Note II - the 4.4.2 update - discussion thread - Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II

http://www.intomobile.com/2014/02/18/samsung-begins-rollout-android-44-kitkat-14-devices/
Aww man I cant wait im not sure if this thread has already been made but thank god they have not forgot about us. :victory:

Woohoo...Samsung finally gets around to publishing their own bloated take on something we've had for months.

If tw still look the same with nothing extra that's useful I won't Bother. I use to like Samsung but once you get to the top there's only one way to go. Hope I'm wrong and they give us something nice, if not I'll stay on stock Android.
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Already have it with CM11.. minus all the bloatware too.

Xtraordinair said:
Already have it with CM11.. minus all the bloatware too.
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can you give me the link for that thread?
TIA

na_tra said:
can you give me the link for that thread?
TIA
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SPRINT GALAXY NOTE II ONLY:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2524130

The good thing about this will be the new customization with all the KK ROM's we do have available once the developers get the KK source from the official release right?, most of them are pretty stock without as many options as my PACman 4.3.1 JB ROM has right now.

Wonder if I'll still get the ota if Knox is removed from otherwise stock 4.3 setup.
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The official kit kat tw Rom actually isn't coming with much bloat at all.. and Samsung has revamped tw to be more streamlined. I'm actually looking forward to it since I use the spen alot and upgrading to a Note 3 is really a waste of money.. I can wait for the Note 4
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The official kit kat tw Rom actually isn't coming with much bloat at all.. and Samsung has revamped tw to be more streamlined. I'm actually looking forward to it since I use the spen alot and upgrading to a Note 3 is really a waste of money.. I can wait for the Note 4
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Can you uninstall all the utterly useless Samsung apps? Does the OS image weigh any less than 1GB? If not they may have made it run better, but they didn't debloat it.
And I *highly* doubt that Samsung got rid of their own useless apps they spent money developing.
Hopefully Google comes out with a phablet form device. Then I'm done with Samsung. Might go to an LG next. Screw Knox and Samsung.

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Can you uninstall all the utterly useless Samsung apps? Does the OS image weigh any less than 1GB? If not they may have made it run better, but they didn't debloat it.
And I *highly* doubt that Samsung got rid of their own useless apps they spent money developing.
Hopefully Google comes out with a phablet form device. Then I'm done with Samsung. Might go to an LG next. Screw Knox and Samsung.
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I have had only a few android devices (kyocera zio, og evo, evo 3d, note 2, and kyocera torque) and samsung has been the easiest to work with. As far as knox is concerned (on note 2) it is nothing to worry about. The first day 4.3 was out we (me and lorjay) already had knox nullified and on day 2 root was working. While the same may not be true with new samsung devices. Point is knox means nothing to xda users/devs since there will always be a way around it.
4.4 on the note 3 looks okay and should be a better upgrade than 4.3 although we will have to wait and see. For myself i like aosp better since i found most of the things i like from samsung in 3rd party apps. Only thing I miss and can't get is a feature from note 3 mods (air command).
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You've always been able to uninstall bloat.. it's one of the main reasons for having Titanium Backup. And a simple Google search will confirm my above statement. It's still gonna have bloat, just not nearly as much.
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johndillinger1932 said:
You've always been able to uninstall bloat.. it's one of the main reasons for having Titanium Backup. And a simple Google search will confirm my above statement. It's still gonna have bloat, just not nearly as much.
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Always...so long as you are rooted...

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Always...so long as you are rooted...
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Sure, but who would even be on XDA if they weren't rooting...
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Anyone heard any updates about our release yet? I keep seeing it for so many other phones.
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Should be ready by the end of 2015
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johndillinger1932 said:
The official kit kat tw Rom actually isn't coming with much bloat at all.. and Samsung has revamped tw to be more streamlined. I'm actually looking forward to it since I use the spen alot and upgrading to a Note 3 is really a waste of money.. I can wait for the Note 4
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I'm excited to see what it's like if this is indeed the case.

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Should be ready by the end of 2015
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By then i'm pretty sure most of us will have upgraded to a new phone but for those who keep their phones for 2+ years it will be nice to not be left out of KK update. Who knows I might keep my Note 2 for a while longer... I have no problems with it and it works just fine and does everything I need and then some.

