EDIT: This video is by LincKraker.

I posted earlier today about a cooked ROM for hacked Moments that was rocking 2.1. I still can’t fully endorse it because I don’t have a Moment on hand, but here’s a video of a phone that was hacked using the process followed in that same thread. As always, embarking on this journey is done at your own risk, but I would like to hear some feedback from any readers who are willing to take the plunge.

I realize that dabbling with cooked ROMs is an at-your-own-risk type of business, but there are a few big names out there that we all know we can trust – Cyanogen, MoDaCo, a bunch of other folks who post over at xda-developers… Flashing ROMs released by these cats is a pretty safe endeavor. But what do you do when tempted by someone who appears to be a relative newcomer? A user identified as 123321 with the account status, “Momentary Newb” posted a link with no description or explanation over at a site called sdx-developers last night, and the brave souls who decided to test the waters discovered an Android 2.1 ROM for the Samsung Moment. We know the official update is coming in the near future, but I can certainly understand that some people are sick of waiting. Sounds risky to me, but for all I know, the original poster is well known and trusted amongst the ROM cooking elite. What do you think? Is it worth the risk?

Via Android Central

It’s been just over a month since Sprint and Samsung issued a standard maintenance fix for the Samsung Moment, but apparently the companies figured there were still some people out there who hadn’t gone into a store and finished the deed. Thankfully, they’ve gone ahead and made it a bit easier for those who were waiting for another option. No, this isn’t technically a “new” update, and probably the majority of folks out there already have it. But options are never a bad thing. Hopefully people didn’t assume this was the 2.1 update, though. That’s still at least a few days off, so hold your horses. The maintenance fix is meant to improve battery life, GPS (to locate you better indoors), as well as change the emergency dial on the lock screen, among a few other tidbits. Again, nothing major or groundbreaking. For complete instructions on how to update, go here.

via Android Central

Everybody loves a good rumor, and one as juicy as this should definitely start whetting the appetite. Especially if you’re one of those out there who went into a Sprint store and turned down the Hero in favor of Samsung’s physical keyboard-toting Moment. While we’d love to say that there’s more to this story than just the simple rumor mill round-up, we can’t. As it currently stands, neither Samsung or Sprint are officially commenting on the rumor. And while it was previously believed it’d be 2.0 gracing the Moment, it seems they’re skipping ahead (much like the Hero). A bit of bad news though: you’ll have to go into a Sprint store to get the update, so no over-the-air (OTA) goodness for you. Stay tuned, as we’ll update accordingly when we get any more information.

Via Android Central

The good news: If you own a Samsung Moment, you are in store for an update. Sprint is saying the update, CL14, will include

Network Assist GPS to allow indoor location fix
Updates to several third-party apps, including Visual Voicemail, NFL, NASCAR and Sprint TV
Change to Emergency Dial on lock screen
Hard reset available in recovery mode: remove and reinsert battery; press volume down, send and end keys until reboot option pops up; scroll to wipe data/factory reset; press OK
Various improvements to battery life

The bad news: It’s not 2.1, and you have to go to a Sprint dealer to get the update. I know some of you may be disappointed to hear the update isn’t 2.1, but hey, it’s better than nothing right?

According to Sprint, an OTA and computer downloadable version will be available sometime in the future. In other words, if you want the update anytime soon, strap on those snow shoes and head out.

Via Engadget