Updated Google Now today, and I have a few bugs.
The worst bug: When I tap on the menu key, the menu only quickly flashes.
I cannot get a card back if I accidentally swipe it away.
I cannot remove a stock from the stock card.
The vioce search is not working.
Also, although not a bug, the widget design looks too simplistic, displays minimal info (guess Google wants us to come inside), takes up only 4x3 space as a 4x4 widget. If I shrink it down to 4x3, then it will take 4x2 space, and so on. Drives me nuts.
As their flagship app, I am surprised at the low quality of this major update.
Anyone else care to share their feedback?
Maybe uninstall and re-install? Maybe try a reboot? I'm on rooted bone stock and it works fine.. I think as more cards come up the widget will use more space hence the large 4x4 space required .. Voice search working fine as well as the menu key long press
Thanks for the input. I am on stock rom and have rebooted to make sure I have a clean start. I will try un install and reinstall.
TailsNeon556 said:
Maybe uninstall and re-install? Maybe try a reboot? I'm on rooted bone stock and it works fine.. I think as more cards come up the widget will use more space hence the large 4x4 space required .. Voice search working fine as well as the menu key long press
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After you use long press to enter Google now, could you tap on menu again and see what happens? Mine will only flash the menu. Definitely a bug.
I have uninstalled and reinstalled it. Still the same bugs. I have also seen the same complaints in the play store now.
I finally had to uninstall the update and everything is fine again. Saw a lot of similar complaints on Google play. Can't believe this comes from Google and their flagship app.
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After you use long press to enter Google now, could you tap on menu again and see what happens? Mine will only flash the menu. Definitely a bug.
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Yea.. You're right.. Once in GN the menu is borked..
Yes, my menu button in Google Now is not working either, just to confirm and complain. WTF. Such an obvious mishap. I have not seen other phones complain about it though.
my google now is working as it was before as far as i can tell. I do a long press on the menu button on the 'button' next to the home key or long press on the google search bar to bring me into google now. Then I press the menu key which brings me to settings page
The settings page has the Google Now at the top, then voice, then phone search, then privacy and accounts. Everything works fine running cleanrom 4.0.5
My menu also flashes and then goes away.
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The only work around is clicking the weather card in Google now and pressing settings. It doesn't flash then.
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Same thing happening on my rooted note 2.
On Google Play it looks like most of the issues with the menu key are from GN2 users, except one report from a S3 Mini user.
The other major complaint is that the weather hourly slider is gone after the update.
And the widget sizing problem is popular too.
I cleared data in app settings menu for Google search and all is well.
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Lucky you. I tried the same but no sucess. Are you also on a stock rom?
robstunner said:
I cleared data in app settings menu for Google search and all is well.
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Lucky you. I tried the same but no sucess. Are you also on a stock rom?
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Stockish. Cleanrom 1.2se
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There is another thread on xda where someone with the HTC sensation is having the same issue. I have a friend with the international note 2. He said he had the issue first couple tries and then it fixed itself. I tried cleaning data, uninstalling and using a themed Google now apk and nothing works. I'm rooted on clean ROM ace 4.0.5
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There is another thread on xda where someone with the HTC sensation is having the same issue. I have a friend with the international note 2. He said he had the issue first couple tries and then it fixed itself. I tried cleaning data, uninstalling and using a themed Google now apk and nothing works. I'm rooted on clean ROM ace 4.0.5
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I spoke too soon. My fix only lasted for a short while.
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Same problem on my stock sprint note 2.
Where's the fix?
Same bug here (stock unrooted). Clearing cache/data doesn't help. Visiting the weather card does work around the bug.
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Running an R800x and DoomLord Kernel, but no matter what ROM I flash except for FrAsErTaG, I get no launcher. I get a screen with the time/battery, but none of the hardware buttons work. I cleared the /cache /data and /dalik-cache to no avail. I would stay on FrAsErTaG, but for some reason, the camera freezes when I try to take a picture. Has ANYONE else have had this problem?
