Pros and Cons after updating to official 2.3.5 Gingerbread (AT&T)

Yeah,

cons:
getting the tethering error here, too, when switching to wifi.
Lost ability to kill data on the power button long press.
bloatware back
root removed, although superuser seems to work for some of the apps, but no all.

pros
Power seems OK so far.
faster
nice color scheme
better signal(was showing almost no bars in my kitchen, no have 2, could be missread, we'll see)

looks like we got version 2.3.5?

@ jec145:

Its sad thet they removed the data toggle from the power switch long press. Another change I noticed is that you cant set your phone to silent mode from the notification pull down anymore, you have to do it from the power long press.

Sid

I joined the forum to put my 2 cents in:

The tethering manager error is annoying but you can get rid of it if you really want to. Basically, the app is failing because it's using data created under Froyo (remember that no data was wiped). You can either root and remove the app or do a factory reset (which will wipe your data). Either will remove the tethering error.

Random restarts and shutdowns may also be cured by a factory reset for the same reason but while I personally know it will fix the tethering error I have no experience with random restarts and shutdowns.

Rooting is still possible if you use the FUGU method. I'm not going to explain it here but it's easy to find online. I was rooted under Froyo but since Gingerbread isn't restricting non-market apps, I have little reason to now and probably won't unless I feel the need to use a custom ROM again or remove the bloatware.

Since installing the official Gingerbread I've noticed slightly improved battery life and better signal in my office (which had poor signal before). The interface seems more responsive as well.

The most disappointing thing is that my ringtones and notifications are still randomly reset after connecting to a PC in mass storage mode. I shouldn't have to go out of my way to fix that; it should just work.

All told it's a good update but if they had wiped the data as they said they would, most of the complaints would probably have been handled. And frankly the wait to get this update is not indicative of it's value; a wait this long should have yielded more benefit.

Well I don't want to wipe all my data, and I'm not going to root my phone either.
What APP is failing that I can remove to get rid of this annoyance?

Mark in Brea

I have noticed a few more issues after upgrading
- Few games that i used to play have started stuttering duting gameplay. Ex: City Jump, Ninja jump and fruit ninja
- After browsing for a while my hjome screen always resets. I use ADW launcher and it resets quite a bit after browsing.

If anyone else has faced these issues and has found a soluton please let me know.

Sid

The update process was pretty quick, the only thing I am missing is the daily briefing. I didn't do any of the hard rest before the upgrade, didn't want to reinstall what I have on the phone, took a gamble and came out almost perfect, I must be one of the lucky one. My phone is not rooted BTW. Over all I like the upgrade, hopefully everyone will have the same luck as I do.

Dragonwen - Daily Briefing was a widget.  Hold your finger down on a blank area of any "home" screen and when the menu pops up, pick "Widgets", then scroll down the next menu and pick Daily Briefing.  If it's still a widget in 2.3, that is......

-Z