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[Q] No custom ROMS on ZL????

hey guys!!!
i am keen to get a ZL soon.. and hell yes i prefer the ZL over s4 or HTC One.. but i just checked out the forum & noticed that not major development has taken place yet.. be it custom ROMs or MODs.. wherein Z's forum is full of it.. that puts me one step back.. will ZL get less development than Z??? I would really want to stick with a phone which happens to be modded & developed... Its strange to know that ROMS for Z & ZL would be different as both of them are practically the same phone apart from the outer curvature & 2-3 tiny features... any takers to explain this to me??
Also battery life means a lot to me.. wanna know from the users as to how is the battery performing.. I am on HTC OneX at the moment & the only think i dont like about this phone is the battery life... need ur input guys!!! pls help!!

The ZL hasn't been made available globally as the Z did, so give it some time for it to pick up in popularity. The Z had an entire month head start on the market, and the ZL was only available two weeks ago.

Would some devs care to chip in as to whether developing for the ZL is any different than developing for the Z?

AW: [Q] No custom ROMS on ZL????
I think most dev will code for Z, because that is the advertised flagship. Nevertheless I hope that Mods and Roms can easily be ported from Z to ZL.
There is a first Cyanogen Port, although the ZL isn't released yet in many parts of the world. Samsung maybe won't get it years after release.
And you don't need 238 different ROMs, you just need one that fits!

If someone would help get me started I'd make a Rom for the ZL. I made a stripped down and buildprop changes Rom on the Samsung mesmerise which is the cdma version of the galaxy s back in early 2011. But I'm not sure where to start now :/
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I'll release XZL Revolution Rom for you guys soon just let me know who is interested in my rom
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krabappel2548 said:
I'll release XZL Revolution Rom for you guys soon just let me know who is interested in my rom
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I'm in. The only thing that really needed on ZL is voltage control because the phone gets quite warm during prolonged operation. I don't like it. I see DooMLorD making custom kernel for the Z and I hope he will make one for ZL as well. But since he is busy with life that may take some time...

krabappel2548 said:
I'll release XZL Revolution Rom for you guys soon just let me know who is interested in my rom
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Wuhooo!!!! Am in!!!

krabappel2548 said:
I'll release XZL Revolution Rom for you guys soon just let me know who is interested in my rom
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Me also there waiting.....

drlalitbida said:
Me also there waiting.....
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Ok, expect a release before the weekend
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krabappel2548 said:
Ok, expect a release before the weekend
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Finally wait is going to get over
seeing so many Roms for xz but nothing for zl
eagerly waiting

AW: [Q] No custom ROMS on ZL????
So what's wrong with sony stock? Performance? Functionality missing? Or just flash-addicted...?

sturmtruppler said:
So what's wrong with sony stock? Performance? Functionality missing? Or just flash-addicted...?
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There is nothing wrong with stock ROM. Only thing is we need more customisation like voltage control and such. Stock Xperia Launcher suffers from lags from time to time. I just use stock 4.2 Jelly Bean launcher and works much better than Xperia Launcher in terms of smoothness and responsiveness

sturmtruppler said:
So what's wrong with sony stock? Performance? Functionality missing? Or just flash-addicted...?
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Basically flash addicted
one more thing is customization like
status toggle bar options
black theme especially navigation bar
small on screen buttons which is really annoying as accual screen size is less than 4.8 or something
camera tweaks etc etc...

krabappel2548 said:
Ok, expect a release before the weekend
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Thanks looking forward to it...

krabappel2548 said:
Ok, expect a release before the weekend
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any chances of releasing ccustom rom .......

drlalitbida said:
any chances of releasing ccustom rom .......
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Why don't you give CM or AOKP a go? I know the camera is non functional as of now, but asking the dev again and again is not going to get you anything. He has his personal life to take care of too.

