So we have seen our friends at SAMMOBILE playing with a Samsung Galaxy S5 sporting Android L 5.0, is it possible that we will see an OTA Update soon for our Sprint variant the SM-G900P? Or will we have to wait for the next 6 months for our Lollipop?
Well, not so long ago a leaked document (SEE PICTURE) from Samsung dated October 5th, 2014 showed an schedule of different Samsung devices that will soon be getting an OTA Update dubbed KTU84P (Phase 2). Notice that our carrier variant SM-G900P is not on this list, which leads me to believe that we will have to wait a little longer, perhaps until early next year.
What are your thoughts about this? Can you wait for the candy or will you ROOT your device and have a taste before the OTA it's released to us? Let's hear what the masses have to say!
ZangetsuSX said:
So we have seen our friends at SAMMOBILE playing with a Samsung Galaxy S5 sporting Android L 5.0, is it possible that we will see an OTA Update soon for our Sprint variant the SM-G900P? Or will we have to wait for the next 6 months for our Lollipop?
Well, not so long ago a leaked document (SEE PICTURE) from Samsung dated October 5th, 2014 showed an schedule of different Samsung devices that will soon be getting an OTA Update dubbed KTU84P (Phase 2). Notice that our carrier variant SM-G900P is not on this list, which leads me to believe that we will have to wait a little longer, perhaps until early next year.
What are your thoughts about this? Can you wait for the candy or will you ROOT your device and have a taste before the OTA it's released to us? Let's hear what the masses have to say!
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There's already a thread for this discussion:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-galaxy-s5/general/android-l-s5-t2894316
mmark27 said:
There's already a thread for this discussion:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sprint-galaxy-s5/general/android-l-s5-t2894316
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Well, this is my own thread!!! Anyone can come and participate.
Please search before posting
As mentioned a thread already exists
No one would like to come to this forum and find 30 threads on the first 2 pages discussing Lollipop
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Sorry for the inconvenience
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Note 4.0 experience event
only for SAMSUNG employees who have an i9220(china) or i9228(china mobile)
I am pretty sure Samsung employee in other market got the same invite. This basically means two things.
1. Someone is going to leak out a copy of the ROM as soon as beta starts.
2. Official update is going to be end of May or early June
ux90ed said:
Note 4.0 experience event
only for SAMSUNG employees who have an i9220(china) or i9228(china mobile)
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There's a separate sticky thread for ICS. You should posting to that.
Why would they say april/may if they are testing it in may?
Should just say May then.
April/May is more like end of april and 1 week into may
Well, my question is pretty much in the topic...
A collegue got 4.4.4 for his old GT-i9305N (international) today, and I find it odd that such a old device would get the latest Android bugfix release.
However, I understand that the S5 may get Android L directly, skipping 4.4.4 all together.
Then again, 4.4.4 is out on some carriers in the USA, so it should be easy to release it internationally - or am I wrong?
I understand no one really has an answer, but what is the general thoughts on this?
SPECULATION: The older devices that got 4.4.4, it probably indicates that it is one of the last update they will get. As for the S5, we'll likely see a direct jump to L.
Squirrels said:
SPECULATION: The older devices that got 4.4.4, it probably indicates that it is one of the last update they will get. As for the S5, we'll likely see a direct jump to L.
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Well i hope so... not rooting my S5 waiting the major update
Speculation.....we will get android l late november
Muyfa666 said:
Well, my question is pretty much in the topic...
A collegue got 4.4.4 for his old GT-i9305N (international) today, and I find it odd that such a old device would get the latest Android bugfix release.
However, I understand that the S5 may get Android L directly, skipping 4.4.4 all together.
Then again, 4.4.4 is out on some carriers in the USA, so it should be easy to release it internationally - or am I wrong?
I understand no one really has an answer, but what is the general thoughts on this?
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The S3 isn't an old device. Especially the S3 LTE which is a premium variant of the S3. I had a Galaxy S2 LTE Skyrocket, it was released Fall 2011, and the last update it got was February/March 2013 JB 4.1.2 . Samsung supports their high-end devices for 1 and a half to 2 years.
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adie1234 said:
Speculation.....we will get android l late november
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Speculation.. we will get Samsung Android L mid to late spring 2015.
http://www.samsung.com/us/support/SupportOwnersFAQPopup.do?faq_id=FAQ00059726&fm_seq=85807
4.4.4 update should now be rolling out. Has anyone gotten it yet?
Build G900PVPU1ANI4.
Not I
Archon810 said:
http://www.samsung.com/us/support/SupportOwnersFAQPopup.do?faq_id=FAQ00059726&fm_seq=85807
4.4.4 update should now be rolling out. Has anyone gotten it yet?
Build G900PVPU1ANI4.
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Nice find! That page is all kinds of confused. Source still hasn't been posted and there's nothing official on the Sprint site. It also said it started 9/24/2014, which is doubtful given no source, etc. When linking through to the "how to update" it says NE5 and NI4 listed in the same sentence.
