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[Q] The Note 3 release will make easy to port 4.3 to Note 2?

Well, the thread title says all.
I'm not a developer and don't know if will be easy or not.
I ask for the experts, it will be easy for we get Note2 updates from the Note 3 or it is a different hardware and cannot be used the software from it?
Thanks

No, the update isn't from anther model, it's from Samsung,I mean, if Samsung want give it for us, it will be very very quickly, but Samsung do not want, because if note 2 get 4.3 too quickly, some people well not to but the new one. All about marketing.
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The device it is the easiest to port from is the Note 8.0 I think. They are very similar. Almost identical.
Though its still hard..

why is mod locking up all Note 3 threads?

Because they don't have anything to do with the Note 2, what is also considered as "off-topic" in a section dedicated to the Note 2.
To OP. Why do you bother even think about this?! As soon as Note 3 comes out you'll get an update. These threads will get locked soon.

nitrous² said:
Because they don't have anything to do with the Note 2, what is also considered as "off-topic" in a section dedicated to the Note 2.
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Note 3 have nothing to do with Note 2? What?

Note 2 has several variants but none of their roms can be ported/flashed to either device..so Note3 rom will no way be ported to Note2
Also Note2 will get update after months of launching note3(because of their marketing policy-no need to explain)

nitrous² said:
Because they don't have anything to do with the Note 2, what is also considered as "off-topic" in a section dedicated to the Note 2.
To OP. Why do you bother even think about this?! As soon as Note 3 comes out you'll get an update. These threads will get locked soon.
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I think that my next phone will not be a Samsung. When i bought i choose it because Samsung said Note 2 was getting all the updates till Android 5.0, so i thought that they have good update policy (my previous phone was a motorola defy, and same thing there, no updates).
And about the "As soon as Note 3 comes out you'll get an update" citation, i think your wrong. Samsung is pushing everyone to buy a new device and not to make a good update policy for old devices

rafaelw said:
I think that my next phone will not be a Samsung. When i bought i choose it because Samsung said Note 2 was getting all the updates till Android 5.0, so i thought that they have good update policy (my previous phone was a motorola defy, and same thing there, no updates).
And about the "As soon as Note 3 comes out you'll get an update" citation, i think your wrong. Samsung is pushing everyone to buy a new device and not to make a good update policy for old devices
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Oh, c'mon. Of course they wan't you to buy their newest device!! That's business 101!! What do you complain about? For companies doing marketing?! And we don't even need to discuss wether the Note 2 will get future updates or not. Given that even the S2 will get (or got?) 4.2.2 (delivered with 2.3 and got updated to 2.3.6>4.0>4.0.4>4.1.1>4.1.2) that's 6 updates including 4.2.2!!! Evene if it'll be late, im pretty sure it'll come.

what's wrong with buying new phone? You're getting both a hardware and software update.

FinancialWar said:
what's wrong with buying new phone? You're getting both a hardware and software update.
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Yeah, consumption is always a good thing. Says Mr. "FinancialWar". Pun intended? :laugh::laugh:

When S4/S3/s2 ROM can be ported in galaxy s i9000 then why not note 3 ROM/features ported in note 2
ancient galaxy s i9000(s1) has more 4.3 custom ROMs than our note 2

Rajaasim1980 said:
When S4/S3/s2 ROM can be ported in galaxy s i9000 then why not note 3 ROM/features ported in note 2
ancient galaxy s i9000(s1) has more 4.3 custom ROMs than our note 2
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Kind of stupid comparison isn't it?
would you rather use i9000 with 4.3 rom or Note 2 with 4.1.1 rom??

