What’s new in Android Firmware RC33 upgrade

Couple of days ago, we received reports that selected users started to get RC33 firmware upgrades. As more users are getting the upgrade, we were able to see what’s new in this firmware version. While you will get a lot of connectivity and other bug fixes, what is most prominent in this release to our taste is the major update to the Android Market. Now when browsing, you will see an “Update available” notification next to an installed application if there is a new version for this specific application.

The ever nagging subject of Android Market comments was also addressed in this release. Many people (both users and developers) suggested to enforce moderation of the comments on the market. Google used the power of the crowd for the task – now users can mark comments as SPAM. Hopefully serially offensive users will be banned from the Market commenting altogether and we will finally stop seeing advertisements of ridiculous websites in comments.

RC33 also reportedly has the following fixes:

• G1 screen hanging fixed
• Forced WiFi logout on quitting IM
• Messages Stability issue
• Fix for reminders in calendar
• Failure to download more than one e-mail from Comcast

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