Regardless, hopefully we see this all happen soon. I'm also hopeful that the changelog is actually more than that.
sent from an underwater dust storm with my Sprint S5
From my understanding this is just a minor security update and nothing more. L is what I'm interested in, hopefully will be here this year.
If history has been any indicator, and I've been with Sprint for like 4 years now, I wouldn't expect to start seeing ota end user confirmation until about 2 1/2 weeks to a month after its alleged release :/ Our American carriers and their sluggish staggered rollouts lol
I had a chat with a Sprint Representative, and she said that they had no knowledge of a update on the 24th and the we should be updated in October.
Yeah, looking like a goof on Samsung's part. No source, no announcement as far as I have seen.
Archon810 said:
http://www.samsung.com/us/support/SupportOwnersFAQPopup.do?faq_id=FAQ00059726&fm_seq=85807
4.4.4 update should now be rolling out. Has anyone gotten it yet?
Build G900PVPU1ANI4.
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This is not available OTA or through Kies. Also Sprint CSR's are denying it has been released. So I think it hasn't been released.
Sprint subscribers using Samsung Galaxy S5 can now download the official Android 4.4.
jarablue said:
This is not available OTA or through Kies. Also Sprint CSR's are denying it has been released. So I think it hasn't been released.
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Official Android 4.4.4 KitKat For Sprint Samsung Galaxy S5
Users of Samsung Galaxy S5 under the network carrier Sprint can now download and install the official Android 4.4.4 KitKat firmware via Over the Air update. According to Samsung
http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/5689...galaxy-s5-official-android-4.htm#.VDYph3W9_bg
paco_1 said:
Official Android 4.4.4 KitKat For Sprint Samsung Galaxy S5
Users of Samsung Galaxy S5 under the network carrier Sprint can now download and install the official Android 4.4.4 KitKat firmware via Over the Air update. According to Samsung
http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/5689...galaxy-s5-official-android-4.htm#.VDYph3W9_bg
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Folks, we've seen goofs like this before. Until source drops and and you see the notice on Sprint Connections (S5 subforum) it's not a done deal.
garwynn said:
Folks, we've seen goofs like this before. Until source drops and and you see the notice on Sprint Connections (S5 subforum) it's not a done deal.
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Wait, you don't think that the International Business Times, Australian edition, is a reliable source of information for the US Sprint model GS5 ??????
mmark27 said:
Wait, you don't think that the International Business Times, Australian edition, is a reliable source of information for the US Sprint model GS5 ??????
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I think Samsung jumped the gun in this case. We have never seen it go OTA until it drops on Sprint Communities site.
garwynn said:
I think Samsung jumped the gun in this case. We have never seen it go OTA until it drops on Sprint Communities site.
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missed my sarcasm, I see.
So many junk sites out there just regurge dumb stories that have no base. then apparently they get posted here.
mmark27 said:
missed my sarcasm, I see.
So many junk sites out there just regurge dumb stories that have no base. then apparently they get posted here.
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No worries sir. Besides, should say that NJ1 RDF is out now...
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No worries sir. Besides, should say that NJ1 RDF is out now...
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Already updated the RDF thread earlier today.
sent from an underwater dust storm with my Sprint S5
Lame...
Sprint/Samsung 5.0 L
http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/569389/20141013/android-l-5-0.htm#.VDy7mBY6_ZZ
Android L 5.0 Release Date Nears Close As Google Releases Google Play 5.0 And Android L Emulator With 64-Bit Architecture
By IBTimes AU
Android L v5.0 release date is slated for Nov. 1. Meanwhile, Google has started rolling out Android L Emulator and also the latest Google Play Store 5.0. (5:38 pm)
MORE TOPICS: SAMSUNG, INTEL, ARCHITECTURE, HTC
In the meantime this is what we get!
I just rooted my s5 last week, if i download 4.4.4 with it break the root?
Jwade78 said:
I just rooted my s5 last week, if i download 4.4.4 with it break the root?
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Usually that's what happens.
How long usually it takes Samsung to adopt the new Android version?
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bat0nas said:
How long usually it takes Samsung to adopt the new Android version?
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in my experience, it could be months. As in Q2 2015
Knowing Samsung it might not be till end of summer 2015 (if you are lucky).
Hrrr
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There have already been two preview builds for the S5, both shown by Sammobile on YouTube. Which means they are working on it and they're almost there. I would expect an update closer to the end of the year or at the beginning of the next.
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Meanwhile, the good people at LG are releasing Lollipop for the LG G3 this week. Samsung is always way too slow with updates, for no acceptable reason.
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Meanwhile, the good people at LG are releasing Lollipop for the LG G3 this week. Samsung is always way too slow with updates, for no acceptable reason.
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G3 won't get Android 5.0 this week.
ozaghloul said:
Meanwhile, the good people at LG are releasing Lollipop for the LG G3 this week. Samsung is always way too slow with updates, for no acceptable reason.
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Android in G3 is not so heavily modified than in Samsung phones. Maybe that's the reason.
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G3 won't get Android 5.0 this week.
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Yes they will get it this week, in fact people already have it.
http://phandroid.com/2014/11/08/lg-g3-lollipop-update-official/
And motorola already released it for the Moto X.
