How quick are Sammy at pushing updates? - Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

As the title really, how quick do Samsung push OTA updates to their phones? HTC were pretty bad it had to be said and wondered if Sammy were any better at it.
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Samsung used to be terrible but over the past year they have gotten much better especially with there international version phones.
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Samsung is not any better. It differs from country to country, but generally OTA updates are rare and far between. Better to update it manually by finding the firmware on the internet than to rely on OTA, which might come months late.

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When does the REAL Jelly Bean update come?

Ive read all over the internet that the OTA update for the T-Mobile Galaxy S3 is a leaked version...so when does the REAL official update get released??
No one knows for sure, not even Samsung. It was said to be 8/29 which obviously didn't happen. Now they're saying possibly this month. But who knows.. these things change all the time. My guess is about a week before the iPhone 5 hits.... cynical? Perhaps...
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Lol even samsung dont know it themself plus they have to go through tmobile to add their junk in before it out
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johnael7 said:
Ive read all over the internet that the OTA update for the T-Mobile Galaxy S3 is a leaked version...so when does the REAL official update get released??
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I live down the street from T-Mo headquarters here in Bellevue, WA, and I have a couple of friends that work in the dev department and they said within the next week. Before the iPhone5 announcement is actually a very very good guess.
Seeing as we have had a couple of decent leaks, the last one being pretty stable, it shouldn't be too much longer.
No one not even Samsung or Tmobile knows when its going to drop.
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I'm gonna bet within this month.
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When will the multi-view update be available?

