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So HTC Released the ICS Update ROM for Incredible S...

So I was wondering... don't we basically have the same phone? I just dont understand why they can release it for the S but we are still left in the dust... http://www.androidauthority.com/htc-incredible-s-ics-update-119483/

kalojado said:
So I was wondering... don't we basically have the same phone? I just dont understand why they can release it for the S but we are still left in the dust... http://www.androidauthority.com/htc-incredible-s-ics-update-119483/
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Verizon has to go over every update
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DAMMIT! I read the first part of the title and got all excited...
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nitsua98 said:
DAMMIT! I read the first part of the title and got all excited...
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I wouldn't have if you hadn't bumped it!
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werdna87 said:
Verizon has to go over every update
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Lol me too. ****!
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Jizzylax said:
Lol me too. ****!
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why are you quoting me i was giving the OP a reason for why it hasnt come yet. Atleast some awesome person gave you guys a leak though...

werdna87 said:
why are you quoting me i was giving the OP a reason for why it hasnt come yet. Atleast some awesome person gave you guys a leak though...
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Lol I was supposed to be quoting nitsua98.... quote fail on my part!

Verizon is officially full of ****. Nuff said.
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david_hume said:
Verizon is officially full of ****. Nuff said.
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Its their responsibility, because when people have issues, the call VZW not HTC, and every call to VZW costs them $$

werdna87 said:
Its their responsibility, because when people have issues, the call VZW not HTC, and every call to VZW costs them $$
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At this rate, I think most of their customers are probably rooted already. Better support here than vzw techs can ever provide!
Fact is that vzw wants to make sure their crap doesn't affect HTC's update before releasing it. As such, we all now how much crap they dump on us, so expect to wait a lot longer!
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Macrodroid said:
At this rate, I think most of their customers are probably rooted already. Better support here than vzw techs can ever provide!
Fact is that vzw wants to make sure their crap doesn't affect HTC's update before releasing it. As such, we all now how much crap they dump on us, so expect to wait a lot longer!
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OK but I would say about 80% of people don't root. I know that is just an estimate but from experience it seems reasonable to me. So, say vzw sold 100,000 inc2s. That would be 80,000 people that might call them if the update changed something or something was broken in it. That's a lot of time for vzw service reps
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werdna87 said:
OK but I would say about 80% of people don't root. I know that is just an estimate but from experience it seems reasonable to me. So, say vzw sold 100,000 inc2s. That would be 80,000 people that might call them if the update changed something or something was broken in it. That's a lot of time for vzw service reps
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I am not saying you are wrong, but my original point is that ICS is on the Incredible S, (which I think is the same phone unless someone tells me differently) and it is fine. If it was such an issue, Verizon would never release an update on any phone ever... because something can always go wrong and often does. The one way they truly know there are issues is to release an update, listen to feedback and send out bug fixes. What we "think" we know is that Verizon has had this update, since at least August if not earlier and they are sitting on it. I don't believe one bit that they are worried that this update might break something, Maybe I am a conspiracy theorist, but I think they are holding off hoping more people update to newer phones. Look at the Galaxy Nexus. JellyBean 2 or 3 months ago and Verizon just updated it about a week ago. The Galaxy Nexus is going on a year old and if they can get people to upgrade, they can also get people into this ridiculous share everything plan. I just don't think it has anything to do with them making this update perfect, because that would not follow how they have handled updates up until now...

