ROM Update for the T-Mobile Shadow Now Available

Before you go clicking on and updating your Shadow please understand some things. There aren’t many software improvements in this update as far as I can tell. It is more of a fun update than anything else. If you do decide to update your Shadow with the new ROM update be advised you will completely erase all information from your phone and will be starting over from scratch. That being said, perform a complete and full synchronization of the Shadow with your PC and even take a minute to write down what you have installed yourself and any hacks you have done so you can restore these faster.

What the update includes:

Five free ring tones from popular movies and musicians.
Two free full length songs.
An assortment of free phone wall paper images.
Audio Postcard, a fun new myFaves connecting experience.
Enhanced myFaves and menu graphics.
Improved text entry experience.

With that being said you can go here for the update.

EDIT: You can also discuss this with other Shadow owners in this thread in our forums.

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#1 written by TiSu
about 2 years ago

I am curious to know what exactly this “Improved text entry experience” really is.
#2 written by mockerfab4
about 2 years ago

I’m curious about the “Improved text entry” as well. Hmmmm…..

Also, reset to factory settings means what exactly. Do I need to back-up all my programs and contacts and stuff. Yikes. Scared of this update.
#3 written by Michael
about 2 years ago

I just finished the update, I sync’d my info and used PPCPimBackup to save all my text messages and other settings. I then removed the microSD card and did the back up which took about 15 to 20 minutes total.

I’m looking forward to the Improved text entry blurb as well. I hope that i can spell out don’t instead of font, and see instead of are on a regular basis. It would be nice if when entering unknown words and you select letters using left and right that it would not try to second guess your decision and change your previous selections.
#4 written by Jai Freedman
about 2 years ago

It seems like this update is filler. The only thing I’m interested in is the improved texting, even though I like the way it is now. Except that it doesn’t automatically which to numeric format for entering numbers. After reading the Gadgeteer review seem like they only improved the symbol selection screen. Ill wait for the next one.
#5 written by Luis
about 2 years ago

i agree with Micheal i hate that when you go to type don’t it spells font and no matter how many types you use don’t it still uses font. Lookin for good things with this update
#6 written by Carl
about 2 years ago

I font see the update (little joke there…I’m typing this in from a keyboard.) but when I navigate to the link from allshadow.com, I get a big white space, a menu with “update” in bold, and a footer. When I click the update link, I just get redirected back to the same page. Did they pull the update?
#7 written by Mike Benton
about 2 years ago

Carl,

Do you have Flash on your browser? I just checked and it’s still there
#8 written by Carl
about 2 years ago

No Flash. I need Flash to update my phone?
#9 written by Carl
about 2 years ago

My Windows Mobile phone?
#10 written by Mike Benton
about 2 years ago

Carl, no I meant on your PC because the linked to page uses flash
#11 written by Carl
about 2 years ago

I understand, Mike. My desktop computer browser doesn’t have Flash installed. Flash, you might be surprised to learn, is not installed on all computers.

(begin rant)
Furthremore, and I’m sure no one at T-Mobile ever anticipated this: some employers actually block (yes, folks, BLOCK) flash content at their firewalls. Okay, pick yourselves up off the floor folks. Believe me my life would be so much more rewarding if I had access to all the quality programming found on YouTube, but alas I simply don’t go there.
(end rant)

I Got No Flash, T-Mobile. Now what?
#12 written by TiSu
about 2 years ago

Carl, I recommend either using a portable browser with Flash installed or going to a computer with less restrictions.
#13 written by Boomba
about 2 years ago

So how is the update?

does it really improve performance and battery?

let us know!

the thread provided is overflowin id rather read feed back through here since there are less than 20 comments.
#14 written by MAdouble
about 2 years ago

When i go to install it it tells me it isnt a windows ce program. help!?!?!
#15 written by jhon
about 1 year ago

Is the update free?
#16 written by UltraBoon
about 1 year ago

So I used the PPCPIM backup as Micheal used and installed the new update without a hitch. Except my downloaded YouTube videos (using TCPMP) won’t play sound anymore. The error reads “Player:Audio codec(MP3) not supported by the play!” Anyone know how to fix this? They all worked before the update.

Other than that, not much different. The “Settings” page looks different with glowing icons now. The text is has marginally better prediction but not anything too drastic. Haven’t tried the goodies (free downloads, etc) yet.

I wouldn’t have updated if I could because I just wasted almost 3 hours!
#17 written by UltraBoon
about 1 year ago

One more thing…the audio postcards are really cool but probably won’t get used much.
#18 written by alejandro
about 1 year ago

i have an htc shadow, my only problem with it is that i can’t put mp3 songs as my text message alert, if i do, when i get a text message, the whole song will play instead of stopping when i open the message, how can i fix this?
#19 written by brendon
about 1 year ago

Use a song editor, such as power mp3 cutter which has a decent free trial version, to make the segment you would like to play. Then put that segment onto your phone and voila you have it.
#20 written by brendon
about 1 year ago

Thus you could make the song shorter or combine different songs…
#21 written by Nicole
about 1 year ago

awww i am going to the “Download update” and it is telling me I am not a t-mobile cust. when I enter my phone #.
#22 written by uneeb
about 1 year ago

hi, i got my phone unlocked. can i still update the phone or would it lock it again if i update it? because i read tht it updates the fives features so does tht mean it would lock the phone back to t-mobile if i update the phone? Thanks
#23 written by JRIZZLE
about 1 year ago

my IMEI number is more thab 15 digit does that matter?
#24 written by Darron
about 1 year ago

just use the first 15, or the one below the battery. same same.
#25 written by nicholas
about 1 year ago

guys help my shadow phone font have a flash in my shadow phone can anybody help please help me HELP ME PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!
#26 written by nicholas
about 1 year ago

sorry I mean font curse you shadow!
#27 written by nicholas
about 1 year ago

I MEAN DON’T man ways wrong with me phone
#28 written by nicholas
about 1 year ago

anybody have a plan TO HELP ME
#29 written by ali
about 1 year ago

hey guys i was just woundring if someone can post the update file here… bc on t-mobile you have to put your t-mobile phone # and i dont have t-mobile service but i have shadow….thanks
#30 written by jake
about 1 year ago

man this update is ultra buggy. After a while phone calls come in silent and the screen gets all glitchy lookin, i have to turn it off and on every so often.

but if you T-Mobile guys really want to make us shadow users happy add one, if not all of these things.

1.Flash compatibility
2.Mobile game support for us gamers
3.A Media Player upgrade so that it doesn’t automatically take songs out of folders and put them into an “unknown artist” folder.
#31 written by Jake
about 1 year ago

So T-Mobile released a new version of Shadow…and discontinued the firmware upgrade…the ironic part is, you go trough 3 pages that say you need the upgrade and then when you press the final button it takes you to their sales website for Shadow II. What a scam…T-Mobile sucks!!
#32 written by Rudolph
about 11 months ago

How do I set a mp3 to my text tone?
#33 written by blake
about 11 months ago

help me I heard about this new menu upgrade and idk how to get it
#34 written by mike
about 7 months ago

on my shadow before upgrading I had to manually select ABC mode for a test message…EVERY SINGLE TIME I WROTE A new message. I upgraded the phone with a generic upgrade and it change that. If I go back and use the upgrade from the tmobile website, will it go back to having to change my writing options every time or does the ugrade take care of that

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