Samsung Instinct Receives Second Firmware Update

  • Written by Christopher Price on October 4, 2008
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Members of the PhoneNews.com Forums have noted that the Samsung Instinct has received a second firmware update. Sprint employees in our forum have also posted the release notes for the update.

The Instinct has been heavily promoted for besting iPhone in the area of software updates. Not only does Instinct support Firmware Over The Air (FOTA), but each application automatically checks for software updates when it is launched. If an update is available, the user is prompted and immediately offered to install the update.

Software version BH29 focuses on wrapping up interface fixes, many of which were already addressed in the first firmware update. In addition, the firmware makes code improvements which are designed to speed up the web browser’s performance.

The update does require the installation of the first software update, BF30. However, those users on the original software version will be automatically guided through installing both updates, one after the other.

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14 Comments on “Samsung Instinct Receives Second Firmware Update”

othre on October 4th, 2008, 6:54 am  

Love the update the phone works even better than it did before…

And the internet kicks but :)

Very happy

Kenneth on October 4th, 2008, 10:34 am  

TYPO “The Instinct has been heavily promoted for besting iPhone in the area of software updates. Not only does (iPhone) support Firmware Over The Air (FOTA), but each application”

Don Louie on October 4th, 2008, 10:54 am  

Does that mean the Instinct is FOTA and checks for updates for each app or the iPhone does?

Kenneth on October 4th, 2008, 11:33 am  

Yes. Not the iPhone.

AmazinglySmooth on October 4th, 2008, 12:57 pm  

Update doesn’t really fix much. Phone is not really getting better–it is just moving sideways. The phone is just ok at this point. If anyone is on the fence about it, I’d suggest getting something else. By the time they fix the phone, it will be too late and the phone will be EOL.

Dan on October 6th, 2008, 8:32 am  

Very happy with this latest update. The web is now how it should have been from the start. The full page option is very nice and i can now go to websites that caused the browser to crash on the old version. the panning and scolling has also inproved from the old version. Now only one more big update and the phone should be set. Then it will just need apps!

Samsung Instinct Receives New Firmware Update on October 6th, 2008, 8:34 am  

[...] If you are a Samsung Instinct owner, so here is good news for you. Samsung has released a new firmware update in the form of software version BH29. This firmware update will speed up the Web browser’s performance, and other various fixes. However, before you install the software version BH29, you should install the first software update (BF30). The Samsung Instinct also supports Firmware Over The Air that will check for updates automatically each time it is launched. [PhoneNews] [...]

Jeff on October 6th, 2008, 8:38 am  

There is a list on another website’s forum that shows all the sites that do not work properly with the new browser. Anyone should check it out before getting too excited about the new browser. That said, Sprint has announced a new release for “mid October” that may add support for Opera. Once Opera is available, I doubt anyone will keep the existing browser.

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dave on October 6th, 2008, 8:48 pm  

it deletes your bookmarks

Samsung Instinct Receives New Firmware Update | Cellphone Reviews on October 7th, 2008, 3:10 am  

[...] If you are a Samsung Instinct owner, so here is good news for you. Samsung has released a new firmware update in the anatomy of software version BH29. that firmware update will speed up the Web browser’s performance, and other various fixes. However, before you install the software version BH29, you should install the first software update (BF30). The Samsung Instinct plus supports Firmware by The Air that will check for updates automatically each date it is launched. [PhoneNews] [...]

Don Louie on October 7th, 2008, 5:50 am  

What is the purpose of post saying the same thing as the article, I see that a lot here?

Angel on October 7th, 2008, 1:26 pm  

So seriously, is the Instinct a step up from a Palm Centro? I don’t use many of the software functions, such as MS word, excel, etc., and I don’t mind accessing email through internet. I don’t really need one-touch email or whatever it’s called.

I have Sprint and I don’t anticipate dropping them anytime soon.

Christopher Price on October 7th, 2008, 4:58 pm  

Don, what you’re seeing is called a Trackback. Basically, newer-generation web publishing applications will post a comment on the linked site, noting that they cited the original article.

Because we use WordPress, any time someone else using WordPress (or Blogger, TypePad, etc) links to us, we get a comment tracking back to our article. That’s why it’s called a TrackBack.

Some publishing programs separate Trackbacks, and some don’t. Ours treats them as a standard comment.

You’re seeing a lot of them, well, because a lot of sites link to us :)

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