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New Sidekick 3 OTA 3.4

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Posted by: Ender1490

Danger has started the preliminary rollout of OTA 3.4 for Sidekick 3 users.
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Release 3.4 Over-the-Air Update for Sidekick 3 Users

This Over-the-Air Update contains the following new device features:

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Support for myFaves phone plan - If you sign up for T-Mobile's myFaves plan, you will see a new "myFaves" application on your device. To add myFaves contacts, go into the application, press MENU and select either Add myFaves Contact (to add a new contact) or Add from Address Book (to add an existing contact). Read more in the myFaves help page.
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Download "themes" from the Catalog - You can use the themes you download as backgrounds to your application splash screens. To apply a downloaded theme as your background, press JUMP to go to the Jump screen. Then press MENU and select Backgrounds. In the submenu that opens, your downloaded themes will appear at the top of the list.
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Save photo attachments - You can save Email photo attachments to your device. To save a photo, open the message then scroll down to the photo attachment you want to save. Scroll down to just below the photo and select the Save to Album button. Your photo is saved to the Device Album in the Camera application.
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Text message character counter - As you compose a text message, you can see a running count of the characters you've typed against the message character limit. You'll also see the number of SMS messages required to send what you've typed. For example, if you see "2 140/146" below the message you're composing, it means you've typed enough characters to require two text messages. It also tells you that in the second message you've typed 140 characters against the limit of 146 characters.

Note: Not all characters count the same. Some characters count as two and therefore decrease how many characters you're allowed in any one message. Also, the message limit varies depending on how many messages you've typed. Check the count/limit indicator (e.g., 140/146) to see where you stand.




Posted by: ipodlover77

from what i heard. This also continues Tmobiles quest on improving call quality on the Sidekick.



Posted by: olouie99

Now just sit back and wait for the OTA to come. Hopefully it fixes the echo problem.



Posted by: donniesd

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Originally Posted by olouie99
Now just sit back and wait for the OTA to come. Hopefully it fixes the echo problem.


I thought the last OTA was suppose to fix that.


Pixs of Myfavs on SK.

http://help.sidekick.dngr.com/en-us/T02037.html



Posted by: krstofer

Is there a way to force this?



Posted by: donniesd

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Originally Posted by krstofer
Is there a way to force this?


No.


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Posted by: krstofer

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Originally Posted by donniesd
No.


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huh??

Oh, ten char min. Gotcha. haha



Posted by: lala101

Well we all gotta wait well see if it goes to the people since tomarrow is the march 27 well we can only sit and wait for the update to bad we couldnt hear from pioneers who got it to test it and see how it is.......



Posted by: T-MoJoD

the Pioneers arent supose to openly discuss dangers products and or services.



Posted by: Ender1490

I wasn't a pioneer, the info was available on the online manual.



Posted by: elite67

I ahvent gotten it a sales rep also told that they would be releasing some kind of firmware for myfaves that's why I got the phone 2 days ago



Posted by: RSXGODDESS

the wait is killing me!



Posted by: will_m

Mine came in today but I do not see the MyFavs screen on mine. I also don't have a phone plan on mine yet (until Nextel contract expires this summer.)

I had the free calculator program installed and it made me re-install it and do another restart.



Posted by: krayzie06

hmmm hope mines come soon



Posted by: olouie99

I got my update. No myFaves icon, but I am not on a myFaves plan. I think you might have to sign up for it before it shows up as it says "if" and not std in the update description.



Posted by: M|22

http://help.sidekick.dngr.com/en-us/



Posted by: TonyDaTiger

The myFaves interface will not show up on your device unless you have the plan enabled on your account.



Posted by: RensoreK

I'm pretty sure you have to sign up for it to appear.





Posted by: RSXGODDESS

I just updated to a my favs plan but never got the update .... managed the 5 ppl online ! so far so good !



Posted by: olouie99

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Originally Posted by RSXGODDESS
I just updated to a my favs plan but never got the update .... managed the 5 ppl online ! so far so good !


When you get it update it should appear. It did for my buddy who has a SK3 and just signed up for myFaves



Posted by: RSXGODDESS

one day passing and no update as of yet. Still waiting for the day i see the little bubbles though!