Has a date be announced? Why does t mobile have to lag behind on things like these, other carriers have it. Is there a way to get it currently without rooting? Also, is this 4.1.2 or 4
2? Which comes with photosphere? Sorry for all tue questions, just can't wait to show off to friends with iphones.
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Were all excited, some may flame you for not searching but we all need to learn from somewhere right? Our updates always take a while. You have to think, first google releases firmware ie 4.1 then samsung has to mess with it and then the carrier. Since this is a samsung feature, were only waiting between samsung and tmobile. Of course nothing comes out flawless the first time ( just look at the issues nexus is having with 4.2 ) were currently on 4.1.1. Next will b 4.1.2 im hoping for the release. To be this week since verizon will have multiwindow out of the box. We shall see : )
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Don't have so high expectations. I have had this feature a month or so now and have found that the only time I want to use it is when I'm using an incompatible application. I have researched rooting but it seems i then have to live without the s-pen, and tha's not going to happen.
Dmwitz said:
Don't have so high expectations. I have had this feature a month or so now and have found that the only time I want to use it is when I'm using an incompatible application. I have researched rooting but it seems i then have to live without the s-pen, and tha's not going to happen.
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I think you need to do some more research. Rooting will not make you lose s-pen capabilities. There are some sprint version roms with the multi Window hack that work just fine, the only ability you will lose is wifi calling
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Dmwitz said:
Don't have so high expectations. I have had this feature a month or so now and have found that the only time I want to use it is when I'm using an incompatible application. I have researched rooting but it seems i then have to live without the s-pen, and tha's not going to happen.
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That's completely incorrect
j_shelton1988 said:
I think you need to do some more research. Rooting will not make you lose s-pen capabilities. There are some sprint version roms with the multi Window hack that work just fine, the only ability you will lose is wifi calling
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If you do it right you can get root w/ multi-window enabled, hacked for all apps, and wifi calling.
Need to install XquiziT v4, set up wifi calling. Then install XquiziT v6 without wiping. You'll have everything.
To other guy: only way you lose S-Pen is to get AOSP ROM which does not exist for 7105 variants (t-mobile, at&t, sprint, 7105, verizon) and even then some have S-pen tricks.
I tweeted tmobile help last night about the update and they had no official statement about that, so I wouldnt expect it for at least the next month. There's been a RUMOR (it's just a rumor, so dpnt take it as a fact like some have done around here) that tmobile probably wants to wait til LTE so they can do 1 update once and for all
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Dmwitz said:
Don't have so high expectations. I have had this feature a month or so now and have found that the only time I want to use it is when I'm using an incompatible application. I have researched rooting but it seems i then have to live without the s-pen, and tha's not going to happen.
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That is not correct.
You don't lose your S pen features just because you rooted. The Buddy feature works only work with TouchWiz. But you can chose to be on TouchWiz while rooted. All other S pen features work with other Launchers rather rooted or not. Each ROM has its own limitations. So you have to look at each ROM for its limitations. But while rooted on Stock ROM you will have S pen features.
When we actually get Multi-window feature then we can use a hack from the Galaxy Note 2 forum to add most other apps to that feature. Hopefully with no issues. Which I don't see any issues coming of this hack.
Which version of Galaxy Note 2 do you have, that you have the Multi-window feature you say you have, and yet not be rooted? Are you on Sprint version? Are you using an International version?
If they waited till lte then were screwed lol. I dont expect lte till at least end of 13 considering how slow tmobile is. Well be the last ones to get it but yet the first ones to get the phone. Lame!
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knarfies said:
If they waited till lte then were screwed lol. I dont expect lte till at least end of 13 considering how slow tmobile is. Well be the last ones to get it but yet the first ones to get the phone. Lame!
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Ahh come on bro. .. just flash jedi x v3 is practically perfect. . As far as lte well my phones pretty fast without it. .. t mobile is irritating with the whole updates. .. But I technically got my update, so technically I don't really give a **** about thier updates. That's why I rooted my phone
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I predict multiwindow will come in a 4.2/lte/multiwindow package update. Knock all 3 out at once.
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j_shelton1988 said:
I predict multiwindow will come in a 4.2/lte/multiwindow package update. Knock all 3 out at once.
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If your prediction is correct, we would have to wait for 2 more years
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Nope. Powers to be say some areas will have lte by the second quarter of 2013. Some talks in the SF Bay area that some areas might start lte coming in the first quarter of 2013. Either way it is still way to long to wait for multi window feature update.
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I dont know exactly when lte is coming I do know that tmobile combinded with Another carier I think metro pcs. So I would think that the areas that metro has lte would be the first areas to get tmobile lte. I could totaly be wrong I am only guessing here. As far as the update I would not expect them to wait to combine all three things. When the t989 got ICS we got a maitenance update a few weeks before so I dont think they will be worried about that. I am sure it will be available on kies soon hopfully not much m ore than a month then OTA soon after. The one thing is that this phone came with a widget to check for ota software updates that makes me think they planned on relesing a update soon but that could be wrong too.
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I dont know exactly when lte is coming I do know that tmobile combinded with Another carier I think metro pcs. So I would think that the areas that metro has lte would be the first areas to get tmobile lte. I could totaly be wrong I am only guessing here. As far as the update I would not expect them to wait to combine all three things. When the t989 got ICS we got a maitenance update a few weeks before so I dont think they will be worried about that. I am sure it will be available on kies soon hopfully not much m ore than a month then OTA soon after. The one thing is that this phone came with a widget to check for ota software updates that makes me think they planned on relesing a update soon but that could be wrong too.
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The merger still needs to be approved and we won't be seeing anything til the end of 2013 at the earliest. And if the plan works out then they'll actually completely merge by 2015
By March we should see the update. T-Mobile is not waiting for LTE to issue an update.
dkb218 said:
By March we should see the update. T-Mobile is not waiting for LTE to issue an update.
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Why March..is T-Mobile typically so last with updates?
SMARTPHONEPC said:
Why March..is T-Mobile typically so last with updates?
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March is the latest. I truly expect it by the end of the year. They have the update already. Might see a leak is the next 2 weeks or so.
dkb218 said:
March is the latest. I truly expect it by the end of the year. They have the update already. Might see a leak is the next 2 weeks or so.
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Pure speculation, wishful thinking, or perhaps some insider information you're privy to...?
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I just dont understand what could take them so long....even if it comes out before the end of the year, what could possibly take TMo months longer to do that Sprint didnt do? Its not like going from ICS to JB, the base is already in place.

