HTC 8S Getting GDR2 Update!

[diego866]

i have install this GDR2 in my new 8S but i dont have fm radio.,.. why?

 

[vinscg]

check for a 2nd update, probably the firmware update will bring to life the fm radio!

 

[maxteridon]

I'm using HTC 8S, i update it but i don't have radio. Someone help?!

 

[mermar]

you can find the radio in the music

 

[shahidw]

No update in India yet!!

 

[Sh4mo]

I'm an htc 8s owner too. I like it very much as a phone but the "other" folder issue makes it unusable. Still, nobody talks about it.

 

[MolAndTheZinahs]

I am from the uk and use giffgaff and I can confirm an update is available next challenge is to find the space for it...hmm

 

[George Nikolopoulos]

from Greece and in Vodafone . Getting the update for 8s now .

 

[vinscg]

Shrink storage app as been updated and now you can lock up how much mb's of memory you want to be free( this is not gdr2 related)

 

[VisualTech48]

I'm an htc 8s owner too. I like it very much as a phone but the "other" folder issue makes it unusable. Still, nobody talks about it.

Microsoft know about this problem, but haven't comfirmed it yet as a "problem" that needs to be solved, but the other folder is like a cache, and cache is used to make Windows Phone 8 Fast, it is responsible why all your apps renember your login stuff, and where u left off, information of apps, etc. Yes, they should make a "Clean" Feature soon, but it will effect the spped. A temporaly solution is rebooting your phone, it clears a lot of it. Will post update if something comes up, but as vinscg told Shrink Storage update is very nice.

 

[VisualTech48]

I'm using HTC 8S, i update it but i don't have radio. Someone help?!

Are you sure you installed everything? When I updated, I had to install it twice. Try going for manual update again, if not it should be in the Music+Video app

 

[VisualTech48]

hi.

is there anybody having reboot issue after gdr2 update ?

device is htc 8s

Not that I know, what happen exactly?

 

[Madis Kirsman]

I got update too, but it seems to me that phone is little bit slower and unstable, very little lagg and so on. Only me?

 

[rubencsp0]

I got the update aswell however, when it finishes, it says that "the update was transfered but wasn't able to open it. (801882e8)" ..
Already tried to install it a few times and it keeps show the same ..

 

[vinscg]

Sounds like a low-space problem, did the download fill up your memory?

 

[manbabu]

will wait till i get

 

[Mr_Byrne]

I got update too, but it seems to me that phone is little bit slower and unstable, very little lagg and so on. Only me?

Mine definately feels more laggy. Animations stutter and sometimes the phone freezes for a few seconds. Also there is a considerable battery drain, even with battery saver on. Moreover, the phone reboots 4 to 5 times a day. Prior to GDR2 I never had these problems. I have the phone since February. However just a few hours ago I shut the phone down, removed the SIM card, cleaned it and put it back as I suspect it has something to do with the SIM card. Right now, the lagginess seems gone and also the battery drain seems less severe. Also I haven't had any reboots so far, but I keep my fingers crossed. Nothing is more annoying as a phone that you can't trust.

 

[QuadraFX]

Mine definately feels more laggy. Animations stutter and sometimes the phone freezes for a few seconds. Also there is a considerable battery drain, even with battery saver on. Moreover, the phone reboots 4 to 5 times a day. Prior to GDR2 I never had these problems. I have the phone since February. However just a few hours ago I shut the phone down, removed the SIM card, cleaned it and put it back as I suspect it has something to do with the SIM card. Right now, the lagginess seems gone and also the battery drain seems less severe. Also I haven't had any reboots so far, but I keep my fingers crossed. Nothing is more annoying as a phone that you can't trust.

Similarly, I had an impression that my 8S is a bit slower... now it's maybe better, but the overall impression is strange.
And yes, the battery drain looks significantly worse !

 

[rubencsp0]

Sounds like a low-space problem, did the download fill up your memory?

EDIT:
Already got the update, thanks though.

 

[Ludek Novy]

Similarly, I had an impression that my 8S is a bit slower... now it's maybe better, but the overall impression is strange.
And yes, the battery drain looks significantly worse !

Same here. It's slower, and the latitude of gps is still "jumpy" (unusuable for sport tracking)...