Samsung Instinct Application Updates

August 15, 2008 in Samsung, Sprint

Sprint and Samsung’s self-proclaimed iPhone Killer is asking their owner’s a question: can we update your applications? Instinct owners are reporting sweeping updates of apps that include improved web browsing, quicker mobile tv/radio, Sprint Music Store improvements, improved picture mail and more.

In actuality you aren’t “asked” you are just “notified” that your application was updated next time you launch it. And the schedule for updates is pretty random so don’t be alarmed if some of your apps have been updated and others haven’t over the coming week or so.

Here is the official list of what is being updated:

Picture Mail
•    Reduce system busy errors for large picturemails
•    Reduction of “408″ timeout errors when sending large picturemails

Browser
•    Optimized vending machine shopping experience
•    More robust and user friendly access to Yahoo, Hotmail, Best Buy, YouTube
•    Remove feature that sent browser back one page with camera button

Sprint TV/Radio
•    Optimizations to resolutions for streaming video playback
•    Reductions of pausing. freezing and “flashing” during streaming video playback
•    Greatly increased start up and channel change speed

Sprint Navigation
•    Session will no longer run in background, preserving battery life

Sprint E-Mail
•    Ability to save email address from favorites menu

Sprint Music Store
•    Eliminates skips when listening via Bluetooth headset
•    Eliminates periodic timeouts for Websync of music
•    Eliminates changing of tracks when turning on screen from sleep mode
•    Eliminates periodic failure of skip button
•    Eliminates play/pause stopping after 30 - 35 minutes of music play

Push Info Services/Pocket Express
•    Increased ability to play video clips
•    Content for movie listing displays correctly
•    Eliminates periodic error for movie details/review

Visual Voicemail/Mobil Sync
•    Handle and present voicemail notification when out of data service
•    Eliminates “choppy” playback when dragging progress bar
•    Contact picture/image now shown correctly in playback form