Sounds like the Rom removed se home. Not sure why the other replacement launcher isn't working. Is this happening in my Rom, zerorom, as well?
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Yes, it is. It's annoying as heck as well.
Are you able to connect your phone to your google account during set up? Because you could log on to the market on your pc, and download a home launcher. I thought it was a neat feature of the market. You could try it
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You could push a launcher to your phone with adb!
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Yes, it is. It's annoying as heck as well.
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See, that doesn't make any sense to me. I've had this problem a few times while working on the ROM, but found that Launcher Pro fixed it up for me just fine, so it is a part of the ROM. Not sure why it wouldn't be triggered for you... very odd.
Nope, I can't sign into the market. And I haven't tried pushing a .apk of a launcher yet.
As for it not triggering, anything I could do to help debug this?
It shouldn't not be triggering. Is your home button working?
Basically, it should bring up a list of anything that will respond to the home intent.
Like I said, none of the buttons responds. This includes the "home" button.
Wiping /system, reflash stock and then install a ROM and see what happens.
Like this guy did: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17483008&postcount=50
Several times I have edited my app drawer order, grouping apps by type on each page (a page for games, a page for internet stuff, a page for utilities, etc.), creating folders, etc. Then I hit Menu > Save, and everything is fine, until I reboot my phone. Then it loses the app order, and a few apps get seemingly randomly moved to their own pages, so the total number of pages grows from about 5 to upwards of 8 or 9. It seems like the most recently added apps get moved, but not always. I move them all back how they should be, but they only stay until a reboot.
Anyone else have this happen? Or better, found out why? Or even better, how to make them stay?
Really? Does nobody sort their apps? Or nobody has had this problem?
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Really? Does nobody sort their apps? Or nobody has had this problem?
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Are you on stock or a custom ROM?
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JohnCorleone said:
Are you on stock or a custom ROM?
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Stock+root.
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Really? Does nobody sort their apps? Or nobody has had this problem?
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I don't sort them in the App Drawer. I leave them arranged alphabetically grid or list. I do arrange the ones I most often use somewhere on the 7 Home Screens though.
They will not stay. It is an annoying problem. I use folders now to group my apps. And I have my apps sorted to stop the spacing issue.
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I will try to replicate it. I am using ADW EX so I will switch it up and see what happens
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Still happening on Starburst ROM 1.5, so the problem it's with TouchWiz and is not ROM-specific.
I made a backup of TWLauncher with Titanium, so when my drawer gets really messed up I restore data from the backup (killing the running process) and it does restore my app layout as it was when I made the backup. Not a solution, but a lot quicker than re-sorting 50 apps. If only I could figure out how to trigger a save of the layout...it seems to just do it occasionally and I can't figure out what triggers it (certainly not when the Save button gets pressed...as if that makes sense).
Had anyone replicated this issue on TouchWiz 3.5? (or is it 4.0... whatever the flashable one is that's newer than what ships with the device).
I know what u mean but for me its all good after i fix it a second time untill i change then itll revert to just before i changed
It only happened to me on 4.5 thiugh
Good thing actual tw4 launcher doesnt have that problem
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Still happening on Starburst ROM 1.5, so the problem it's with TouchWiz and is not ROM-specific.
I made a backup of TWLauncher with Titanium, so when my drawer gets really messed up I restore data from the backup (killing the running process) and it does restore my app layout as it was when I made the backup. Not a solution, but a lot quicker than re-sorting 50 apps. If only I could figure out how to trigger a save of the layout...it seems to just do it occasionally and I can't figure out what triggers it (certainly not when the Save button gets pressed...as if that makes sense).
Had anyone replicated this issue on TouchWiz 3.5? (or is it 4.0... whatever the flashable one is that's newer than what ships with the device).