kalojado said:
I am not saying you are wrong, but my original point is that ICS is on the Incredible S, (which I think is the same phone unless someone tells me differently) and it is fine. If it was such an issue, Verizon would never release an update on any phone ever... because something can always go wrong and often does. The one way they truly know there are issues is to release an update, listen to feedback and send out bug fixes. What we "think" we know is that Verizon has had this update, since at least August if not earlier and they are sitting on it. I don't believe one bit that they are worried that this update might break something, Maybe I am a conspiracy theorist, but I think they are holding off hoping more people update to newer phones. Look at the Galaxy Nexus. JellyBean 2 or 3 months ago and Verizon just updated it about a week ago. The Galaxy Nexus is going on a year old and if they can get people to upgrade, they can also get people into this ridiculous share everything plan. I just don't think it has anything to do with them making this update perfect, because that would not follow how they have handled updates up until now...
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The incredible s is gsm (at&t, T-Mobile), incredible 2 is CDMA (aka Verizon) Verizon obviously didn't get their greasy paws on the incredible s to slow down the release
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Triscuit said:
The incredible s is gsm (at&t, T-Mobile), incredible 2 is CDMA (aka Verizon) Verizon obviously didn't get their greasy paws on the incredible s to slow down the release
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HTC has always done from my knowledge. Oh, if you do get the OTA update, then I hope you get good coverage. Last time I did an OTA update, it took two and a half hour to download like 180 MB at full bars.
P.S. I believe that Sprint is still CDMA to my knowledge (or I don't know crap.)
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werdna87 said:
OK but I would say about 80% of people don't root. I know that is just an estimate but from experience it seems reasonable to me. So, say vzw sold 100,000 inc2s. That would be 80,000 people that might call them if the update changed something or something was broken in it. That's a lot of time for vzw service reps
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agreed, not to mention if bugs arise from the ota or post ota (that werent caught in testing or werent thought to be a big deal) then they have to potentially release more incremental updates that cost more money
i dont know exactly how the contract stuff works, but im assuming verizon paid for ics updates from htc for the tbolt and inc2 (since there are debug builds) but might be able to cut their losses by not actually releasing it...if they feel that it doesnt benefit them by releasing it
the tbolt not getting updated makes sense actually since it was released 3/11, and that puts the 20 month on contract update window for those early adopters within the next month or two
i dont see verizon doing anything to lessen the chances those users upgrade....and a new OS just might do that
inc2 was released about 6 weeks to 2 months later, but same theory applies
not to say the update still *wont* happen...but every week that its not out id say significantly drops the chances of it
now that doesnt get htc off the hook for chinese inc2 kernel source...which by my count is approaching (if not passed) their own 120 day window (which techinically by my interpretation is not legal anyway) for releasing it
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I am not saying you are wrong, but my original point is that ICS is on the Incredible S, (which I think is the same phone unless someone tells me differently) and it is fine.
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actually htc has been releasing (for the first time i can remember) the ics updates for the msm7x30 phones on htc dev as RUU's rather than ota's as of late
without looking im pretty sure they did this for the desire s, rhyme, and the more recent inc s updates....they seemed to have stopped ota's through carriers for it
i guess their reasoning is something along the lines of "well the general public wont take the upgrade, so less support" and since its released through htc dev anyway i dont think they have to support it...its more like "here it is, have at it"

This will make the various ICS ROMS for DINC2 much better, since now they will be based on our phone instead of something like our phone.

lvleph said:
This will make the various ICS ROMS for DINC2 much better, since now they will be based on our phone instead of something like our phone.
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This doesn't mean jack for the Inc2.

LOL, so now today HTC has been responding on their Facebook and saying they are working with Verizon on the ICS update for Thunderbolt, Incredible 2... and the REZOUND! SMH. The Rezound was already updated to ICS a while back, early August if I remember correctly. I really think no one over there knows what the hell they are doing...
http://support.verizonwireless.com/system_update/rezound.html

lvleph said:
This will make the various ICS ROMS for DINC2 much better, since now they will be based on our phone instead of something like our phone.
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Just so you know, there is a ROM based on a vzw leak...
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werdna87 said:
Just so you know, there is a ROM based on a vzw leak...
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Unfortunately, its buggy as hell. If it works for you, then by all means, enjoy it!!!

Who's getting 4.2.2 & 5.0...?

http://www.sammobile.com/2013/03/18...roid-5-0-for-the-galaxy-s-iii-galaxy-note-ii/
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Re: Who's getting 5.0...?
What?! I thought 4.1.2 would be the EOL for this phone. I'm surprised. I'm guessing the update from 4.1.2 to 4.2.2 will be pretty easy for Samsung. Either that or they are going to extend the 18 months up to 24 months.
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WOW! samsung will make costumers so happy if they do this! It will give me a reason to stay happy with my current skyrocket.

Re: Who's getting 5.0...?
At the rate we move for US updates you wont see 4.2.2 until October or later this year. I hope im wrong. Prove me wrong Samsung and sprint.
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i'm very happy with 4.1.2 update, it will tide me over until we start seeing leaks of 4.2.2 on this phone, talk about support, i'm really liking my jump from sony/motorola to sammy!