FinancialWar said:
Kind of stupid comparison isn't it?
would you rather use i9000 with 4.3 rom or Note 2 with 4.1.1 rom??
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No, its not stupid comparison .
I am using boht of them
but you did not get the point. did you?
I was saying that when JB 4.3 can be ported in old galaxy s with limited hardware and RAM then we can expect 4.3 for our note 2

It's called software optimization. ..
Not easy. .
And the note 3 is getting new s pen features in 4.3. . So Samsung does not want to release those features to note 2 before note 3 is launched.. plain simple. .just got to wait .
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4.3+ Roms with Galaxy Gear Support

I am currently running cm11 on my m919 s4 (mdl). I love it. BUT. It does not support my galaxy gear smartwatch.
I have tried a couple 4.3 Roms, but all the data issues really suck. I just took my watch off and went with cm11.
Does anyone know of any kitkat roms that are in the works that may support the galaxy gear (touchwiz)?
How likely is it that CM will add Gear support?

Faktor4 said:
I am currently running cm11 on my m919 s4 (mdl). I love it. BUT. It does not support my galaxy gear smartwatch.
I have tried a couple 4.3 Roms, but all the data issues really suck. I just took my watch off and went with cm11.
Does anyone know of any kitkat roms that are in the works that may support the galaxy gear (touchwiz)?
How likely is it that CM will add Gear support?
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CM is not gonna support your Galaxy Gear. And chances are high that S4 will never see Kitkat, so far there is no 4.3 and no one know when its coming.

kolyan said:
CM is not gonna support your Galaxy Gear. And chances are high that S4 will never see Kitkat, so far there is no 4.3 and no one know when its coming.
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For my watch, it seems like I would have to wait until 4.3 official comes out and a custom ROM is based off of that, and doesnt have modem/network issues.
Without the watch, cm11 (kitkat) is pretty nice! It will hold me over until theres a good 4.3 ROM.... then I'm leaning towards the watch
Why wont CM support the gear?

Faktor4 said:
For my watch, it seems like I would have to wait until 4.3 official comes out and a custom ROM is based off of that, and doesnt have modem/network issues.
Without the watch, cm11 (kitkat) is pretty nice! It will hold me over until theres a good 4.3 ROM.... then I'm leaning towards the watch
Why wont CM support the gear?
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Probably closed source software
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worst upgrade 4.3...

damn.... this samsung 4.3 update......want a method urgent to revert back to 4.1.2....
Lost some of my favourite note 2 features...
1. No popup browser now...
2. No swiping finger to take screeen shot
3. Battery draining quickly than before....
4. laggy camera...even worse gallery app
5.. worst looking fonts....
all these could be beared if there were atleast few note 3 features.....if not air command than atleast new s note app.... story album....scrapbook and all.....
DIDNT UNDERSTAND WHY....BUT SAMSUNG DINT GIVE THESE IN THE UPGRADE BUT TOOK OUT SOME OF NOTE 2'S FEATURES....
damn.... i hating this........

tejatrue said:
damn.... this samsung 4.3 update......want a method urgent to revert back to 4.1.2....
Lost some of my favourite note 2 features...
1. No popup browser now...
2. No swiping finger to take screeen shot
3. Battery draining quickly than before....
4. laggy camera...even worse gallery app
5.. worst looking fonts....
all these could be beared if there were atleast few note 3 features.....if not air command than atleast new s note app.... story album....scrapbook and all.....
DIDNT UNDERSTAND WHY....BUT SAMSUNG DINT GIVE THESE IN THE UPGRADE BUT TOOK OUT SOME OF NOTE 2'S FEATURES....
damn.... i hating this........
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are you on stock 4.3 or custom rom?

is3ng said:
are you on stock 4.3 or custom rom?
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i m talking about the stock android 4.3 upgrade the note 2 got few days back.......

tejatrue said:
i m talking about the stock android 4.3 upgrade the note 2 got few days back.......
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The Indian MK4?

