Boost i1 Firmware Updated
Motorola finally pushed out the much delayed RBE.3.00 firmware update for the i1. It has the YouTube app preinstalled and fixes a bunch of bugs including the one that made Skyfire and other alternate browsers crash when using WiFi. There’s a full list of fixes here.
To install the update over the air:
- Be sure you have a fully charged battery and a solid WiFi connection (the update will not install over the Boost iDEN network)
- Open Settings, select About Phone, then “System Update”.
- After a short delay you will be prompted to install the update.
- After the download finishes, you will be prompted to “Install”.
- The phone will restart during the update process. Do not turn the phone off or mess with it in any way during the update which will take 5-10 minutes to complete. Interfering with or interrupting the update could make your phone unusable.
- When the phone has completely restarted and the normal standby screen appears the update is complete.
There are more detailed instructions with screen shots on the Motorola site
It’s also possible to download the update to a PC and transfer it to the phone for installation using a USB cable. The update file and instructions are available from Motorola.
To check the current firmware on your i1 go to Settings > About Phone > Trace Mode > Unit Info > Software > AP Version. It should say RBE.3.00 after updating.
Hello Dennis,
Thank you for all of your great answers. I am quite upset with Boost and Motorola with Sprint running in 3rd. My question is in a few parts: Is there any verbage in any contract that has been made available to Boost customers prior to spending $350.00+ on a I1 that states in any fashion that ” No company (Boost, Motorola,Sprint) involved shall be held responsible for selling said I1 phone with full knowledge that it is to be made obsolete by 2012″. I’ve been hearing on chat boards that Sprint has the 2.2 Firmware build for their I1 but that Boost will not. Is this true? I would also like to ask that if these companies have committed such a grand theft of customer funds, can we all help each other by creating a class action lawsuit to reclaim funds or have the phone replaced “free of charge” with a comparable and upgraded phone and firmware? I will chat with an attorney on the matter to have the policies, warranties and other legal homework done.
Boost Terms of Service say: “We may change any part of the Agreement at any time, including, but not limited to, rates, charges, how we calculate charges, discounts, coverage, technologies used to provide services, or your terms of Service.”
Sprint i1’s are on Android 1.5 same as Boost, there’s no 2.2 update and Motorola has stated that the i! will not be updated beyond 1.5.
Dennis,
Thanks for the answer. That statement being understood as you have the right to terminate service should Boost make any of those changes and you do not agree with them but, (as if it wasn’t expected) to sell a product for that kind of cash knowing full well before it hits the market that it has been issued a timed death sentence is in every way deceitful theft. The statement that you quoted should not be viewed as a means to steal peoples’ money or “loophole” if you prefer. From my recent experiences Boost techs maintain the reason for video or youtube not working is because tower maintenance is being done (after they ask for your zip code) and my WiFi network has low connectivity. Ive been in 3 different cities in the past eight months and videos will not play yet Boost still explains the problem as tower maintenance. If you have a different forum for this content please send me a link as I have no desire to confuse the firmware issue with the subject matter we are discussing.
YouTube is broken on all Android 1.5 devices. It’s been discussed on the YouTube and Motorola Forums.
motorola i1, android 1.5, youtube.apk. Worked great for a year till last week, whats up? – YouTube Help Forum
Youtube was working on i1, now will not play! – Motorola Owners Forum
Here lately my I1 seems to die more often. Ill have 50 % battery when I go to sleep, when I wake up its dead any Ideas?
Did you install the RBE.03.02 update that came out in November? I did and my battery life became much worse. There doesn’t seem to anyway to roll back the update either
yes I did, really aggravating.
good day i read the statements you get and the replys and the only thing that troubles me the most about the i1 is the people you reply to dont seem to understand that ” THE I1 IS A IDEN PHONE WHICH WILL BE DISCONTINUED IN 2013 WHICH MEANS BOOST IS NOT LOOKING TO SPEND MONEY TO FIX SOMTHING THAT IS GOING TO BE GONE IN A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME SO WHAT YOU HAVE NOW IS WHAT YOUR GONNA HAVE UNTILL THE PHONE IS NO LONGER WORKING”………whew…….sorry about that but i hoped this helped answer all the agrevating question that you have been receiving have a good day
Will the i1 still be able to be used after the walkie talkie is no longer available? Why would boost want to end this feature?
No, the iDEN network which the i1 runs on is scheduled to be shut down in 2013. After that the phone will no longer be able to make or receive calls or texts. It will still work as a music player, eBook reader, camera, etc. and for browsing etc. on WiFi only.
Sprint wants to shut down iDEN because it’s old technology with relatively few users that costs money to maintain. They also want to use the iDEN radio spectrum for LTE 4G. If you have an active iDEN account when the shut down comes they will probably give you a free CDMA phone but I doubt it will be a very high end one.
U NEED WI-Fi for everything, wack i paid to much money for this phone and cant do anything…….