I was looking lot of threads asking about the update for the device. Whether it will get the update for Android N, O ??
Here I'm going to answer all those people with Honor official commitment as proof.
Honor is now promising that its device is guaranteed to receive continuous software updates over two years, and a bit more afterwards in case of critical bugs similar to Quadrooter, Stagefright bugs. That’s almost as good as the Nexus promise.
Nowadays, Android users have begun to be more conscious of each manufacturer’s software updates, how fast or how often they roll those out, especially when it comes to critical security fixes. Trying to appeal to such users, honor is promising a 24-month period where users will regularly receive new features and , of course, security updates.
So here is honor’s road map for the honor 8 in particular. The smartphone will get updates that include new features, that is, not limited only to bug fixes, up to 24 months (2 years) after the product lunch. Within the first 12 months, in fact, honor plans to roll out those major updates at least once every three months, which practically means there will be at least four major updates within the first year of the honor 8’s life. Security updates and bug fixes will be rolled out “in a timely manner”. That, however, doesn’t really say whether honor plans on releasing monthly security updates as Google does.
However, Honor does promise to go the extra mile and release very important security updates even beyond that 24-month period. Honor, unlike other OEM's have a track record of updating its Honor 4X till date (2 years from the date of release). It might be little late. But mostly it wont deny.
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Currently Honor 5X and Honor 8 are mentioned to get this OS support for 24 months.
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Hello everyone,
I'll choose my next phone based on its compatibility with OmniROM.
What's the best phone supported by OmniROM?
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david.lynch said:
Hello everyone,
I'll choose my next phone based on its compatibility with OmniROM.
What's the best phone supported by OmniROM?
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Nexus devices are usually a good bet. Sometimes someone winds up asleep at the wheel and we fail to update them, but there is rarely much work needed so they get supported fairly well anyway.
Honestly that's it for now - Sony has a lot of potential, but until we get camera HALs compatible with Sony AOSP (there is work being done at Sony on this, but it's taking a while - lawyers and all that) they're a no-go for most people. Also, Sony devices are inconsistently supported by Omni simply because Sony releases TOO MANY DAMN DEVICES (their 6-month flagship cycle is stupid/idiotic) and many of their phones are simply unavailable in the countries our maintainers reside in.
Oppo used to be strongly recommended, but they've been doing an extremely poor job of community support since the November Github Fiasco (when they took down kernel source for all their devices, and when it finally came back up, some devices were missing and it now takes 2-3 months of pestering them for them to drop source for new devices.)
I'm personally working on Sonys right now, but I've been really spending a lot less time on Android lately than in the past. We've had quite a few members of the team semi-burnout unfortunately.
Entropy512 said:
Oppo used to be strongly recommended, but they've been doing an extremely poor job of community support since the November Github Fiasco (when they took down kernel source for all their devices, and when it finally came back up, some devices were missing and it now takes 2-3 months of pestering them for them to drop source for new devices.)
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That's a bummer. I'm still looking for the Holy Grail of a dual-SIM phone that supports Band 12 (T-Mo 700A). They were getting close...
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The article has been updated:
After contacting SamsungUK, Samsung confirmed that these reports were published due to incorrect information some of its branches received and published upon them, the company apologized for these false reports that was provided to us and its customers and the firmware is now available
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The firmware is available to download: http://forum.youmobile.org/downloads/?sa=view&down=5357
If this notice is true it will be a shame for Samsung's side. They want to put many smartphones and tablets in the market but they can't update all so they invent stories like these. All my android's equipments are Samsung but Tab Pro will be the last equipment from this brand! And i bealive that are more people thinking like me.
subscope said:
If this notice is true it will be a shame for Samsung's side. They want to put many smartphones and tablets in the market but they can't update all so they invent stories like these. All my android's equipments are Samsung but Tab Pro will be the last equipment from this brand! And i bealive that are more people thinking like me.
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I am also never getting another samsung device...if they tease their customers like this. They must just hate repeat buyers. But really, it they did release the update, it would be throttled down to encourage sales of the newer tabs. This is what I believe they did with kk. Why else would the tab s have no lag, and ours have lag on every screen change with the same hardware? Dirty tricks! I am done.
Device Support 3 years. We have to get at least something
http://www.youmobile.org/blogs/entr...-1-Lollipop-Update-is-coming-by-Early-Q3-2015
Q3-Q4))
From another chart I've seen, the first batch of Samsung tab getting M will be the Tab A. Yes, not the new 4:3 "flagship" Tab S2, not the older flagships Tab S and TabPRO, not our PRO 8.4 which has a Qualcomm SoC and should be easier to maintain, but the lowly Tab A!
I wonder what had gotten into Samsung these days...
Sent from Google Nexus 4 @ CM12.1
[WARNING: XDA Premium 4.0.13+ lacks Signature function - do not update]
I really don't understand them. It's much more easier have 10 devices and update them than have like 100 devices and TRY to update them. It's a shame!
I am not surprised with lack of Samsung devices selling. First Samsung is expensive, Second they just promises about updates and Third KNOX sux!
These is the main reasons to me to abandon Samsung!
Elephone P9000 will be expected to carry Android 7.0.
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Android 7.0 has been released by Google on 2016 developer conference, some significant improvements are made in performance, security and productivity.
The range of raise on software running rate reaches to 600%, and the speed of application installation improved 75%.
Except for the operating efficiency, Android 7.0 also bring us more new functions, such as: Split - screen window, Emoji extension expressions, Traffic rights management, etc.
