Software update for the G1 tomorrow?

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Wow, not a day after the launch T-mobile and Google are prepping an OTA update for bug fixes and “working out the kinks.” I’m not sure if I am impressed by the rapid application of this OTA update or disappointed that one is ready not 24 hours after launch.

  • What does this update do? This update will include enhancements (I don’t know what is termed an “enhancement” and one bug fix that is visible to customers makes all songs from Amazon available for listening (Which apparently has not worked?)
  • Why do I need it? So your device will perform better long term and you don’t have to worry about corrupt files from Amazon. Expect all software updates to be pushed out by the end of the month.
  • Ummm, I didn’t get mine yet. Checking your software version will help as you probably have had the new software all along and were waiting for nothing.
  • How do I check my software version? From the main screen hit Menu > Settings > About phone > Build number.  Look for where it says RC##  The initial release is RC19.  The Updated release is RC28

Expect to be notified via text message that the update is available and you will allowed to accept the update and proceed or be reminded again later. T-mobile warns that this only the first update and its going to be small to ensure that “…updates download, install, and just plain work as designed before we expect them to overhaul your experience.” Great, now where is Pac-man????

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  • Macho

    it seems like a good i order mine today so hopefuly when i get mine it should already come with the update

  • J

    I believe the enhancements is adding PacMan to the console. It wasn’t on mine and I feel completely robbed.

  • laphoneuser

    This is great. Kudos to Google for being on top of this. I expect updates and fixes to be a strong point of this OS, in terms of them coming quickly and with substance.

  • WXman

    A T-Mobile rep. just told me on the phone that you do NOT have to buy the $25 data plan to get the G1. That works out much better for me since I’d like to get my wife one but she doesn’t use GPS, heavy apps, etc. Problem is…if you buy online they force you to select a data plan. Hmm… ?????

  • dave

    @wxman, that rep was incorrect or misinformed. You absolutely do have to get the data plan.

  • jdslim

    Yes customer cares handet upgrade system corrently will allow them to process the oder with out having to update customers plan. Now what they didn’t tell you is that to be able to use the G1 you must have G1 data on your account.You can’t access any of the phones applications until you sign in using your gmail login and you can’t access the googles servers without a data feature on your account

  • SheShe

    Yes! I’m happy it so quick… I hope they allow us to add apps onto memory cards

  • WheresMyG1

    Perfect.

  • unknown

    That is correct. The rep told you what you asked. You don’t have to get the internet-addon but if you don’t get it you’re wife will be able to call 911 and that’s it.

  • jdslim

    Corrently aps are only stored on phone. Which isn’t really that bad because most aps are just 1 to 2 megs in size so you should be able to save close to 100 apps before their be any issues.

  • bronxbear5720

    Im very happy that one is published so fast. I noticed that theres a big memory leak somewhere. I dont think they will allow us to add apps to the memory card. Yes i noticed you can use the phone without changing the plan. I wanna see if theres a speed difference with the switch. Has anyone noted a speed difference

  • WXman

    Hmm.. well another issue. Yesterday when I put the G1 in my cart at t-mobile.com, it was showing $299. I decided not to do it yet. Today I went in there and put the G1 in my cart and went to check out…and now it’s $349! WTF??? I guess I should have bought it yesterday. Total cost was at $390…guess I’ll be waiting for a while. $390 is getting into notebook PC territory. :o( Ebay prices have skyrocketed today too looks like. Sigh…

  • Juan

    Posting this from my G1…this thing is amazing! I’m happy to hear about this OTA update. I’m bug free so far!

  • unknown

    if you werent bug free on release day i would laugh and point at you.

  • unknown

    also posting from my g1. lmao. i love the browser on this little guy

  • PorkChopSanwhiches

    I love mines! My only complaints are the same ones that most reviewers have pointed out: Bad camera, a bit sluggish at times… other than that, someone give me a spreadsheet app and this will be the last phone I need for a long long time.

    Oh… and yes, the phone looks MUCH MUCH nicer in person than in the pictures. if you’re not sure if you want this phone based on looks alone, then I implore you to go out and see it in person and not be one of those idiots who somehow knows everything about a phone they never even seen much less used.

  • Sun.ny

    Does anybody know if the video player will be added with this update. Since they said the phone comes with videoplayer available in the marketplace.

    I’m posting with my g1 FTW!!!!!!

  • T1 Connect

    Wow I really love this phone this is really good

  • Macho

    @t1 how’s the phone how’s the youtube and do you regret getting the phone holla back my dude

  • BDot

    Cool.

    This answers the question I had about who would handle software updates to the G1, and how would they deploy it.

