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Sprint Pushing Maintenance Updates to Android Phones

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Jan 19, 2012, 5:16 PM by Eric M. Zeman
updated Jan 19, 2012, 5:17 PM

Sprint has begun distributing system updates to the HTC EVO 4G, Samsung Epic 4G, and HTC EVO Design 4G smartphones. The updates remove Carrier IQ's software, as well as fixes bugs, boosts performance, and resolves security issues. The updates are being distributed over the course of the next 10 days.

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