I got my update in NZ.


  42. Kyle

    I got it this morning nothing new but then my is a unlocked model nothing new really though lol to bad


  43. Kyle

    I got it this morning nothing new but then my is a unlocked model nothing new really though lol to bad


  44. gabe

    I just got it!!!!

    Ummm can’t really find anything new. Possibly some settings options in about phone. Good hunting


  45. gabe

    I just got it!!!!

    Ummm can’t really find anything new. Possibly some settings options in about phone. Good hunting


  46. Jon

    Yeah, just got it. Nothing noticeable on top, but under-the-hood updates are always appreciated, haven’t tested it yet.


  47. Jon

    Yeah, just got it. Nothing noticeable on top, but under-the-hood updates are always appreciated, haven’t tested it yet.


  48. Anyone have a rooted G1 and been prompted to do the update? I have… I am cincerned that if I accept the update it will unroot my phone and I will no longer be able to have full control over my phone and lose my ability to tether. Can anyone help answer this question?


  49. Anyone have a rooted G1 and been prompted to do the update? I have… I am cincerned that if I accept the update it will unroot my phone and I will no longer be able to have full control over my phone and lose my ability to tether. Can anyone help answer this question?


  50. Thomas Labus

    I just received the update, I will let you know if I have any improvements later. I have been having some issues with my calls, so maybe it will fox them. Most of my problems have been things like not allowing me to hang up on some calls.


  51. Thomas Labus

    I just received the update, I will let you know if I have any improvements later. I have been having some issues with my calls, so maybe it will fox them. Most of my problems have been things like not allowing me to hang up on some calls.


  52. I got the update this morning. The menus scroll alot better and reversing to home page and starting up programs is a little faster. Im in Miami and now i have full reception EVERYWHERE. I also noticed my phone can make coffee and negotiate with terrorists. Eclair….where art tho?


  53. KaReN

    I got the update this morning. Didn’t knw what it was for that’s why I stumbled upon this site. It erased all of my icons from my home screens! Anyone else have the same prob? Idk if I should even mess with it now or leave it alone and let it do its thing? Suggestions?


  54. KaReN

    I got the update this morning. Didn’t knw what it was for that’s why I stumbled upon this site. It erased all of my icons from my home screens! Anyone else have the same prob? Idk if I should even mess with it now or leave it alone and let it do its thing? Suggestions?


  55. Chasity

    I received my update yesterday, and I haven’t been able to go on the market since. It keeps saying the application is not installed.


  56. Chasity

    I received my update yesterday, and I haven’t been able to go on the market since. It keeps saying the application is not installed.


  57. eddieb

    WHERES ADOBE FLASH @? I SEEN ADOBE FLASH BACK IN 2008, I REPEAT..2008, ON YOUTUBE W/ MY OWN EYES…ITS ANNOYING LOOKING @ THESE QUESTION MARK CUBE WHEN IM ON THE INTERNET………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..IM WAITING……………………………………………………………….

    ACTUALLY EVERYONES WAITING 4 FLASH C’MON TMOBILE STEP YA GAME UP


  58. eddieb

    WHERES ADOBE FLASH @? I SEEN ADOBE FLASH BACK IN 2008, I REPEAT..2008, ON YOUTUBE W/ MY OWN EYES…ITS ANNOYING LOOKING @ THESE QUESTION MARK CUBE WHEN IM ON THE INTERNET………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..IM WAITING……………………………………………………………….

    ACTUALLY EVERYONES WAITING 4 FLASH C’MON TMOBILE STEP YA GAME UP


  59. dag

    My phone’s battery life went kaput! After this update my phone is next to useless because the battery lasts only a few hours.


  60. dag

    My phone’s battery life went kaput! After this update my phone is next to useless because the battery lasts only a few hours.


  61. heyblake

    OTA came last night. With update, wifi now correctly connects with Apple’s Airport, which it hasn’t in the past.


  62. heyblake

    OTA came last night. With update, wifi now correctly connects with Apple’s Airport, which it hasn’t in the past.


  63. Jamie

    Useless battery after the update…


  64. Jamie

    Useless battery after the update…


  65. Steve V

    This update broke Google Voice on the G1.

    It worked fine up until day of the update. I re-installed… nothing fixes Google Voice now.

    Please fix!!!


  66. Steve V

    This update broke Google Voice on the G1.

    It worked fine up until day of the update. I re-installed… nothing fixes Google Voice now.

    Please fix!!!


  67. patrick

    I noticed no change in call quality or phone performance? Thanks for nothing tmobile, bring on ECLAIR!!


  68. patrick

    I noticed no change in call quality or phone performance? Thanks for nothing tmobile, bring on ECLAIR!!


  69. Santiago

    Battery life sucks now with this update….


  70. Santiago

    Battery life sucks now with this update….


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  73. PJ

    I recieved this update about 2 weeks ago. I hate it. It got rid of my Google Maps. My maps icon is now just a generic android icon. The apps manager doesn’t find it and as for going through the market, useless. It shows the usual open and uninstall but they are both grey’d out and wont let me pick either one. The G1 is pointless without MAPS in it. Someone royally F’d up on this update.


  74. PJ

    I recieved this update about 2 weeks ago. I hate it. It got rid of my Google Maps. My maps icon is now just a generic android icon. The apps manager doesn’t find it and as for going through the market, useless. It shows the usual open and uninstall but they are both grey’d out and wont let me pick either one. The G1 is pointless without MAPS in it. Someone royally F’d up on this update.


  75. PJ

    I recieved this update about 2 weeks ago. I hate it. It got rid of my Google Maps. My maps icon is now just a generic android icon. The apps manager doesn’t find it and as for going through the market, useless. It shows the usual open and uninstall but they are both grey’d out and wont let me pick either one. The G1 is pointless without MAPS in it. Someone F’d up on this update.


  76. PJ

    I recieved this update about 2 weeks ago. I hate it. It got rid of my Google Maps. My maps icon is now just a generic android icon. The apps manager doesn’t find it and as for going through the market, useless. It shows the usual open and uninstall but they are both grey’d out and wont let me pick either one. The G1 is pointless without MAPS in it. Someone F’d up on this update.



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