Key Lime Note II

Well good to hear that the Note II is on the list to receive the 5.0 update. Hopefully this also comes with the S4 software updates.
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Andr...alaxy-S-4-Galaxy-S-III-Galaxy-Note-II_id40977
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emeraldayotte said:
Well good to hear that the Note II is on the list to receive the 5.0 update. Hopefully this also comes with the S4 software updates.
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Andr...alaxy-S-4-Galaxy-S-III-Galaxy-Note-II_id40977
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If you click back through to the source of the story, they only list the international models, not the carrier specific models. There is no way to know if Sprint will actually make a release of anything. Based on the device being released just last fall, I'd expect more updates, but I'm never assuming anything until a release has a Sprint model number or RDFs start leaking out.
jefbal99 said:
If you click back through to the source of the story, they only list the international models, not the carrier specific models. There is no way to know if Sprint will actually make a release of anything. Based on the device being released just last fall, I'd expect more updates, but I'm never assuming anything until a release has a Sprint model number or RDFs start leaking out.
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I agree Just because Samsung is releasing 5.0 for Note 2 don't mean Sprint will .
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If Samsung can still be working on the outdated Sprint S2 perfecting Jellybean I don't see why they won't work on Keylime for the Note 2 or S3. Probably the last major updates these two devices get but I can see it coming. After all it seems like trying to stay up with updates is what Samsung has been aiming for the past few years. Doing so good at it I just finished reading a forbes article were even they give props to Samsung for keeping up with updates better than others. On another note I'm tempted to get an S4 after reading about the gaming capabilities. Opinions?
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Also if you think about it all Galaxy phones got three major updates.
Galaxy S1 = Eclair -> Froyo -> Gingerbread
Galaxy S2 = Gingerbread -> ICS -> Jellybean
Galaxy S3 = ICS -> Jellybean -> Hmm I wonder if we have a pattern here...
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RayTrue04 said:
If Samsung can still be working on the outdated Sprint S2 perfecting Jellybean I don't see why they won't work on Keylime for the Note 2 or S3. Probably the last major updates these two devices get but I can see it coming. After all it seems like trying to stay up with updates is what Samsung has been aiming for the past few years. Doing so good at it I just finished reading a forbes article were even they give props to Samsung for keeping up with updates better than others. On another note I'm tempted to get an S4 after reading about the gaming capabilities. Opinions?
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Also if you think about it all Galaxy phones got three major updates.
Galaxy S1 = Eclair -> Froyo -> Gingerbread
Galaxy S2 = Gingerbread -> ICS -> Jellybean
Galaxy S3 = ICS -> Jellybean -> Hmm I wonder if we have a pattern here...
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We do
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jefbal99 said:
If you click back through to the source of the story, they only list the international models, not the carrier specific models. There is no way to know if Sprint will actually make a release of anything. Based on the device being released just last fall, I'd expect more updates, but I'm never assuming anything until a release has a Sprint model number or RDFs start leaking out.
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With the international model being darn similar to ours... So long as the modem drivers don't change much it probably wouldn't be too painful to port.
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budde2 said:
I agree Just because Samsung is releasing 5.0 for Note 2 don't mean Sprint will .
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Sprint might but you can bet it will be way behind the others. It always is.
Just think... The epic touch has been seeing jelly bean leaks since November and still no OTA so...
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Didn't the Sprint S3 get JB first in the U.S.? I maybe wrong. I can't search it now since I'm grocery shopping with the old lady.
MikeyLee said:
Sprint might but you can bet it will be way behind the others. It always is.
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MikeyLee said:
Sprint might but you can bet it will be way behind the others. It always is.
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How do you know this ? Sprint has been very good at updates along with Samsung since Galaxy nexus came out the sg3 had updates just like the others .... I have been quite happy with the updates from Samsung and sprint lately .... try the updates from htc and the 3d lol lol
That one right there will make anyone laugh
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Epix4G said:
How do you know this ? Sprint has been very good at updates along with Samsung since Galaxy nexus came out the sg3 had updates just like the others .... I have been quite happy with the updates from Samsung and sprint lately .... try the updates from htc and the 3d lol lol
That one right there will make anyone laugh
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Lol. One of the many, many reasons why I won't but htc ever again! But again like I said the sprint epic touch is one is the last to get jelly bean. It still hasn't but the rest of the world had so yeah I wouldn't and don't expect 5.0 for us sooner than others. It simply won't happen. Never has. But I'm good with the many leaks I'm used to. Hope it continues.
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budde2 said:
I agree Just because Samsung is releasing 5.0 for Note 2 don't mean Sprint will .
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Epix4G said:
How do you know this ? Sprint has been very good at updates along with Samsung since Galaxy nexus came out the sg3 had updates just like the others .... I have been quite happy with the updates from Samsung and sprint lately .... try the updates from htc and the 3d lol lol
That one right there will make anyone laugh
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Every phone I have had with Sprint going all the way back to the Samsung Moment was incredibly slow at getting updates.
Well get key lime pie for our l900's we might be last to get it but who cares. Even if sprint don't officially release it, our talented devs can hook us up with some anyways.
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d12unk13astard said:
Well get key lime pie for our l900's we might be last to get it but who cares. Even if sprint don't officially release it, our talented devs can hook us up with some anyways.
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Very true. But lately Sprint has been on a roll when it comes to updates. At least we get updates faster than big red phones. Definitely looking forward to see what more amazing things this phone can do.
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How are we going to be last? I believe the galaxy S 2 has jb already on sprint. Not officially but team sextape hooked it up. It works amazing on my epic touch. People on the other carriers are still waiting. And like I said earlier the Sprint galaxy s3 received JB first as I recalled. I know sprint and samsung came out with updates late in the past, yet, you can't ignore their recent efforts.
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How are we going to be last? I believe the galaxy S 2 has jb already on sprint. Not officially but team sextape hooked it up. It works amazing on my epic touch. People on the other carriers are still waiting. And like I said earlier the Sprint galaxy s3 received JB first as I recalled. I know sprint and samsung came out with updates late in the past, yet, you can't ignore their recent efforts.
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Yes I totally agree with you. Team sextape is amazing and has blessed us with multiple builds on our e4gts But, multiple s2s around the world in many different regions have already had this update pushed out by way of OTA and WE HAVE NOT. Hence why we are last. And will always be LAST. Even Canada has pushed it out and Sprint has not. We only make up so many users on Xda. Most users do not even know what sextape is lol. So that's why we are saying we are last... Because we ARE!
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t4d73 said:
Yes I totally agree with you. Team sextape is amazing and has blessed us with multiple builds on our e4gts But, multiple s2s around the world in many different regions have already had this update pushed out by way of OTA and WE HAVE NOT. Hence why we are last. And will always be LAST. Even Canada has pushed it out and Sprint has not. We only make up so many users on Xda. Most users do not even know what sextape is lol. So that's why we are saying we are last... Because we ARE!
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II see your point but I was comparing Sprint to other Us carriers. When it comes to international updates we are far behind unless you have an IPhone. Either way Sprint is getting better when compared to other us carriers.
Agreed. Sprint has gotten better as far as in the US. And like we have mentioned.. We have sextape lol. I've had jelly bean on my e4gt since November of last year. Who the hell knows when it will actually get pushed now with the talk from Sammy about 4.2. But leak they should so for us it really doesn't matter.
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CM11 FTFW!
^ I say touchwiz and all of tge great features the new s4 has cm11 wont. To me im always sticking to official tw roms. Just cant keep my hands off the awesome features. Cm10-11 dnt have. Its pretty awesome no lie. But my preference. TW forever. Cant wait for the new goodies
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EoL in 6 months....plans?