That's why we are in ditto note 3 rom and not in the stock rom
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tejatrue said:
damn.... this samsung 4.3 update......want a method urgent to revert back to 4.1.2....
Lost some of my favourite note 2 features...
1. No popup browser now...
2. No swiping finger to take screeen shot
3. Battery draining quickly than before....
4. laggy camera...even worse gallery app
5.. worst looking fonts....
all these could be beared if there were atleast few note 3 features.....if not air command than atleast new s note app.... story album....scrapbook and all.....
DIDNT UNDERSTAND WHY....BUT SAMSUNG DINT GIVE THESE IN THE UPGRADE BUT TOOK OUT SOME OF NOTE 2'S FEATURES....
damn.... i hating this........
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Don't take official update
And my advise, don't revert back if you have taken official update.
Sent from the corner of this rounded earth.

Indian rom is always the same....i expect better for european
Indian have anylother defect....send sms after first boot to indian service center to try register on their network
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you can flash deodexed mk4 base and then note3 packs various developes posting.. e.g Dr Ketan or Tamir, DN3 team etc.

thanks everybody for the advices....i m sure to be going custom.....

Best is to flash a custom ROM such as the Ditto Note3 or Dr Ketan's because with these not only you get the additional Note3 features but also you are Knox free!

RoshanD said:
Best is to flash a custom ROM such as the Ditto Note3 or Dr Ketan's because with these not only you get the additional Note3 features but also you are Knox free!
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agree :victory:

tejatrue said:
damn.... this samsung 4.3 update......want a method urgent to revert back to 4.1.2....
Lost some of my favourite note 2 features...
1. No popup browser now...
2. No swiping finger to take screeen shot
3. Battery draining quickly than before....
4. laggy camera...even worse gallery app
5.. worst looking fonts....
all these could be beared if there were atleast few note 3 features.....if not air command than atleast new s note app.... story album....scrapbook and all.....
DIDNT UNDERSTAND WHY....BUT SAMSUNG DINT GIVE THESE IN THE UPGRADE BUT TOOK OUT SOME OF NOTE 2'S FEATURES....
damn.... i hating this........
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yes it is

S5 vs Note 2 vs Note 3

Is there anything on the s5 or the note 3 that I cannot do on my note 2(rooted and on custom ROM off course) ?
I know that the infrared remote thing and the s health things dont wprk.
The camera is not THAT good but its good enough for normal use
The battery in Note2 is better than s5.(I'm not very sure though)
And off course the stylus..too useful for me
My sister is looking to buy a new phone. Note 2 is the cheapest of these.. Should we consider note 2 then ?

Hello ,
Yeah ofcourse , Note 3 and S5 are honestly very costly . If you buy a Note 2 and root it and install BlackTox Rom or DN3 Rom then it becomes an ultimate gadget . When I bought Note 2 it was the latest flagship . But as Samsung every year releases 2 flagships , Note 2 became old . Then these revolutionary ROMs were created by our respectful devs which gave a lifeline to my note 2 and I'm very satisfied with it . If your sister doesn't hesitate in buying Note 2 , then I would definitely recommend that you should go for Note 2 :thumbup::thumbup:
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I agree with what Aeyan said but one thing we should keep in mind Note II won't see the next big android release since Google will stop supporting it soon.Compared to Note 3 which will get 5.0 for sure. So if you do root your sister's phone and such the latest version she can be on will be 4.4.2 or 4.4.3.So Note 3 might be a better investment compared to Note II.

singhpratik87 said:
I agree with what Aeyan said but one thing we should keep in mind Note II won't see the next big android release since Google will stop supporting it soon.Compared to Note 3 which will get 5.0 for sure. So if you do root your sister's phone and such the latest version she can be on will be 4.4.2 or 4.4.3.So Note 3 might be a better investment compared to Note II.
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I agree..so arent the ports as good? I'm sorry I'm still a beginner
For eg: my old phone was an sk17i. I broke the screen on that one but on the dev page there's always a new 4.4 rom

raddums said:
I agree..so arent the ports as good? I'm sorry I'm still a beginner
For eg: my old phone was an sk17i. I broke the screen on that one but on the dev page there's always a new 4.4 rom
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The current ports are awesome but most of us have had our phones for around a year if not more.So most likely we'd upgrade to note 4 this fall.We've been happy with what the developers are offering but since it's a TW based ROM,samsung has to depend on supporting our phone and then samsung tweaks it to add their stuff and releases to us.If you would only want to flash AOSP rom on note II then I am sure AOSP/CM developers will support note II for atleast another year easily but with AOSP rom you lose the functionality of many Samsung features like S note and other Samsung related software.

note2 does not have gorilla glass AFAIK..