I guess we either going to get 4.4 in April or May
http://www.ibtimes.com/android-44-k...axy-note-2-galaxy-s3-rollout-surfaces-1561321

Tha_Dynasty2049 said:
I guess we either going to get 4.4 in April or May
http://www.ibtimes.com/android-44-k...axy-note-2-galaxy-s3-rollout-surfaces-1561321
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Probably on the later side. US carriers never update to the "latest" version of Android...Google always gets another release out before carriers choose to finally re-write their ROMs to get up-to-date.

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Android 4.3 instead of 4.2.2

It seems Samsung may have decided to skip 4.2.2 entirely according to the article I linked below.The S4 will still get the update although you won't see it until mid August. On other news a new Note II has been spotted in Antutu sporting a Snapdragon 600, hopefully available to the US with Tri-band support.......
http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/galaxy-note-ii-to-skip-android-4-2-2-update-20-07-2013/
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_note_ii_with_snapdragon_600_surfaces-news-6433.php
Already talked about no need for another thread.
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hmmm
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=43744854
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Thanks my mistake haven't looked at the thread.....
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Thanks my mistake haven't looked at the thread.....
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Not your fault, here on XDA people like your one bit of information to be buried in a thread with a non-relevant title and 900 pages of arguing. How dare you make a concise thread with a title that makes sense.
Yea I guess that's true but that thread is mainly about 4.2.2 or so I thought. I didn't think to check it just in case I mainly wanted to get this news out there quickly
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Yea I guess that's true but that thread is mainly about 4.2.2 or so I thought. I didn't think to check it just in case I mainly wanted to get this news out there quickly
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Haha exactly dude. I clicked on this thread for obvious reasons: it makes complete sense. You have the right idea my friend, and thank you for not burying the news in some irrelevant thread. Apologies if the sarcasm from my previous post was annoying.
Last word was no 4.3 for Note2 until q4.
The Snapdragon 600 note2 is for China.
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hope there will be update for note 2.
waiting for that time.
I'll have the note 3 by then.
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I'll have the note 3 by then.
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I will have a Nexus 5 by then.
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It's wishful thinking and we're coming up on qtr 3 soon
Cm10.1. F tw and Samsungs slow update process.
I hope they dont wait till the release of note 3 before giving us note 2 users the 4.3 update. If so I will be force to consider if a nexus phone, cm is great but sometime they come with problems, not that TW doesn't.
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I hope they dont wait till the release of note 3 before giving us note 2 users the 4.3 update. If so I will be force to consider if a nexus phone, cm is great but sometime they come with problems, not that TW doesn't.
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I picked up N4 and it certainly isn't a big jump to 4.3 from what you have in 4.2.2
Its just a lot harder to follow through all the threads something because it has a much bigger base of users, plus it's hard to know what you can and can't flash compared to our phone.
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I hope they dont wait till the release of note 3 before giving us note 2 users the 4.3 update. If so I will be force to consider if a nexus phone, cm is great but sometime they come with problems, not that TW doesn't.
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Agreed, completely ready to give up on Samsung already.
Idk about giving up on them but compared to some others their features and phones specs are good to a point
New update sorry if it has been posted all ready just seen this
http://www.androidpit.com/galaxy-note-2-android-4-3-jelly-bean-update
SGN2
doesn't bother me too much because 4.2.2 and 4.3 don't seem to be all that different as far as functionality
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doesn't bother me too much because 4.2.2 and 4.3 don't seem to be all that different as far as functionality
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4.3 runs smoother in terms of scrolling smoothness and lag...and at least for AOSP ROMs the battery life is much better.
There are the other little feature blings. But as Android system upgrades go it is kind of minor.

Considering the Optomus G pro but...