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any chances of releasing ccustom rom .......
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I have 2 weeks off from now so I have time to work on it
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looking forward for some development.....
people r releasing roms for s4 which is no where in picture for atleast next 25 days
and this phone which was released almost 1 month ago doesn't hav a single custom rom
r developers not interested inthis phone or something else.
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I have 2 weeks off from now so I have time to work on it
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thanks krabappel2548 waiting since a long time

drlalitbida said:
people r releasing roms for s4 which is no where in picture for atleast next 25 days
and this phone which was released almost 1 month ago doesn't hav a single custom rom
r developers not interested inthis phone or something else.
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Yup, and more annoyingly this is the sister of the popular Xperia Z, and not even a single custom kernel is available

[Q]2nd-Gen Nexus 7 Question..

Hello Ladies & Gentlemen,
Question: I'm strongly leaning towards picking up this 2nd-Gen Nexus 7 next week.. ( I have never owned the 1st-Gen ) and I know the 2nd-Gen is shipping with Android 4.3.. Since this is still Asus with upgraded internals, Will these 4.2.2 ROMS run on the 2nd-Gen? I know it's only a matter of time before 4.3 is ripped apart and reborn as Custom ROMS but I was curious if anyone thinks 4.2.2 would boot..
Thanks for any answers anyone can provide.. :good:

If these said ROMs were ported then maybe. Although I doubt it because 4.3 is better in pretty much every way so what's the point. 4.2.2 software made for the Tegra Nexus 7 won't boot on the newer architecture in the 2nd gen model (Snapdragon S4 CPU).
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RaiderWill said:
I was curious if anyone thinks 4.2.2 would boot..
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I think not. Wait for custom roms for the 7² to appear, which they will pretty soon I guess.
But you should definitely go for the new N7, it looks so much sweeter than the 1st gen...

direct ROM flashes Wont work, but if someone ported it over, I dont see why not. but that would probably take just as much time as it would to merge the features to 4.3 so no one will do it.

turdbogls said:
direct ROM flashes Wont work, but if someone ported it over, I dont see why not. but that would probably take just as much time as it would to merge the features to 4.3 so no one will do it.
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Thanks Everyone,
I can wait for the ROMS to arrive.. I just pulled the trigger on a 16 Gb from Walmart today.. It has enough out of the box to keep me going for now..

Now 4.3 is already old. Discussion about 4.4

As we can see, Many manufacturers like Samsung, HTC have already updated their flagship with 4.3 which is we are yet to receive. HTC already announced 4.4 will be available in 90 days that's by Jan end. Can we expect it any sooner
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coolrevi said:
As we can see, Many manufacturers like Samsung, HTC have already updated their flagship with 4.3 which is we are yet to receive. HTC already announced 4.4 will be available in 90 days that's by Jan end. Can we expect it any sooner
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4.4? Hardly likely. There'll be a 4.3, I'm sure, but I don't believe there's going to be a 4.4. The Z1 and, possibly, the Z Ultra, being the latest flagships, I feel, would be the only candidates for it.