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Yes, it's a problem with TouchWiz - I can replicate this behaviour on my S2, factory 2.3.5 ROM without root
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Yes, it's a problem with TouchWiz - I can replicate this behaviour on my S2, factory 2.3.5 ROM without root
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Bummer. Guess we have to wait for an official update to get an updated launcher.
are you saving the changes ?
You have to make your changes then hit menu again and save changes.
otherwise they don't stick.
after clicking save don't press anything for 30 secs or so
that seems to do it for me
if i save and immediatly go back it doesn't save
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... Then I hit Menu > Save, and everything is fine, until I reboot my phone.
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mjcollum said:
are you saving the changes ?
You have to make your changes then hit menu again and save changes.
otherwise they don't stick.
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Says so right there in the OP.
mjcollum said:
after clicking save don't press anything for 30 secs or so
that seems to do it for me
if i save and immediatly go back it doesn't save
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Okay, I'll do some organizing and give that a try.
hi all,
after updating my galaxy s2 from 2.3.3 to 2.3.5 with kies, i had the same problem about sorting applications page.
i didnt reset my phone before or after updating with kies. first i tought that i might be about this. i was looking for a solution and i read these posts. without resetting my phone i just tried to delete files of TW Launcher.
Settings>Applications>Manage applications>All(tab)
find and tap "TW Launcer"
tap "Clear data" button.
after that my home screen and applications screen look default.
applications screen sorted alphabetical.
i customized my home and app screen again and till now didnt change anyting, i mean didnt forget the layout of apps.
i wanted to share this little unprofessional solution with you =)
if there is a better way i want to learn.
finally i have a question, after updating to 2.3.5, when i tap contacts, it opens slowly, after 1 or 1.5 seconds lag(black screen) it opens. but not always. it happens just sometimes.
do you have the same behaviour?
sory for my english. looking forward to see your answers or comments.
i tried and there is no problem anymore
tuncaycoskun said:
i tried and there is no problem anymore
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How about you share what you did?
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How about you share what you did?
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14th post,
see my firs post
I'm really surprised I haven't seen more people complaining about it but I guess most are not running TouchWiz.
To re-explain the problem I'm having..
You arrange all the applications in different panels the way you want (after you hit "applications" not the home screen panels)
After turning the phone off and on again Or plugging it in to the computer via USB and removing it, all the applications are a mess again. Not the way you arranged them and there doesn't seem to be any logic behind it.
It's not just the way they were the last time you turned the phone off or the last time you plugged in the USB cable.
I also thought having folders in an earlier panel may be causing later panels apps to get bumped around but I've tried it with the folders in the last panel and I get the same randomness.
Similar threads Without a solution:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1324365
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1296060
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1358464
Full credit goes to author of the below thread. Got Google Now working 99% on my stock rooted Tmobile GS3. What is the 1% not working? Once you launch the app if you dont perform any search, back button does not exit the app. So need to close it from task manager. Also sometimes after you enter the search text, enter key does not initaite the search, so hit menu -> refresh. Other than that the cards, talk back, quick and accurate response, voice search etc works just fine.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1747224
Try to reinstall it beacuse on my device I am able to exit Google Now with the back button. I am rooted running FreeGSM R5, Faux Kernel and High Def In Color theme.
i'm guessing we're ARMv7? and which of the 5 apk's did you use?
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i'm guessing we're ARMv7? and which of the 5 apk's did you use?
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I just flashed the file in the following link, in recovery and rebooted and thats it. Yes we are ARMv7(T-Mo)
original thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1821152
oh wow. lol they over-complicated it for no reason then.
so even if we already have an older version of Google Now, same steps? it'll overwrite the old one, right?
Lieu10ant said:
oh wow. lol they over-complicated it for no reason then.
so even if we already have an older version of Google Now, same steps? it'll overwrite the old one, right?
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y sir, atleast with me it did.