Insane PPC said:
i'm very happy with 4.1.2 update, it will tide me over until we start seeing leaks of 4.2.2 on this phone, talk about support, i'm really liking my jump from sony/motorola to sammy!
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I just read this too! Man Samsung isn't playing with the updates!! Awesome stuff :cyclops::cyclops:

Too bad the list makes no mention of the E4GT.

graydiggy said:
Too bad the list makes no mention of the E4GT.
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It makes no mention of any devices other than international models. Samsung, however, usually ports the updates over for other models and if the carrier won't accept the update samsung will just drop the source and a straight from them update you can grab off the site. This time tho you can almost guarantee sprint will accept all of the updates based on softbanks track record of updating devices for 24 months if possible.
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-EViL-KoNCEPTz- said:
It makes no mention of any devices other than international models. Samsung, however, usually ports the updates over for other models and if the carrier won't accept the update samsung will just drop the source and a straight from them update you can grab off the site. This time tho you can almost guarantee sprint will accept all of the updates based on softbanks track record of updating devices for 24 months if possible.
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Fair enough. I would like to see a solid 4.2 update to our device.
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graydiggy said:
Fair enough. I would like to see a solid 4.2 update to our device.
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Softbank has been good about updating out to 24 months, mostly because unlike americans, the Japanese don't live in a disposable society. They re purpose things, hand them down, recycle and resell them etc. With the softbank/sprint merger I would see softbank pushing for continued updates as well as sprint wanting the continued updates to give them even more of an edge over their competition. Vzw tends to eol device's after 6-12 months, whereas if sprint continues updating out the full contract it will entice more people to sign a contract since their device's wont be outdated halfway in.
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Because of the uniqueness of our hardware configuration I would be surprised if we got this update. It will also be interesting to see how many people with stick with the s2 once the s4 is available or the nexus 5
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cas8180 said:
Because of the uniqueness of our hardware configuration I would be surprised if we got this update. It will also be interesting to see how many people with stick with the s2 once the s4 is available or the nexus 5
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The E4GT hardware is only unique when compared to the other US variants of the Galaxy S2. The E4GT compared to the international model are basically the same except we don't have NFC.
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Mattix724 said:
The E4GT hardware is only unique when compared to the other US variants of the Galaxy S2. The E4GT compared to the international model are basically the same except we don't have NFC.
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And GSM vs CDMA but that's controlled mainly by the modem.bin and a few files in the rom itself which aren't a huge deal for samsung to port. All of our software has been ported from the International version and they even leave alot of the inactive code behind.
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Preach it on evil! )) btw what's sons of android and how does one join said group... :3
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i know some will jump ship to the latest and greatest, but i think this community will still grow this year. with Ting, virgin, boost...and other cheaper alternatives picking up this phone, also with the galaxy s3 mini (basically our phone/s2) our hardware is still very much good to go!
i know i won't be jumping ship for some time, i got away from verizon because of my usage isn't "unlimited" and i don't need to spend that much money on upgrades/contracts, so i'll be with this phone and my wife will be as well (probably until it dies)
still loving gb27 and i suspect we will see some good benefits from 4.2.2 as well

Febby said:
Preach it on evil! )) btw what's sons of android and how does one join said group... :3
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Right now it's just miguel and me lol. There really is no group to join just the 2 of us. I've been working on some Roms for the note 2 and he's gonna be my tester and graphics guy, he has some cool ass homescreens which he maes the uccws for which we'll use in the roms and mods. You want in its fine by me just ask miguel im sure he'll be fine with it too. We thought the "team whatever" team name thing was kind of played out so we decided to do Son's of Android and gonna use the Son's of Anarchy logos as templates for the Son's of Android logos.
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So I wonder if the e4gt will even still see a 4.1 OTA or would they hold out even longer and just drop 4.2 to the public? Makes more sense to me that they would only push one OTA.
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In pretty sure that only the i9100 will get the 4.2.2 update.
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hazedabeast said:
In pretty sure that only the i9100 will get the 4.2.2 update.
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If the i9100 gets it, so will we. If not officially, somebody will port 4.2.2 TW here. Either way, 4.2.2 source for i9100 will be immensely helpful for our devs, particularly kernel devs.
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Remember this is an pre-list. (Samsung could still change devices!)
Do not ask for other devices, if we know more we will tell you.
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Mattix724 said:
The E4GT hardware is only unique when compared to the other US variants of the Galaxy S2. The E4GT compared to the international model are basically the same except we don't have NFC.
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Didn't know the international model was clocked at 1.2ghz and rocked wimax.
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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.
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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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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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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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Any word on premium features

