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Android 5.1.1 OTA being rolled out on T-Mobile for the S6 edge!

RELEVANT TO US BECAUSE WHEN WE GET THE UPDATE, IT LOCKS THE BOOTLOADER.
IF THEY LOCK IT FOR THE S6 EDGE, THEY'LL LOCK IT FOR THE S6!
DO NOT TAKE THE OTA IF YOU DON'T WANT A LOCKED BOOTLOADER.
Unassuming Galaxy S6 edge users are in for a surprise, as T-Mobile appears to be rolling out a freshly cooked OTA based on Android version 5.1.1 Lollipop for the device. The catch, however, it is so far reported only on the T-Mobile network.
XDA forums user Sunderwear mentioned about the OTA a couple of hours back (at the time of writing this story). Urged by other users of the device, the poster also uploaded a video of his Galaxy S6 edge running the latest firmware. The video can be found at the end of this article.
As noted from the narration, the update also locks the bootloader on the device.
So, how many of you have already received the update? What do you think of it?
Source: http://www.sammobile.com/2015/04/29/android-5-1-1-ota-being-rolled-out-on-t-mobile-for-the-s6-edge/
Looks like someone in the Edge forum was able to downgrade the bootloader and flash TWRP but still, tread carefully.
Sunderwear said:
ok I downgraded the Bootloader ONLY and I was able to flash TWRP...dumping a system.img copy..
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Honestly I'm caring less and less about roms but I like the option. Here is some possible good news from a trustworthy guy
jcase said:
Korean variants seem to be getting an app that unlocks the bootloader, I bet we start seeing that for other variants as well (except verizon/att).
This is a good thing, not a bad thing people!
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ThePagel said:
Honestly I'm caring less and less about roms but I like the option. Here is some possible good news from a trustworthy guy
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Coming from the ROM Flashing mecca of HTC and finding a place in Samsung is.. weird to say the least. I find that there are only minor things I need that require root but I no-longer need the overhaul that I needed with HTC. It's too weird.

nolimit78 said:
Coming from the ROM Flashing mecca of HTC and finding a place in Samsung is.. weird to say the least. I find that there are only minor things I need that require root but I no-longer need the overhaul that I needed with HTC. It's too weird.
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I see you edited your signature!

If/when anyone gets this update try to grab the update before taking it. Also, the bootloader Doesn't actually get locked.

mikeyinid said:
If/when anyone gets this update try to grab the update before taking it. Also, the bootloader Doesn't actually get locked.
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BOOM. Bootloader news is great news

Isn't it odd that just one guy has gotten the update? T-mobile has sold hundreds of thousands of these units and only one guy got an OTA?
I'll believe it when I see it.

Is it possible to do the update if we are rooted? And I mean UPDATE not flash the entire new release.

ipaq_101 said:
Isn't it odd that just one guy has gotten the update? T-mobile has sold hundreds of thousands of these units and only one guy got an OTA?
I'll believe it when I see it.
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This type of thing might happen with a lot of updates. You need to remember the rooting/moding community is very small compared to the people who just use their phone as is. So if anything I think its weird that someone in this community got the update.

Hey I hope it's true, I for one hope it fixes the memory management and battery issues.
According to this guy, it looks like the XDA member was part of a "Soak Test", or he is a guinea pig. Hopefully it doesn't take months to test it.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonk...5-1-1/?utm_campaign=yahootix&partner=yahootix

ipaq_101 said:
Isn't it odd that just one guy has gotten the update? T-mobile has sold hundreds of thousands of these units and only one guy got an OTA?
I'll believe it when I see it.
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it's a leak...also camera is buggy...not a final version

ipaq_101 said:
Hey I hope it's true, I for one hope it fixes the memory management and battery issues.
According to this guy, it looks like the XDA member was part of a "Soak Test", or he is a guinea pig. Hopefully it doesn't take months to test it.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonk...5-1-1/?utm_campaign=yahootix&partner=yahootix
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Never.... EVER... take anything from that website serious.

