What's the latest on Sony's update policy for their Android phones? How long will they provide support for these phones?
I currently have a Samsung Galaxy S10 and debating maybe going for the Xperia 1 III once that's released. I love how now Samsung will support their phones for 3 years with OS updates, and 4 years security updates.
How is Sony fairing in this regard? How frequently are they releasing security updates, and what have they promised for OS updates? There really is no need to buy a new phone every year anymore, and I like to use my phones for at least 2-3 years now.
I was unable to find an official source, but there is some hope that Sony will offer three years of OS updates. For the Xperiar 1 II that would mean up to Android 13.
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Hi All:
If they deal with me as fear as they deal with Galaxy S6 / 6 Edge owners I wouldn't complain and I will wait patiently for the update to come, where Galaxy S6 / 6 Edge are getting nearly weekly updates and issue fix and nothing for other smartphones.
the problem for the Note 4 updates that they have to wait double time to make it compatible with the Gear VR !!!!!!
So Samsung think it is not a problem to let the majority of the Note 4 owners angry with Software full of bugs, to satisfy the few Gear VR kids.
I believe that we should push Samsung to change that miserable update policy and not to link Note 4 updates to Gear VR or anything else.
Samsung should deal with smartphones updates in equal way, they should understand that if I bought a Samsung device that will not be the end of the story and they can put me on hold as much as they wish.
Samsung should hear the voice of the people, and they should know the number of unsatisfied owners of Samsung smartphones (Note 4, Note 3 & Galaxy S5.....ect.
I think the way to go is by using social media , twitter & Facebook pages in different languages, to let Samsung & the future customers for Samsung to know that we are facing issues with Samsung software update policy, where they ignore their smartphone software after short time
one-option said:
Hi All:
If they deal with me as fear as they deal with Galaxy S6 / 6 Edge owners I wouldn't complain and I will wait patiently for the update to come, where Galaxy S6 / 6 Edge are getting nearly weekly updates and issue fix and nothing for other smartphones.
the problem for the Note 4 updates that they have to wait double time to make it compatible with the Gear VR !!!!!!
So Samsung think it is not a problem to let the majority of the Note 4 owners angry with Software full of bugs, to satisfy the few Gear VR kids.
I believe that we should push Samsung to change that miserable update policy and not to link Note 4 updates to Gear VR or anything else.
Samsung should deal with smartphones updates in equal way, they should understand that if I bought a Samsung device that will not be the end of the story and they can put me on hold as much as they wish.
Samsung should hear the voice of the people, and they should know the number of unsatisfied owners of Samsung smartphones (Note 4, Note 3 & Galaxy S5.....ect.
I think the way to go is by using social media , twitter & Facebook pages in different languages, to let Samsung & the future customers for Samsung to know that we are facing issues with Samsung software update policy, where they ignore their smartphone software after short time
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Samsung doesn't really care about their customers...besides there aren't many people like us on XDA where we wait for the latest and greatest update.I wish they changed over these past years but they didn't.
Posting on social media won't make one single bit of difference they will not update the phone any quicker than they do now, one of the main reasons it takes longer to update the Note 4 is because there is alot more stuff within Touchwiz on the Note series than there is on the S series this takes longer to test and debug before they release it to the public unfortunately.
The S6 is brand new and with it being brand new it came with alot of critical bugs that need to be fixed asap, hence why your seeing more updates for the S6.
The Note 4 will get the updates it still a flagship you just have to be patient, if your not happy with Lollipop then switch back to Kitkat which was alot more stable and bug free than Lollipop currently is until the time comes they release 5.1 or 5.1.1.
Hello Note 4 users and lovers.
I've created a petition for official note 4 Nougat update.
Please sign and share if you can.
Thanks
https://www.change.org/p/samsung-sa...utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink
Petition only applies to users of F version. Why does not include C version users?