Hey guys thinking of upgrading to this phone and I love the look, feel, and features of this phone, but it doesn't look like you guys have much going on in the way of development? I'd be coming from the Samsung Infuse, so I'm a bit spoiled, when the phone was newer lots of developers were building and porting custom roms, and currently there are about 4 variations of updated (Android 4.1+) roms in development. Currently I'm on Beanstalk for the Infuse (android 4.3) which is a great rom with tons of customization.
I wouldn't mind learning and developing myself but with the apparent shortness of developers this could be slow going. Am I missing something here, is there just not a lot of development because this is a relatively new device, or is it a hard or impossible device to hack?
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Hey guys thinking of upgrading to this phone and I love the look, feel, and features of this phone, but it doesn't look like you guys have much going on in the way of development? I'd be coming from the Samsung Infuse, so I'm a bit spoiled, when the phone was newer lots of developers were building and porting custom roms, and currently there are about 4 variations of updated (Android 4.1+) roms in development. Currently I'm on Beanstalk for the Infuse (android 4.3) which is a great rom with tons of customization.
I wouldn't mind learning and developing myself but with the apparent shortness of developers this could be slow going. Am I missing something here, is there just not a lot of development because this is a relatively new device, or is it a hard or impossible device to hack?
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I came from the note 1 so I know the feeling...but I gotta tell you the stock software is really that good...I don't really miss any of my custom roms I use to run..the only thing I do miss is my theme on the theme engine.
Once cm10 gets closer we may see more since most roms are based off it but who knows.
I wouldn't expect development like what you're use to but like I said I don't miss it at all..
Hopefully the Nexus 5 will have a 5" screen like the rumors suggest and I can finally get a nexus device.
Yeah there a cm10.1 thats almost a daily. Pretty much everything works just a few bugs. There are repositories for a slimbean 4.3 on github but idk how far along that is as there been no release. And over in android forums there a guy working on a stock debloated deodexed rom and the bootloaders only been bypassed for a month or so. It took a while to get it unlocked but development has been goin pretty well since then. Just gonna take time.
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Yeah there a cm10.1 thats almost a daily. Pretty much everything works just a few bugs. There are repositories for a slimbean 4.3 on github but idk how far along that is as there been no release. And over in android forums there a guy working on a stock debloated deodexed rom and the bootloaders only been bypassed for a month or so. It took a while to get it unlocked but development has been goin pretty well since then. Just gonna take time.
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So now that the bootloader has been cracked, we should see some more development soon I'd think? I'm just surprised this isn't a more popular device, the specs on it are bad ass.
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Well like mrdsl said cm10 is the base for many of the good rom anyway and its almost done so I would expect to see development pick up soon. Especially as att keeps dropping the price makeing this easily the cheapest snapdragon600 device making it very appealing to many more people we should see the community for this phone grow a lot.
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So now that the bootloader has been cracked, we should see some more development soon I'd think? I'm just surprised this isn't a more popular device, the specs on it are bad ass.
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Not cracked, just bypassed makes a world of difference and according to what I've been told from LG reps they have no plans on unlocking the bootloader or releasing any source code
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Not cracked, just bypassed makes a world of difference and according to what I've been told from LG reps they have no plans on unlocking the bootloader or releasing any source code
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My understanding is the source that came from Samsung was leaked so hopefully something similar will happen with LG.
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I enjoy mine and it's running stock but rooted. I've been able to do what I want with just root like getting rid of pesky qslides bar. It's cool but I don't use it and the apps are still there so ya. If you get this phone you'll enjoy it. Either way good luck with whatever you choose!
IMHO, a phone that good, stock rom is good enough!:laugh:
Stock ROM of Gpro is great.....and optimized.
I didnt miss CM or PA at all.
Exactly . Best rom by any android company released
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I agree .. it's a good stock rom. I would have to say most people install roms to improve performance but even on the Note2 I had I wasn't installing roms like I did in the past on every device prior.. and in fact this G pro benchmarks about 60 to 100 percent faster than the Note2 in most ... and so far it's been the fastest, slickest device I've used by far. I'm using Apex Launcher for customizing .. and at this point my phone looks like stock Android 4.3 and runs lightning quick.. and battery life has been stellar. And I'm liking and using the quicknote dedicated button! Only thing I miss about my note2 is kinda the S-pen and the inky blacks(contrast)
I have own a lot of Samsung devices...starting from s2 to s4 and I change my s4 for this device because I didn't feel I big upgrade from s3...of course I miss switching rooms but I can tell you that this phone is a lot quicker than many phone out there...the G pro is a lot more responsive than my wife note 2 and what I love about this phone is BATTERY this monster last the whole day
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I enjoy mine and it's running stock but rooted. I've been able to do what I want with just root like getting rid of pesky qslides bar. It's cool but I don't use it and the apps are still there so ya. If you get this phone you'll enjoy it. Either way good luck with whatever you choose!
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How difficult was the phone to root?
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How difficult was the phone to root?
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Like taking candy from a baby..
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Like taking candy from a baby..
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Best metaphor. Brought a smile to my face.
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How difficult was the phone to root?
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Extremely easy it only takes a few minutes to complete.
Stock rom FTW
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the only thing I do miss is my theme on the theme engine.
Once cm10 gets closer we may see more since most roms are based off it but who knows.
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do u kno if theres a black theme where the dialerpad, contact list and system settings are dark?
Stock is good, but modded roms are better. that's my option. Because the stock rom is so perfect, we're hailing the rom, but we better make sure that doesn't offend the developers. Even it is perfect, it is still 4.1, we will need 4.2/4.3 roms very soon, and LG won't catch up with our interest. So, we better appreciate what developers are trying now. Pls don't say we don't want mod roms.
For me, I just have one request to the devs, whatever you do, pls make sure the Quick Remote is in your rom, coz I'm already obsessed with it so much. now I can control everything around me with my phone.