JoeFCaputo113 said:
Never.... EVER... take anything from that website serious.
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Haha yeah, tech reporters are a bunch of iMorons as it is and love iCrap over everything else. I was shocked that they even knew what xda was.

Someone has the balls to try it on the non-edge S6?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-galaxy-s6-edge/development/5-1-1-blck-tw-t3096994

timeToy said:
Someone has the balls to try it on the non-edge S6?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-galaxy-s6-edge/development/5-1-1-blck-tw-t3096994
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I hope no one tries this. Both devices are TOTALLY different.

J-Hop2o6 said:
I hope no one tries this. Both devices are TOTALLY different.
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They're really not, actually. I imagine it would boot. My guess is touch screen wouldn't work though.

mikeyinid said:
They're really not, actually. I imagine it would boot. My guess is touch screen wouldn't work though.
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Yea, I remember reading about the touch screen not working or working in reverse.

J-Hop2o6 said:
Yea, I remember reading about the touch screen not working or working in reverse.
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Really? So it might work but register touches opposite of our phone?

nolimit78 said:
I find that there are only minor things I need that require root but I no-longer need the overhaul that I needed with HTC. It's too weird.
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This

Damn I wish this would leak for AT&T. 5.0.1 TW has a bigger memory leak than stock 5.0.1 on my Nexus. This needs to be rolled out ASAP, but I know it won't.

Sprint beats Verizon again by pushing 5.1 updates

Maybe we'll see this in a few weeks...
http://www.androidcentral.com/android-51-rolling-out-samsung-galaxy-s6-and-galaxy-s6-edge-sprint

Sprint has always beaten verizon and at&t in updates, Tmobile is first then sprint.

Verizon has to integrate and test their advanced calling features first. So they always take longer than the others, even in the best case.

JasonJoel said:
Verizon has to integrate and test their advanced calling features first. So they always take longer than the others, even in the best case.
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It's not that that takes Verizon so long, it's all the bloatware apps they have to update
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That's another theory, but that doesn't seem right as the nexus 6 took a while and it has almost no new bloat that hadn't already been ported to 5.x.
Which points the finger back to advanced calling features.

There was a small Verizon update today
http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/0...ctivation-lock-enable-roaming-in-puerto-rico/
Just wondering if this patched the exploit? I ask because if this did then there is no reason to buy the phone for me now.

T-mobile and sprint have quicker updates, I prefer to have reliable service.
I heard rumors of Verizon allowing unlocked phones on their network. Hopefully, we'll be able to use 4G phone with compatible antenas in the future, this way we won't be dependent on Vzw's updates and crappy apps
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What about 5.1 do you care so much about? Who cares if they got it out first? Verizon still has twice the network.

Doesn't 5.1 patch the memory leak? Even with the latest update after a while of using many apps I feel like the phone slows down at times, and a reboot fixes that.

psufan5 said:
What about 5.1 do you care so much about? Who cares if they got it out first? Verizon still has twice the network.
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From what I heard, memory leak is fixed and it includes some extras features to the camera such as support for raw files and swipe u up or down l the screen to control exposure I think.
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Not worth losing root, possibly permanently!
Have 5.1.1 on TMO S6. Couldn't care less about raw support. That's what the D810 is for!
And the memory management, calling it that, is just as bad.
IMHO, Lollipop is the Windows Vista of Android.
I have a Nexus 6 and while it's better on that phone, I do miss 4.4.4. The Note 4 with 4.4.4 was butter. Providing it was a non VZW one!

So do we know how far off we are from 5.1?

mjs2011 said:
So do we know how far off we are from 5.1?
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In 4 days at 12:43 pm
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Dri94 said:
In 4 days at 12:43 pm
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LOL

So I'm guessing behind the sarcasm, the answer is that we don't know.

mjs2011 said:
So I'm guessing behind the sarcasm, the answer is that we don't know.
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The answer is that, no, no one ever knows. Unless a tech leaks information that they got a memo...the best notice you usually can expect from that is a few days.

i would love to live in a world where i can have the best network AND just relatively timely updates but that option is yet to exist.

