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Did anyone get update with april patches...??? T-mobile already issued one which improves battery
kvsandeepreddy said:
Did anyone get update with april patches...??? T-mobile already issued one which improves battery
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I still haven't received the March update. The people at the AT&T Corporate store and AT&T customer service didn't even know there was an update that should have been available until I showed them. And then they just scratched their heads and gave the old can response of, "maybe it's being rolled out in stages?" I then asked, "Who can I talk to to find out when I will receive it?" and either they didn't know or they claimed to know...but people were not allowed to talk to them.
So, I'm guessing this update might come out around this time next year from AT&T.
I KNEW I should have bought a T-mobile device and just unlocked to use on AT&T since that's the carrier my family is on.....and yes, i'm still waiting on the March security update. Maybe i'll get that one in June and the April one in Dec. :/
There is no march patch.. there was an update released on march 18 but it still had february patches...
kvsandeepreddy said:
There is no march patch.. there was an update released on march 18 but it still had february patches...
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Regardless, the update changed the Baseband Version from APB5 to APC2. The MYAT&T app clearly shows that it should be available. My phone is still on the APB5 baseband and I can not get the update from any method. I have not received an OTA notification, manually checking for it shows me up to date, and Samsung switch tells me no update is available. So an update was released in March but me (and apparently others) can't get it. The only thing I haven't tried in the Samsung Experience at BestBuy.
This is the reason, I am thinking that (at least some people) probably won't see an update from AT&T like the one Tmobile just got for a long time.
scott14719 said:
Regardless, the update changed the Baseband Version from APB5 to APC2. The MYAT&T app clearly shows that it should be available. My phone is still on the APB5 baseband and I can not get the update from any method. I have not received an OTA notification, manually checking for it shows me up to date, and Samsung switch tells me no update is available. So an update was released in March but me (and apparently others) can't get it. The only thing I haven't tried in the Samsung Experience at BestBuy.
This is the reason, I am thinking that (at least some people) probably won't see an update from AT&T like the one Tmobile just got for a long time.
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@Scott.. are you using an at&t sim or other carrier sim in your phone?
kvsandeepreddy said:
@Scott.. are you using an at&t sim or other carrier sim in your phone?
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AT&T Sim. Everything checks out with the phone and sim. I've talked to AT&T customer service on the phone and brought the phone into a local AT&T corporate retail store and both times they said the phone and account were fine. They also both claimed to not know about any updates until I showed / told them about it. Then, they just scratched their heads and gave me the old, "well...maybe it's just being rolled out in stages?" But neither could tell me who to contact to confirm if that was the case or not. Basically, they are clueless about their own products.
scott14719 said:
I still haven't received the March update. The people at the AT&T Corporate store and AT&T customer service didn't even know there was an update that should have been available until I showed them. And then they just scratched their heads and gave the old can response of, "maybe it's being rolled out in stages?" I then asked, "Who can I talk to to find out when I will receive it?" and either they didn't know or they claimed to know...but people were not allowed to talk to them.
So, I'm guessing this update might come out around this time next year from AT&T.
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scott14719 said:
Regardless, the update changed the Baseband Version from APB5 to APC2. The MYAT&T app clearly shows that it should be available. My phone is still on the APB5 baseband and I can not get the update from any method. I have not received an OTA notification, manually checking for it shows me up to date, and Samsung switch tells me no update is available. So an update was released in March but me (and apparently others) can't get it. The only thing I haven't tried in the Samsung Experience at BestBuy.
This is the reason, I am thinking that (at least some people) probably won't see an update from AT&T like the one Tmobile just got for a long time.
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scott14719 said:
AT&T Sim. Everything checks out with the phone and sim. I've talked to AT&T customer service on the phone and brought the phone into a local AT&T corporate retail store and both times they said the phone and account were fine. They also both claimed to not know about any updates until I showed / told them about it. Then, they just scratched their heads and gave me the old, "well...maybe it's just being rolled out in stages?" But neither could tell me who to contact to confirm if that was the case or not. Basically, they are clueless about their own products.
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Then i think best buy will be your best bet next...
I will be going back to india in 10days.. hopefully we ll get the update by then.. if not i wont be getting any more otas
kvsandeepreddy said:
Then i think best buy will be your best bet next...
I will be going back to india in 10days.. hopefully we ll get the update by then.. if not i wont be getting any more otas
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Guessing you can't put your phone into airplane mode, connect a VPN in the US, and download it that way?
