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Vonn over at Android Community Forums just posted that they got an email from HTC Customer Care saying that there will be an update in the very near future.
Full post from Vonn:
Lots of people will probably be interested in this. It was mailed to me today from HTC Customer Care and comes from HTC Head Office.
"HTC is actively working on a software update that will make your experience on your Hero device better. A partial software update is ready in 10 days and a major release will be available in mid September containing local language support.. Please check our website from time to time and update your device when the software is available"
Customer Care don't know exactly what will be contained in the update though so keep an eye on the site.
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Cool.
Lets hope the telco's have betas and are testing to allow for us branded Hero users to take advantage of this.
Normally branded phones have their own software, at least my htc diamond did. The website didn't accept my serial code, instead I had to go to the vodafone site to download the official vodafone rom.
Flashing it to a manufacturer rom (for example normal htc-rom) would screw up my warranty through vodafone (but I heard you would get warranty through htc)
So don't just flash, read before you do that
Stafflover said:
Normally branded phones have their own software, at least my htc diamond did. The website didn't accept my serial code, instead I had to go to the vodafone site to download the official vodafone rom.
Flashing it to a manufacturer rom (for example normal htc-rom) would screw up my warranty through vodafone (but I heard you would get warranty through htc)
So don't just flash, read before you do that
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That's good advice. Be warned, people!
Assuming you still had access, you could just flash it back, no?
Excellent news
Makes a change for HTC normally they wait for the guys on this forum to release updates for them. They must be keen to make sure they get the android market share.
Brilliant!
Excellent!!!
Great!
Can someone enlighten me as to how these updates (especially the "major" update in September) work? Do we completely reflash the entire rom? Will this erase our settings, personal data such as smses and downloaded apps? And will it bring the phone back to being unrooted?
Thanks
It will almost certainly wipe your phone but thanks to the fact that so much is stored on Google's servers and the SD card, I didn't find wiping my Hero was actually too bad. Certainly I was up and running again with far less hassle than my Touch Pro...
It will be interesting to see what improvements HTC can put together and what user issues they resolve with it.
Well, I certainly hope this is the case but the guy I spoke with today at HTC customer service in Sweden gave me quite the opposite impression. He told me no major fw-updates were planned, only minor fixes but no dates were set.
Hopefully, he's not up to speed
he's not, my email from HTC came this evening saying 10 days first, September second, i asked because i hope firmware update will take care of the led issue
Good just in time for the US release. Can't wait to hear what they manage to do.
Aridon said:
Good just in time for the US release. Can't wait to hear what they manage to do.
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So that's why they are doing a firmware update for the US market. Couldn't understand why they were so keen yo get an update out.
suisen said:
he's not, my email from HTC came this evening saying 10 days first, September second, i asked because i hope firmware update will take care of the led issue
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re the leds that will be interesting as my hero has been sent back to HTC for this very reason. When i spoke to customer support they said there was no record of the led issue being reported
Not having LED issues here so I hope the update addresses the UI lag with some performance enhancements.
To be honest, I'm hopeful but not optimistic. Heard all the 'new release in ten days' bollocks from HTC when I had the absolute disaster that was my Kaiser, and never got anything from them then. I hope they've changed...
The Doctor said:
It will almost certainly wipe your phone but thanks to the fact that so much is stored on Google's servers and the SD card, I didn't find wiping my Hero was actually too bad. Certainly I was up and running again with far less hassle than my Touch Pro...
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Not necessarily. If you're moving from one major build to another, e.g. T-Mobile US to T-Mobile UK ROM, or T-Mobile to Rogers ROM, then yes, you will probably need to wipe. My experience with the 'official' ROMs is that they never require a wipe and are designed to be so.