Just like most ROMS, never ask for an ETA. Jk. I was about to post asking if anyone had heard any rumors of a timeframe, then I saw this thread, so I'm guessing no ones heard anything.
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merlin66676 said:
Just like most ROMS, never ask for an ETA. Jk. I was about to post asking if anyone had heard any rumors of a timeframe, then I saw this thread, so I'm guessing no ones heard anything.
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Correct! VZ never leaks dates or ROMs.

ChadH42 said:
Correct! VZ never leaks dates or ROMs.
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ooh they leak. i have installed many leaked updates from Verizon and on a few occasions they were difficult to get out of as they changed their mind and did not release it and so the official would not update you from the leaked as it wasnt supposed to be out.

Galaxy S6 Active new firmware released - OF4 (MMS vulnerability)

ATT & Samsung official announcement regarding Galaxy S6 Active (G890AUCU2AOF4) new firmware.
This software update includes:
Android OS Security Enhancements (Stagefright)
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Samsung official announcement : http://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS00041982/997355781/
ATT official announcement : http://www.att.com/esupport/softwareUpdateArticle.jsp?sid=KB426851&cv=820
Please share the your feeling of G890AUCU2AOF4 firmware after update.
Also if you get OF4 firmware update with NON-ATT sim or NON-ATT account(like T-mobile), Please share the knowledge how can you get OF4 software update without ATT sim or ATT account.

I tried 4 ways (NON ATT Customer, NON account).
Air Plane.
Take the sim out. (Non ATT SIM).
Login and Turn find my phone on.
Tried to use data for update.
===>> Cannot update

Downloading now
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mj0528 said:
Downloading now
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Nothing really different... Heading to the nexus 6 soon. This round of galaxy phones are so disappointing
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Took the update, yes I want root, but I also want security so I took this one. Lol.

mj0528 said:
Nothing really different... Heading to the nexus 6 soon. This round of galaxy phones are so disappointing
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The camera on the nexus 6 is garbage compared to the s6. Other than that I loved the nexus.... but the camera is a deal breaker. Plus water resistance is nice too.

Craleb said:
The camera on the nexus 6 is garbage compared to the s6. Other than that I loved the nexus.... but the camera is a deal breaker. Plus water resistance is nice too.
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Still pics are great on the s6 but that's it. Anything slightly moving is blurry as hell so not sure that constitutes as great or not
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Craleb said:
Took the update, yes I want root, but I also want security so I took this one. Lol.
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Thank you for your confirmation!

No update available yet on my S6 Edge

i will upload the S6 active firmware later.

Pulverizer said:
Thank you for your confirmation!
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It has been good for you yet. Don't try to update to OF3 or OF4. That's suck.
Keep you current version until we can root or get Android 5.1.1 or M. Because 5.0.2 has a big bug : pretty lags in used.
But the S6A gets lag too much. It can be fixed by disable some apps and better battery : All ATT apps, samsung push,, vv..
use this app and you can disable them.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ospolice.packagedisablerpro
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Some developers used the older version to root it inside.
If the ATT improve security of S6A, it means 90% the OF4 or more will not get root .
I was bad when I updated to OF3, the battery drain to much.
Just keep the OE9 if you are in

blessedsword said:
It has been good for you yet. Don't try to update to OF3 or OF4. That's suck.
Keep you current version until we can root or get Android 5.1.1 or M. Because 5.0.2 has a big bug : pretty lags in used.
But the S6A gets lag too much. It can be fixed by disable some apps and better battery : All ATT apps, samsung push,, vv..
use this app and you can disable them.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ospolice.packagedisablerpro
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Some developers used the older version to root it inside.
If the ATT improve security of S6A, it means 90% the OF4 or more will not get root .
I was bad when I updated to OF3, the battery drain to much.
Just keep the OE9 if you are in
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Wut?
Battery drain on the latest firmware is not an issue at all. Actually I'm seeing better battery after installing it last night
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Like other people who unlocked the S6 to use in their home network, I would not be seeing this update, even though it is a good sign that AT&T is rolling out the Stagefright update
At the very least, I hope we get the stock rom image released eventually....