MarcSinger said:
4.4? Hardly likely. There'll be a 4.3, I'm sure, but I don't believe there's going to be a 4.4. The Z1 and, possibly, the Z Ultra, being the latest flagships, I feel, would be the only candidates for it.
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From 4.2 to 4.3 officially there is no difference except for smoothness, and richer use gpu. As far as 4.4, wise battery usage, full screen mode in apps, richer gpu, better integration of hangout, well memory management. I don think Sony would give up on their phones in just 8 months.
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Sony said xperia z1,z ultra and z will get 4.4. If xperia z can have it , zl should get it.
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ijaz90 said:
Sony said xperia z1,z ultra and z will get 4.4. If xperia z can have it , zl should get it.
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All z series will get it, if that's the case.. We have noticed many times that zl gets updates before z
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coolrevi said:
As we can see, Many manufacturers like Samsung, HTC have already updated their flagship with 4.3 which is we are yet to receive. HTC already announced 4.4 will be available in 90 days that's by Jan end. Can we expect it any sooner
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Hi.
This may help people understand why the updates take so long:
www.developer.sonymobile.com/2013/0...-process-and-its-improvements-for-android-4-3
Btw, does the ZL still gets warm easily, like from 23°C to 44° C (73 F / 111 F), while playing games (NFS MW, or other "heavy tasks") on 4.2.2? (Mine is running 4.1.2)
It's quite annoying :/ I've heard the Media Server battery leak has been corrected, at least. Heard nothing about the warming problem.
I'm quite sure 4.4 will be available for the Z series. Isn't it supposed to be optimized to support even 512MB RAM devices?
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Sw33t_Lov3r said:
Hi.
This may help people understand why the updates take so long:
www.developer.sonymobile.com/2013/0...-process-and-its-improvements-for-android-4-3
Btw, does the ZL still gets warm easily, like from 23°C to 44° C (73 F / 111 F), while playing games (NFS MW, or other "heavy tasks") on 4.2.2? (Mine is running 4.1.2)
It's quite annoying :/ I've heard the Media Server battery leak has been corrected, at least. Heard nothing about the warming problem.
I'm quite sure 4.4 will be available for the Z series. Isn't it supposed to be optimized to support even 512MB RAM devices?
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Yea I quite aware of the process dude. Yea phone really gets hot.. As we can see recently Xperia l treated with 4.2.2 with some advanced features I'm quite sure that zl will get update. The topic is about how far Sony can do it. Past experience update will be received but with bugs. We can see that with Xperia s and t
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coolrevi said:
Yea I quite aware of the process dude. Yea phone really gets hot.. As we can see recently Xperia l treated with 4.2.2 with some advanced features I'm quite sure that zl will get update. The topic is about how far Sony can do it. Past experience update will be received but with bugs. We can see that with Xperia s and t
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Thanks for your reply. Can you specify if your ZL really getting hot is on 4.2.2? Have you tried any 4.3 based ROM?
Is there any? I'm about to update from 4.1.2 and I'm wondering if this warming issue is still there :/
Seems like the waiting is too long for some. Ha.
4.4 will be here for the ZL as Sony wants to get its goal to be the third biggest smartphone maker, if it wants it,
it needs to support its devices.
But, can we just have a bug-free Jelly Bean mean while? Dang. Any custom 4.2.2 ROM?
The new features of Kit Kat are really appealing, several of them, actually n.n
http://developer.android.com/about/versions/kitkat.html
- L.

Sw33t_Lov3r said:
Thanks for your reply. Can you specify if your ZL really getting hot is on 4.2.2? Have you tried any 4.3 based ROM?
Is there any? I'm about to update from 4.1.2 and I'm wondering if this warming issue is still there :/
Seems like the waiting is too long for some. Ha.
4.4 will be here for the ZL as Sony wants to get its goal to be the third biggest smartphone maker, if it wants it,
it needs to support its devices.
But, can we just have a bug-free Jelly Bean mean while? Dang. Any custom 4.2.2 ROM?
The new features of Kit Kat are really appealing, several of them, actually n.n
http://developer.android.com/about/versions/kitkat.html
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4.2.2 stock rom is not bad except that heating issue. Update is really improved performance. and for 4.3 you can try cm Rom for which you have to unlock bootloader. So I have not tried any. As per recent tweets 4.3 and 4.4 news will out this week. I don see any problem updating to 4.2.2. If you don't like it you can flash back previous Rom.
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coolrevi said:
4.2.2 stock rom is not bad except that heating issue. Update is really improved performance. and for 4.3 you can try cm Rom for which you have to unlock bootloader. So I have not tried any. As per recent tweets 4.3 and 4.4 news will out this week. I don see any problem updating to 4.2.2. If you don't like it you can flash back previous Rom.
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Thanks! I'll update to 4.2.2 in some hours... It's 4:15 AM here in Peru n.n How bad the heating issue is still present.
I may try a 4.3 ROM so I can see if it's fixed :/ It's possible to relock the bootloader. Don't want to try?
Yeah, some more days and well have news about 4.3 and 4.4. I hope Sony gives us dates for the oficial 4.3 updates and
positive news for us about 4.4. I've never been the updates fan, my Xperia Pro never got to ICS... It's running so nicely with GB til now.
But 4.4 does have several interesting improvements. Maybe I can update it to 4.4!
Does anyone know what does it take for a device to be suitable for 4.4 update?
As there has been words about 4.4 for older devices.
Maybe it's too son to ask n.n
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coolrevi said:
4.2.2 stock rom is not bad except that heating issue. Update is really improved performance. and for 4.3 you can try cm Rom for which you have to unlock bootloader. So I have not tried any. As per recent tweets 4.3 and 4.4 news will out this week. I don see any problem updating to 4.2.2. If you don't like it you can flash back previous Rom.
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What heat issue? 44c is pretty normal...
You're running a game on 1920x1080 without any active cooling in a closed device.
Heck the next gen consoles can't even run 1920x1080 on their platform.