I never intended to be a retail beta tester for SE, but I had to go an lose my X1 a couple of weeks ago while on holiday in Malaysia. Going shopping in Singapore, I was tossing up between the Touch HD2 or the Nokia N900 if I could find it, but lo and behold there was the X2 and in stock everywhere. And so:
The Good
*The screen seems crisper than the X1, but the glossier coating may have something to do with that. Still not much chop in sunlight, though.
*Much quicker to respond changing to landscape, including when switching to keyboard.
*I prefer the look of the new design - much less boxy.
*Panels screen much quicker and slicker.
*Camera better in pretty much every way.
*Nice haptics.
The Bad
*It'd be nice if they didn't release it with a pre-alpha ROM. I'm getting de javu to the X1's R1A with sluggish response, GUI glitches, disappearing SD card and freezing up several times a day.
*The touch screen is ridiculously insensitive to finger use. You need to use the stylus or your fingernail for any sort of accuracy. I haven't yet tried to use the sensitivity hack from the X1.
*I used the hardware cursor keys on the X1 as I found the optical joystick too inaccurate. Too bad they've gone now.
*And been stuck on the keyboard replacing keys I used a heap of like the question mark, apostrophe and particularly the OK button.
*Both Media Player and the one in SlideView (which is presumably essentially a skin for WMP) are broken. They have trouble sticking to my MP3s on the SD card and keep going back to the demo files on the main storage. They also have a fun habit of not playing the next track once one has finished.
*Speaking of main storage, it only comes with about 50Mb free. Way to load us up with bloatware, Sony.
Once you get past the nice shiny looking new panels and down to the Today screen, this is just WM 6.1 with a new start menu. Hopefully, the majority of my gripes, and those of others, will be fixed in (near) future ROM releases.
Until then, I want my X1 back!
i found my X2 the other way around. very responsive to finger presses but very unresponsive to the stylus! i prefer to use the stylus and i have to hold it on the screen for much longer than id like to get it to do anything.
i never use the built in media players on phones as ive yet to see one that has features of a decent standalone program. but from what i can see the X2 media player seems adequate but basic. i installed my Pocketplayer 4 that i had on my x1. one of the best you can get.
my main storage had over 100mb free when i got it... ive installed a few programs on it since i got then and i still have 60mb free, maybe check your installed programs and ditch anything you dont need. you must have stuff on yours thats not from sony.
few gripes i have
why switch to microusb??? so annoying. all my accessories are useless. now ive got to buy new carchargers, spare usb cable etc... oh wait thats probably why! lol
the notification leds dont seem to stay on after recieving a message like the X1 does. not sure if its a bug or an option ive not selected properly.
veeeeery slow at installing cabs. took me 15mins to install pocketplayer. that cant be right.
i would of liked the cursor keys around the optical joystick as before, i used to use them more aswell. but im sure i can adapt.
i agree with the good points, side by side the X2 is much more stylish than the x1. the videos and pictures online really dont do it justice. i like the style of my x1 but you can see sonys influence in the x2 and personally i think its one of the best looking phones out at the moment. The dialer, contacts and messaging all look much better than the x1. i dont know if thats wm6.5 or sony though.
i find it strange that its sluggish and slow at some simple things, yet in other aspects its much much faster than the x1. overall its an improvement and at the moment im happy to stick with the x2. i would say that the X2 is much better as a phone. one thing i noticed when i upgraded from the p1i to the x1 was the x1 seemed to be a pocketpc with a phone tacked on as an afterthought. fingers crossed sony can smooth out the bugs in a (hopefully very soon) firmware release.
@anothadave
1. Micro USB is a must - an international agreement regarding unifying standards.
Micro USB was chosen as a standard for all devices, so actually SE has no decision here....
2. Contacts and messaging is standard 6.5 look however I assume there is also contact app/look in Panels, like on X1 in Media Panel....
