Any news on 4.3 for i747m? I see that a lot of Canadian users are asking about the leaked update for AT&T. But anyone whose been reading them knows that the modems aren't the same.
Samsung Canada is saying late November, but then the carriers have to test it as well. I would normally think we wouldn't get it until next year but since the update adds compatibility with the Galaxy Gear, I would imagine Samsung is urging carriers to hurry with it.
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In all fairness, Rogers has been fantastic pushing updates for all the devices I've used in the last year or so. So i sort of expect it anytime now. Tho I don't use my S3 hardly anymore, so I really don't care lol.
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Im really upset, seeing samsung put out so many OTA updates/fixes for all USA carriers even most canadian carriers eccept wind mobile. Samsung has never released the OTA update for wind mobile fix that gives the screen brightness controll in in the pull down notification screen. And never once received any updates for bug fixes. When i have saw t-mobile ect put out 4-6 different ota uptates for bugs ect. Im really upset on samsungs neglect to certin mobile carriers/customers. Can someone give me some help on this? Because i want a direct answer from samsung. Is there anyone that works for xda that can contact samsung directly to get this answer? Im sure all other GS3 Owners would be pretty upset if this happend to you. Seeing all gs3 owners getting updates/fixes and us at wind have never even received the update/fix that gives you the screen brightness control in the pull down notification screen and no bug fixes at all. Im sick of dealing with all these bugs and samsung hasn't done a thing for us at wind mobile. Please help me! What would you do?
Calm down. I highly doubt its Samsung holding out on you. Much more likely its Wind.
First, do some reading. T-mobile has only released ONE update. Everything else are leaked builds.
Second, Samsung doesn't decide when to release the update, your carrier does. Each carrier customizes it to their liking. Wind may simply just not be ready with theirs. Who knows.
I pretty much answered the same question yesterday. Its not anyones fault that Wind hasn't updated except Wind. We have confirmation that at least Videotron is a lready working on a JB release, and we pretty much know that Sammy has finished their part on the LH2 build. Maybe Wind has no intention of updating.
There are PLENTY of ways you can get what you want. Just root the phone and go to the development section.
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help agian please!!
DocHoliday77 said:
Calm down. I highly doubt its Samsung holding out on you. Much more likely its Wind.
First, do some reading. T-mobile has only released ONE update. Everything else are leaked builds.
Second, Samsung doesn't decide when to release the update, your carrier does. Each carrier customizes it to their liking. Wind may simply just not be ready with theirs. Who knows.
I pretty much answered the same question yesterday. Its not anyones fault that Wind hasn't updated except Wind. We have confirmation that at least Videotron is a lready working on a JB release, and we pretty much know that Sammy has finished their part on the LH2 build. Maybe Wind has no intention of updating.
There are PLENTY of ways you can get what you want. Just root the phone and go to the development section.
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Thanx for taking your time to help me. I checked and wind still hasent put out the update that videotron & mobilicity just put out. Now im really doubting that wind will put out anything. Ok i only want stock official roms/updates. If i unlocked my phone what would happen with updates? Would i get the unbranded updates? that samsung pushes out to wind/mobileicity/videotron before the carriers brand/customize them? And could i still get ota updates if i unlock my phone or would i only beable the update with kies? I dont think i would need to root my phone to do this would i? Or just unlocking my phone will make this work for getting samsung official updates/roms?? I want to get this figered out because jelly bean was released today in europe so it wont be long before samsung makes it avialible to us. Also if i did unlock my phone would it work the same way for updating to stock official jelly bean i would beable to get the unbranded jelly bean update?
Thanx .
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Thanx for taking your time to help me. I checked and wind still hasent put out the update that videotron & mobilicity just put out. Now im really doubting that wind will put out anything. Ok i only want stock official roms/updates. If i unlocked my phone what would happen with updates? Would i get the unbranded updates? that samsung pushes out to wind/mobileicity/videotron before the carriers brand/customize them? And could i still get ota updates if i unlock my phone or would i only beable the update with kies? I dont think i would need to root my phone to do this would i? Or just unlocking my phone will make this work for getting samsung official updates/roms?? I want to get this figered out because jelly bean was released today in europe so it wont be long before samsung makes it avialible to us. Also if i did unlock my phone would it work the same way for updating to stock official jelly bean i would beable to get the unbranded jelly bean update?
Thanx .
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The update was release the other day...
It's been stated that the Gear will require 4.3 to utilize low power Bluetooth and they said the release will be Early October in the US. They also mentioned that they will upgrade the S3, S4 and Note 2 to make them compatible in October.
I believe this would mean that the S3 will get updated to 4.3 in October. Which would probably mean that the T-Mobile Variant would be Nov/Dec.