DoubleYouPee said:
What heat issue? 44c is pretty normal...
You're running a game on 1920x1080 without any active cooling in a closed device.
Heck the next gen consoles can't even run 1920x1080 on their platform.
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With all due respect I didn't have that problem in 244 that's the reason why I mentioned about it.
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DoubleYouPee said:
What heat issue? 44c is pretty normal...
You're running a game on 1920x1080 without any active cooling in a closed device.
Heck the next gen consoles can't even run 1920x1080 on their platform.
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It's an issue because not ALL (not even many) other smartphones like this one (full HD, no active cooling) have this heating problem.
Does the Galaxy S4 heats like this? Does the Xperia Z1, maybe?
I know the processor and GPU are working and are making use of energy thus some heat is normal,
but that the device goes from iddle 23° C to 37 and 44° C after not 20 minutes of playing is definitely an issue.
It even gets warm when browsing (Dolphin). This is annoying. Other than that, the device is excelent.
My Razr i only rarely used to get this hot! Actually, I can remember only 2 times when it got to 44° C
and I think it was because of a bug caused by Fuit Ninja, cause in 5 months of playing and using it dialy it never got hot
like the ZL on 4.1.2 and the latest 2.67 build. (As said coolrevi).
I used to use the Razr i proportionally the same as I use the ZL. So, no, it definitely something to look into. I hope official 4.3
and later 4.4 have this problem solved. Or, I don't know, maybe I have a defective unit!
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With all due respect I didn't have that problem in 244 that's the reason why I mentioned about it.
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Hey! So the build right before 244 didn't have this heating issue?
I think I can flash that one? Do you remeber which number was?
Thanks!
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Sw33t_Lov3r said:
It's an issue because not ALL (not even many) other smartphones like this one (full HD, no active cooling) have this heating problem.
Hey! So the build right before 244 didn't have this heating issue?
I think I can flash that one? Do you remeber which number was?
Thanks!
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I would just suggest you to flash the latest one. .67 coz many people have told that it has solved many bugs including heating issue (except me)

coolrevi said:
I would just suggest you to flash the latest one. .67 coz many people have told that it has solved many bugs including heating issue (except me)
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Thanks for your reply!
Although I'm more a fan of stock/official ROMs, I'm about to flash this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2228436
[ROM][ZL][JB 4.2.2][PA3.60][AOKP-MR1][CM10.1]P.A.C True All in 1 ROM
You must know it. It combines cm10.1, AOKP and AOSPA.
I'm going to try it as I read it's stable and good enough!
Originally Posted by murcielargo on 6th August 2013
Hello guys .. just wanted to ask if this rom is stable and can be used in a daily basis without any problems and does
the camera button and ir remote control work ?... and also does this rom support apps to sd ?.. i really like pacman rom
used to have it on my old hd2 so i wanted to flash it on my xperia zl... since the stock rom dosnt let me transfer
apps to sd and my internal memory is full and my phone is kinda unresponsive and that is the main reason i want to flash
a custom rom and my first choice is pacman.. so if any one could answer these questiosn it would be a real big help... thanx in advance
Reply: Been using this as my daily driver since the day I bought my phone. Works exactly as you would expect.
IR doesn't work on any custom rom so far and you'd have to use something like titanium backup to move apps to SD.
The camera button works just fine. All in all flash with confidence.
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It looks interesting too. Had you seen that ROM?
After that if I don't like it I'm going to get the latest official ROM n.n
Thanks for your help! I hope it doesn't turn out we have defective units! Ha
4.4 version will be interesting too, as I'm quite sure Sony will release it for us ZL users.
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Ofcourse Sony will release it for all Z series.
And 1 more think if.sony could possibly integrate is ability to move the app to SD.??
Because sammy s3 got it in 4.3
Atleast sony could in 4.4...??
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I just saw a 4.4 aosp port for the xperia z, is there a chance we can have it, can anybody port it for the zl.
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Sony has now announced what devices will ger 4.4 kitkat
And, to Kit Kat 4.4
We’re also happy to tell you about the first raft of Xperia products that we’ll make Android 4.4 Kit Kat available for – they are: Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia Tablet Z, Xperia Z Ultra and Xperia Z1*.
On that, please stay tuned to the social newsroom and @SonyMobileNews, where we’ll update you with specific info on product upgrade timings & software features as things progress.
If you have any questions or comments, feel free to drop them below.
*Software rollouts are a phased process – timings & availability may vary by market / carrier
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original location: http://blogs.sonymobile.com/2013/11/07/on-jelly-bean-4-3-kit-kat-4-4/