Posted by: krayzie06

im still waiting on mine



Posted by: lala101

Yea theres prob alot ppl still waiting i knw iam cant wait for it tho so i knw theres time still we just gotta be patient it seems like where in a huge lottery draw to win the ota lol one @ a time lol



Posted by: condition1

yea i just added the myfaves 5.. the sales rep told me that the OTA will come soon and that once it does i can see the bubbles and able to put pics or other icons as the bubbles..



Posted by: puerrican5

Can anyone confirm if the echo problem has been solved with this update? Been wanting to get back to the sidekick 3 but my girl has the sk 3 and when I talk to her I can hear myself on the otherside as in a echo. Read in a few posts here supposedly Danger was gonna release a fix for that.



Posted by: donniesd

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Originally Posted by puerrican5
Can anyone confirm if the echo problem has been solved with this update? Been wanting to get back to the sidekick 3 but my girl has the sk 3 and when I talk to her I can hear myself on the otherside as in a echo. Read in a few posts here supposedly Danger was gonna release a fix for that.


That was in the first OTA 3.1.

http://www.hiptop3.com/archives/ota-31-changes/


But it never did for me. Long Live the MDA.



Posted by: louis413

my sidekick still hasn't gotten the update for 3.4... isn't it supposed to be out by now?



Posted by: Naruto62

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Originally Posted by louis413
my sidekick still hasn't gotten the update for 3.4... isn't it supposed to be out by now?


Yeah, mine neither. I thought it was supposed to take 30 days at most.....



Posted by: b&w_yamaha

I called today and asked about it... the tech support guys said they are coming in random batches... and they have until the end of the month to get everyone updated.



Posted by: mpy041

do you need to have the browser service (20$ plan) for u to get the OTA



Posted by: rockrocks

Quote:
Originally Posted by mpy041
do you need to have the browser service (20$ plan) for u to get the OTA


Yes. Why don't you have the $20 sidekick plan, anyway? Without it, the sidekick is a gigantic phone without any memory. You can say goodbye to all your contacts if your phone ever needs to be restarted.



Posted by: mpy041

Quote:
Originally Posted by rockrocks
Yes. Why don't you have the $20 sidekick plan, anyway? Without it, the sidekick is a gigantic phone without any memory. You can say goodbye to all your contacts if your phone ever needs to be restarted.


I will have it soon it's a must have i know



Posted by: gregosdge1

I did get the ota update and i know there has not been a lot of people on here getting the update yet.. but ever since i got the update my phone when not in use or plugged into the charger has gotten warm as if i was talking on the phone for a very long time. this has happen 5 or more times now and most of the time i cought the phone and charged it back up. it does it at anytime i thought it was doing it after i got a e-mail or text and the status light was blinking blue, but it will do it anytime, customer care has no idea of the problem i think because not many people have the update yet. but it would be nice for everyone to keep an eye on it, on a side note i was able to get a new batt from them it is on it's way, they also did a hard reset on it so i am waiting for it to happen again. Also the clicking sound and the voice being repeated again has gone away or at least not as bad as before.



Posted by: GangstaMobb

Just got mine today, lets see what it does.



Posted by: NHPitbull

I still havent gotten the update yet , I thought everyone was supposed to get it by the end of the month ? Is there something that I can do or just wait.



Posted by: peterrolando

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Originally Posted by NHPitbull
I still havent gotten the update yet , I thought everyone was supposed to get it by the end of the month ? Is there something that I can do or just wait.


thats what im wondering, when i got my sidekick the other day the guy at t-mobile said i could go on my.t-mobile.com and download the update or something which i dont think is true but when i log into it it shows this link by the myfaves section (which i have) but when i clicked it, it just went to the same page again





Posted by: minibob

I'm a new Sidekick 3 owner and I still haven't received the update. It's completely random and released in blocks so they prevent overloading the network...blah blah blah, whatever, I want my update!




Posted by: V3nom vBi

I just received the update a few mins. ago. Woohoo



Posted by: Frayser Boy

i still haven't recieved the update, they said I would receive it early May...



Posted by: reas0n555

something I found out a few days ago was the highlighting
on the browser,it has 3 modes now .. hit menu +shift + e to change modes







Posted by: V3nom vBi

How do you take screenshots of your screen on the SK?



