If you’re still hanging onto your Epic 4G Touch, Sprint’s version of the Samsung Galaxy S II, we don’t blame you. It’s a beastly little device, even to this day. And it’s about to get a lot better, as Samsung and Sprint are updating the device to Jelly Bean 4.1. But it isn’t just 4.1, it’s paired with the new Nature UX from the Galaxy S III. And if it’s… Read more
It all started Thursday. XDA Recognized Developer sbrissen tweeted the following including the image above: This event started a frenzy on the XDA forum for the Sprint Samsung Galaxy S II, Epic 4G Touch (E4GT). Immediately, E4GT owners began searching the internet for for the files to give Jelly Bean a run on their device. Guess what, the… Read more
It’s official! The day is finally here for Sprint Samsung Galaxy S II, Epic 4G Touch owners. Yes you, the owners of the device with the extremely long name. You’re getting Ice Cream Sandwich, Android 4.0.4. The signs have all been leading to today with leaked documents and the source being made available Wednesday. Now, documents have been… Read more
So remember when I posted about the rumor of Sprint’s Samsung Galaxy S II, Epic 4G Touch Ice Cream Sandwich update being right around the corner? Yah… By corner I meant about a month and a half away. I’ve honestly been floored by how long this update has taken to roll out, and there’s still nothing official yet. However, a leaked document has… Read more
We’ve just got word in from TechnoBuffalo that Sprint may be dropping the price of the Samsung Epic 4G Touch. If you remember, the Epic 4G Touch was Sprint’s version of the Galaxy S II and while it may not have the very latest specs, it still has an amazing list of features. It would make sense that Sprint would drop the price of the EpTouch with the… Read more
There’s a lot of buzz in the Epic 4G Touch forums on XDA in regards to the looming release of an over-the-air ICS update. ICS leaks from Sprint have been around since February, and Sprint’s RDF page is now showing the 35th version of their update, FE26. Yesterday afternoon, XDA Senior Member sextape posted a link to return your ET4G back to the stock… Read more
If you want to jump on Sprint’s 4G LTE train early, add in one more incentive as the price for the LG Viper 4G LTE just got a $20 price cut to $79.99. Along with the Viper 4G LTE price drop, the Samsung Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch receives a $50 price drop to $149.99, down from $199.99. The prices are good from May 18th – July 18th so you have… Read more
Sprint’s just leaked word via their community forums surrounding their planned Ice Cream Sandwich rollout for 2012. Specifically mentioned devices such as the Galaxy S II, Epic 4G Touch and Nexus S 4G (never-mind that Sprint calls it the Nexus) along with “other key products in our line-up” are set for sometime in 2012. While the Nexus S 4G is… Read more
Back at the end of January, the Epic 4G Touch by Samsung received a software update that included plenty of minor tweaks and security enhancements. While it wasn’t a major update, an update is an update. And now it looks like the device is set to receive another one. Posted in the Sprint community forums on March 23rd, this particular update is meant to fix… Read more
Since the launch of the Epic 4G Touch by Samsung for Sprint, the question on owner’s minds has always been: when will we be getting Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich? Sprint has said in the past that they will be working harder to get Android software updates out to owners in a more timely manner, we’ve yet to see an update on the future software upgrade for… Read more
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