Wysłane z mojego SM-N930F przy użyciu Tapatalka
Dude, we're still getting monthly security updates and we should be thankful for that. If you want the latest and greatest Android version, upgrade your phone. Note 4 is old, it's acceptable if it doesn't received Nougat.
NeoFox69 said:
Hello Note 4 users and lovers.
I've created a petition for official note 4 Nougat update.
Please sign and share if you can.
Thanks
https://www.change.org/p/samsung-sa...utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink
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Your petition is biased.
Why not SM-N910 to make it general?
Anyway I'm of the opinion that since the phone was released in October 2014, it should be updated to Nougat because its two-year OS eligibility falls within the time Nougat was officially released by Google.
Not to mention we would have a Note7 by now if Samsung hadn't messed it up. But I agree, the petition is not inclusive for all models .
I only said that I have the F version. I didn't said that only that version deserved the update.
natibongo said:
Your petition is biased.
Why not SM-N910 to make it general?
Anyway I'm of the opinion that since the phone was released in October 2014, it should be updated to Nougat because its two-year OS eligibility falls within the time Nougat was officially released by Google.
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I agree completely, it should be N910 in general but I saw the OP reply below and he is correct that the petition he wrote it just stating his model and not to get nougat only for the F model. I also agree with the second point and have been sort of annoyed with Samsung for this, it's supposed to be 2 year OS update so as mentioned, Oct. 2014 for Note 4 launch and since Nougat came out in August 2016 we should have it. Add to that, a lot of us Note 4 owners bought, and ultimately lost, the Note 7's thanks to Samsung and as a gesture to sort of make up for that they should have added the Note 4 to the Nougat release.
Anyway going slightly off topic;
I love my Note 4 but am ready for a new device. Personally, I love the s-pen and hate to give it up but if the pricing rumors hold true and the conversion to Canadian is somewhat accurate it would be in the $1300 range (give or take) for the S8 so Note 8 would likely be in the same price range. No way will I accept those prices but I will wait and see with the S8 info that comes later today and decide from there. The Note 7 was $1050 CDN, I won't support Samsung if the Note 8 is anything above MAX $1100 CDN and less than 64GB storage (and better have expandable) as that is expensive enough as it is and pushing it IMO.
I'm waiting to see the OnePlus 5 later this year and will likely buy that if Samsung starts going to ridiculous Apple prices. Google also lost me after the Pixel phones being ridiculously overpriced as well. I mean, they want more for the Pixel XL than Samsung wanted for the Note 7... WTF Google?!? That's like LG and HTC thinking they can price at the same range as Samsung as well when they have so little to offer or reason to buy over Samsung and especially over some of these new phones from OnePlus, Huawei, etc... but $1180 for 128GB Pixel XL/$1050 for 32GB Pixel XL compared to $1050 for 64GB Note 7 and well the Note 7 was the far better deal, and phone.
Anyway, that's my rant/2 cents lol.
As long as you are all in signing mode, here is a petition where you can state all you want in the Note8
https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/note8-phablet-as-soon-as-possible
uchihakurtz said:
Dude, we're still getting monthly security updates and we should be thankful for that. If you want the latest and greatest Android version, upgrade your phone. Note 4 is old, it's acceptable if it doesn't received Nougat.
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The 2012's iphone 5 still getting ios updates #respect to apple
Title: Galaxy S9 series and Galaxy Note 9 should update to One UI 3.x with Android 11.
On that terrible day, Samsung anounced the update plan for One UI 3, 4, and 5. Samsung Galaxy S10 series, S20 series, Note10 series, Note20 series, Galaxy Fold and Galaxy Z series users leaped with joy, but Galaxy S9 series and Note9 users hung their head low, because the "2 Major Updates Only" curse was still on us. All Galaxy S9, S9+, and Note9 users are disappointed by Samsung for this reasonless decision, for not provided Android 11 for a fully capable flagship device.