Dialer and CommManager is SE.
yeh i assumed that most of the new look is down to the wm6.5 its certainly leagues ahead of the X1.
i did hear about the agreement to use the same connector. so fair enough.
the EUs reasoning behind it is that it will mean less chargers being manufactured because they can all use the same charger. not sure this completely makes sense since a high power phone like the X1 or X2 has a 1500mah battery so will require a much more powerful charger than a phone with only a 500mah battery! otherwise it will take hours to charge it up. i dont think theyve really thought that one out. lol. my x2 charger is 700ma, thats twice as powerful as my old nokia one.
its only cost me £1.60 for a spare micro usb lead and £2 for a new carcharger so thats not too bad, so maybe theres an advantage to a universal standard after all
anothadave: I have the same LED notification problems with SMS too, its as though the phone doesn't wake up when an SMS is recieved, it waits until you wake it up, or a call comes through. I think its a software fault, but whether it will ever get updated / fixed is anyones guess. I emailed SE in the UK to just be told "the Xperia X2 is not available or supported in the UK therefore we recommend you contact your supplier" very helpful i'm sure you'll agree
i don't have an x2, but i stumbled across this reg-setting over at the hd2-forum. since these are winmo-reg-keys, it might work for you guys too? worth a try.
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24. Enable LED Notification Setting in Sound and Notifications
If you want your LED to flash when you have a new message, missed call or voicemail.. well you can't as it is greyed out. However the following registry entries can be modified to enable them or use the cab at end of post. Reset after changes. Notifcation for Email sadly does not work
New Message:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Notifications\{A877 D65B-239C-47a7-9304-0D347F580408}]
"AvailableOptions"=dword: change to 15
Missed Call:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Notifications\{A877 D660-239C-47a7-9304-0D347F580408}]
"AvailableOptions"=dword: change to 15
Voice Mail:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\Notifications\{A877 D661-239C-47a7-9304-0D347F580408}]
"AvailableOptions"=dword: change to 15
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in sounds and notifications theres the options to turn on illuminations. i had turned it on and selected "no limit" i assumed this meant it would flash until i read the message. but it flashes one sequence and stops. ive now selected the maximum time of 60mins and now it will repeatedly flash until i read the message. (im assuming it will stop after 60mins though) so the bug is with the "no limit" selection. maybe somewhere in the registry its possible to increase the 60mins.
well, it was worth a try...
if you want to try something:
on my x1 the led-options are available and blink "unlimited". (missed call at 12pm, still blinking in the morning)
the values for the 3 strings above are set to: (from top to bottom)
7
4
7
more on topic:
if i understand you guys correctly, x2's firmware is actually snappier in most parts than the official x1? since it's more or less exactly the same hardware, it would have been possible to fix the x1 as well, they simply didn't want to?
(i can still remember the words "flagship", "premium model" and "extended support". the price tag i remember too. as well as the fact that they actually stopped software-support after ~5 months in march 2009...)
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in sounds and notifications theres the options to turn on illuminations. i had turned it on and selected "no limit" i assumed this meant it would flash until i read the message. but it flashes one sequence and stops. ive now selected the maximum time of 60mins and now it will repeatedly flash until i read the message. (im assuming it will stop after 60mins though) so the bug is with the "no limit" selection. maybe somewhere in the registry its possible to increase the 60mins.
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I just tried the same settings but no luck. mine still does the same. does anyone know the reg tweak? or how to get the phone to wake up on recieving a text?
the values of "availableoptions" on mine = 4294967295 lol. theyre the same for all three no matter what length of time i select.
yes i would say that for most things the X2 is snappier. theres a bit of lag in scrolling through messages though. and when i hold the stylus on the screen the little circle takes a long time to appear. but im sure somewhere that can be made faster.
the dialler and the panels are much much quicker. i had the spb 3 panel and it would sometimes take upto half a minute to load up when selected on the x1. now its only 5 seconds. the tilewave panel appears within 2 or 3 seconds. the growing panel was a bit longer at 8 to 10 seconds. massive improvement ove the ones i had on the x1.
