Major Samsung Instinct Software Updates Available!




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Just as what the previous little software updates stated, another software update is available this month with major fixes. According to the official info, Samsung Instinct users will start to receive the new updates over the air, you will be notified for the upgrade when you run the applications. In summary, the updates will fix issues on the Picture Mail, the web browser, Sprint TV and Radio, Sprint Navigation, Sprint Email, Sprint Music Store, Visual Voicemail and Mobile Sync application.

The push update over the air roll out plan is not clear though, it is up to the service provider to turn on the update notification batch by batch. Some users reported to have received the full updates, but some users reported a partial updates. See the change log below:

  • Picture Mail
    • Reduce system busy errors for large picturemails
    • Reduction of “408″ timeout errors when sending large picturemails
  • Browser
    • Optimized vending machine shopping experience
    • More robust and user friendly access to Yahoo, Hotmail, Best Buy, YouTube
    • Remove feature that sent browser back one page with camera button
  • Sprint TV/Radio
    • Optimizations to resolutions for streaming video playback
    • Reductions of pausing. freezing and “flashing” during streaming video playback
    • Greatly increased start up and channel change speed
  • Sprint Navigation
    • Session will no longer run in background, preserving battery life
  • Sprint E-Mail
    • Ability to save email address from favorites menu
  • Sprint Music Store
    • Eliminates skips when listening via Bluetooth headset
    • Eliminates periodic timeouts for Websync of music
    • Eliminates changing of tracks when turning on screen from sleep mode
    • Eliminates periodic failure of skip button
    • Eliminates play/pause stopping after 30 – 35 minutes of music play
  • Push Info Services/Pocket Express
    • Increased ability to play video clips
    • Content for movie listing displays correctly
    • Eliminates periodic error for movie details/review
  • Visual Voicemail/Mobil Sync
    • Handle and present voicemail notification when out of data service
    • Eliminates “choppy” playback when dragging progress bar
    • Contact picture/image now shown correctly in playback form
Source [instinctinsight] via [engadgetmobile]

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61 Responses to “Major Samsung Instinct Software Updates Available!”

  1. MeAndMe says:

    My Instinct also FREEZES all the time. I try to delete a message, and have to wait at least 45 seconds before it stops the freeze and does the job.

    Or, there are times when pressing delete does NOTHING.

    Or, there are times when it says I have a new message, need to slide it up to listen to it, and it WON’T slide.

    Or when it takes HOURS for voice messages to show up.

    THE INSTINCT SUCKS.

  2. InStInCtLoVeR says:

    I love my instinct, but all of a sudden, it stopped vibrating…

  3. rantrue says:

    the bolt browser is a nice alternative.

  4. rantrue says:

    go to “my account” then select “my content manager” then dowloads then messaging then im and email then select instant messagin

  5. KDUB500 says:

    There is not a flash player for any cellphones other than phones that use windows. If you want porn that bad download some and put them on the instinct to watch

  6. Roy says:

    as I sit here looking for help .. and push the phone across me desk…. hoping it will fall in the garbage …its frozen again…..this time I think its for good….. as I have tried to re-boot it about a dozen times.. in an hour.. I give up back to the phone company I go tomorrow… dont know what to expect.. not much the biggest phone mistake I have ever made.

  7. eeesh says:

    it’s not about the porn… it’s about Hulu.com and family guy. You cant view it without a flash player.

  8. Frustrated says:

    Instand messaging isnt working…AGAIN!!!! telus naturally sucks but 75 bucks to get a loner phone because samsung instinct sucks shouldnt be my burden! I cant even get INTO my messaging to delete my messages to make more room…P.O.S

  9. Chin says:

    My media player on my instinct s30 doesn’t detect any mp3 songs on the memory card, even though I’ve checked the memory card on my computer and my files are still there. But at least it still detects my pictures.

  10. InstinctUser says:

    I love my instinct. I’m with Bell Mobility.

  11. biginstinct says:

    how can u fix the touch screen….do i need a new pc brain for the phone i change the screen already nothing still works i got the phone second hand never again


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