So I read earlier today this phone, despite lasting less time than other smart phones before its time, is coming to an end. Will devs jump ship too? Will we be seeing any unofficial key lime once it launches? Maybe 4.2 tw ROMs?
I understand s4 is out now, but hardware wise it isn't too drastically different right? Or should I just swap this in like everybody else?
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I wouldnt say it at end of life.
This is still one if the best phones out there. And besides, I seriously doubt theyll stop selling the s3 before the s2?
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DocHoliday77 said:
I wouldnt say it at end of life.
This is still one if the best phones out there. And besides, I seriously doubt theyll stop selling the s3 before the s2?
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Yeah, And the S2 still there getting updates. And I think I read somewhere that even though is out of the shelves it will still get updates
Im still seeing it on shelves.
Maybe not at tmobile, but saw one 3 days ago at walmart.
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Only two devices I would give my S3 up for, the note 3 or the next nexus device (as long as it isn't made by LG and the back isn't glass). Until then, I'm perfectly happy keeping my S3.
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The S3 is one of the best selling phones so I doubt we'll see it abandoned any time soon. I'm sure we'll see a keylime pie release. I remember when the s2 was supposed to end at ICS but it seems to run JB just fine. I wouldn't even be surprised if it also gets keylime though it would probably be an unofficial release.

