My 2 year plan will be up in Sept. so I will be eligible for a phone upgrade with a new contract. I was thinking about getting an S5 (have an S3 currently), but see that they have locked down the bootloader pretty hard in Lollipop & anyone who took the OTA is pretty much screwed as far as downgrading goes.
My question is, what is the likelihood that come September a new (not a refurb) S5 will or will not come with Lollipop already installed? And if it does, is it the same as OTA in which the bootloader is locked? Or is it different if it comes pre-installed?
Thanks!
Yes, a new phone is guaranteed to have lollipop and it is the same as ota. You will not be able to root a new phone, period. Once updates come out, all new phones have that update so if you want root then you will have to look for used that hasn't been updated or buy a different model.
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Yes, a new phone is guaranteed to have lollipop and it is the same as ota. You will not be able to root a new phone, period. Once updates come out, all new phones have that update so if you want root then you will have to look for used that hasn't been updated or buy a different model.
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I just got my AT&T S5 in May and it is an OA1 running KitKat. I was able to ignore the OTA and eventually get to a lollipop custom rom. I bought my S5 from Amazon Wireless.
People seem to be still getting them with OA1, but won't last long.
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People seem to be still getting them with OA1, but won't last long.
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............. I have seen a few too............ Unfortunately this guy says he won't be upgrading till September, by then they all will probably be 5.0 but also by then we might have root............
I received my S5, roughly 1 month ago. My buddy got first pone in mail, it had 5.0 pre-installed. I got the 2nd phone, mine had 4.4 KK. Both are 900A (ATT).
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Hello everyone, I have a question and I am no tech guy so please bear with me.
I have the unlocked HTC One 810e, I currently live in the U.S. and my carrier is AT&T, but I didn't buy the device from AT&T, I bought it back when I was in the middle east. Anyway, the current version of android I have is 4.3 and I have been patiently waiting for 4.4 to arrive, I've been reading lots of articles and blogs where people say that their unlocked HTC Ones have received 4.4. I've been checking for updates everyday and I haven't received anything yet. My question is, is there any way to trick my phone (I know that sounds a bit silly) into thinking we're somewhere besides the U.S.? Will that help me get the update?
Also, with the last two software updates (from 4.1), I have received a (I think 1 megabyte) update that said that there was some sort of bug and that was the reason I wasn't able to receive the update sooner, and after I updated the bug situation, I got the software updates immediately. Do you think this is the situation now?
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Hello everyone, I have a question and I am no tech guy so please bear with me.
I have the unlocked HTC One 810e, I currently live in the U.S. and my carrier is AT&T, but I didn't buy the device from AT&T, I bought it back when I was in the middle east. Anyway, the current version of android I have is 4.3 and I have been patiently waiting for 4.4 to arrive, I've been reading lots of articles and blogs where people say that their unlocked HTC Ones have received 4.4. I've been checking for updates everyday and I haven't received anything yet. My question is, is there any way to trick my phone (I know that sounds a bit silly) into thinking we're somewhere besides the U.S.? Will that help me get the update?
Also, with the last two software updates (from 4.1), I have received a (I think 1 megabyte) update that said that there was some sort of bug and that was the reason I wasn't able to receive the update sooner, and after I updated the bug situation, I got the software updates immediately. Do you think this is the situation now?
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AT&T 4.4 update is due out any day now ...if after it's released you still don't get updated I would consider taking other steps to get to 4.4
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AT&T 4.4 update is due out any day now ...if after it's released you still don't get updated I would consider taking other steps to get to 4.4
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I don't think you read my rant thing. My phone is the unlocked version, I didn't buy it from AT&T. But, what do you mean by "other steps to get to 4.4"?
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I don't think you read my rant thing. My phone is the unlocked version, I didn't buy it from AT&T. But, what do you mean by "other steps to get to 4.4"?