Any word on premium features coming to the phone after s4 release. I'm not blown away with s4, so I might try to make it one more phone cycle.
Also, any way to get a bit more out of the camera? That's been my biggest disappoint with the phone. I know the s4 has a better sensor, but from what I'm reading, it's processing is not stellar.
Cheers

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39946555
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39940176
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2221285

I picked the wrong day to stop sniffing glue
Had no idea today was release day. Can't wait for it to post, or of course to come ota.
Thanks.

Kind of cool that Sprint is releasing this on S4 day. Its in their best interests, since very very few S3 users will upgrade...just some of the devs and fanboys, I suppose.
Once I get it, I could care less about the S4.

evilmrt said:
Kind of cool that Sprint is releasing this on S4 day. Its in their best interests, since very very few S3 users will upgrade...just some of the devs and fanboys, I suppose.
Once I get it, I could care less about the S4.
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I agree. I have one more year on my contract and my S3 is in good condition. No hurry to drop full price in a S4 aka S3s lol
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Also, the S3 is the last phone to support SVDO (simulataneous voice and 3G data)
At least from the looks of it anyway, seeing that the S4 and HTC One only have SVLTE

CNexus said:
Also, the S3 is the last phone to support SVDO (simulataneous voice and 3G data)
At least from the looks of it anyway, seeing that the S4 and HTC One only have SVLTE
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All phones have SV4G/WiFi be they LTE or WiMax. And yes SVDO is going the way of the dodo as the new 1x-advanced band will allow for SV3G without the added hardware.
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Yes, but as of now, 3G is everywhere LTE isn't (and for a long time to come for a lot of people). Some never even saw WiMax in it's lifespan.

Sorry if I didn't read this correctly, but we just get multi Window?
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WindroidApps said:
Sorry if I didn't read this correctly, but we just get multi Window?
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Yes :thumbup: :thumbup:

Lol yay, something we've had in custom ROM's for a while
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WindroidApps said:
Lol yay, something we've had in custom ROM's for a while
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Yeah but the thing is, when its added at the source level (Java code thats then compiled into all the Touchwiz apps and framework) it tends to be much more stable than if we hack it in

4.3 update is coming - Discusion of all things 4.3 here

http://crave.cnet.co.uk/mobiles/samsung-galaxy-s4-s3-note-2-set-for-android-4-3-update-50012349/
What do you guys think about this?

PoD_Hazard said:
http://crave.cnet.co.uk/mobiles/samsung-galaxy-s4-s3-note-2-set-for-android-4-3-update-50012349/
What do you guys think about this?
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I am done with Samsung...they say October. .but really mean December.
And then the US carriers have to test and bloat it...so we are looking March next year!!!!
I am buying the next Nexus and noting but Nexus from now on.

bodi524 said:
I am done with Samsung...they say October. .but really mean December.
And then the US carriers have to test and bloat it...so we are looking March next year!!!!
I am buying the next Nexus and noting but Nexus from now on.
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+1
Agreed. Goodbye Samsung. It's pathetic that its going to 2014 before a phone released in October 2012 gets a software update. You've lost me as well.