Do the cards take a while to show up because I've had it installed for a few hours but still don't get the weather card. I'm using the mikey m6. Everything else works.
t-mobile sgs3 stock rom/rooted
Stupid question but have you asked for the weather ? Because that was the first thing I asked and started getting cards. Also when in the app hit menu and go into settings I beleive that there are more options.
I have been using it for the last 2 days and it's such a gimmick. It doesn't give me the cards that I am expecting and need and most of the time I do a voice search instead of a card I get thrown to Google even tho I have a card set up for let's say my favorite sport team. Kind of wack.
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How do I remove it? Google Now is one of those products that's probably gonna follow Google listen etc after a few years...
See u guys are getting the wrong impression of google now it does not work right with stock roms and has a phony voice. It was awesome on my gnex and was super quick and cards showed up when i needed. It finally is working great on cm 10 ....p.s. the inverted google now looks sick
Google Now will keep me from flashing to JB if the only thing that I can do with the double tap home function brings up Voice Dialer instead of Voice Search. Only fix is deleting the entire Google Search apk, which nullifies any benefit Google Now brought to the table. Sad, I actually liked the app...
Anyone having issues?
Hey guys. I was able to put Google now on my rooted SGH-T999 and it works wonderfully. I'm running CM9 and I can't wait to see what this can do. I was experiencing one issue though. Sometimes, after I search, I will click on one of the websites it shows me and the link won't open. Is anyone else experiencing this problem? Or any other issues with Google Now? Thanks guys!
The only issue i have is that if your launch Google now and don't search anything, pressing the back button won't exit the app. Need to use menu > refresh. Not a big annoyance since most times the app is used to search something. I wish location services would work just using gps, but you need to enable cellular triangulation too for that. I feel like triangulation will drain battery unnecessarily.
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They have fixed that issue, I am using reekotub's v3 of Google now, and it works almost perfectly. They have also made a fix where voice search can be mapped to double tapping the home key!
Google now versions
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1747224
Replace S-Voice
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1823194
hope this helps
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Has anyone had any luck installing Google Now via these instructions? Or a similar way? I've got the stock ROM and rooted. I installed the Online/Offline ReekoTubbs version via recovery mode and set the proper permissions. I'm just not seeing Google Now at all. No idea how to start it or whether it's even installed. My SGS3 looks just like it did prior to installing GN.
Thanks.
I've not installed it this way as I am running a JB rom, but try opening your Google App. There is no special icon, etc. for it. Your Google app should become Google Now (but icon, name, etc. remain just Google).
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I've not installed it this way as I am running a JB rom, but try opening your Google App. There is no special icon, etc. for it. Your Google app should become Google Now (but icon, name, etc. remain just Google).
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I'm such a dope! I didn't think of using the regular Google app. Stupid me! Thanks so much.
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I'm such a dope! I didn't think of using the regular Google app. Stupid me! Thanks so much.
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No problem. I'm loving Google Now and I'm excited to see where Google takes it. Works about 1000x better than S-Voice for me as well.
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No problem. I'm loving Google Now and I'm excited to see where Google takes it. Works about 1000x better than S-Voice for me as well.
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Yeah I tried S-Voice a couple times and I hated it. Looking forward to trying out Google Now.
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Yeah I tried S-Voice a couple times and I hated it. Looking forward to trying out Google Now.
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The best part was when S-Voice set an alarm for negative 5am and trying to delete it crashed my phone. :/
Has anyone else figured out a way to get Google now to work with double tapping the home button like with S-Voice?
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Has anyone else figured out a way to get Google now to work with double tapping the home button like with S-Voice?
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Not sure how'd this would work on the stock ROM. You'd have to find a mod that allowed it, if such a thing exists.
I'm running CM10 and I've set long-press on the menu button to app switcher and long-press on the home button to be Google Now. Quite liking the setup.
The Google app kinda works like Google Now but it is like a stripped down version of it. Google Now is way better..
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Has anyone else figured out a way to get Google now to work with double tapping the home button like with S-Voice?
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I am using stock ICS, so I don't know if this will apply, but I hated svoice, and used this as a solution...