ROM similar to Note 3??

Just wondering if any of the Devs are working on a ROM similar to the note 3 yet?
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Not sure what you mean. The Note 3 just runs a TWiz ROM like any other TWiz ROM with a bunch of Sammy bloatware added.
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Not sure what you mean. The Note 3 just runs a TWiz ROM like any other TWiz ROM with a bunch of Sammy bloatware added.
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I think the user might be asking if any ROMs have some of the note 3 features...I think I'll be going with a nexus this time...Samsung has great hardware but I run AOSP 90% of the time anyways...the features are cool to show off but I feel they lack practicality...plus Sammy bloat is so annoying lol
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To be more specific, will it be possible to have the new Note3 like Air Command and S Finder on the Note2?
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To be more specific, will it be possible to have the new Note3 like Air Command and S Finder on the Note2?
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Anything is possible on xda! But for real we just need a system dump and the devs I'm sure will be able to figure some features out if not all of them.
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To be more specific, will it be possible to have the new Note3 like Air Command and S Finder on the Note2?
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I'd wager these features will get backported in an official release. Just like Note2's multiwindow got backported to the Note 1.
Who knows when Samsung will release said though
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Anything is possible on xda! But for real we just need a system dump and the devs I'm sure will be able to figure some features out if not all of them.
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Depends entirely on how Samsung integrated these into the ROM.. Or if they're just apks that don't depend on that much. With how Samsung willingly chooses to completely rewrite TouchWiz for every minor update, I'll guess that these features deeply depend on ROM code... And as such we have to wait for an official update.
That is sheer supposition at this point.
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And to answer your question, as there are no leaked ROMs yet...where would they get the files?
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This is exactly what I was trying to ask. Yes I know most of touchwiz is pretty much just bloatware but some of the new feature looked like they would actually be useful.
Sorry for posting in the wrong place by the way.
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I bet the note 2 and other samsung phones will get 4.3 so that it makes that silly gear watch available more than the note 3. They need to sell that crap.
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S4 4.3 update coming in october