Both Galaxy S9 and Note9 is equipped with Exynos 9810 or Snapdragon 845 chipset, which has 10-nm Octa-Core 4x2.7-2.8 GHz+4x1.7-1.8GHz. They have epic specs, which can only be challenged by Huawei Mate20 in 2018. It is not hard to provide a full 1TB hard disk of evidence to prove that the three 2018 flagships can easily run Android 11. For example, they are fully treble compliant, which means, they have enough specs to run latest Android as long as Project Treble is alive; and it has better specs than Galaxy A01 except the camera, as A01 has 12nm Quad-Core 4x1.95 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.45 GHz Cortex A53 chipset, and Galaxy A01 is in the list of One UI 3.0 update, WHICH MEANS THAT ONE UI 3.X UPDATE PLAN IS BIASED. And a low specs camera is not even possible to be a visible obstacle in the path of Android 11 update. It is astonishing, for Samsung to say that biased words on Galaxy Unpacked. Why? Simply our phone got out the box with Oreo? No. I mean it is not our fault to launch Oreo with S9, S9+ and Note9. Especially for Galaxy Note9, it is Samsung's fault. Samsung can wait one week or two, and launch Note9 with Pure Android 9+GMS, and add One UI as soon as it is ready by OTA. It is no need to launch with Oreo and toture us when Android 11 is released. This terrible decision forces us to either stay on Android 10, which is nothing but the same OS as a crappy 28nm Nokia C3, or go to custom roms which voids Knox and warranty, requires quite an amount of computer knowledge and is very easy to brick your device with one click.
We only ask Samsung to push One UI 3.x, AT LEAST ONE UI 3.0 CORE, based on Android 11 to Galaxy S9, S9+ and Note9, which has the certain right to update to Android 11. We are all going to sign this petition, not only the carriers of a Galaxy S9/Note9/S9+, but also anyone, who has their rage ignited due to the biased Samsung update policy. There is absolutely a piece of cake, as S9, S9+ And Note9 does not have custom resolution for both screen and camera, and Android 10 to Android 11 is not an enormous update, not like Windows XP update to 10. One man with a spare hour or two after work can do this in three months if enough knowledge. We strongly demand Galaxy S9 series And Note9 to update to Android 11, globally and stably.
If you have any recommendations of modifing this petition please tell me by replying. If no I will try my best to release at end of September. Thank you!
This marks the 8th petition for the same thing.
This is Pointless
How many times are y'all gonna make the same bogus petition for the same thing? If you want the newer upgrades get the devices that will get them undoubtedly or just stop whining. The note 9 isn't new or in it's prime anymore. Just stop
I already made such a petition and it's nice to see so many people supporting it. Here's the link, feel free to sign it: https://www.change.org/p/samsung-give-android-11-oneui-3-0-to-galaxy-note9-s9-phones
It will not work guys
Don't worry android 11 will be portwd from s10 lite for our devices 100% . If we have a good developer. I don't know cuz I didnt test any roms yet. I stick to official
Feels like we need to have this same conversation once every smartphone generation. Recap:
Breathing life into old electronics is not good business. Samsung is a business, they're in it for the money. Introducing new features for old phones will not sell new hardware; if anything, it will cause Samsung to sell less new hardware. Less sales means less revenue. That's why it's bad for business.
Developing software for additional platforms consumes more resources; resources which could be used for advancing development of newer hardware, and better software for said newer hardware. Again, why waste resources into something that will cause you to sell fewer next-gen phones?
Let me reiterate. Samsung is a business. They will not make poor business decisions to benefit users who hang on to old hardware instead of buying new hardware. End of story.
Hi everyone, I need your help. My company requires that my phone has an Android security patch within the last 2 months. Because of this, I had to get a new phone (old OnePlus 5t support ended a long time ago). I got a OnePlus 10 Pro. It is on version NE2213_11_A.17, with an Android security update date of August 5, 2022. This is older than 2 months.