ive had a few crashes though. where the screen just corrupts and ive got to reset it. still doesnt feel like the firmware is 100% finished. possibly why vodafone dropped the X2. if the guys at sony stick with it and iron out the remaining bugs then the x2 will be a very nice device.
im not sure they could of fixed the x1 without changing the OS, remember the x2 is on wm6.5. which is where most of the improvements seem to come from. if they officially upgraded the x1 to wm6.5 then i suspect it could of been much more reliable. i dont think sony can upgrade from wm6 to wm6.5 without paying microsoft again. theyre not going to spend money on new licenses and testing for whats now an obselete phone. sony did the same to the p- series. they would support each model for 6months maybe a year and then abandon it once the next one appeared. 5months support for the x1 seems about average. i remember a big online fuss when they stopped supporting the p990. that was another good but flawed phone. the p1i was definately the peak of the series. took them 5 goes to get there though!
Just for clarification, from what I read, I understand that everybody who is getting the X2 now is getting pre-official release phones (I mean, it does not seem that Sony itself has officially released the phone, and the phones being sold are the ones that were in stock for previous expected release dates), is this correct?
- If so, everyone agrees that hardware will be the same as the official release?
- Will one be able to upgrade with no problem to newer ROMs released by SE, including official release ROM?
- Will there be (for sure) an update to WM 6.5.3, which seems to be a huge improvement on initial 6.5?
Thanks for your answers.
BTW, doministry, was X2 released on the 18th in Poland? Did you play with it?
mbernstein said:
Just for clarification, from what I read, I understand that everybody who is getting the X2 now is getting pre-official release phones (I mean, it does not seem that Sony itself has officially released the phone, and the phones being sold are the ones that were in stock for previous expected release dates), is this correct?
- If so, everyone agrees that hardware will be the same as the official release?
- Will one be able to upgrade with no problem to newer ROMs released by SE, including official release ROM?
- Will there be (for sure) an update to WM 6.5.3, which seems to be a huge improvement on initial 6.5?
Thanks for your answers.
BTW, doministry, was X2 released on the 18th in Poland? Did you play with it?
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I believe that the hardware in the phones we have recieved are the same as what would be in the official release. Some countries official release has been and the phone is available, for others the official release will never come
ROM updates will work with all release handsets, prototypes may not be upgradable. However since SE have dropped the X2 in many countries it is highly unlikely there will ever be any updates, except for maybe the X2a which is delayed until Summer.
With regards to 6.5.3 I can't see it happening, I geniunely belive SE have given up on the X2, and anyone who has one (myself included) will never see any updates.
@anothadave:
thanks for the examples. that's exactly what i wanted to know. well, at least it looks like they got it right this time. ^^ (apart from the usual beta-bugs)
it's not connected to winmo 6.5, because 6.1 is still a bit faster as 6.5. it's connected to their adaptation of winmo to a specific device (drivers etc, call it the foundation). have you ever played with an htc touch pro 2? same hardware as the x1, but faster and smoother in every aspect, both run on 6.1.
so it's simply a question of "did they want to?" and the answer is "nope. if you want that, pay again." SE deserves a major backlash in sales figures for this strategy. (as does almost any company, i know, i don't live in the past. ^^) they even stopped their ongoing development for x1 in summer 09 (remember the half-official 6.5-xip?), just to protect the x2. which means the x1 actually got shelved in march 2009. (last update)
not a treatment for which i'll give them € 600+ again.
but this has been discussed many times in the forums, i don't want to start this all over again, just wanted confirmation since people are holding the x2 in hands now.
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With regards to 6.5.3 I can't see it happening, I geniunely belive SE have given up on the X2, and anyone who has one (myself included) will never see any updates.
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errr? did i miss something?
are you saying the x2 won't get a worldwide release?
caliban2 said:
errr? did i miss something?
are you saying the x2 won't get a worldwide release?
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I believe it's a bull****.
First - X2 is officially released, at least here in Poland and available.