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Road...xy-S4-Galaxy-S-III-and-GALAXY-Note-II_id47806
So how likely are we to get this update quickly since T-Mobile seems to have forgotten about our updates so far. Really want apps2sd already with Wi-Fi calling
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http://www.phonearena.com/news/Road...xy-S4-Galaxy-S-III-and-GALAXY-Note-II_id47806
So how likely are we to get this update quickly since T-Mobile seems to have forgotten about our updates so far. Really want apps2sd already with WiJane-Fi calling
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Sorry bro but I wouldn't hold my breath for any tmobile update. They always have some lame excuse like we're testing for months and months...good news is you can have 4.3 and apps to sd NOW if you root and install a custom rom. Look in the roms change log and it will tell you if its 4.3 and all other features it has. i have apps to sd now with my current rom. So if you don't want to wait for God knows how long you can get these things you want now by rooting. Also you can change back to stock and unroot if you like so its not a permanent thing. There are some wonderful how to root threads in tmobile android development section. Look in the forum for tmobile Samsung galaxy and find the development section where the roms are kept and you should find a how to guide.read read read and when your comfortable with the procedure proceed to root your device. You won't regret it for a second. Best wishes. Otherwise you can wait on tmobile which is likely just going to frusterate you. Ive been with tmobile ten years and my only complaint is their update process.its always one excuse after another why we're not getting our update. So you do have options. You can root and run these things now or wait on tmobile. Its up to you. Best wishes. If your already rooted and just wondering when it will come out my guess is after a newer device is announced. Tmobile is awful when it comes to updates!
Surprisingly the moto x on Tmobile was the first to get the camera fix update. But I guess it's more a patch than an update.
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Sorry bro but I wouldn't hold my breath for any tmobile update. They always have some lame excuse like we're testing for months and months...good news is you can have 4.3 and apps to sd NOW if you root and install a custom rom. Look in the roms change log and it will tell you if its 4.3 and all other features it has. i have apps to sd now with my current rom. So if you don't want to wait for God knows how long you can get these things you want now by rooting. Also you can change back to stock and unroot if you like so its not a permanent thing. There are some wonderful how to root threads in tmobile android development section. Look in the forum for tmobile Samsung galaxy and find the development section where the roms are kept and you should find a how to guide.read read read and when your comfortable with the procedure proceed to root your device. You won't regret it for a second. Best wishes. Otherwise you can wait on tmobile which is likely just going to frusterate you. Ive been with tmobile ten years and my only complaint is their update process.its always one excuse after another why we're not getting our update. So you do have options. You can root and run these things now or wait on tmobile. Its up to you. Best wishes. If your already rooted and just wondering when it will come out my guess is after a newer device is announced. Tmobile is awful when it comes to updates!
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What ticks me off is that this slow update crap is one of the reasons I left Verizon, only to find out it's an issue with t mobile.
Right now I am seriously considering the Nexus 5. For now, thank God I am rooted.
Yes I understand. I went through this with my htc and it makes me furious. It is ALWAYS the same excuse. We're testing and it might take awhile. Its total bs. I honestly think its a marketing strategy of sorts to hold the update as long as possible until the latest and greatest comes out. Then we no longer even care about the update and want to move on..I just don't know why they are this way. I've been with tmobile ten years and I've seen this over and over. Always the same excuse.its really my only complaint about the company. They just won't give us our updates ever so small or large. Until we don't care anymore because we're moving on to something else anyway. Its ridicoulas. So many complain but it seems they turn a deaf ear to our pleas.i was hoping this device would be different and they would send out the update in a timely manner. But its looking like that's not the case. Very frustrating. ..
If you really want bleeding edge updates, check out what happened to the 2013 Nexus 7 and its updates: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2380866
It's bad enough when a tablet reboots randomly; I can't imagine a primary communication device like a smartphone doing the same... you know, like in the middle of a phone call.
I agree with realsis, don't count on T-Mobile. Right now you have 4.3 roms but they might not be perfect, I'm sure when Samsung releases the update with Touchwiz and everything, someone will figure out how to port the features to our S4. This seems like it's been repeated a million times, but latest updates can only come from 2 sources: XDA or directly from Google for Nexus devices.