Kind of off topic, but using package disabler and selecting "disable all bloatware" has pretty much eliminated all lag for me.

Craleb said:
The camera on the nexus 6 is garbage compared to the s6. Other than that I loved the nexus.... but the camera is a deal breaker. Plus water resistance is nice too.
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The Build Quality and the processor are garbage too compared to the S6, I had a Nexus 6 and returned it.

Ditto, it's wonderful, kind of annoying I have to pay 2 bucks to remove stuff off my own phone, but I'm happy it at least exists

blessedsword said:
It has been good for you yet. Don't try to update to OF3 or OF4. That's suck.
Keep you current version until we can root or get Android 5.1.1 or M. Because 5.0.2 has a big bug : pretty lags in used.
But the S6A gets lag too much. It can be fixed by disable some apps and better battery : All ATT apps, samsung push,, vv..
use this app and you can disable them.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ospolice.packagedisablerpro
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Some developers used the older version to root it inside.
If the ATT improve security of S6A, it means 90% the OF4 or more will not get root .
I was bad when I updated to OF3, the battery drain to much.
Just keep the OE9 if you are in
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Cliffs on developers using the old version to root inside? Because my body is ready.

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Sunderwear said:
i will upload the S6 active firmware later.
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can you upload the firmware please?

Hello! I have the S 6Aktive. I am in Russia. Is it possible at this point in any way to update the firmware, without reference to the ATT?

update already getting pushed

Bloody hell,I literally just today reenabled updates tonight and got an update pushed to me. 1. Should I take it? 2. What is changing? 3. Can I not take it somehow if I want to wait? 4. Can I later still accept it and do it?

T-Mobile pushing out a new update too.
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MACHEK said:
Bloody hell,I literally just today reenabled updates tonight and got an update pushed to me. 1. Should I take it? 2. What is changing? 3. Can I not take it somehow if I want to wait? 4. Can I later still accept it and do it?
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Why wouldn't you take it? S8 had no issues with root, with all updates.

In BK disabler, search for SDM and disable the 2 packages. Bye OF A. I also disabled them in developer options. This is for Verizon, not sure about others.
Also, just curious if there will be an official XDA Verizon n8 forum.
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Don't take it.

Nothing on Unlocked variant.

Sprint has one too. not taking since I want root later.

not on AT&T

MACHEK said:
Bloody hell,I literally just today reenabled updates tonight and got an update pushed to me. 1. Should I take it? 2. What is changing? 3. Can I not take it somehow if I want to wait? 4. Can I later still accept it and do it?
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People moan when they don't receive updates and moan when they do? I would advise you don't take the updates, Last thing you want is Samsung looking after your device.
Ryland

4K 60fps?

I heard from another post on here, thats its a bluetooth security fix.
But dont know. I disable updates. It seems like after a few the phone starts to run slow

Any body know if the unlocked version has this update I'm waiting I'm mine. I plan to wait and see if root comes. Also because of the WiFi hotspot being unlocked out of the box. What if this update blocks this.

koolboyztn said:
T-Mobile pushing out a new update too.
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Im on tmobile too. Is there any tmobile s8 forums?
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Updated my unlocked September 16th. So happy they’re keeping up with the carriers on their updates! Seems a little smoother to me. Still no swipe down on the home page to get the notification panel to expand though. Looks like I’ll have to update home wiz to get it.

caloyzki said:
Im on tmobile too. Is there any tmobile s8 forums?
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did you mean Note 8?
https://forum.xda-developers.com/tmobile-galaxy-note-8

Verizon Update

Has anyone actually received the Verizon Pie update? When I check for updates through OTA and the Software Update Tool, it still says that the May 1st update is the current one.