    I was thinking that you’d have to upgrade it yourself manually like the Blackberry.

    Seems like the G1 just got a lot sweeter…

  • Kevman420

    Well think about it. They probably had a deadline weeks ago to start manufacturing and PACKAGING the G1′s right.
    Well the programmers have all google software classified as BETA so they get a version to the manufacturer to add to units, knowing they will have more work done after launch when they can then allow us to add the patch. To me stupid way of doing business but thats Google Beta for ya… Overall its great and I only hope as one poster mentioned here that the patch has SUBSTANCE!!! I totally understand the Android is open and people can add stuff and it will get better. But I DO think that what they had should have at least WORKED. I mean do the app and FINISH it. IM NOT TALKING BOUT THE OS. The APPS!!! In other words if you make a camera app with very limited functionality at least make those functions WORK. Now if you want to add functionality down the road we all understand that. Like adding the ability to view video and such. This can all be added. But if you have a camera allowing you to take a picture, at least make it work right. I understand other functionality will be added down the road.
    Am I making sense here?

  • g1 lover

    the data plan is absolutely required the phone will not work without it.. and i havent had any bugs on mine and ive had it for about a week now.. another thing.. the pac man game is an application in the market you must install it fromt he market… and the amazon preview songs it plays just fine… great phone

  • Kevman420

    so funny word filter cannot determine A S S correctly

  • dat chyk

    What’s up TmoNews Fam??

    Ha – I love my phone! I actually have to spend some “quality” time getting to know it better (tonight). I am glad to hear that the OTA update is coming so soon since I just got my phone delivered yesterday!! The tips and tricks section in the forum is awesome! I’ve already learned some new things today! Thanks for the info TmoNews!

  • Kevman420

    @G1 Lover
    It is not showing up for some of us in the Market Place.
    Also when I went to TMO store earlier, dude said he seen on another G1 over 200 apps in Marketplace.
    I wonder what he was on…
    Cause I have about 12-15 apps available in Marketplace without looking in last 20 mins and I even reset my phone…
    How many apps do you have in Market Place??? roughly… more than 15?

  • Kevman420

    @ dat chyk
    Nice….
    Ya, there is a learning curve no matter what your technical level as it is a new OS…
    And a very cool one at that.

  • dat chyk

    PACMAN is there now!!!

  • Kevman420

    BTW I have RC19 on mine…
    Aight
    WHOS GONNA BE FIRST TO GET RC28 LOLOL
    OK I wont start… we don’t need another 300+ comment post. :-)

  • Dime04

    @kev
    Im showing 45 apps in market

  • Kevman420

    BTW alot must have happened from RC19-RC28 NO???????
    Gosh as much as I complain this is now new excitement…
    The unknown of what will be FIXED hahaha

  • Kevman420

    WOW
    I know have 45 but NO pacman…
    Lots of new stuff…
    COOL!!!
    Apps are coming…
    I guess its just like what happened at the press conference…
    The GOGGLE team is LATE!!!

  • Kevman420

    Just kidding…
    Be back later ya’ll

  • CC rep. KyouKi

    Well I got mine yesterday Using a regular acount on preorder! and looking at the app store i did notice that mine had less apps then other reps that got there early! This should not be a big isssue though if it a bug it will be fix if it not then well google has desided to pull some apps. any how hope we find out soon i wanted pac man too!

  • laphoneuser

    @dat chyk:

    Where is that “tips and tricks” section of the forum that you mentioned? I couldn’t seem to find it.

  • CC rep. KyouKi

    HAHA well right after i posted i read a little more and seen a post stating PACMAN there i juct check and looks like I have 3x the amount of apps i had last night! SEE google owns just had a update with the market place if you notice at top it still states Beta. it will have it days! This phone Rocks!

  • mrcrs

    I’ve had the G1 for 2 days now and my biggest concern about the G1 is the battery life…. IT SUCKS!!!
    I really hope they resolve this issue, or at least address it like apple did with the iPhone when it was first launched and it helped a bit, not a lot but every little bit counts. :)

  • L.Krishna

    okee, dokee. all this fuss about a phone that has no video recorde r, no gps with turn by turn vocal instructions,no on-screen keyboard or phonepad. the picture doesn’t flip when you move the phone from horizontal to vertical or vice versa. and people are looking to put out an amber alert for pacman and calling this the iPhone killer? Mu ha ha ha??? kidding me??? no streaming video???
    apple is moving, as I type, to make that 16 gig masterpiece as opensource as the android. iPhone users don’t have to worry about whether they will be able to store applications on their memory card. understand why pacman went into hiding? the only EDGE this also-ran G1 has over the big I is the appearance. elegant yet rugged vs elegant and flimsy.
    Hehehehehe???