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As soon as the internatinal i9505 galaxy s4 4.3 is realesed we will be able to install it becuase we run the same hardware so thats the good thing
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Sorry but this thread is funny and painful. We know tmobile employees are too dumb to rely on them for software
I'd honestly have a hard time believing that Samsung isn't going to be pushing the providers HARD to get the update out. They've got watches to sell...
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I'd honestly have a hard time believing that Samsung isn't going to be pushing the providers HARD to get the update out. They've got watches to sell...
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That's a good point, but i dont think the carriers care.
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Pray for the update in Oct 2014
Im sure not waiting till october 2014 for this update. hopefully I'll have jumped over to something else. By that time. .in the meantime I'm going to enjoy what we have available here on xda... tmobile ALWAYS uses the same excuse every update. "Oh were testing it" or " there was a issue with it" having been with tmobile ten years ive heard this over and over. Different device SAME story. This might sound odd but I think they hold their updates as a sort of marketing strategy. They will wait till something even greater is released by the time the updates comes out its so old it does not matter and we jump ship to the latest and greatest... think about it..if they gave our updates as they should be given we might actually be happy with our device therefore less likely to buy the latest and greatest new device... I dont know I can't help but think that they hold these updstes for their OWN reasons.. hopefully I'm wrong but ive seen this before....
Correct me if I'm wrong, the "WATCH " is only compatible with the Note 3 when it's released. I could seriously see T-Mobile waiting to see how many S4 owners are desperate enough to go out purchase the N3 just to get the watch before releasing the update.
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Correct me if I'm wrong, the "WATCH " is only compatible with the Note 3 when it's released. I could seriously see T-Mobile waiting to see how many S4 owners are desperate enough to go out purchase the N3 just to get the watch before releasing the update.
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No the watch will be compatible with the s3 s4 and note 2 IF they are updated by T-Mobile/Samsung to 4.3.
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They wouldn't do that as marketing strategy because the only people that care about updates are people that know a lot about the phone so if they continued to never update any phones customers would eventually go to other carriers that care about updates versus buying a new phone again that will never get updated
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Correct me if I'm wrong, the "WATCH " is only compatible with the Note 3 when it's released. I could seriously see T-Mobile waiting to see how many S4 owners are desperate enough to go out purchase the N3 just to get the watch before releasing the update.
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I still think Samsung is in a nice position (in regards to market-share) to push the telcos to release the update. Seems kind of silly anyway since Samsung are the ones creating the update. One leak to SamMobile would put the pressure back on T-Mobile. Samsung has a lot more to gain from watch sales with multiple compatible devices in the wild than they would hoping that people would upgrade to a N3 AND get the watch.
I'll probably still be running CM, but it'll be nice to have an official 4.3 release
I saw a thread somewhere on xda an hour ago about a leaked Sammy 4.3 for the i9500/i9505 trying to find it again to share the link.
Edit: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2465713
[GT-I9505][Leaked firmware] I9505XXUEMI8 (Android 4.3) - Open Europe (OXA) [01-10-13]
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jds3118 said:
I saw a thread somewhere on xda an hour ago about a leaked Sammy 4.3 for the i9500/i9505 trying to find it again to share the link.
Edit: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2465713
[GT-I9505][Leaked firmware] I9505XXUEMI8 (Android 4.3) - Open Europe (OXA) [01-10-13]
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I saw this and was wondering is there anything special one needs to do before flashing. Like should I wait for a CWM rom or can I just use the download as is?
Dustin.M650 said:
I saw this and was wondering is there anything special one needs to do before flashing. Like should I wait for a CWM rom or can I just use the download as is?
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Not sure haven't tried it yet lol but from reading the thread I believe if u flash without the new bl file it should work maybe a more experienced dev can work their magic for us. :thumbup:
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[Q] Official Kitkat update for sprint Galaxy Note 2