Anybody else with any thoughts?
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It's been stated that the Gear will require 4.3 to utilize low power Bluetooth and they said the release will be Early October in the US. They also mentioned that they will upgrade the S3, S4 and Note 2 to make them compatible in October.
I believe this would mean that the S3 will get updated to 4.3 in October. Which would probably mean that the T-Mobile Variant would be Nov/Dec.
Anybody else with any thoughts?
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I hope. But seriously don't hold your breath.
If they said the International S3 is getting the update in October then we should expect a T-Mobile update no later than 2 or 3 months after the initial release. I assume T-Mobile might delay the update until January 2014 so it can sell more newer devices during the holiday season. Carriers are known to delay updates since they still need to add their bloatware, carrier settings, pre-release testing, etc. and it would be smart for them to delay the update to prevent people with older devices from deciding not to upgrade in the holiday season due to a new software update.
When the new update is released I'm sure you will get it here on xda rooted before you get the official OTA update from T-Mobile.
They didn't say anything other than "S3", which actually leads me to believe it'd be the international one since they'll support the Exynos before they'll support the Snapdragon.
There is a sticky for other devices
I was checking out the S3 on different carriers, when I noticed that Bell has removed the S3 information page from their website, as well as making it not available for purchase. Any links pointing to the S3 on Bell are dead. I'm wondering if this could point towards an imminent launch of the Galaxy S3?
All phones are discontinued at some point during their blossom....
The Bell s3 is definitely discontinued according to two Bell stores I visited.
Isn't it kinda early for Bell to discontinue the S3? The S5 hasn't even been released, and Bell has sold older phones before. It doesn't seem like any other carriers are following suit.
The s3 has been around for a long time and Bell now has the 5" 1080p Alcatel quad-core Meaditek phone on voice-only for $49.95.
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The s3 has been around for a long time and Bell now has the 5" 1080p Alcatel quad-core Meaditek phone on voice-only for $49.95.
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I was thinking of getting that, but it's kinda a lesser known phone and I was worried about dev support for it.
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I was thinking of getting that, but it's kinda a lesser known phone and I was worried about dev support for it.
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I am hoping for better support well. Hopefully, that will happen as I am interested in the phone as s potential HUP.
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I am hoping for better support well. Hopefully, that will happen as I am interested in the phone as s potential HUP.
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It seems like a good phone too...maybe I'll pick one up in a couple of months.
Back on topic....
The S5 is going to be revealed at Feb.24, perhaps the S4 will drop in price to around the same price the S3 maintained in the past year.
((((((((((((((((((((((So today I was on Samsung's Canadian website and decided to do a live chat with a representative about the S3 (SGH-I747M) and ask if the two year old handset will be updated to 4.4.4 or even 5.0.
I was shocked by what the rep told me: I've included screenies for proof that i am not lying go ahead and hold your S3s to the sky and bask in the glory of these wonderful screen shots.)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
ABOVE IS OUT DATED INFO CHECK REPLY BELOW FOR MORE ACCURATE INFORMATION REGARDING THE LOLLIPOP UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MY DEVICE INFO:
ROM: SAMSUNG STOCK KITKAT 4.4.2 FIRMWARE
BASEBAND: I747MVLUFNK2
BUILD NUMBER: KOT49H.I747MVLUFNK2
CARRIER: BELL
All sgh-i747/m users will recieve lollipop via ota!!!!!!
AT&T, Rogers, Bell Telus and all other carriers carrying the SGH-I747M GALAXY SIII will recieve the Lollipop 5.0 OTA Update directly from samsung. I have now confirmed for all North american s3 users...Proof available in the screenshot included.
Even though there are rumors, I would take what the csr's say with a grain of salt.
I gave my s3 to my niece and it would be nice to get 5.0 but it may be tough to see the difference between kk and 5.0 since both would be running touch wiz.
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I gave my s3 to my niece and it would be nice to get 5.0 but it may be tough to see the difference between kk and 5.0 since both would be running touch wiz.
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Yes but touch wiz right now is more cartoony and now that we know we are getting lollipop we could expect a more s5 like design but more lillipopised.
No more rumors or speculation
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Even though there are rumors, I would take what the csr's say with a grain of salt.
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They are not rumors anymore. I've given proof that all i747m will receive lollipop. I tried to confirm with Samsung US but they would not say anything but told me to wait and not believe any rumors that the s3 will no longer be supported. they also hinted that something is in the works, when Samsung Canada specifically confirmed that it will receive the update...only one conclusion: samsung US is keeping quiet about the update.