They definitely don't sell any prototypes, what a crap...
Secondly - why X2 wouldn't get updates?
Every SE had them, like P1 and X1 so why not?
Regarding WM 6.5.3 - it depends on when it will be officially pushed to market!
Now there's no device with that version beeing released,
so we have to wait I believe.
And once it's done I believe all existing WM 6.5 devices will get it,
however I cannot be sure since this was never confirmed by Microsoft.
im in the uk and i bought my X2 off of ebay. not sure where it was imported from but its definately an official release. i didnt ask where it had come from but i assumed it was from the US or Asia as i thought sony had released the X2 there a couple weeks ago?
i downloaded the sony update program and the X2 is one of the first to appear on the list. even the official sony website lists the X2 quite prominantly.
anyone notice how fast the X2 eats through the battery? mine was 100% lastnite and down to 50% by the morning! i always make sure all background programs are closed too.
I never said it woulnd't or isn't being officially released, I simply said it has been dropped in some markets. The UK is a fine example of where the X2 will never see an official release, as of today its even been removed from the SE Store where its been on pre-order since last October.
My gut instinct just tells me that they will focus heavily on the X10 now, and that the X2 will be lucky to see any updates. I could be wrong, but we'll see...
yeh its unlikely it will ever officially appear in the uk now. sony usually make a "world generic" firmware for their phones. so im sure the X2 will be supported in that fashion. its still being sold in the rest of the world so us UK users will just have to look a bit harder for updates. sony are definately going to be putting all their UK resources into the X10. what i dont get is why are there never any adverts on telly for sony phones?? 5mins dont pass without an advert for an iphone. yet i dont think ive ever seen an advert for a sony phone. then they complain noone buys the damn things! lol.
good point. the last Sony Ericsson advert I remember was with the original cybershot camera phone, since then I haven't seen any really
Ive used the X1 for about 1 year now.
Must say that I'm not really that impressed on the X2 , but by all means its a nice phone. But if you compare it to the other phones that has the same price class you will get much more if you chose another device.
Currently I'm testing it out will get back in a day or two with more info.
Hi All,
Last night I got a popup on my S II saying there was a firmware update for the camera in the Samsung Apps store.
I installed it. Took a couple of minutes. Seems much quicker now for focus and taking photo's.
I am running KE2.
Anyone else get this?
B
Yep, this was mentioned by some posters a while ago. Only specific camera versions receive this upgrade, so most users probably haven't gotten any camera update (myself included).
updates are region, version, and carrier dependant. And thats alot of dependancies. So my advice is, patience can make your phone the dream phone you want it to be
As I wrote earlier, people with unlocked, non-branded Smartphones (like me) won't all get the update because it is only targeted at phones that come with a certain version of the camera firmware preinstalled - it is not suitable for every Galaxy S II and shouldn't be, people not getting the update are not "missing out".
Bell has starting pushing 2.3 to the desire z now, this is great news for us canadians. I just got the update its downloading right now.
It would be great if someone would post this in the development forum. I am really interested in getting my hands on the radio.
Just downloaded and installed. Honestly, I don't notice a huge difference (although I've only had my Desire Z for about two weeks). It seems a lot of the surface (UI) features of Gingerbread are something we already had with Sense (text selection, etc).
Here's a list of 2.3's features
I was sad to see that we don't get the awesome 2.3 CRT effect. Has anyone noticed any real upgrades since updating?
if any of you who updated still have the firmware package in the Download folder of your SD Card, I'd love to get my hands on it. I only seem to be able to pull the 1.84 firmware on my phone. I'd like to try my hand at making a Bell specific rom for our phones.
If you could upload it somewhere like megaupload and post a link, that would be pretty swank.
i dont feel the need to get it. i already have a gingerbread based rom so no need phone quality is also very good so no need to change radios too
carrier updates suck, period. my brother got the 2.3.3 update for his DHD (2.2 previously) on the Telus network, nothing's changed except for some UI differences and no CRT animation >.>..
my DZ on the other hand, has the new 2.3.5 with MIUI and it rocks his DHD into the ground =D
my point? carrier updates really shouldn't matter if you're on a site like XDA since devs beat carriers all the time.