Hi, anybody knows anything about the release date for the official kitkat update for the note 2? thanks
Only in the UK
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jay2149 said:
Only in the UK
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But that leak it´s for N700 i believe, i have the L900 model
There is no news about US carrier note 2s
Kit Kat for Sprint Note 2 SPH-L900 should arrive in May sometime between 13th-20th. subject to change without notice.
it shouldn'tbe too long away..
The international version just got their update.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...nally-starts-receiving-update-to-android-4-4/
Nice! 4.4 Will extend the life of my phone by another 6 months!
youngm77 said:
Nice! 4.4 Will extend the life of my phone by another 6 months!
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Yeah until the 64bit power house water resistant oh so fine and sexy note 4 drops
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youngm77 said:
Nice! 4.4 Will extend the life of my phone by another 6 months!
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ProTip: 4.4.* has been available on Note 2 for 5 months
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Yeah until the 64bit power house water resistant oh so fine and sexy note 4 drops
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Screw that. I want a CDMA OnePlus device...Or hell I might just go TMo.
Screw Knox and the increasing DRM crap Samsung forces on consumers.
I love my note 2 but I think from now on ile just stick to nexus device. I bought this phone based on the screen size really. All I want is a stable kit Kat cm or cm based ROM which seems unlikely at this point.
I keep thinking is it too late to buy a nexus 5 or just wait for the n6.
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skye206 said:
I love my note 2 but I think from now on ile just stick to nexus device. I bought this phone based on the screen size really. All I want is a stable kit Kat cm or cm based ROM which seems unlikely at this point.
I keep thinking is it too late to buy a nexus 5 or just wait for the n6.
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I've been running Beanstalk 4.4 for a good month and change now. Only rebooted once with that one. All the other MK4 roms would reboot once or twice a day.
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I've been running Beanstalk 4.4 for a good month and change now. Only rebooted once with that one. All the other MK4 roms would reboot once or twice a day.
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I ran beanstalk 4.4 for about month also. I really like the ROM I don't really understand a lot of the settings but for the most part it ran smooth. I was hoping for a volume bug update but there hasn't been one. And battery life fluctuated.
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Skripka said:
ProTip: 4.4.* has been available on Note 2 for 5 months
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jyan_osu said:
I've been running Beanstalk 4.4 for a good month and change now. Only rebooted once with that one. All the other MK4 roms would reboot once or twice a day.
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Funny every time somebody wants info for an Official update release there is always somebody that has to chime in about how they already have a rooted custom rom with it like nobody knows.
Jed Dignazio said:
Funny every time somebody wants info for an Official update release there is always somebody that has to chime in about how they already have a rooted custom rom with it like nobody knows.
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This is a developers website. If I didn't see those something would be wrong.
I personally think if want official info. Go get it from Samsung or your carrier. Some one is just nice enough to share the info here.
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Jed Dignazio said:
Funny every time somebody wants info for an Official update release there is always somebody that has to chime in about how they already have a rooted custom rom with it like nobody knows.
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He asked about a stable KitKat cm based ROM as well, not an official update, hence my suggestion of beanstalk.
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gronimo21 said:
Yeah until the 64bit power house water resistant oh so fine and sexy note 4 drops
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Yeah I think I'm just going to hold on to my 2 until the 4 comes. I was itching to get a note 3 but I don't think I'm going to waste my time.
I'm thinking about getting a galaxy gear watch to play around with till I get a new phone
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Jed Dignazio said:
Funny every time somebody wants info for an Official update release there is always somebody that has to chime in about how they already have a rooted custom rom with it like nobody knows.
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It is a better longer term option for everyone...Especially given how Samsung has chosen to ignore their formerly flagship phone wrt updates. Further the much waited 4.4 update is probably the last if I had a=to bet.
sand1303 said:
Yeah I think I'm just going to hold on to my 2 until the 4 comes. I was itching to get a note 3 but I don't think I'm going to waste my time.
I'm thinking about getting a galaxy gear watch to play around with till I get a new phone
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Galaxy Gear only works, so far as I know, with unrooted stock (yuck) touchwiz ROMs on select devices of Samsung's arbitrary choice. You're better served both now and later with not spending the $200+USD on Samsung locked hardware.
I have seen users with smoothest claim gear works. Smoothest is a n3 stockish rooted ROM.
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It is a better longer term option for everyone...Especially given how Samsung has chosen to ignore their formerly flagship phone wrt updates. Further the much waited 4.4 update is probably the last if I had a=to bet.
Galaxy Gear only works, so far as I know, with unrooted stock (yuck) touchwiz ROMs on select devices of Samsung's arbitrary choice. You're better served both now and later with not spending the $200+USD on Samsung locked hardware.
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I don't mind running stock touchwiz. I actually recently unrooted and returned to stock 4.3 when I was planning on trying to sell my baby and I don't mind it one bit. I have never been a fan of aosp so staying stock isn't the end of the world for me
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sand1303 said:
I don't mind running stock touchwiz. I actually recently unrooted and returned to stock 4.3 when I was planning on trying to sell my baby and I don't mind it one bit. I have never been a fan of aosp so staying stock isn't the end of the world for me
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I didn't mind TW but I really got tired of waiting for Sammy to release a 4.4 update for us, and then having to wait on Sprint again... It's nice to be able to use KitKat on the Note 2

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