  • Will

    pac man is is the app store just downloaded it and played it.

  • Has to be better than my Shadow

    @ L.Krishna

    It will have a video recorder, it does have GPS and who the f needs turn by turn vocal directions, has an on screen phonepad (idiot), will have an onscreen keyboard within a month and I prefer my phone not to be constantly flipping when I move it half an inch

    You seriously must be dreaming that APPLE of all companies will make the iphone as open source as android. Microsoft is more open than apple is… Have fun in your ibasement of your iparents ihouse with your ihand, itool.

  • Kevman420

    @ L.Krishna

    You can’t come in here and bad mouth the G1 over the Apple like that.
    Current owners can chat about future doings. And critique negatively about current workings… You cant…
    Its like being Irish and saying an Irish Joke. You get away with it when your Irish…
    Now get this…
    The G1 is AWESOME!!!
    At least WE can even make our own app and make money if we want too WITHOUT APPLE INTERFERANCE!!!
    You can only DREAM…
    This device is totally open source and you sound like a DILLHOLE to me…
    G1 HAS A FULL QWERTY Keyboard… You have NOTHING!!!
    G1 Has a scanning feature that words cannot say how nice it is….You have nothing again…
    G1 has everything you said it does not…you are reading old posts and right now all apps are available you mentioned we did not have…
    I can Add and remove any memory chip I want… CAN YOU?
    G1 has all that and MORE!!!
    I can go on and on but you aren’t worth any more of my energy or time…
    So take your polished piece of proprietory, garbage mouth, turd, fruit, lovin A S S off this blog…
    YOU ARE SIMPLY A JEALOUS IGNORAMOUS!!!
    And by your name YOU ARE NO GOD!!!

  • Kevman420

    Sorry bout that burst if anyone still reading this posting.
    I gotta say ANDROID is AWSOME.
    Speaking about an OS and what it can do..
    That is simply awesome
    I mean the way texting lists with thread view and replies laid out the way they are is another thing I just realized…IS VERY COOL!!!

  • david

    HUH………….# Will Says:
    October 22nd, 2008 at 6:37 pm

    pac man is is the app store just downloaded it and played it.

    I can not find it………pls either not saying thing OR GIVE LINK….I want PacMan it wasn’t on either of my G1′s.

    BTW, I just put my old SIM in to get the contacts off and “LOW AND BEHOLD” WIFI, INTERNET, GPS, ETC works without the 3G/Edge/GSM working…The G1 is a LAPTOP, Hee, Hee……….

  • Will

    @ david
    i Downloaded it about 2 hours ago. i just went to the app store and checked games out and it was there with a few others that just came out.

  • Persia

    @L.Krishna
    L.Krishna stfu before i crawl thru the intrawebs and shove ur iphone up ur A S S. and u keep talkin ill of the g1 and ill shove my iphone(finally replaced by the glorious G1) down ur throat. man im tired of these applefanboys coming here and talkin smack. SERIOUSLY GET UR NOSE OUTA JOBS’ A S S and ur knees must have some wear on them huh?
    I SAW, I CAME, I CONCURED

  • Jah

    i hope this update fixes aim

  • jon

    one thing that i have a problem with the g1 is the battery life is not very good.. maybe they can update that?

  • Persia

    @L.Krishna

    AND ALSO the reason weve been hyping over the G1 and love it, is because of what it can do for us as a consumer and how it can add functionality to our busy lives. the reason u love the iphone and Apple is because of their commercial and advertising, and the fact that everyone will think ur “cool” if u have it. ur simply an imbecile that has been taken over by the overhyped “APPLELUTION”……. i had the iphone with T-mobile and now i have the G1 and it is much more capable than the iphone… and im not gonna go to the iphone forum and argu with folks there, unlike SOME POEOPLE….yes im talkin about u, if ur too dumb to realize

  • david

    Tx’s Will, I got it! I have been looking for it for a few days now…last time was this AM…BOY a lot of games are now there. For those that are looking, you have to also look in each and every sub-menu…not all like a few days ago…..guess there are to many…same they do not list them in order by name….

  • david

    Battery life depends on a whole list of things. BEST to drain it till the phone cuts off, then charge it for a few hours after the green light comes on (over night). Put the wifi/Bluetooth/GPS/Email on the desktop and click them on when you want to use them otherwise keep them off…all these will give excellent battery life unless you are one of those few (industry normal NOT G1′s specific) unlucky folks who get those .001% bad batteries from the factory – AGAIN NOT G1, as far as I know.

  • D

    Help how do i get the update i cant find it

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