David Dee said:
It would be great if someone would post this in the development forum. I am really interested in getting my hands on the radio.
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Noticed that it has a new radio
12.57.60.25U_26.10.04.12M
http://mobilesyrup.com/2011/08/05/bell-htc-desire-z-upgrade-to-os-2-3-3-now-available/#comment_pager
Given that I don't have enough faith in my tech savvy level, I'm somewhat reluctant to root and flash it (at least not while the phone is still under warranty). I'm a lot happier with my phone now that it has GB on it, especially since the OTA update back in March absolutely killed the performance. With the new upgrade, performance is noticibly improved, with faster bootup times, app access and response, and better battery life (so far).
Mind you, the March OTA update REALLY killed the performance, so this might just be relatively speaking, but still.
I grabbed a copy of the OTA zip off of my SD before installing. PM me if you want it and I'll send it through.
I'm using my Unlocked Bell Desire Z on Fido network and I'm not getting the update. In fact, I didn't get the March update either, but that was a good thing...
Please post the zip file! Thanks!
I haven't received mine yet. I'm trying to find out why but no success.
My GF is using the DZ unlocked on telus and she received it.
boringegg - Did you root or flash your phone?
just got it!
update seems okay, for stock, but i'm wondering about the integrated VOIP / SIP "internet calling" (wi-fi only)
i tried with a couple of my accounts and it times out before the call goes though. anybody have success with this? not sure what i'm doing wrong since i can at least make calls with csipsimple nimbuzz linphone nettalk, but would be nice to use the build in service.
OK, still waiting on ICS for my Galaxy Tab 7.7 (P6800).
Neither trying OTA from the menu on the Tab (always 'No Updates Found') nor using Kies ('Your device does not support software upgrading via Kies') results in an upgrade.
These are the reported firmware levels (from Kies and the internal system info menu)
PDA:LA2 / PHONE:LA1 / CSC:LA2 (XSG)
P6800ZSLA2/P6800ZZHLA2/P6800XXLA1/P6800ZSLA2 (XSG)
It was bought in the UK but it's an import and I think that the above levels mean it's a Hong Kong model - for which an ICS upgrade has been available for some time. Yet still no dice.
Anyone know what gives? Is it maybe because I'm currently running a UK data SIM in the device which might be confusing region ID?
It's getting close to the point where I might try ODIN and a ROM sourced off the net but I'd much prefer to get it done the 'official' way and I'm a bit worried that something might be preventing an upgrade.
why wait for the ;Official' that may not come to you via OTA..?
Go for the flash of XXLQ2//.. via PC Odin... it's fast and easy and looks official...because it IS official only if your in Austria... But is golden for the rest of s.. I use it in the USA,, and it;s super sweet..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1469635
look here for the files and instructions....
good luck
youre worried about 'preventing an official up-date'...
that's what's happenning now to your area!!!
The next up-date over ICS will be Jelly Bean...
and when that comes....
here comes PC Odin agian to flash Official Jelly Bean...
read this too..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1848967&highlight=official+ics
Why wait.. enjoy your Ice cream NOW!
i have a TGY Hong Kong tab, bought it in Algeria and when I plugged it to my computer running kies, an update was available, even here in Algeria with my Algerian sim card,
i don't think its related to the country where you are, but to the original csc inside the tab.
as far as I know, the wifi bug come from a different csc ICS rom than the stock HC that was inside the tab (exemple : stock TGY honeycomb 3.2 to Austria ICS 4.0.4 causes wifi bug, people who updated straight from original hc to ics with Kies didn't have the wifi bug) , better wait for Kies updates (i think)
best regards
Sifou
Galaxy Tab 7.7
Yeah, that's why I've waited for the official update but my patience is being severely tested.
