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Android 4.1.2 released to AOSP

https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/android-building/2rkEoKMnhzU
Let the fun begin! Trying to find a changelog...

Oooooo
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now that´s nice ! it´s not even my birthday

I smell OTAs coming!

I knew it wouldn't take long before someone HAD to post this...Lol
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Future variants of
the grouper hardware will have a minor change in one of the components
(the power management chip) that will not be compatible with 4.1.1.
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What..........................

Mach3.2 said:
What..........................
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My guess is they did something to the power management chip to stop the screen flicker.

Mach3.2 said:
What..........................
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Most likely there is a new revision of the hardware with a new power management chip and it will have to run 4.1.2 or later.

oldblue910 said:
My guess is they did something to the power management chip to stop the screen flicker.
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I had some real bad flickering a few day back, maybe i'll send it in for RMA after the new grouper hardware comes out.

As others have said and JBQ confirmed 4.1.2 is a minor update on top of 4.1.1 the new revision of hardware deals exclusively with future revisions of the Nexus 7 (grouper), not maguro or toro (Samsung Galaxy Nexus) devices. Apparently these new revisions are shipping with a new power management chip that is completely incompatible with 4.1.1 as new driver/bootloader tweaks are necessary. https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/android-building/2rkEoKMnhzU

As per the update notification on the Nexus 7, Android 4.1.2 "improves performance and stability and fixes bugs." Not too helpful, but it's a start.

rrohanjs said:
As per the update notification on the Nexus 7, Android 4.1.2 "improves performance and stability and fixes bugs." Not too helpful, but it's a start.
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Are update notifications ever useful?
I smell a whole bunch of roms updating to this even though it does nothing for the gnex. Oh well...4.2 is coming so i'm happy.

aooga said:
Are update notifications ever useful?
I smell a whole bunch of roms updating to this even though it does nothing for the gnex. Oh well...4.2 is coming so i'm happy.
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The notification also says the stock launcher now supports supports landscape mode. Whether or not we see that on the GN is anyone's guess.

bozzykid said:
The notification also says the stock launcher now supports supports landscape mode. Whether or not we see that on the GN is anyone's guess.
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No we're not...landscape launchers on phones are really useless IMO.

Awesome
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aooga said:
Are update notifications ever useful?
I smell a whole bunch of roms updating to this even though it does nothing for the gnex. Oh well...4.2 is coming so i'm happy.
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I doubt that a 31 MB update just fixed the launcher rotation and Google waited 4 months after it was released to fix it. As stated I'm sure there are some bug fixes and other misc fixes.

not excited untill a complete changelog shows some awesome changes, but I won't expect too much of such a minor update. Anyways, updates are a good thing (most of the times)
edit: I was going to add that I hope the LG Nexus will bring some more changes with it's OS, but Android Police seems to know better :
It's also a good time to bring up the fact that the LG Nexus prototype that we saw yesterday was also running 4.1.2. Today's announcement seems to add further credibility to that story.
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I hope it bring some bug fixes for galaxy nexus too!
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miketoasty said:
I doubt that a 31 MB update just fixed the launcher rotation and Google waited 4 months after it was released to fix it. As stated I'm sure there are some bug fixes and other misc fixes.
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The update is required for the new Nexus 7 hardware since previous versions aren't compatible. So if they are shipping them soon, then they need to have a proper build. Also new drivers and a new bootloader is included.
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gubshi said:
not excited untill a complete changelog shows some awesome changes, but I won't expect too much of such a minor update. Anyways, updates are a good thing (most of the times)
edit: I was going to add that I hope the LG Nexus will bring some more changes with it's OS, but Android Police seems to know better :
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Since the device is most likely already in the manufacturing stage, it makes sense they would ship a stable build on it. Most likely Google employees are dogfooding a newer version however that will probably be available on launch day or soon after.

bozzykid said:
Since the device is most likely already in the manufacturing stage, it makes sense they would ship a stable build on it. Most likely Google employees are dogfooding a newer version however that will probably be available on launch day or soon after.
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Well, I guess you're right. But it has to be available on launch, what else is the purpose of a new nexus?

