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T-Mobile myTouch 4G Gingerbread Update Begins Rolling Out Tomorrow

Adam Mills —  07/19/2011

T-Mobile has announced that the myTouch 4G’s Android 2.3 Gingerbread update will begin to roll out tomorrow, July 20th. However, the roll out is not going to reach every single myTouch 4G owner and the carrier says that the update will last through the end of the year. Talk about bizarre.

myTouch 4G

According to T-Mobile’s support page, the update will roll out tomorrow as a limited test pilot with a larger roll out starting in the next couple of weeks after the carrier has determined if it’s worthy. Here is how T-Mobile has outlined the process:

T-Mobile  and HTC are proud to announce the Android 2.3.3 (Gingerbread) system upgrade  for the T-Mobile myTouch 4G. There will be a limited pilot for the update  starting July 20. A broader rollout to myTouch 4G customers will begin in the  coming weeks and will continue through the end of the year.

The  update provides the following enhancements and improvements.

  • New features:
    • 2010  Exchange compatibility
    • New  version of Swype
    • Android  2.3 (Gingerbread) OS
  • Improved issues:
    • Bluetooth®  audio works better when answering a call from phone and Bluetooth is paired
    • Display  is more stable and responsive during boot up or use
    • Domestic  roaming data connection is more stable
    • Message  inbox saves
    • Various  software and stability improvements

Important: The timeline for receiving the update cannot be expedited. T-Mobile will be unable to manually push the software to customers who ask to receive it.

So, if you’re lucky, you might see Android 2.3 arrive on your myTouch 4G tomorrow which is pretty awesome. If you’re not so lucky, you will likely get it in a few weeks so keep those fingers crossed that the process goes smoothly otherwise you might have a little bit of a wait ahead of you.

Via: TMoNews

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14 responses to T-Mobile myTouch 4G Gingerbread Update Begins Rolling Out Tomorrow

  1. Mafutumbo 07/20/2011 at 5:19 pm

    Does it mean that there is a chance that some of us will not get the uodate at all…??.. pls tell me im wrong.. :(

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  2. Mafutumbo 07/20/2011 at 5:19 pm

    Does it mean that there is a chance that some of us will not get the uodate at all…??.. pls tell me im wrong.. :(

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    • Mustang69 08/09/2011 at 5:56 pm

      ATTENTION ALL MYTOUCH 4G Customers…(er suckers) Tmobile BRICKED MY phone when i went to the store to get the upgrade, thats right! Not a mod, root etc they bricked a perfectly good phone. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED

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  3. Fahad 07/20/2011 at 8:35 pm

    I got the update notification early in the morning like 4:30 am. I installed it. It looks great. Now the browser even supports some flash+java based content which was not playin on 2.2. THANKS T-MOBILE.

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  4. Omar 07/20/2011 at 8:50 pm

    i didnt get the update can you manually update it

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  5. Isis_giron 07/22/2011 at 8:53 pm

    nope u cant manually update it. im still waiting for the update as well and from what i heard we could be waiting from now till the end of the year -__-….I WANT IT NOW!!! lol

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  6. Pk423Chfd 08/12/2011 at 10:09 pm

    Just got my update this afternoon. Wife has same phone and didnt get the update. Took about ten minutes. Seems a little smoother, but otherwise not much different. Have to play around with it for awhile to see what the new os offers.

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  7. tauni vela 09/17/2011 at 4:11 am

    i never got anything say anything about an upgrade!!! can i still go into the store and ask for it?

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  8. Ryrtgrt 10/01/2011 at 10:32 am

    How to see if my one can ve updated since my one is on Stock one

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