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Your service is from AT&T the update will come from AT&T
The other path is unlocking the bootloader, flashing custom recovery and a custom Rom (4.4.2 sense 5.5 )
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Hello all,
I purchased an at&t variant moto x from a guy on a buy sell trade group on Facebook. The phone is legit and released from at&t. I have my cricket wireless Sim in now and it works great; however, I didn't think about it being released. Will this affect getting an update to lollipop? Am I left with rooting my device if I want lollipop?
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If your device is running the stock firmware and Stock recovery and no system changes, it should still come. When it's out. And your turn comes up. Sim doesn't matter, it's the firmware that matters. ?
Greetings,
I have an AT&T S6 Edge and I have not received a single OTA since I bought the phone at full price and used it on Straight Talk. I apologize in advance if this is a known issue, but what can I do to resolve? Samsung Smart Switch says the device is unsupported, and the Software Update just says, "no updates available". I do not want to trip KNOX as I'd like to keep the Samsung warranty intact if at all possible. If I switch to AT&T Go Phone will I then receive OTAs? It's only about $15 a month more, and to me that's worth the added cost if I can receive the OTAs, and receive better customer service as Straight Talk is absolutely horrendous for customer service.
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Greetings,
I have an AT&T S6 Edge and I have not received a single OTA since I bought the phone at full price and used it on Straight Talk. I apologize in advance if this is a known issue, but what can I do to resolve? Samsung Smart Switch says the device is unsupported, and the Software Update just says, "no updates available". I do not want to trip KNOX as I'd like to keep the Samsung warranty intact if at all possible. If I switch to AT&T Go Phone will I then receive OTAs? It's only about $15 a month more, and to me that's worth the added cost if I can receive the OTAs, and receive better customer service as Straight Talk is absolutely horrendous for customer service.
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Nothing new for AT&T! My S3 only got one OTA notification ever...all the other times I had to manually update when I saw the announcements on here after waiting for over a month.
digital4282 said:
Greetings,
I have an AT&T S6 Edge and I have not received a single OTA since I bought the phone at full price and used it on Straight Talk. I apologize in advance if this is a known issue, but what can I do to resolve? Samsung Smart Switch says the device is unsupported, and the Software Update just says, "no updates available". I do not want to trip KNOX as I'd like to keep the Samsung warranty intact if at all possible. If I switch to AT&T Go Phone will I then receive OTAs? It's only about $15 a month more, and to me that's worth the added cost if I can receive the OTAs, and receive better customer service as Straight Talk is absolutely horrendous for customer service.
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I think that being on Straight Talk would possibly stop the updates. Since during the OF3(July update) flashes the bootloader, recovery, and modem. You could try to take out the sim and then check for updates BTW what build number are you on? If on OE2(Last 3 of the build number) then the OF3(Last 3) should be coming soon.
Same here. I got on the phone with someone at AT&T, and they had me install a new app on my phone and PC, apparently a replacement for Kies, and it allows you to update the OS as well instead of OTA. While on the phone, we went to the system builds released for this phone, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge through AT&T, and apparently, Samsung has released 4 updates since I got my phone, but it won't update to any of the other builds, at least until AT&T is ready to roll it out, which really sucks. I can't believe my phone has 4 updates that have been released, but I can't update to any of them. I called initially asking about Samsung Pay, which I couldn't find or install, and they sold me the functionality comes through with an update. A day or so ago, Samsung Pay can be downloaded from the Google Play Store, but even after downloading it and installing it, the app still won't work because it says I need an update. I understand if some companies want to hold off initially to test the next build before releasing it to everyone, but 4 updates is ridiculous.
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Same here. I got on the phone with someone at AT&T, and they had me install a new app on my phone and PC, apparently a replacement for Kies, and it allows you to update the OS as well instead of OTA. While on the phone, we went to the system builds released for this phone, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge through AT&T, and apparently, Samsung has released 4 updates since I got my phone, but it won't update to any of the other builds, at least until AT&T is ready to roll it out, which really sucks. I can't believe my phone has 4 updates that have been released, but I can't update to any of them. I called initially asking about Samsung Pay, which I couldn't find or install, and they sold me the functionality comes through with an update. A day or so ago, Samsung Pay can be downloaded from the Google Play Store, but even after downloading it and installing it, the app still won't work because it says I need an update. I understand if some companies want to hold off initially to test the next build before releasing it to everyone, but 4 updates is ridiculous.