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Guessing you can't put your phone into airplane mode, connect a VPN in the US, and download it that way?
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Nope... when you check for software updates.. the server checks for the sim before it issues the ota.. if we dont have the carrier sim it simply says your phone doesnt have any updates
anyone gone to best buy's samsung experience kiosk yet to check and see if the April update is available there?
kvsandeepreddy said:
Nope... when you check for software updates.. the server checks for the sim before it issues the ota.. if we dont have the carrier sim it simply says your phone doesnt have any updates
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I purchased my S7 at BestBuy about 2 weeks ago and the next day came back to Uruguay(South America). Then I saw online the March 18th update which also updated the baseband.
I tried to update it mannually but as it was mentioned it didn't work because the SIM is not from AT&T.
I have an AT&T SIM card that came with the phone but is not activated, do you think that placing that SIM card in the phone and trying the update will work?
Plane mode also?
I'm starting to get desperate on this phone because when I bought it I didn't know about this AT&T stupid policy about the updates.
Thanks.
Socotroco said:
I purchased my S7 at BestBuy about 2 weeks ago and the next day came back to Uruguay(South America). Then I saw online the March 18th update which also updated the baseband.
I tried to update it mannually but as it was mentioned it didn't work because the SIM is not from AT&T.
I have an AT&T SIM card that came with the phone but is not activated, do you think that placing that SIM card in the phone and trying the update will work?
Plane mode also?
I'm starting to get desperate on this phone because when I bought it I didn't know about this AT&T stupid policy about the updates.
Thanks.
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Im in the same boat as you are.. i dont think we ll get any updates without at&t activated sim to receive the otas..
The only thing we can do is sideload the ota update from people who have already received the update..
But that means people with s7 edge on at&t should share the ota as soon as they download it without updating it... if they update the phone the phone deletes the update..
kvsandeepreddy said:
Im in the same boat as you are.. i dont think we ll get any updates without at&t activated sim to receive the otas..
The only thing we can do is sideload the ota update from people who have already received the update..
But that means people with s7 edge on at&t should share the ota as soon as they download it without updating it... if they update the phone the phone deletes the update..
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if you wanna sideload you'll need to unlock the bootloader. as far as I can tell, the galaxy s7 is locked tight!
rogerchew said:
if you wanna sideload you'll need to unlock the bootloader. as far as I can tell, the galaxy s7 is locked tight!
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Cant we flash the update with odin?
kvsandeepreddy said:
Cant we flash the update with odin?
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correct me if i'm wrong, but I always thought ODIN was for flashing full rom images, not updates. At least when I used it was mostly factory default images that Samsung/ATT already released.
rogerchew said:
correct me if i'm wrong, but I always thought ODIN was for flashing full rom images, not updates. At least when I used it was mostly factory default images that Samsung/ATT already released.
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Oh!! I thought we could flash it through odin.. my bad!!
Why is the sammobile site not listing at&t version whereas even the tmobile recent firmware is also listed...
AT&T is one of the carriers notorious for not releasing firmware for developers to tinker with.
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AT&T is one of the carriers notorious for not releasing firmware for developers to tinker with.
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So not much hope to get the rom to sideload it, AT&T is the worst... I have already published my S7 on internet, hope to be able to sell it quick and get an 'F' version.
Thanks for your help.
I hate waiting for updates...
Hi guys,
It's been a few weeks since I purchased the Galaxy S8 and I totally love the phone.
I saw in the Samsung Blog that they will release Monthly Security Updates OTA.
I was unable to find any Security Updates in May 2017 other than the Update that was to fix the tint issue.
Even checking Settings / Software Update gives that The Latest Updates have already been installed.
Can someone please guide me here?
This is both Samsung being slow and then the carrier adding more lag. Even those of us with unbranded phones got May update just under 2 weeks ago.
May security update just started rolling out a week ago.
My G950FXXU1AQDG Singapore S8 is still on late April updates with April security patch. I am still waiting for May or June updates.
Tiongkia said:
My G950FXXU1AQDG Singapore S8 is still on late April updates with April security patch. I am still waiting for May or June updates.
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Same baseband on my eu s8, still waiting for that may update that other carriers got already in the country sight <_< .
In Sri Lanka the carriers do not sell the phones on priority. It's all separate sellers. So, no idea here then.