I had a Motorola Atrix HD and Motorola's tech support team and David Schuster of Motorola also said KK was coming to the Atrix HD and it never happened. Let's hope Samsung's CSR is right.
Even if this is true, what about root?
You spoke with a csr who could tell you anything they'd like. Kinda like s csr telling me they were installing fiber optic for my building, that was 7 years ago. Until there is public word from Samsung, carriers, or until it starts actually rolling out..... It's still a rumor.
I also am a bit sceptical. That csr never said Google had yet sent the update to Samsung, he did not say that Samsung had received the update, nor did he say that Samsung had made their changes and sent the updates to the carriers. The csr gave a flow chart but did not state if the process had actually been started. Also, once the carrier receives the update from Samsung it can take months to get released, at least based on AT&Ts past history with my first device.
IF THEY RELEASE IT, we'll let you know! IF we decide to release it! Any day now!
ROOT?
StoneyJSG said:
Even if this is true, what about root?
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Im sure the good people over at chainfire will find some way to root it
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I also am a bit sceptical. That csr never said Google had yet sent the update to Samsung, he did not say that Samsung had received the update, nor did he say that Samsung had made their changes and sent the updates to the carriers. The csr gave a flow chart but did not state if the process had actually been started. Also, once the carrier receives the update from Samsung it can take months to get released, at least based on AT&Ts past history with my first device.
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Lets wait until one month after MWC (Mobile World Congress) then Ill contact Samsung again if it hasn't been released by that time.
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Lets wait until one month after MWC (Mobile World Congress) then Ill contact Samsung again if it hasn't been released by that time.
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I actually hope you received correct information. It's just that I'm a bit cynical concerning the OEMs and carriers.
Okay this is kind of weird because I know T-Mobile has not rolled out the update. In fact I believe they are completely refusing to do it to force people to resort to upgrading phones. But I got this system update on my phone this morning and I am wondering if anybody has gotten it as well or has any explanation. I haven't downloaded it yet.
T-Mobile SGH-M919. Weird because it says the GPE
it has been said before if you would have searched, but it is a patch for the stagefright vulnerability and that is about it.
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Okay this is kind of weird because I know T-Mobile has not rolled out the update. In fact I believe they are completely refusing to do it to force people to resort to upgrading phones. But I got this system update on my phone this morning and I am wondering if anybody has gotten it as well or has any explanation. I haven't downloaded it yet.
T-Mobile SGH-M919. Weird because it says the GPE
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GPe? That's odd, unless you're running a custom ROM
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ogkillergreen said:
Okay this is kind of weird because I know T-Mobile has not rolled out the update. In fact I believe they are completely refusing to do it to force people to resort to upgrading phones. But I got this system update on my phone this morning and I am wondering if anybody has gotten it as well or has any explanation. I haven't downloaded it yet.
T-Mobile SGH-M919. Weird because it says the GPE
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Which rom where you using when you get this message?
GPE has already been updated to 5.1, so even if that is LP it's still older than current.
I have been calling TMOBILE (US) every week since May to find out where the LOLLIPOP UPGRADE is for my SGH-M919 ((Galaxy S4) and finally about 3 weeks ago I got them to confess that SAMSUNG HAD GIVEN THEM TO UPDATE FOR THIS PHONE - BUT, THEY WERE NOT GOING TO RELEASE IT.
When I asked why, I was given the B***S*** answer that there were known bugs and all other providers had problems with it - I said they were corrected in the 5.01, and 5.1 versions - he then basically (without saying it) stated they want people to buy newer devices.
I told him I OWN MY DEVICE, THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT, and I WILL ROOT IT AND PUT A CUSTOM ROM ON IT.
I was told, you will void your warranty.....I rolled with laughter and said...it is over 2 years old - THERE IS NO F***ING WARRANTY anymore...and I hung up.
*BH*
Yet another great example of why I jumped ship for Cricket. Tmo does all this uncarrier crap because they say they care about the consumer, but when it's all on the table they're just like Verizon or Sprint or AT&T. If you're on older hardware, then they don't care about you. You're a number that they added years ago, and all that matters are the numbers they'll add today and tomorrow.
I'm still rockin' my S4 after all this time. When I'm ready to upgrade, I'll be buying my phone unlocked and ready to go with Cricket. Now that the new Nexus devices are on their way, I'm just going to save up and splurge on the Nexus 6P and not have to worry about bull**** carriers screwing me on updates and security fixes.
I buy T-Mo phones because they traditionally have unlocked bootloaders, so I can flash whatever ROM I like. ATT, and I believe Cricket, tends to use phones where the bootloader is locked down tightly. I like the open Nexus platform and am also considering one in the future...