I'm on Verizon as well and haven't received the update OTA nor through the update tool. Verizon's changelog says it was released on the 27th, hopefully by Monday they actually push it out.

Nope. Been obsessively checking since Friday and tried the thing to clear data on Google Services Framework and force the download, but that didn't help either.

It appears Verizon has now removed any reference to the update on their Z2 update page.

Crap, you're right. I wonder how long we'll be waiting

Just got the update notification. Downloading now.

rmonjay said:
Just got the update notification. Downloading now.
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I got it too.......

Can one of you send a screen cap of the update info you see, or if you already updated, send a screen cap of the version info?

Uzephi said:
Can one of you send a screen cap of the update info you see, or if you already updated, send a screen cap of the version info?
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Here you go

Would someone with the OTA be able to copy the below link and type in their serial number at the end? It is an OTA capture tool and the last bit is for the serial number if this is a serial staged roll out. Without the serial, Motorola's OTA server is sending a denial. If it does work, can you download the OTA file and share it?
https://motoota.lolinet.com/index.p....6.nash_verizon.verizon.en.US&carrier=vzw&sn=

Uzephi said:
Would someone with the OTA be able to copy the below link and type in their serial number at the end? It is an OTA capture tool and the last bit is for the serial number if this is a serial staged roll out. Without the serial, Motorola's OTA server is sending a denial. If it does work, can you download the OTA file and share it?
https://motoota.lolinet.com/index.p....6.nash_verizon.verizon.en.US&carrier=vzw&sn=
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It wont let me do anything after i fill the info......

alin919 said:
It wont let me do anything after i fill the info......
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Ty for trying. We found a way on the Z2 discord to pull the OTA link with another variant and adb.

Got it also

Is there any way to get it working on my z2 force sprint variant??

Manuelmartad said:
Is there any way to get it working on my z2 force sprint variant??
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I highly suggest not trying. 4 phones already got bricked trying to take the Pie update on a variant it wasn't for in the discord. Two got baseband issues and two more won't boot or show any signs of life.

Received 9.0 upgrade push this morning, upgraded, great

Uzephi said:
I highly suggest not trying. 4 phones already got bricked trying to take the Pie update on a variant it wasn't for in the discord. Two got baseband issues and two more won't boot or show any signs of life.
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Were the failed phones tmobile or sprint variants though?
The sprint variant is way closer to the verizon than the tmobile one, hardware wise. I can run stock Verizon Oreo on my sprint for example, and even enable stuff like wifi calling on native verizon.

Does anyone think the clock in the top left looks weird?

Uzephi said:
I highly suggest not trying. 4 phones already got bricked trying to take the Pie update on a variant it wasn't for in the discord. Two got baseband issues and two more won't boot or show any signs of life.
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That is very much an interesting development. I converted my Sprint Z2 to a Verizon Z2 and saw on the discord that a few people were having issues with bricks, I just assumed the update itself was killing the phones. It's quite possible that there is something that is killing these phones. Some sort of check to verify the integrity of the phones or something. Though it's quite annoying that my phone is continuously trying to update itself despite the fact it can't take the pie update.
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Were the failed phones tmobile or sprint variants though?
The sprint variant is way closer to the verizon than the tmobile one, hardware wise. I can run stock Verizon Oreo on my sprint for example, and even enable stuff like wifi calling on native verizon.
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That is indeed the case, I am running the Sprint Z2 Force with Verizon Firmware and it's working fine, even WiFi Calling and VoLTE. The issue now is that Pie is trying to download itself. I would like to try to update the phone and report back if it decided to kill itself but I can't capture the OTA.

drock3260 said:
Does anyone think the clock in the top left looks weird?
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Yes, I hate it and have been trying all of the options to move it (system UI tuner and other status bar apps), but none of them worked for me. Any ideas would be appreciated.