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[Updated] First Vibrant Update Surfaces, GPS Issues Fixed?

UPDATE: After getting Kies to finally work, I got the J15 update installed on my Vibrant. So far, I’ve noticed the GPS locks in less than 10 seconds, so it looks like we’ve finally got a true GPS fix!

UPDATE 2: Looks like Samsung has pulled the update from Kies for some reason!

UPDATE 3: T-Mobile has advised against installing the update from Kies because of some “known issues”. Magenta states that an over the air update will be released soon.

While this might not be the Android 2.2 update we’re all hoping for, I’m sure it’ll generate a good amount of excitement for Vibrant owners. Vibrant owners are reporting that a new update is available for download via Samsung Kies. Users report that the update (J15) contains several fixes including the ability to use the Samsung Media Hub app and more importantly, GPS issues seem to finally be resolved. We’re currently downloading the Kies software and we’ll report back with our results! In the meantime, let us know in the comments if you’ve downloaded the update and if you’ve noticed any changes.

Download Samsung KIES here

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POSTED ON October 1, 2010, , , , , , ,

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  1. John Reply
    10/10/01

    There are two points to an update release. First the manf has to test the update then send the update to the carrier for the carrier to approve. In this case Samsung did NOT get approval from T-Mobile to release the update as testing was not complete. The problem is that, with phones like the HD2 and Behold II, T-Mobile doesn’t want to continue to push out crap phones or updates that are going to screw up the phone. This is a good thing and I am sure “soon” means just that. Probably a week or so.

  2. Chris Reply
    10/10/01

    There were issues because those people that just jump the wagon freaking bricked their phones coz they didn’t take out all of the aftermarket stuffs they put in. and by that i meant, the lag fixes, custom rom with tw, etc.

    If they had done the update with a STOCK Vibrant, It would’ve gone flawlessly!!! which is why i am mad at t-mobile. clearly, it was the users problem, not the update. RULE #1 in IT -> “User’s fault.”

    Now everyone has to suffer from people’s stupidity.

  3. Vibrant Addict Reply
    10/10/01

    I really hope you’re right because I don’t see updates going anywhere for this phone.

  4. vibrant user Reply
    10/10/01

    i work for tmobile and i’m beginning to go from concern to overall frustration. The company is starting to really disappoint on a lot of levels. This phone should have gotten an update a long time ago. Especially considering we were the first in the u.s. to release a galaxy device. This is so disappointing man.

  5. jymmyblanka Reply
    10/10/01

    rhis information i get from the las update firmware F15…;)

  6. jymmyblanka Reply
    10/10/01

    you can try this is realy safe on your phone….Dial *#*#1472365#*#*

    3 – Under “Application settings” Change “Operation Mode” to STANDALONE
    4 – Under “SUPL/CP Settings” Change the SERVER & PORT to lbs.geo.t-mobile.com and port 7275 [ Do not use http://www., do not use supl]

    5 – REBOOT

  7. allaboutthat Reply
    10/10/01

    i guess no customer satisfaction award for t mo next year, if they keep this up!

  8. raymond petit Reply
    10/10/01

    I forgot to mention that if it was necessary to pull this update off of Kies then it would have been nice to have been given specific reasons as to why. Poor customer skills…correction, no customer skills!

  9. raymond petit Reply
    10/10/01

    I’m with you, Hilt. I am one of the lucky ones who has never had a problem with the GPS but even I have had it up to here with the promised updates that are taking so long to come. I want the lag fixed, I want better battery life, I want a battery monitor that is accurate, I want a task manager,I want to not have updates available that turn out to be difficult to implement and then pulled, but most of all I want stable updates to come in a reasonable amount of time. My middle name is ‘Patience’ but after this I’m just about ready to get Ghetto on Samsung!

  10. remixfa Reply
    10/10/01

    u cant be serious.. can you.
    the competition? samsung doesnt see vzw or tmobile as competition, only more space to sell products. the competition is in YOUR head not theirs. Besides, that, when Samsung launched the phone they said they were going to have it on EVERY carrier.
    Thats a good thing, that means that its going to get all the updates (eventually) because its so high profile and they wont dump it like they do with non performing phones.

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