UK, unbranded phone and still on AQDG firmware with April's security updates. It's already June and I'm waiting for May's security. What a joke.
th.android said:
UK, unbranded phone and still on AQDG firmware with April's security updates. It's already June and I'm waiting for May's security. What a joke.
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Exactly, I also have unbranded and waiting for the updates.
A couple of weeks ago there was an OTA firmware update. If I remember correctly it said that it fixes bluetooth issues amongst other things. My Android security patch level shows 1 May.
I have the US unlocked S8 (no carrier branding/bloat) and it's on April too. We haven't received the May update yet.
This is my security patch level. unbranded sri lankan version. still on April security patch. not good samsung
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haree87 said:
This is my security patch level. unbranded sri lankan version. still on April security patch. not good samsung
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Strange that it is not rolled out to all unbranded at the same time.
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UK, unbranded phone and still on AQDG firmware with April's security updates. It's already June and I'm waiting for May's security. What a joke.
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This isn't a google phone so you really shouldn't expect monthly updates, no one else does them anyway, maybe blackberry... maybe.
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This isn't a google phone so you really shouldn't expect monthly updates, no one else does them anyway, maybe blackberry... maybe.
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Yes, I'm aware this is not a Google phone but the whole point of monthly "security" updates is a bit moot when Samsung (or any other vendor) is unable to release them... monthly. We're not talking about extra software features or new Android releases. These are security patches supposed to keep your device safe and up to date with the latest threats.
Finally, "no one else does them anyway" is a ridiculous excuse. They all should and especially with devices at this price range. We pay premium, we should at least have proper support. It's about time companies got their head around this unacceptable situation with late updates and support.
Yes they should but they don't, now what? This is a google issue too, hopefully this new treble project will speed this up, until then it's wishful thinking.
Samsung does indeed release new builds with security updates every month and sometimes even more often, just not for all the regions. So you'll see one region getting a new build and the next month another region gets a newer builds but not the previous region. The only way to be sure you're up-to-date is manually downloading and flashing the most recent build with Odin.
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I have the US unlocked S8 (no carrier branding/bloat) and it's on April too. We haven't received the May update yet.
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I've noticed that to, I've got the S8 Unlocked and haven't seen one update yet.
Sorry for bringing up this thread, but I'd like to know more about Samsung's update policy.
For how long are monthly security updates guaranteed? And what about system updates? Thanks
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Sorry for bringing up this thread, but I'd like to know more about Samsung's update policy.
For how long are monthly security updates guaranteed? And what about system updates? Thanks
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I'm not aware of any guarantees but history shows 2 major Android version upgrades and 4-5 years security updates (not necessarily monthly though)
I am still on april security patch and its december now.
Thought I should share this for anyone having the same problem as me.
My TA-1033 was no longer receiving OTA monthly security updates, last patch was January 2018.
Apparently, the February update was the full 8.0 upgrade which hasn't been released into the Australian market but was in India.
So I did a factory reset with no SIM inserted, download a VPN connected to an Indian server, did the check updates and, lo and behold, there was the full Oreo upgrade waiting to download. Since then, my phone did all the security patches right up until May. For the 8.1 upgrade, I wasn't connected to the VPN so it had a verification error, I just connected to download again and it worked fine.
I assume Nokia don't want to do an OTA update in Australia because of band differences or something but haven't noticed any problems so far (disclaimer:that's not to say I won't but am prepared to take the risk knowing I'm getting all my security updates).
Maybe the Australian market has been too weak so they're not developing here but it's pretty ****ty because I always had Nexus devices before they were discontinued and bought a Nokia on the basis that it was vanilla Android with full, up to date security patches. It's poor form for Nokia to leave us hanging like that.
Anyway, hope it helps someone else searching for a fix to the same problem.
connorjolley said:
Thought I should share this for anyone having the same problem as me.
My TA-1033 was no longer receiving OTA monthly security updates, last patch was January 2018.
Apparently, the February update was the full 8.0 upgrade which hasn't been released into the Australian market but was in India.
So I did a factory reset with no SIM inserted, download a VPN connected to an Indian server, did the check updates and, lo and behold, there was the full Oreo upgrade waiting to download. Since then, my phone did all the security patches right up until May. For the 8.1 upgrade, I wasn't connected to the VPN so it had a verification error, I just connected to download again and it worked fine.