Jelly Bean 4.2 Seems Buggy: Worth the effort?

http://www.legitreviews.com/news/14538/
I can't post in developers section, but maybe someone can persuade Dman to focus on 4.1.2?
Just saying.

Not buggy. Why would Google release it if it is...
Plus GNex got it already, My GSIII will have it in a matter of days, GNex threads rated 5 stars...

Aquethys said:
Not buggy. Why would Google release it if it is...
Plus GNex got it already, My GSIII will have it in a matter of days, GNex threads rated 5 stars...
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I think OP might be referring to how something like December is missing in some stock apps.

Yeah, Google probably won't patch it or anything. Let's just write the whole thing off.
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Tyfighter said:
Yeah, Google probably won't patch it or anything. Let's just write the whole thing off.
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Ya who cares about December anyways, not like there is a major Holiday associated to it!
Not!!
I am positive Google will patch it, they already stated they were going to.

quoting KenEsq at provided link
4.2 has been a disaster here on our Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 7s. If there were any easy way to go back we would in a second. Google should be ashamed of releasing this mess.
1. We had more app crashes in the past three days then we had in the previous 6 months.
2. Battery life is about 75% of what it was on the Galaxy Nexus.
3. There's something wrong with the way the touchscreen on the GNexus is calibrated now. Touch an icon near the edge will initiate a page turn/slide rather than launch an app.
4. Numerous slowdowns, lagging.
5. Missing month of December.
6. Time on the GNex is bizarre. Other apps that also report time aren't in sync with the system time and that seems to be off a great deal.
7. The new lock screen on the Nex7 is a mess. It's slow/laggy. It can take multiple entries of the pin code for it to work and then you may be greeted with a black page. If you have one widget page selected (time) every power on will greet you with a partial view of the blank widget page.
8. Many apps including the Amazon Appstore (they patched it yesterday) lost their ability to have persistent login.
Should you not believe my reports head over to XDA you'll find a slew of additional information. Suffice it to say if you haven't "upgraded to 4.2" yet...DON'T!
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But whatever. Maybe it's all made up.
I love Android too, don't get me wrong.

Nobody is saying that its made up. We're saying that Google is working on the problem and a bugfix is in the works
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Tyfighter said:
Nobody is saying that its made up. We're saying that Google is working on the problem and a bugfix is in the works
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But this isn't just a "missing December", fixing everything should take some time, and for what? What’s so new and shiny about 4.2? I only heard of the photos combination thing, which is nice, but that’s it.
I didn't say it doesn´t have a fix, I was only wondering if it's worth waiting for it/solving it instead of focusing on a nice, complete 4.1, which is already half done.
@Aquethys
I was under the impression Dman had stopped developing his 4.1 ROM to focus on 4.2 (now I realize it’s for The Collective, not the Glide). Since it is not 100% clear whether he will continue working on 4.1 or start a new 4.2 project (for the Glide) when he finishes, I don´t think it is a total waste of time to exchange opinions on this subject beforehand (not that we were his bosses anyway, he may as well take some well-deserved holidays). We are tech guys, “counting our chickens before they hatch” is what we like the most
Ps: I’m not an expert, but the fixes you mentioned sounded more like bypassing rather than solving.

All the stuff mentioned above can be fixed.
1. Calendar. Use another apk.
2. Battery Life. Custom ROMs can take care of this. Lots of ways to manipulate this. Also, it's only been released to source in a matter of days. Give it a couple weeks. C'mon..
3. Calibration. Again, custom ROMs. Some even have calibration options.
4. Lag. Overclock, underclock.
I could go on and on...
This is really pointless arguing over whether or not we should build 4.2. It's like counting our chickens before they hatch.

MultiBoot?

Is there anyway to have like two roms installed for dual boot on this variant?