stoneule said:
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Agreed. Goodbye Samsung. It's pathetic that its going to 2014 before a phone released in October 2012 gets a software update. You've lost me as well.
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Add me to the list.
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bodi524 said:
I am done with Samsung...they say October. .but really mean December.
And then the US carriers have to test and bloat it...so we are looking March next year!!!!
I am buying the next Nexus and noting but Nexus from now on.
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More like January or Feb, I'd say or maybe never...at least for the Sprint variant. It isn't in Sprint's interest to push updates unless the other carriers do. Of course Samsung wants to get these updates moving because they want the public to feel they'll be supported if they purchase a Samsung branded device but brand loyalty isn't in Sprints interests unless the brand is Sprint and that of course is usually maintained at the end of a very thin thread as it is.
As for the possibility of receiving the 4.3 update. I'm always excited about OTA updates because updates play a fairly big role in future versions of Android. The more updates there are the more well understood it is what the public wants/needs from future versions because of the broader spectrum of users providing feedback.
For my own personal device...I don't care. I run what I want on my device anyway regardless of whatever Samsung/Sprint/Google push. I don't give a rats ass about having a "pure" Android experience or being the first to get the latest version (no offense to the Nexus fans) either. I want my device dirty and nasty with a big moustache. I don't want be like one of those creeps that hangs around the strip clubs but never pays for a lap dance...I'm in the champaign room and let me tell you there is more going on in there than the song says. Why do you think I'm hanging around here? Trick it, brick it, fix it, trick it and brick it again...that's what it all about.
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bodi524 said:
I am done with Samsung...they say October. .but really mean December.
And then the US carriers have to test and bloat it...so we are looking March next year!!!!
I am buying the next Nexus and noting but Nexus from now on.
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Same here.
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bodi524 said:
I am done with Samsung...they say October. .but really mean December.
And then the US carriers have to test and bloat it...so we are looking March next year!!!!
I am buying the next Nexus and noting but Nexus from now on.
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a million times, this.. love the removable battery and storage but not sure if it's worth the [email protected]!%

Yea don't really care because Google separated their core services from the operating system so most of the really great feature are now pushed through Google rather than being a part of a new os version.
Android updates aren't as feature rich anymore.
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To the ones complaining who are you going to then? Unless its a Google phone it will be the same across all manufacturers. At least we have a date. Samsung actually announces all devices that will be upgraded at the same time unlike others like HTC who just tells u that their it phone of the moment will be upgraded while the rest get lost in forgotten land. Samsung actually has been the best non Google manufacturer with updates to their Galaxy line..
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When the Nexus 5 shows up, I'm outta here.

You could use Aosp... Just saying
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I'm wondering if this update will add the note 3 features.
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robertm2011 said:
When the Nexus 5 shows up, I'm outta here.
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I'm with you all the way.
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RayTrue04 said:
To the ones complaining who are you going to then? Unless its a Google phone it will be the same across all manufacturers. At least we have a date. Samsung actually announces all devices that will be upgraded at the same time unlike others like HTC who just tells u that their it phone of the moment will be upgraded while the rest get lost in forgotten land. Samsung actually has been the best non Google manufacturer with updates to their Galaxy line..
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This, with htc, unless you have the latest and greatest device forget about an update.
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I love how in this thread it's bunch of people complaining about how updates don't come fast enough and then when you look at the next thread in this section it's all about getting rid of the updater to stop those "pesky" notifications trying to get you to update... lol

They say December, but that's when they're submitting it to sprint. We'll actually get it Feb or Mar in 2014. Mark my words lol.
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Yes sirrrr no more 2nd hand phones for me when nexus comes through bye bye samsung.
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Im going with the note 3 so I dont give a damn when it comes out ima be rocking 4.3 out the box! With kitkat maybe falling this year for it
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AndroidStephen said:
I love how in this thread it's bunch of people complaining about how updates don't come fast enough and then when you look at the next thread in this section it's all about getting rid of the updater to stop those "pesky" notifications trying to get you to update... lol
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Pretty sure that you're missing the point.
The updates that we all are anxious for are system updates that ROM devs can work with, make better ROMs for us all. Definitely worth "complaining" about.
That other thread is about a fault where the phone thinks it needs a software update, but not really, or the update in question is actually not desirable for whatever reason.
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Im going with the note 3 so I dont give a damn when it comes out ima be rocking 4.3 out the box! With kitkat maybe falling this year for it
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I've been thinking long n hard about that, as an option. I do love my Note2, with the exception of the plastic, it's a badass device. But I don't actually use the pen as much as I thought I would. So taking a long look at the HTC Mega (?), and hoping that it makes it to the US... I allow myself a new phone every year, it being a hobby I indulge myself in, and I always buy outright, no ETF charges...
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HTC maxx, not mega