I can see why the iPad is so attractive - a lot less mucking around with tweaking things and updates are pretty straightforward. No wondering if your particular device is going to receive an update from whoever made it or the carrier.
Kaiser Wilhelm II said:
Yeah, that's why I've waited for the official update but my patience is being severely tested.
I can see why the iPad is so attractive - a lot less mucking around with tweaking things and updates are pretty straightforward. No wondering if your particular device is going to receive an update from whoever made it or the carrier.
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Samsung has almost always been known for their tardiness in updates. Quite frustrating indeed for many. But IMHO that doesn't come close to making me lean towards iOS. Often there are methods to update or modify Samsung devices in spite of the lack of "official" updates.
Yes, Apple makes fine devices for users who could care less about taking an active role in making their devices their own. To them I say "Go for it." We who find it enjoyable to tweak our devices, iOS isn't an option. I owned an iPad for a month until I found it less than useful. My android devices did the same tasks often better.
To each their own I suppose!
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Samsung has almost always been known for their tardiness in updates. Quite frustrating indeed for many. But IMHO that doesn't come close to making me lean towards iOS. Often there are methods to update or modify Samsung devices in spite of the lack of "official" updates.
Yes, Apple makes fine devices for users who could care less about taking an active role in making their devices their own. To them I say "Go for it." We who find it enjoyable to tweak our devices, iOS isn't an option. I owned an iPad for a month until I found it less than useful. My android devices did the same tasks often better.
To each their own I suppose!
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I like tweaking technology for fun - but I don't want to have to tweak and manage just to get something usable.
With Honeycomb, the tablet falls way short of expectations. It's not unusable but it the HC-associated lag certainly isn't something I like to live with. The least I would expect is a prompt update to ICS to deliver upon the promises of the hardware and the fact that my device hasn't received an upgrade almost a full year after the OS was released is a joke.
Kaiser Wilhelm II said:
I like tweaking technology for fun - but I don't want to have to tweak and manage just to get something usable.
With Honeycomb, the tablet falls way short of expectations. It's not unusable but it the HC-associated lag certainly isn't something I like to live with. The least I would expect is a prompt update to ICS to deliver upon the promises of the hardware and the fact that my device hasn't received an upgrade almost a full year after the OS was released is a joke.
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I am in complete agreement with you. The 7.7 was just OK with HC. It worked but that was about it. Which is why I went ahead and flashed the Austrian ICS ROM. Never looked back!
But why does it have to take so long to roll out. Many countries already have it quite a while. I live in The Netherlands and I am anxiously waiting. Hurry, please hurry!
Sent from my HTC One X using xda premium
Kaiser Wilhelm II said:
OK, still waiting on ICS for my Galaxy Tab 7.7 (P6800).
Neither trying OTA from the menu on the Tab (always 'No Updates Found') nor using Kies ('Your device does not support software upgrading via Kies') results in an upgrade.
These are the reported firmware levels (from Kies and the internal system info menu)
PDA:LA2 / PHONE:LA1 / CSC:LA2 (XSG)
P6800ZSLA2/P6800ZZHLA2/P6800XXLA1/P6800ZSLA2 (XSG)
It was bought in the UK but it's an import and I think that the above levels mean it's a Hong Kong model - for which an ICS upgrade has been available for some time. Yet still no dice.
Anyone know what gives? Is it maybe because I'm currently running a UK data SIM in the device which might be confusing region ID?
It's getting close to the point where I might try ODIN and a ROM sourced off the net but I'd much prefer to get it done the 'official' way and I'm a bit worried that something might be preventing an upgrade.
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Was your device rooted? i encountered the same situation after i rooted my device.
i guess,your second statement might be a possibility as well since [IMHO] [IDK but] the update might have been released internationally as of now.
You may try this ROM. You need to root your device of course
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1838391