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I was having the same issue on my unrooted/unmodified and locked AT&T edge also so I finally just used this thread and updated with odin. It wipes your phone so be prepared to reinstall/configure everything but it was worth it to get to 5.1.1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/att...l/stock-odin-tar-files-g925aucu3boi2-t3213356
Does anyone have any clue as to when at&t will push marshmallow to the s6 edge?
At&t isn't known to be a fast-updates-provider. When lollipop 5.1.1 was released, at&t was the last carrier to bring the OTA for s6 edge. We can't know when it'll be available, but personally, I don't expect this to happen any time soon
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At&t isn't known to be a fast-updates-provider. When lollipop 5.1.1 was released, at&t was the last carrier to bring the OTA for s6 edge. We can't know when it'll be available, but personally, I don't expect this to happen any time soon
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This says they were suppose to start yesterday
http://en.yibada.com/articles/10956...android-marshmallow-samsung-galaxy-note-5.htm
I see att sending 6.0.1 when 6.1 is about to be released
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Thanks, hopefully soon. I've been patiently waiting since Samsung released 6.0. At&t kinda sucks in my opinion due to locked bootloaders and slow ota releases .
jhenke said:
Thanks, hopefully soon. I've been patiently waiting since Samsung released 6.0. At&t kinda sucks in my opinion due to locked bootloaders and slow ota releases .
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Totally agree! AT&T can't suck more just because it's not bigger!
Still no updates on the ota update?
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Still no updates on the ota update?
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Nope...
Did I mention AT&T sucks?
Yeah. At&t is garbage literally.
Will get m when everyone else gets n
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Anyone know when the US unlocked note9 will get the pie update?
i am also waiting for it , dnt know what samsung is doing !
According to this post on reddit it could happen in the next couple days. I am not holding my breath.
https://www.reddit.com/r/galaxynote9/comments/arafg2
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Still waiting
No luck today. Lesson learned not to buy unlocked model Samsung!
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Agreed
Today is the 21st and still no update. Seriously taking way too long for this update.
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Today is the 21st and still no update. Seriously taking way too long for this update.
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yeah its too late.
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yeah its too late.
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Next week. This time.
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According to someone on the Samsung+ app. He said it's rolling out now. And I should have it before the end of the month.... Well see about that.
When pigs fly
Many users on carrier models are reporting bugs. Hopefully they're working them out for us US Unlocked users
Yeah honestly with all the issues being reported, I'm in no rush to receive the update. My Note 9 works flawlessly right now.
Swine flu
I have it on the unlocked flashed with T-Mobile firmware as I don't plan on switching carriers anytime soon. The unlocked gets it last as it has to wait for all the other carriers to update in case there is an update with the radios or something else but the beauty of unlocked is you can Odin any firmware you want at anytime as I did and go back if you want. The pie update is great so far with no bugs I can report. I've been running it since Saturday. I really like the new look and the battery is even better. Best bet is to factory reset after the update for a great experience as it's a new system. As for bloat ware, only 2 apps that can't be uninstalled and I use them (well one, the T-Mobile app, you don't need unlock app but it doesn't run in the background).
Pie for unlocked is here
I woke up, checked and Pie is available to download, unlocked here. Let's have fun!
I got the Unlocked Note 9 Pie!!!
It has arrived!!
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It has arrived!!
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Finally. Checked this morning as well and will update later today..
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i can confirm that pigs have been cleared for takeoff
And there we have it. Verizon being the slowest to release Pie. It seems like the unlocked version got this update the moment Verizon cleared it.