For software features, almost all note 2 can have.

aah thanks!! but I just cant decide if 43k for a note 3 is worth it..note 2 was 27k last yr when I bought it and its 28k now.. No fall in price

S4 Mini lollipop update

http://pic.youmobile.org/imgcdn/samsung_lol_eta_phones_list.jpg
What do you think how reliable is this source? According to this sheet we will get 5.0 in march to april.

Samsung has hell of a lot work to do. Because they have uncountable number of midrange devices. :laugh:
S4 Mini, S5 Mini, Galaxy A3, A5, A7, E5, E7, Grand 2, Note 3 Neo to name a few.
But certainly S4 mini and s5 mini will get in 2nd quarter of this year. :good: Once S6 is launched world wide.

http://www.androidsilverprogram.com/2014/07/List-Of-Smartphones-Getting-Android-L-update.html
At the bottom of the page is a list including the S4 Mini as well.
Although I still haven't received the 4.4.2 update in my region yet
Hoping for good things though :fingers-crossed:

Waiting........
Yup. Been checking every month this year and I haven't seen anything promised later than April. So it's crunch time! Really hoping it'll happen soon, I'm terribly annoyed by the limitation apps have writing to the sd card in any location other than their own folder. You all think that this will be different in lollipop?

i hope we get the 5.1 version straight, because 5.0 has issues

I hope this update.
Otherwise, i choose another manufacturer after years with Samsung.
I gave up the S5 Mini after realizing that has problems such as low-quality recordings (sounds captured with mic) compared the S4 Mini and the camera gets to be lower.
If this update happen I stand with Samsung and I will try a S6 Mini . Otherwise i give up Samsung.

ADR USR said:
I hope this update.
I gave up the S5 Mini after realizing that has problems such as low-quality recordings.
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S5 mini is a horrible device. No custom roms, no dev support because it has no source code, uses poor chipset and is priced like it is the best phone ever.
No wonder the price of that phone came down by 130$ in India within 20days of its launch.

http://www.techradar.com/news/phone...l-5-0-release-date-when-can-i-get-it--1257804
Other Samsung handsets may have to wait a little longer, although we'd expect that most high profile devices released in the last 18 months to 2 years will get the update, including the Galaxy S4 Mini and the Galaxy S5 Mini.

Let's hope the first release hasnt got all the issues the S4 firmware has/had.

Guys can anyone tell me if the stock lollipop , incase it exists, will have sdcard issues? Do i have to use sdfix or foldermount again??

sasank360 said:
Guys can anyone tell me if the stock lollipop , incase it exists, will have sdcard issues? Do i have to use sdfix or foldermount again??
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Just wait to be updated, the access it supposed to be back in 5.0 as it was in jb, but for now use sdfix and foldermout

I've Got question. Samsung Galaxy Ace 4 LPR get Android 5.0 lollipop?

Why do you ask in the S4 mini forum?

note 2 ?

onurcngzhn34 said:
note 2 ?
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Lol dude,wrong thread and phone

i think that samsung is cooking something for us, there's no new firmware in a while.
maybe they are working on lollipop ?

I buy for my mum s3 from korean , i head samsung rip s3 so this can not buil in lolipop

Will the galaxy core 2 get lollipop update guys from samsung or any developer?

TevinLugther said:
Will the galaxy core 2 get lollipop update guys from samsung or any developer?
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Why do you guys keep asking questions in other forums ??
This is S4 Mini forum and anything is s4 mini related. NO other devices.

Dont be mad for anything i was just asking i just love lollipop n m desparate over t put urself in people lyk us. M sorry if its disappointin u