Thus, i believe more users expect to experience these features on Android 7.0.
In order to meet the demand of users, engineers in Elephone has brought the adaptation development program on the agenda immediately after the launch of Android 7.0.
At present, the adaptation development program of Elephone P9000 is being developed urgently, screen light work has been accomplished already.
Users of Elephone P9000 are expected to use Android 7.0 operating system in mid-November.
After the achievement of Elephone P9000's Android 7.0 adaptation, all new P9000 sold later will be applied with Android 7.0 operating system.
As to users who already have P9000, the updation of Android 7.0 can be reached through OTA.
According to schedule, users of Elephone P9000 are expected to become the first one to use Android 7.0 except for Nexus series.
So Elephone P9000 will be your best choice if you want to experience the new features on Android 7.0 .
More Info on Elephone P9000: http://www.elephone.hk/elephone-p9000-specs-features-purchase
Sounds exciting but first bugs in the existing stock firmware need sorting. Such as the uncalibrated magnetic sensor and the slightly inaccurate gps
Sent from my Elephone P9000 using XDA Labs
And fix Fast Charging, can't believe I'm the only one who's lost this feature since the June update.
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And fix Fast Charging, can't believe I'm the only one who's lost this feature since the June update.
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You are not the only one. This is due to new mtk drivers. You can install new kernel with fast charging in twrp recovery
That's great news, I've seen so little mention from others I kept trying alternative chargers and cables, although I must admit I will have to research as I've no experience of tampering with phone software.
(I came here originally for expert comment on the phone, before buying).
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That's great news, I've seen so little mention from others I kept trying alternative chargers and cables, although I must admit I will have to research as I've no experience of tampering with phone software.
(I came here originally for expert comment on the phone, before buying).
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Read the post(s) about this I posted recently in my DarkSense kernel thread - we have fixed it on current software versions.
So, as of late, I've been reading up on the whole 'Windows 10 on ARM devices' debacle. I've recently come across an article stating that Qualcomm has partnered with M$ on this project (some time ago, actually), and they're supposed to be releasing Snapdragon 835 based Windows machines later this year.
This got me thinking about what that could potentially mean for us smartphone users. With the release of the DeX station, it opens up a perfect avenue for a full (true) desktop experience built right into our phones. I know this is all wishful thinking at the moment, but I honestly see an opportunity for something amazing (given we have an unlocked bootloader for the Snapdragon variant).
Sorry for the shoddy paragraphs. I've been awake for a good day and a half, and wanted to get people thinking about this before I forgot myself lol. I'll leave a link to one of the articles talking about
SnapWin (idk) below.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/3154...a-new-start-with-qualcomm-snapdragon-835.html
https://arstechnica.com/information...t-claims-x86-emulation-is-a-patent-minefield/
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So, as of late, I've been reading up on the whole 'Windows 10 on ARM devices' debacle. I've recently come across an article stating that Qualcomm has partnered with M$ on this project (some time ago, actually), and they're supposed to be releasing Snapdragon 835 based Windows machines later this year.
This got me thinking about what that could potentially mean for us smartphone users. With the release of the DeX station, it opens up a perfect avenue for a full (true) desktop experience built right into our phones. I know this is all wishful thinking at the moment, but I honestly see an opportunity for something amazing (given we have an unlocked bootloader for the Snapdragon variant).
Sorry for the shoddy paragraphs. I've been awake for a good day and a half, and wanted to get people thinking about this before I forgot myself lol. I'll leave a link to one of the articles talking about
SnapWin (idk) below.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/3154...a-new-start-with-qualcomm-snapdragon-835.html
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Unless someone plans to build a kernel from scratch, it's gonna be a no go. Given android uses a Linux kernel
Does anyone know what the new Verizon Software update 14, is?
My phone started bugging me, this morning.
I'm rooted on 20C, and I don't want to screw anything up.
I'll happily unroot if it's Pie, though.
Nevermind, I see people talking in another section about it being a security patch.
update 14 vs99520d
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Nevermind, I see people talking in another section about it being a security patch.
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Where did you see the discussion? I've been on androidcentral forum and supposedly LG told somebody (not me) that it was a security update but provided no details. I've spent a couple hours now on the phone with Verizon and LG tech support and they both claim it is not their patch. Maybe the people I've been talking to don't know where to look but this is weird. The people who have applied it got updated from 20c to 20d but the security update date remained at 1 Oct 2018, which was the 20c patch. Confused...
Well I'll be dipped I thought it was just my phone.
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Where did you see the discussion? I've been on androidcentral forum and supposedly LG told somebody (not me) that it was a security update but provided no details. I've spent a couple hours now on the phone with Verizon and LG tech support and they both claim it is not their patch. Maybe the people I've been talking to don't know where to look but this is weird. The people who have applied it got updated from 20c to 20d but the security update date remained at 1 Oct 2018, which was the 20c patch. Confused...
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I was just referring to this thread.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/how-to/vs995-updated-to-20d-security-patch-t4153935
So Verizon is claiming they didn't push an update? Very interesting.
I'm sure the patch is legit and this is just the usual big-company problem where the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing, but I wonder if it's an update that 'escaped' from their development process prematurely. Not updating the security patch date from 1-Oct-2018 is a pretty big red flag even apart from the support staff of both companies being ignorant. It would be nice to think that we (in the U.S.) will get Pie like the folks in Korea, but my guess is there isn't enough U.S. market presence for this phone for LG to want the support headaches so they will never do it.