I installed apex launcher, and assigned the home button to launch google voice search/actions.
In svoice: settings>launch s voice(uncheck)
In apex: settings>behavior settings>homekey action>launch shortcut this i directed to a shortcut to launch google voice search.
Next, in apex: settings>behavior settings> homekey to default screen(checked)
The behavior that this causes is: when on home screen, and I press home button, h google voice search loads. If I am not on home screen, home button brings me there. So, from any where on phone, google voice search is accessible by two presses of home button. First takes me home, second loads voice search.
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I am using CM10 KANK (8/25). I can start Google now search but when I tried to use the same test sentences i.e. "what´s the weather?" my Google now search shows me a google result instead of showing me the weather pop-up as shown in those many video. What do I make wrong?
Does anybody have or can anybody get the lg blue and white power bar apk? It went away when they put out the JB update and I loved that bar. I know I have toggles up top but I liked using the power bar and I liked LGs style, and the market has no good ones like that. Now theres no power bar at all in the widgets!! Please help! If I could get that power bar back I would love my phone again, Thanks for anyone who can help me.
stuff happens...I liked the Yahoo News widget & that's gone too...
They took more than that away. The 7-band egualizer in the Media player is gone now. The Camera now has horrid flash control-everything up close gets bleached out, before it was one of the better flashes I had seen. The calandar app no longer links with birthdays from facebook even though there is the check box they don't show up. When you go to link up to a WiFi router the wps button option is no longer under advanced settings so you you have to enter the obsessively long access code As far as I'm concerned other than all 4 cores run now all the time and it's smoother I really don't see much benefit to JellyBean. I still bounce back and forth between ZV9 and ZVB when I get to missing those options...especially the dam camera that's why I bought the dam thing.
WPS push button is under Wifi settings, just press menu.
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WPS push button is under Wifi settings, just press menu.
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Well hell, thanks man I didn't even think of that just figured it wasn't there anymore, they just moved it :good:
You're welcome. I don't use WPS, but I'm glad I happened to notice that while checking out the changes to settings.
It removed that izat GPS enhancing app too. Did that do anything? I notice my GPS fix isn't as accurate or quick. Wondering if that has anything to do with it..
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The equalizer is built into play music now. Press play music then press on the song, while its playing press the menu button.
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Still haven't got the JB update am I the only one ?
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They took more than that away. The 7-band egualizer in the Media player is gone now. The Camera now has horrid flash control-everything up close gets bleached out, before it was one of the better flashes I had seen. The calandar app no longer links with birthdays from facebook even though there is the check box they don't show up. When you go to link up to a WiFi router the wps button option is no longer under advanced settings so you you have to enter the obsessively long access code As far as I'm concerned other than all 4 cores run now all the time and it's smoother I really don't see much benefit to JellyBean. I still bounce back and forth between ZV9 and ZVB when I get to missing those options...especially the dam camera that's why I bought the dam thing.
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Looking at the file sizes there are differences in the the camera app too, the new one is 600kb smaller than the ZV9. Have both loaded on SD now and am going to try loading now.
OH MAN! Complete success. Replaced the CameraApp3.apk, the Music_RO.apk, and the MusicWidget.apk using Root Explorer just coping from SDcard and Pasting in System/App where the originals were, then I backed out and went into Recovery and wiped Cache and Dalvick just for the heck of it so it would for sure register everything. Complete success now Camera doesn't bleach out even when inches from objects and the Music app has the Dolby option ( wich I always thought sounded like crap) and the built in 7 band EQ.
Simply put I just copied the apps from the System/App location of a ZV9 ROM and Pasted (Replacing) it in the System/App of the ZVB Rom currently running on the phone using Root Explorer.
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Still haven't got the JB update am I the only one ?
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There's at least two of us left. Bought two at the same time during buy one get one and only one has the update. Unfortunately it's my wife's who didn't even notice it.