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by Jared DiPane
Mar 27, 2012
The Samsung Epic 4G is no stranger to updates, in fact it just received an update at the end of January, and now it's back with yet another one. This update looks like a small one on pap...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 19, 2012
Sprint has over-the-air updates scheduled to roll out beginning today for the HTC EVO 4G, the Samsung Epic 4G, and the EVO Design 4G. Using the opportunity presented by removing Carrier IQ, Sp...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jan 18, 2012
Both the Samsung Epic 4G and the Samsung Epic 4G Touch have new kernel source up at Samsung's open source portal. The Original Epic 4G has the kernel and other open-source bits for update ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Dec 16, 2011
Samsung Mobile, in its response to U.S. Sen. Al Franken over the Carrier IQ saga, says that it's sold some 25 million cell phones preloaded with Carrier IQ software, which it's been using si...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Dec 02, 2011
Researchers at N.C. State University have performed a study of eight Android phones (HTC's Legend, EVO 4G, and Wildfire S; Motorola's Droid and Droid X; Samsung's Epic 4G; and the Nexus ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 09, 2011
Looks like we've now got the manual update location for the Sprint Epic 4G's Gingerbread update, which means no waiting for it to actually push out to you. And because you're going to as...
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by Phil Nickinson
Nov 09, 2011
We broke the news yesterday, and today Sprint's confirmed it: Gingerbread is here for the Samsung Epic 4G. Here's the full changelog for software version EI22 (s:D700.0.5.S.EI22):
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 08, 2011
We just heard from a Sprint ninja that Gingerbread for the Samsung Epic 4G should begin a slow rollout tomorrow (Nov 9). The initial plan is to get it out to three percent of the users the fir...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Oct 20, 2011
Samsung has released the kernel source code (and other GPL bits of code for open-source software) for the D700, which we all know and love as the Epic 4G. Does this mean a stable Gingerbread b...
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by Chris Parsons
Aug 15, 2011
The Android 2.3 Gingerbread leaks for the Samsung Epic 4G have been plentiful in the past and now, we have yet another to add to that list. EH06 has now leaked out and while the verdict is still out o...
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by Anndrew Vacca
Jul 26, 2011
Parting is such sweet sorrow, but with constant onslaught of new Android devices, older models must make way for their newer, shinier counterparts. The good people over at SprintFeed got a peek at Spr...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jul 25, 2011
The Samsung Epic 4G still isn't shipping from Sprint with Gingerbread on board, but that doesn't mean you can't have a try on your own. Build EG22 brings yet another leaked Gingerbread ROM for t...
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by Phil Nickinson
Jul 14, 2011
Hate to burst anyone's bubble (and we don't care what you've heard, we really do hate to do it), but the Sprint Epic 4G isn't yet shipping with Android 2.3 Gingerbread. We asked Sprint, and sure enoug...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Jun 26, 2011
Want a badass theme for a badass phone? Then you'll want to have a look at the Gears of War theme for the Samsung Epic 4G. It's based on the EC05 Froyo build, and turns your Epic into some...
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by Chris Parsons
Jun 17, 2011
Another Gingerbread build has leaked out. This time around the Samsung Epic 4G gets updated to EF02, and the reports thus far have been looking good. The verdict on whether or not this build can be ro...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
May 19, 2011
It's not just the international versions of the Samsung Galaxy S phones that have some serious Gingerbread cooking -- Samsung and Sprint are hard at work getting a Gingerbread build for the Epic 4G re...
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by Phil Nickinson
May 17, 2011
We know full well that Sprint's testing Gingerbread builds for the Samsung Epic 4G, and the latest to leak out is build EE03. News of this Android 2.3.3 build has actually been floating around for a f...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 27, 2011
OK, all you kids with your crazy rooted Samsung Epic 4Gs. If you're ready to get some semi-official leaked Gingerbread onto your phones, ACS has let loose the ED12 build that we've been talking ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Apr 27, 2011
Preface this with the usual "It's possible to make a "custom" (read fake) about screen in 30 seconds on a rooted phone," but this about screen making the rounds today seems to conf...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 13, 2011
A quick peek at an internal page at Sprint lets us know that the Epic 4G apparently will be seeing some of that sweet Gingerbread goodness, as build ED12 is being tested. It's an .rdf file, so t...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 24, 2011
The EC05 Froyo OTA is slowly trickling out for the Sprint Epic 4G, but users who like to tinker don't have to wait any longer. Android Central forums adviser Paul627g has worked up a flashable v...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 21, 2011
Sprint has announced the latest Froyo update for the Sprint Epic 4G will begin rolling out today, and Samsung follows through with some source code. Nothing here for the average Joe, but your in...
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by Jared DiPane
Mar 21, 2011
If you are a Samsung Epic 4G or Samsung Galaxy Tablet owner on Sprint, be on the lookout for an OTA update that is set to roll out this week. For the Epic 4G this should be a revised update ...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 20, 2011
One of the people "close to the matter" has given us a bit more information about the scheduled update to Froyo for the Sprint Epic 4G. Besides the lovely picture you see above, we hav...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 17, 2011
Sprint's Epic 4G, Galaxy Tab, and Samsung Transform will all be receiving OTA updates starting March 21 according to documents leaked to us by an anonymous tipster(s). The above picture was...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 14, 2011
Sprint Epic 4G developer Dameon87 has built a working alpha of CyanogenMod 7 for the popular Samsung slider, and it's off to a good start. The bug list is surprisingly short:Sensors may b...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Mar 08, 2011
Again and again we see Android modders and hackers take a good thing and make it better -- this time around it's the Sprint Epic 4G. We're not surprised by the amount of love the Samsung Galaxy S phon...
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by Jared DiPane
Feb 26, 2011
If you are an Epic 4G user odds are you were rather excited when the 2.2.1 update began to roll out for your device. And as you know, it was pulled due to some ... issues. And one of them appear...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 24, 2011
Rut ro. If you've been wondering why your Sprint Epic 4G hasn't yet received the over-the-air update to Froyo, it's because Sprint and Samsung have yanked it from the servers. Apparently a number of f...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 21, 2011
So you weren't patient enough to wait for a rooted version of EB13 Froyo for your Sprint Epic 4G and flashed the official version from Sprint. I can't blame you; I would have done the same darn ...