Have you checked the play store there's an app called I think boot manager, not sure if the phone is supported though.
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has there been any update on this old thread? i searched and have not seen anything?
I, personally, would love this feature.
I hate all the down time and uncertainty in testing out new roms.

sockaplaya14 said:
has there been any update on this old thread? i searched and have not seen anything?
I, personally, would love this feature.
I hate all the down time and uncertainty in testing out new roms.
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There was Boot Manager in the play store but it hasn't been updated since April of 2012. Says they've started working on a update (November 7th) don't know if its last year or this year though.

There has not yet been a kernel and recovery made for our variant to do this.
When/if this does happen, I don't advise using it as a test bed for Roms to be quite honest.
It may have a select number of Rom combinations it would even work with.
Definitely isn't gonna just work with them all in a 100% reliable nature, as the Rom would under normal installation.
But I do see this becoming a possibility in the not too far off future.
As for Boot Manager.....great concept, but I'd rather have my 15 bucks back.
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bluedegeon said:
There was Boot Manager in the play store but it hasn't been updated since April of 2012. Says they've started working on a update (November 7th) don't know if its last year or this year though.
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Ohh I didn't realize that a feature like that could be handled through an app, I assumed it would need lower level development outside the operating system. but I'm still new to this

santod040 said:
There has not yet been a kernel and recovery made for our variant to do this.
When/if this does happen, I don't advise using it as a test bed for Roms to be quite honest.
It may have a select number of Rom combinations it would even work with.
Definitely isn't gonna just work with them all in a 100% reliable nature, as the Rom would under normal installation.
But I do see this becoming a possibility in the not too far off future.
As for Boot Manager.....great concept, but I'd rather have my 15 bucks back.
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I would like a refund also lol I don;t remember paying $15 though, maybe I got it on sale

OTA Update 6/22/16

I am currently downloading the new set OTA. I saw someone else said it's just a security update, but the file I'm currently downloading is 1.6GB. Seem rather large for a security update?

Could you post the build number when you're all done?
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Was planning on it. It's taking forever to download though.
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Could you post the build number when you're all done?
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ATT Note 5 Software update
schultz915 said:
I am currently downloading the new set OTA. I saw someone else said it's just a security update, but the file I'm currently downloading is 1.6GB. Seem rather large for a security update?
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I am downloading that as well. it's been an hour and the download is 1/2 way done. No where in the news does ATT mention either SW update OR a security patch.. Hope I am not disappointed after this..

What's the build no.?

This is it. It's been confirmed on multiple sites. I have yet to download it. I'm still on PE5

If this is a 1.5gig security update I'll take my note to my att store and jam it directly up the sales reps ass!
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What sites confirm it's the update?

JGuinan007 said:
What sites confirm it's the update?
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None yet. But there's nothing else it could plausibly be. It's 1.4GB, the same size as our MM sideloads. Security updates have been under 100MB.

OK I see it on android central that wasn't there this morning around 8am they just posted it later.
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The whole thing gets on my nerves I like the Note series but really can't deal with update delays I think I'm going Nexus for my next phone.

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What's the build no.?
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PE6, someone just posted a screenshot on Android Central.

6.0.1 released in Oct 2015 Samsung released March 2016 (5 months later) AT&T released June 2016 (3 months later than Samsung and 8 months later than Google) and this is a Flagship device?

JGuinan007 said:
6.0.1 released in Oct 2015 Samsung released March 2016 (5 months later) AT&T released June 2016 (3 months later than Samsung and 8 months later than Google) and this is a Flagship device?
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The combination of an OEM known for being slow with updates (Samsung) and a carrier that's even worse, sad to say. A shame, really. The Note5 is an excellent phone all around. In truth AT&T is worse to deal with than the the the manufacturers themselves.

Time to go to Best Buy and have them push the update to my phone.
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1Zero3forlife said:
Time to go to Best Buy and have them push the update to my phone.
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Whoa there buddy? Where is this magical Best Buy that actually has someone there that knows something about technology? /s
Just follow the Step-By-Step guide and you could have had Marshmellow-2-slow a month ago.

