As it turns out, Sprint has officially confirmed via Twitter that an OTA update to 3.15.651.11 is coming soon to the HTC EVO 4G LTE. This lends credence to a previous rumor that the OTA update was gradually rolling out for the device, although no users (to my knowledge) have actually confirmed getting the update yet.
The tweet above confirms only the software number of the update – unlike that rumor from yesterday, this particular Sprint rep seems to think that the update doesn’t have anything to do with Jelly Bean. This is in contrast to the screenshot of an internal Sprint support document that specifically mentioned Jelly Bean by name.
Subsequent tweets to @sprintcare have not yielded any more information:
@sprintcare and what does update 3.15.651.11 do?
@sprintcare when can i expect jelly bean for HTC EVO 4g lte? And world it be 4.1 or 4.2?
Both of those tweets remain unanswered. So now you’ve officially had your hopes up, then were let down, and now they’re up again. How many of you plan on hitting that update button all weekend long?
[Twitter]
This may be the LTE antenna issue fix then. Fingers crossed…
When I see it…..:-|
I’m fed up with hearing abot jellybean. It’s pretty much not gonna happen anytime soon which is ridiculous. When it does come to the evo, it will be an out of date paper weight. I’ll just wait to see it on my next device which will not be an HTC product.
holy hell that twitter post is me!!!!
Lol Nice
Maybe we’ll get you some new followers!
I think you just spent your 5 minutes of fame on a tweet with Sprint about an update that may or may not be what people are hoping it will be
why did i spell would wrong…damn
Hahahaa nicee!!
Well one good thing about it is the update number is the same as that screen shot….
No updates from Sprint for me. I’m content with my EVO LTE running Mean Rom v6.3.
By the time the evo lte is updated to jelly bean, I will be sporting the galaxy note 2 on verizon. Good bye HTC and sprint.
ISN just posted to Twitter after months of silence. Maybe he’s alive and well and can give us an update? If only, haha.
http://twitter.com/insidesprintnow
Missed that guy/girl! Lol… I thought he got busted or something.
As long as there is Goodandevo I will have an evo… I love this sight and this community. Also i still love my phone. I don’t have these issues with 4glte and contacts that everyone is complaining about. I love my phone. All my friends who have gs3′s haven’t gotten JB yet. Plus I did an Antutu test on my evolte and on 2 of my friends s3′s and both of there phones got around a 6000… mine gets over 8000 every time. No complaints here.
Why does the tweet say its from Nov 12? is this old and was just found out?
I only remember seeing ICS listed on that document.
The screenshot in our original post clearly says Jelly Bean…
This conversation took place on the 12th. They also had one on the 14th where Sprint said Jelly Bean ain’t coming.
Dan Randall @danRandall
@sprintcare any time frame on jelly bean for EVO 4G LTE? will it fix the LTE connectivity issues? I asked sprint cs. they were not helpful
10:49 AM – 14 Nov 12
14 Nov
Sprint Care @sprintcare
@danRandall That is a great question. Unfortunately there is still no confirmed release date on the JellyBean update for that device. *IRG
This tweet doesn’t say Jelly Bean isn’t coming – it’s just saying that they aren’t giving us a release date yet.
I didn’t mean to say that it isn’t coming at all. I meant to say that this update isn’t JB.
YES! I actually check G&E about 10 times a day. It’s easier than settings, HTC update, check now…
Thank you for your time and dedication
John
I hope this is Jelly Bean, I’m tired of waiting. This is worse then the time I updated to gingerbread and didn’t root my phone 1st then had to wait a few months before I could get root.
Sprint is dragging their feet. Feed up with their lack of info on the JB update. But I did get 4G on my LTE for the first time last night. In NYC, 226 and White Plains Rd.
Im sure we are looking at a few more days. If sprint is smart they will roll it out b4 black friday. I may see another carrier with a good deal and jump ship.
If they send out an update and its not jb ill laugh. I’m having issues with WiFi and it makes me mad to no end. Speedtest says I get 30 plus mbps and s one min YouTube video has to buffer sixteen times. Bullshit.
It isn’t Jelly Bean. Very few phones even HAVE Jelly Bean, just like always. The SW always lags when you get what? 2 total overhauls a year? I blame Google.
My only beef with this phone is the antenna issue. If I had to choose between antenna fix and jelly bean it wouldn’t even be close. For those with ants in their pants CM10 is out already…
Here is some more good news https://twitter.com/sprintcare/status/269875199569186816
I was told by a Sprint service rep today to push my update software button in regards to helping fix my issue with contacts lagging. I went ahead and pushed it, and like I imagined…nothing. But I was curious as to why she suggested I push it. I’ve never been given that option from them before. Are they anticipating something our am I just imagining something?
No it was probably just one lazy sprint employee telling another a new way of jerking around a customer. “Tell them to hit update!” Too funny!!!
Yeah I just got pushed an update. It was lame and all it really did after playing with my phone for an hour is remove the pdf viewer, mirror, and downloads app from the app drawer.
Wow they really are trying to push us away…..don’t get it… I like HTC products…. But updating is really bad.. who is at fault….sprint, google, HTC who knows at this point…..