OTA Update for non-market Apps?

wow, sure 'nuff. Don't I feel dumb.  Would've been nice to see a notification . Now I know why the actual setting to install non-market apps was just.. missing.

Thanks man!

no problem!! glad I could help.

It must have been very silent...  I have an HTC Aria and it still has not been updated.

If you haven't gotten the update yet, call and ask that they push it to you. You might need to talk to more than one person, as not all CSs will know what you're talking about. I made two calls and talked to three different people before I got someone who understood what I wanted. He then had to get a high level tech to send the update.

Hi!  I just tried to call about my HTC Aria getting this update.  I say "tried" because the phone keeps dropping calls although they say there's nothing wrong with my reception location - my house.  The third try the phone managed to stay connected long enough to explain what I wanted, be put on hold for over 10 minutes, and be told the CSR didn't know what I was taking about so she would transfer me.  Guess what ..... another dropped call so I gave up for the day.

I had actually posted a related question earlier this week re my inability to d/l apps from the Amazon Appstore even though my Captivate was listed as phone capable of doing so using FROYO 2.2. I wasn't seeing "Unknown Sources" under Applications. Two users responded & apparently I missed the OTA update. I sent a nicely worded message to AT&T CS & in less than 24 hours they had sent the update to my phone. After powering down/on my phone the infamous sideloading curse was lifted & I'm now happily downloading apps from anywhere.  

 

Now, I'm going to have to flash my ROM to 2.2.1 since I just found out that I can't use Bluetooth & voice dialing. The 2.2.1 update fixes that plus it provides a stable GPS, something that is still a mess with 2.2 update on my Captivate.

 

AT&T - Samsung Captivate - SHH-i879
2.2
i897UCKB1
2.6.32.9
FROYO.UCKB1

 

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txandroid wrote:

 

It was publicized weeks ago that the Captivate, among other devices at AT&T, was going to get an OTA update to enable download of non-market apps (Amazon appstore, yay!). 

 

When can we expect this? I've not gotten the update on my Captivate yet.

 

Thanks!

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May I ask what exactly you said and what the address was that you emailed, because I can't find an email address anywhere.