My question is, how often does OnePlus generally release patches with newer Android Security versions? Is it a bad idea for me to have this phone - should I return it and get a Pixel 7 Pro instead (which has much worse battery life)?
I heard about Oxygen Updater (new to this), and it is showing an available update to NE2213_11_C.21. Will using Oxygen Updater consistently allow me to remain within the 2 months of android security update dates, do you guys think?
I am asking because I have a few days to return this phone, after that I'll be stuck with it. I hope to be able to use it for the full 4 years of promised security updates.
Thank you!!!
Lol, this doesn't exists. Unless you're using pixel phone.
There is no company that guarantee to update the security patch so often.
But OnePlus releases an update almost every month, sometimes it includes security patches.
Xiaomi also does every 20-35 days with security patches.
Just say to them and keep using it. There is no patches that need to be so urgent.
Companies just like the burocracy and thinking that they are fine. When on reality they're more vulnerable that they realize.
Unfortunately the Device Policy actually disables my work profile apps, so I have no choice...
Hum, undertood.
So you have to chose and buy a device or they will provide you one ?
Because if they won't provide, they should allow employees to use whatever device they want.
I am buying it myself. I just bought the OnePlus 10 Pro (coming from a One Plus 5t) because it seems to be better than Pixel. So I would prefer to keep it, if 95% of the time it will be within 2 months old android security update. Otherwise I should return it while I can and buy a Pixel 7 Pro (much worse battery life and slower processor as I understand)
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I am buying it myself. I just bought the OnePlus 10 Pro (coming from a One Plus 5t) because it seems to be better than Pixel. So I would prefer to keep it, if 95% of the time it will be within 2 months old android security update. Otherwise I should return it while I can and buy a Pixel 7 Pro (much worse battery life and slower processor as I understand)
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Yes, I agree with you on that. I use to use pixel before but they're terrible I had problems with device bricking, battery life and it resetting itself from nowhere.
With O10 pro no problems so far..
I think your workplace has dropped the ball on this, you're going to struggle to keep that up to date.
It's possible you may be able to spoof this but you'd need to root etc.
If your phone isn't fit for purpose then they should provide you with a phone.
Further to this, I think you dropped the ball getting a OnePlus 10, not a great phone buddy.
Sorry
mal3773 said:
Hi everyone, I need your help. My company requires that my phone has an Android security patch within the last 2 months. Because of this, I had to get a new phone (old OnePlus 5t support ended a long time ago). I got a OnePlus 10 Pro. It is on version NE2213_11_A.17, with an Android security update date of August 5, 2022. This is older than 2 months.
My question is, how often does OnePlus generally release patches with newer Android Security versions? Is it a bad idea for me to have this phone - should I return it and get a Pixel 7 Pro instead (which has much worse battery life)?
I heard about Oxygen Updater (new to this), and it is showing an available update to NE2213_11_C.21. Will using Oxygen Updater consistently allow me to remain within the 2 months of android security update dates, do you guys think?
I am asking because I have a few days to return this phone, after that I'll be stuck with it. I hope to be able to use it for the full 4 years of promised security updates.
Thank you!!!
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NE2213_11_C.21 security update ctober 5 2022
When it comes to security patches, if that's your only concern, get samsung or pixel. You'll get latest security patches every month.
OnePlus is not as fast unfortunately, they promised bimonthly patches, but it doesn't necessarily mean you'll get the latest one.
Not sure how it looks on 10 pro but on 9 pro we got e.g. august security patch in September (and that was an upgrade from may patch) so it was far away from perfect.
Hi ,
I would like to know why the S8 ultra wifi tablet is the only one not to have a new rom since February? All other releases had March or even April. And I'm talking of course about wifi versions of the tab s8 or tab s8+ series. Thank's for your answer .
February was just 2 months back. And Tablets don't receive updates as frequently as mobile phones.
Update available in the UK, security patch 1st May. Gallery also has the S23 range features.