In a slightly less than surprising move today, Sprint and HTC released the 2nd update for the EVO in the last 2 weeks. The Android 2.3 MR2 software update builds on the Gingerbread launch that the EVO received about 2 weeks ago, but brings along fixes for Netflix, Voicemail notification and hearing aid compatibility.
The 4.24.651.1 update officially brings Netflix compatibility back to the EVO. The DRM issues seem to be fixed, but there is no word on whether or not the update will cause issues with album art or the preloaded Blockbuster App downloads that are on your device like the previous update did. The few users that reported the voicemail notification issue - getting a false reading of new voicemails - should find happiness in the fact that the issue has been corrected. Finally, for the hearing impaired, you now will be able to use your device with your hearing aid once again.
The issues still at hand from the first 2.3 update are the compass directional issue, the issue of Sense being 'killed' by the built-in memory handling and the somewhat garbled text to speech interface. The compass directional issue really only effects those that use the EVO as a training device or use it for off road navigation. The Sense issue is more of a nusance than a major flaw, but waiting for Sense to reopen after a browsing session is very annoying. Finally, the voice to text feature needs a bit of tweaking to get back to where it was. Different programs seem to react differently, so judge this one as you will.
Again, just like the last update, most of the changes that Gingerbread brought to the table are under the hood and won't be seen by the average use, but anytime a carrier pushes for a fix this quickly, it is a positive thing.
UPDATE: It appears that the launch has been delayed or canceled for unknown reasons. The page that earlier in the day featured version 4.24.651.1 with a June 20, 2011 release date has been downgraded to show the original June 6th update of version 4.22.651.2. So, whether or not the new 'Friday' rumors hold or not, it looks like Netflixers will have to wait at least a few more days.
UPDATE UPDATE: It was a happy morning today when most EVO users reported the update was available for their device and the 6.51MB update was downloaded and installing. Unfortunately, it appears that the 'Netflix Fix' rumors may have been exaggerated since the app is still not available in the Market and the EVO is not listed on the Netflix compatibility page.
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