I assume Nokia don't want to do an OTA update in Australia because of band differences or something but haven't noticed any problems so far (disclaimer:that's not to say I won't but am prepared to take the risk knowing I'm getting all my security updates).
Maybe the Australian market has been too weak so they're not developing here but it's pretty ****ty because I always had Nexus devices before they were discontinued and bought a Nokia on the basis that it was vanilla Android with full, up to date security patches. It's poor form for Nokia to leave us hanging like that.
Anyway, hope it helps someone else searching for a fix to the same problem.
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Its because Australia has only 10 millions of total population and among those not everyone bought Nokia, but Indian market have 1.25 billion people and among those arround, not sure but, 2-3 million peoples bought Nokia 6, thats why it lauched India first, please don't take this as country insult, m just telling thay marketing works with only people not with country
China have the largest population in the world, thats why every Nokia phone launches first there then everywhere.
I think h get my point
Again Europe is getting the update way before the US market. Any word when to expect the update here?
No word yet and Samsung hasn't put out a schedule! hopefully soon...
At this point they should wait for April patch... But what matters most to me is resolving network bugs with Sprint + T-Mobile. Still, isn't it odd that even the U1 S10s don't have the March patch?
I don't care about the security update, I want the fixes, like the deep sleep bug, etc. So tired of feeling like a red-headed stepchild.
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At this point they should wait for April patch... But what matters most to me is resolving network bugs with Sprint + T-Mobile. Still, isn't it odd that even the U1 S10s don't have the March patch?
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I had an U1 S9+ in the US and it always came last for any updates. Use to be the first to get them but not anymore. It took about 3 weeks to get the Pie update from Oreo after everyone else got it.
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At this point they should wait for April patch... But what matters most to me is resolving network bugs with Sprint + T-Mobile. Still, isn't it odd that even the U1 S10s don't have the March patch?
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ATT has some network issues also.. I'm having to restart my s10+ one to two times a day just to get signal back. Unlocked S10+
Damn, even though these phones are made in vietnam yet they still havent released any update for vietnam region (exynos)
My Unlocked UK gets updated pretty much on day 0, but you Americans have to suffer waiting for your lazy providers to bloat your firmware first, not only that, that's also another reason of why you can't unlock your bootloader, it really sucks.
Samsung's update schedule is totally ignored by most providers worldwide, some S9 units are getting Pie just now, so there's no way to really know when anything is coming to anyone.
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My Unlocked UK gets updated pretty much on day 0, but you Americans have to suffer waiting for your lazy providers to bloat your firmware first, not only that, that's also another reason of why you can't unlock your bootloader, it really sucks.
Samsung's update schedule is totally ignored by most providers worldwide, some S9 units are getting Pie just now, so there's no way to really know when anything is coming to anyone.
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Mine is unlocked, not a provider phone. Yet still ignored by Samsung. I love Samsung phones, I always get unlocked versions, but this is absolutely ridiculous. One thing about iPhones that makes me jealous.
April....day 5....no March update. How is it acceptable to have a flagship phone, where Samsung committed to monthly updates, and to be a month late right out of the gate?
My phone runs amazing. I'm not sweating it.
I am still waiting also.
It should arrive for U1 once all US carriers update their U models. I think Verizon & ATT haven't updated yet, will check later.
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It should arrive for U1 once all US carriers update their U models. I think Verizon & ATT haven't updated yet, will check later.
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Xfinity Mobile carrier locked version updated this morning.
U1 unlocked March update is out. Downloading now.
New update
Just got another update there for biometrics fingerprint exynos
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U1 unlocked March update is out. Downloading now.
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Finally! Thanks for heads up
I got a prompt for a biometrics update (Canada unlocked version) yet when I try to install it, it fails. Had to remove Secure Folder it seems, but then the notification disappeared completely. No more notification and biometrics still the same older version. I love how good Samsung is at rolling out updates. I will probably never get this now.
No March update either, a md it's mid April now.
Hopefully the biometrics update(s) will come soon for the snapdragon unlocked us version
Just received the unlocked March update... Yippee ???????
Hi guys. So last month, I was gifted an unlocked galaxy s10 plus from the US and had it shipped to Nigeria where I live in. But since then I haven't gotten any OTA updates. The last security patch on the phone was on July. And I'm aware more recent updates are out. I've checked repeatedly from settings and smart switch for PC, but the phone still doesn't detect updates. Any ideas on what to do?. I'd be grateful if I get a reply. Thank you!