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Yes they will get it this week, in fact people already have it.
http://phandroid.com/2014/11/08/lg-g3-lollipop-update-official/
And motorola already released it for the Moto X.
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I don't see any word of LG supporting what you say.
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I don't see any word of LG supporting what you say.
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http://www.lgnewsroom.com/newsroom/contents/64765
Enough proof for you?
I am pretty confident/optimistic that we will have the update during Nov-Dec, 1-2 months from now
So far we have seen 2 leaks of Lollipop for S5, 1 leak of S4, so imagine at what level the newest flagship of Samsung is
Even more, all companies are promoting fiercely their update plans, so Samsung should be at least worried and thus speed up their game.
Lastly, last year we had the same case as with Note 3, it was released with 4.3 Jellybean and it received the 4.4 Kitkat update in early January.
The best news relateed to this is that Chainfire was able to root Lollipop on the Nexus 9. It is encouraging that if you have an unlocked bootloader, it seems likely that there will be root for Android 5.
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http://www.lgnewsroom.com/newsroom/contents/64765
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Yes, thanks
According to this article it's late November early December.
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/1...e-note-3-galaxy-s5-and-s4-release-details.htm
But I wouldn't hold my breath.
As I mentioned, don't expect anything before a few months. I estimate q2 2015 but this article seems to say February 2015
http://m.christianpost.com/news/and...samsung-galaxy-s5-scheduled-for-2015--129316/
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As I mentioned, don't expect anything before a few months. I estimate q2 2015 but this article seems to say February 2015
http://m.christianpost.com/news/and...samsung-galaxy-s5-scheduled-for-2015--129316/
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Are you joking? There are builds for the S5 and the S4, the latter being almost 2 years old now! There is no way the the Note 4 will get an update in "Q2 2015". And the article you linked to has no substantial evidence or insight. On the other hand, we know Note 3 was released with 4.3 and got an update to 4.4 in January, so it's not far fetched to think the Note 4 will be treated the same way.
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iridaki said:
Are you joking? There are builds for the S5 and the S4, the latter being almost 2 years old now! There is no way the the Note 4 will get an update in "Q2 2015". And the article you linked to has no substantial evidence or insight. On the other hand, we know Note 3 was released with 4.3 and got an update to 4.4 in January, so it's not far fetched to think the Note 4 will be treated the same way.
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I hope you are right, but I highly doubt we will get it before end of Q1-2015. Yes there are builds for many phones, but Samsung tends to take their sweet time coming up with a final draft. I suffered plenty with the Note 2 and Note 3 (still on 4.4.2 until now). Maybe the fact that almost every manufacturer other than samsung will have Lollipop before end of the month might make Samsung move faster (but I doubt it, because they know that most of their end users aren't on XDA and don't know lollipop from lollygag).
What's really funny -and to be frank, quite sad- is how we use words like "suffer" when we explain how we feel about waiting for an update. It's a phone. Save your capacity to suffer for things that actually matter.
Maybe Samsung will see this and we'll get the update this week........or in Q4 15[emoji13]
Hey everyone! So the AT&T Note 4 has just received the 5.1.1 update! So maybe that means verizon is next?
Also, according to sammobile, Samsung is already working on Marshmallow for the SM-N910V specifically. No other USA-Carrier note 4 is on that list!
The grumbles I have read and heard is the SMN-910V may skip 5.1.1 and go straight to 6.0. But no one knows for sure so we will have to wait and see.
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I'm still on KK. Have no plans on switching either at the time.
But what if 5.1.1 has similar battery but is smoother?
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I don't expect Marshmallow to come to the Note 4 til sometime next year. Samsung has to adapt Touchwiz to the new Android versions before they will release it. I expect 5.1.1 to come out within the next few weeks. That's just an educated guess though. I could be wrong.
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I don't expect Marshmallow to come to the Note 4 til sometime next year. Samsung has to adapt Touchwiz to the new Android versions before they will release it. I expect 5.1.1 to come out within the next few weeks. That's just an educated guess though. I could be wrong.
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My prediction is that we'll get 5.1.1 on VZW between Halloween and Thanksgiving. Hasn't VZW gone on a big spree around November or so of the past few years pushing out a bunch of updates to various devices, some of them totally unexpected?
I'm not going to count on 6.0 until at least March or April of next year at the earliest. Knowing Samsung, they'll drag their feet because they don't want anyone with a Galaxy device with a microSD slot to enjoy the improved support in Marshmallow.
I've been reading comments on articles from the 5.1.1 release to AT&T, amongst other carriers, and there has been a lot of praise for it regarding performance and battery life. I'm really looking forward to this update.
Unfortunately, Verizon just passed out an update to the newer Samsung phones so that they're compatible with Samsung Pay.
I am beginning to think that Verizon forgot all about us.
I welcome 6.0 marshmallows. I think it make sense to just update to marshmallow is the better choice than just a incremental update like 5.1 1
but 5.1.1 isn't just incremental, it's huge because it returns our phones to its original state.