Dell Streak Froyo (2.2) Update Frequently Asked Questions

I cannot get my phone to update, everytime i launch the update it says some browser had trouble opening, up then the rebooting symbol comes up, and then it begins to reboot, but seems to be stuck on the Dell logo and does not go any further.

Anyone know the cause and/or solution to this problem?

and/or where/who i can contact to help me with this problem. Probably a hardware issue too.

There are too many issues with this update to go through.  There is definitely a very bad design flaw somewhere.

It doesn't matter if you actually get it to download.  After about 30 minutes of application use, Android 2.2 on this device either has to reboot or the screen freezes....for whatever reason (the OS).

 Try to do a factory reset then download the update. Back up first.

Completed the update process with a few hitches, but after a few days experience, I feel the Streak is finally what I hoped when I purchased it  last year.

Connected to my wireless network, I did the download and ran it. Backed up to SIM as recommended first (Nero), then and continued to execute the install. No trouble at all on that, and 2.2 looked great and seemed to be working fine.

Restore Backup, however, seeemed to be having a problem as this operation got real slow around 72%, but I left it alone and it eventually completed. At that point my logs and applications were all present. I executed several and they seemed to be working as before.

At that point, I had no contacts yet so it was time to get sync'ed. That wasn't possible until the appropriate gmail credentials were entered in. Sync still didn't seem to be happening, so on investigation I verified auto sync was turned on. About then I realized there was no 3G, so investigated a bit to find APN's were blank (as noted above). Simply reset these and then thing started happening.

Unfortunately, sync got hung up, spitting out some error message regarding the Calendar. These messages appeared over and over again, and nothing seemed to stop 'em. I entered the error message into Google and found that it was necessary to stop and clear data for one of the Google Services, which I did. That didn't stop the messages and neither did force close, so I had no choice to pull the battery.

On reboot, everything was fine and sync with all contacts, calendar, and the like was complted overnight. Only thing left was to setup the email accounts again (they seem to escape backup) and I've essentially got everything back, with 2.2.

Was definitely painful to wait so dang long, but was worth it! I had relatively frequent lockups in 1.6, I can already tell those are gone and operations are much smoother. Shame this couldn't have been true 4 months ago....

Rich

I am sending mine back to Dell.  I hope I have as good of an experience as you did with my replacement.  If not, I will back on here to let everyone know about these issues.

Here a question......Could my reboot issues be caused by ATT and not the device????  I am locked into ATT and had to wait for the 2.2 update.

Hello,  Just skimmed through the "post"- already found my answer:

Hit Settings:  Wireless & Network Settings, scroll down to Mobile Networks, hit Acces Point Names,

Restore to default- Bingo!- back on!, Thanks everyone-

J.

Good Morning Amy,

I purchased my Dell Streak back last year from Dell, and it was locked to AT&T-Have had no significant problems-here in NC

Just downloaded the 2.2 update last week- (was doing my daily check- and there it was!)

the instructions on the DELL website worked great!- was waiting for this update for quite some time!

the new Android works great-However one problem if you can help me with- Im only getting WI-Fi- theres no 3G/4G icon, or anything else to show

besides WI-Fi, Calls and messages, no problem- but cannot access the Web/internet unless it is near a WI-Fi-

any Sugguestions?..

Thanx!

Right, I already fixed it-through the wireless settings- as far as reboot issues, not as of yet.-'Knock on wood"

Only had the update about 6-7 days- so far other than the 3G issue- Its been responding faster, and the apps come

up really quick!- Making phone calls is much easier- Texting, just getting use to it-the placement of the numbers/w the

keyboard-overall no complaints-still a work in progress-trying  to to put it through the 'motions' everyday.

@Yugo9

Was your original message deleted?

I am having that problem of the device freezing upon reboot and I am with Rogers in Canada. I thought it was a device problema t first, but it doesnt seem like it because many people are having the same problem, while others are able to upgrade. I am going to take mine back to the store i got it from, and get them to get an updated 2.2 dell streak for me. I don't want to deal with the hassel of re doing all this stuff again.

PS. for those who got the update to work on Rogers, how long did it take, and what happened on the screen. For me it shows some error has occured, and without being able to read the message, the phone reboots and then starts with the Dell Logo, and does not get past that stage.

The rebooting happened to me right away.  Hopefully it's not widespread.

I have the very same problem, my screen goes blurry so I can't read the error message..but same thing, I hope this can be resolved,