HTC 8S Getting GDR2 Update!

[Fuhrer Hurricane]

I manually updated my 8S to GDR2 and i am in the UAE. My phone, which was previously perfect, now sucks - and badly. it keeps restarting even when its not in use .... for first few days it restarted may be like 25 times. Later on i realized that Facebook application is one of the sources so there goes fb, the situation is better now. Still 5/10 restarts a day!

Tried hard reset but it appears that the ROM is flashed because it shows GDR2 even after resetting (which shouldn't be technically possible). I would strong recommend to avoid this update on 8S because memory does not seem to have improved as well.

 

[QuadraFX]

Tried hard reset but it appears that the ROM is flashed because it shows GDR2 even after resetting (which shouldn't be technically possible). I would strong recommend to avoid this update on 8S because memory does not seem to have improved as well.

1. The GDR2 is permanently stored on the device so it's normal behavior and technically it should be so,
2. The only improvement that would help a 4GB device is the one that would allow to store more data on the SD card. Like maps, application data and so on.

 

[jonaths1204]

how to manually update windows phone os? and what would be the disadvantages of it?

 

[alati]

Is it possible that we will get GDR3 like Nokia ?

 

[Gnax]

We will get GDR3. But we won't get Nokia's firmware update.

 

[shahidw]

Got the update today. India region.
No data sense. And the radio doesn't seem to work.
And had to remove more then half my apps to install the update. Sad.

 

[azcruz]

Running GDR2 since last night, no hiccups, no restarts, and no Data Sense

Radio is good, seems to work faster. I now have Halo: SA Lite on it and it is awesome, similar experience on my Surface RT.

 

[jonaths1204]

Got the update today. India region.
No data sense. And the radio doesn't seem to work.
And had to remove more then half my apps to install the update. Sad.

I had soft reset my phone before I have downloaded the update, then reinstall the apps so that I could have more space. ^^

 

[Siddhartha Vuriti1]

sum1 plz post the os revision num....nd firmware revision num...

 

[Fuhrer Hurricane]

How, then, can you call it a reset? By definition factory reset should put the device back to the point when it was released from the factory. Makes no sense that original (stable) OS gets overwritten in ROM and you therefore lose any possibility of getting the system back to its premium shape. Why would you reset it otherwise?

 

[azcruz]

Has the update started rolling out in Asian countries yet. What is taking em so long.

I got it last Thursday.





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[Happy123456]

Hey guys,
I just received GDR2 in Delhi, India (Vodafone)
Everything is working fine, my phone is performing smooth, Radio is working nicely.
"Make more space" app from HTC has an option to clear temp files now.
No Data Sense though.
No issues and errors on phone as if for now...
Free space has also increased on the phone.
All and all i'm loving GDR2...
:smile:

 

[Happy123456]

OS version - 8.0.10327.77
Firmware Version - 3030.00.32902.707

 

[mermar]

still i have random restart issue after gdr2 update .. are there any body have this issue ?