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Whoa there buddy? Where is this magical Best Buy that actually has someone there that knows something about technology? /s
Just follow the Step-By-Step guide and you could have had Marshmellow-2-slow a month ago.
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Any Best Buy with a Samsung Experience in it will update your phone. Im on Cricket and on the Samsung Insights program, so no side loading. I just checked Smart Switch and it is not available today.
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Any Best Buy with a Samsung Experience in it will update your phone. Im on Cricket and on the Samsung Insights program, so no side loading. I just checked Smart Switch and it is not available today.
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Well that takes all the fun out of things in my opinion. You're gonna watch some knucklehead have at it like a drunk girl at a frat party. Half the fun is gaining the experience hacking away at an ADB shell and figuring things out on your own. Damn kids these days.... Get off my lawn.

so if we are on PE6 what is the point of updating?

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Well that takes all the fun out of things in my opinion. You're gonna watch some knucklehead have at it like a drunk girl at a frat party. Half the fun is gaining the experience hacking away at an ADB shell and figuring things out on your own. Damn kids these days.... Get off my lawn.
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You are not understanding, I would all day but my phone is a free phone, I cannot modify the phone being in the Insights program, I cannot side load the program. I have a Nexus 6 for real fun, this phone is just my meh phone compared to the Nexus 6.
Also, the guy I deal with at the Samsung Experience probably knows more about android phones than 95% of the users on here, he is an awesome dude. He actually helped me root my first free Note 3 from the Insights program and was able to keep Samsung from seeing it so I would not lose the phone. Samsung has got smart though with the program and can tell now.
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so if we are on PE6 what is the point of updating?
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If you're already on BPE6, there's nothing to update to. BPE6 is the build that's being offered OTA today to phones that are still on APE3.

September security patch rolling out

My Verizon Moto Z2 Force got the September security patch. Anyone else? Does anyone know if this includes a Blueborne fix?

jdrch said:
My Verizon Moto Z2 Force got the September security patch on Saturday. Anyone else? Does anyone know if this includes a Blueborne fix?
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It does include the Blueborne fix.

anyone on Tmo got that update?

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anyone on Tmo got that update?
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not yet, still on august 1, but i rooted and unlocked so not sure if it will push down to me
what bluetooth fix? whats the issue with bluetooth?

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what bluetooth fix? whats the issue with bluetooth?
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You're joking, right? Blueborne, man. Probably the worst Bluetooth security vulnerability in a while, if not ever. Basically every OS has had it patched across the board except - surprise! - Android.

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There's an official thread about that issue here: https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Moto-Z-Force/Moto-Z2-force-TMobile-not-updating/td-p/3833111 Are you rooted, unlocked, or anything like that?

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You're joking, right? Blueborne, man. Probably the worst Bluetooth security vulnerability in a while, if not ever. Basically every OS has had it patched across the board except - surprise! - Android.
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well no i wasnt joking but now i know, wow, just looked that up, thanks. yeah i really had no idea

Midnight_Rider said:
well no i wasnt joking but now i know, wow, just looked that up, thanks. yeah i really had no idea
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All good, buddy. I only recently - as in, since the start of this year - started seriously following Android (lack of) security. It's pretty scary once you start keeping up with it. Basically the entire Android ecosystem is where Windows was pre-XP SP2.

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All good, buddy. I only recently - as in, since the start of this year - started seriously following Android (lack of) security. It's pretty scary once you start keeping up with it. Basically the entire Android ecosystem is where Windows was pre-XP SP2.
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no worries! yep, all good. i used to do source builds for my nexus 5, but sold that 2 years ago for an LG G4, that i traded in on my Z2F so i've been kinda out of the loop so to speak in following android myself. hoping that will change with this phone. kernel source is out, should only be a matter of time for twrp
but back on topic, im wondering if i will get the update since ive unlocked. i took the august patch before did it, so guess we will see

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There's an official thread about that issue here: https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Moto-Z-Force/Moto-Z2-force-TMobile-not-updating/td-p/3833111 Are you rooted, unlocked, or anything like that?
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i'm a part of that thread as Mike-Mike

Yeah I'm the creator of the thread. Sure day was the first day it wasn't being sent. A user on our team used my flash all and got the update last Saturday and it's odd TMobile hasn't came out with a full stock updated rom like other carriers have.