unmaskedfalesh said:
Ofcourse Sony will release it for all Z series.
And 1 more think if.sony could possibly integrate is ability to move the app to SD.??
Because sammy s3 got it in 4.3
Atleast sony could in 4.4...??
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Have you tried DIRECTORY BIND in your ZL?
I don't have an SD card in the moment so I can't test, anyone
knows if Directory Bind works for the ZL in 4.1 or 4.2? Mine is running stock 4.2.
Let's go to the Sony Twitter acc and news room to ask for this feature in 4.3 and 4.4!
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Pd: Looks like battery is draining in no more than 10 hours of moderate to constant
usage, no gaming, all staminas on and screen brightness at 15%.
Is this normal for 4.2 in the ZL or should I perform a factory reset
cause I didn't do it when I flashed stock 4.2 on my carrier's 4.1... Sorry for the of topic. I'm on the go!

[Q] Can the G4 run KitKat?

Q1- Are ARMv8 / 64-bit CPUs backward compatible with KitKat?
Q2- Is there a deodexed debloated ROM I can flashed on G4 (ARM / 64)?
Some critical apps on my HTC M8 don't run well, if at all, on the G4.
G4's display and camera are far superior to M8's. The M8 running Viper, is otherwise close to perfection.
None the less, G4 now redefines convergance of a computer (with Slimport & HD desk monitor), a fine compact camera and a phone all rolled in one, ..in your pocket. It's only held back by Lollipop.
A recognised member told me "there are countless ASOP ROMs for the G4". Wouldn't elaborate.
Where can I get one please?
Your advice will be much appreciated.

Nope
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Countless = none.
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That's what I thought, but the guy who told me is a very active contributor, helpful and knowledgeable.
Thank you for your reply.

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Brief and to the point. Thank you for your reply.

Is there a Marshmallow upgrade for this device?

Yet?

Neo3D said:
Yet?
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Only custom rom. Check under 'Android development '.

we're supposed to be getting it

Wish this note can received note5' snote & spen ability like note 4 have right now....
Really like note 5 ' spen ability... its very usefull.
Anyone can made it on custom rom? Thx
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s2mishappy said:
Wish this note can received note5' snote & spen ability like note 4 have right now....
Really like note 5 ' spen ability... its very usefull.
Anyone can made it on custom rom? Thx
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@ Neo: I doubt. We were lucky that we received 5.1.1 at all. It also took a veeeeery long time. So I doubt.
@ S2: P3ople can only port such features if there is a next generation of said device. Currently this tablet has no successor, so there is no 'source' where people could go to copy the changes/features.

Some features can be ported over from n5. The main issue is there isn't any devs left for this device or at least not p600. Sadly the dev for this device is dead.
What goes for mm I doubt Sammy is gonna work to much on this device other then just updating existing lollipop .
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Yeah, we're luck we got Lollipop. No way Samsung is going to put the time in to Marshmallow for us.