Posted by: reas0n555

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Originally Posted by V3nom vBi
How do you take screenshots of your screen on the SK?

First you must have a sidekick 3 or sidekick I.d. Then you must press menu+shift+right shoulder button at the same time and let go of the right shoulder button(camera button) first,then let go of the rest. Then you can email the screenshot to your tmail to save it to your gallery or sent it to your photobucket like I did.



Posted by: tetatdo

Wtf!? I get the OTA and ever since then, whenever the sidekick hands off from one tower to another I lose signal completely and when I get it back, I get 2 dancing dots and no matter if i airplane mode it, reset it or turn it off and on, it stays stuck on 2 dancing dots

I've tried changing my sim, I've even tried another SKII (which worked untill IT too got the 2.4 update)

Now my SKII works in more places than my 3 but neither work right

tmo wont do a damn thing about it!!! If this doesnt get fixed im dumpstering my POS sidekick. This is rediculous.. Tmo says my phone is bad, but I'm out of warranty. Funny too cuz IT WORKED PERFECTLY FINE BEFORE THE OTA!!!



Posted by: peterrolando

well i finally got my update last night and for like 3 hours afterwards the phone was going nuts with service and crap, but today its been awesome...full strength all day!



Posted by: tylerw313

I just got my 3.4 update ten minutes ago!!
..can this help improve the signal by any chance?

For those of you who have had the update for a while, are there any significant performance changes? (Battery life, download speeds, etc?)



Posted by: reas0n555

No this ots was only for the o.s. Of the sidekick,the only ota that improve signal and web speeds are the radio firmware ota. Which is what we got last time 3.1



Posted by: RSXGODDESS

still waiting for mine! It has been a while now hopefully i get mine by the end of the month!



Posted by: stevenniczoz

i got mine last week. I could swear that my battery life has improved.

Anyways... there's no Themes section in my Catalog... is it the same for every1 else. And why? I thought we were supposed to get that after the update....



Posted by: tylerw313

no themes section in my catalog.. i'm not sweating though.

i haven't really noticed any specific performance improvements, maybe I'm just not looking out for them. I absolutely appreciate the search function in the catalog and the ability to save photos from emails.



Posted by: reas0n555

the themes will be put up as soon as everyone gets the ota



Posted by: negronese

just got the stupid thing..



Posted by: RSXGODDESS

got mine last night turned it off and restarted it and I have the little bubbles!!! I am loving the fact that I can save pics from my email into my phone!!!! so far so good!



Posted by: dawrenn

I just got a D-Wade Sidekick 3 today, When the phone is activated will I get the update?



Posted by: condition1

I love the update....its better now that we can save photos from emails...and it looks pretty cool the little bubbles for the myfave5.....

With the phone feature I notice that the echo has went away....its much better now....



Posted by: DaveMan

Finally got my update this morning at 3am. I love that you can call or text directly from your phone book. Such a simple thing......



Posted by: dawrenn

When is the catalog going to get the themes?



Posted by: Mistaj0hnny

When EVERYONE receives the update.



Posted by: will_m

Finally got the second Sidekick on my account to update. Almost 2 months after I got my first one to update.



Posted by: Jayden0606

Quote:
Originally Posted by DaveMan
Finally got my update this morning at 3am. I love that you can call or text directly from your phone book. Such a simple thing......



The was one of the reasons I disliked the kick. Now that I am leaving Tmobile, they thought to do it. Go figure.



Posted by: Lammy.Fatale

After Getting My OTA on my SK3 i Have ran into only one thing that is bothering me and that is my MY Faves. Everytime i turn it on it takes sometimes up to an hour for the MyFaves to show up on the JumpScreen and it also wont go from searching over to GPRS and i was wondering if im the only person that is having this problem?



Posted by: dawrenn

Quote:
Originally Posted by Mistaj0hnny
When EVERYONE receives the update.


When is that gonna be?



Posted by: scrapye

if im not mistake when the ota came in with the sk2 to force it u just keep powering the phone off and on or turn the wireless off and on so it can reconnect to the server it might take some people 1 try it might take some others up to 30 times but you will eventually "force" it in





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