official 4.3 ready for us in october(?)

http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/04/android-4-3-arriving-for-galaxy-s-3-and-galaxy-s-4-in-october/
i really hope at least one of the carriers will release this so we could get a port! :good: fingers crossed
With at&t's trac record I wouldn't hold your breathe
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I say SG3 Will get this sometime next year that's how AT&T Does, sorry but it's the truth!
Heh, I remember the S2 was supposed to get 4.1 last October, then it was November, then definitely in December, then it was definitely definitely March. It finally came in April.
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Ask us previous cappy owners about at&t updates and froyo
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leezrd said:
Ask us previous cappy owners about at&t updates and froyo
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OMG that brings back horrible memories.
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It's like deja vu all over again.
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I think that once t-Moville gets their update, then we will start seeing it getting ported over to AT&T since the two ROMs are nearly the same..... Fingers crossed.
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I say SG3 Will get this sometime next year that's how AT&T Does, sorry but it's the truth!
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If the 4.1.2.update is any indicator, my guess would be summer 2014.
These announcements are ALWAYS for the international version...it takes the US carriers months to put out their updates from there. International versions do not have as much restrictions as in the US and the carriers here reserve the right to control updates. And AT&T is notoriously last in those carriers.
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These announcements are ALWAYS for the international version...it takes the US carriers months to put out their updates from there. International versions do not have as much restrictions as in the US and the carriers here reserve the right to control updates. And AT&T is notoriously last in those carriers.
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I agree, but by the time AT&T rolls out 4.3 i'll probably be looking at the S5 in a metal body hopefully!
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These announcements are ALWAYS for the international version...it takes the US carriers months to put out their updates from there. International versions do not have as much restrictions as in the US and the carriers here reserve the right to control updates. And AT&T is notoriously last in those carriers.
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Did you come here just to make fun of us AT&T guys?
Sadly, you are correct. Like I said...summer 2014.
Not at all friend. Ive been with At&t for 5 years. Im grandfathered in with the unlimited data plan so ive been reluctant to leave
Here's to a revolutionary S5 in the works (hopefully)!
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The 4.3 release for the S3/S4/N2 is pretty tied up to the release of the Galaxy Gear "smart" watch.
Event though the Gear will probably not sell like hot cakes, I'm pretty sure carriers will want their share of the pie sooner than later. Because of this, I'll hold on to my pink glasses and expect the update to be made available by the holidays.
I would also expect Samsung to put some pressure on the carriers to do so...
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Did you come here just to make fun of us AT&T guys?
Sadly, you are correct. Like I said...summer 2014.
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Not at all...in a way I am right here with you. They gave me an AT&T S3 to use for my job. Of course it is rooted but still on 4.1.1. But it opened my eyes to your plight.
At&t is always noted for their delay in releasing update...I wonder why...God help us all..
i've been with at&t for years and it's horrible. Thank goodness for XDA!
I'm still on 4.1.1 official w/ CF Auto Root. I keep checking, but it always (phone & Kies) tells me I have the latest version.... HOW do you get 4.1.2 officially?
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I'm still on 4.1.1 official w/ CF Auto Root. I keep checking, but it always (phone & Kies) tells me I have the latest version.... HOW do you get 4.1.2 officially?
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You might want to check the AT&T Wireless website and make sure it has your phone listed. Maybe even call AT&T and make sure they have the proper IMEI in their system.
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I'm still on 4.1.1 official w/ CF Auto Root. I keep checking, but it always (phone & Kies) tells me I have the latest version.... HOW do you get 4.1.2 officially?
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