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Are we getting Ice Cream Sandwich...??

So guys .. are we getting ICS.......
let us get all our rumors and news about that in this thread....
Don't be shy to post please.........

IIRC samsung annouced those following models to be updated to ICS (in the 2nd trimester of 2012 hahaha ):
Galaxy S2
Galaxy Note
Galaxy Tab 10.1
Galaxy Tab 8.9
Galaxy Tab 7.7
Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus
For others... we don't know ! Sounds this pact with google that is "you must update your models 18 months after their releases" is ****.

2nd Trimester? Probably saving that release to see if the world exists after 2012 LOL.

yes I know the truth
walidhiphop said:
So guys .. are we getting ICS.......
let us get all our rumors and news about that in this thread....
Don't be shy to post please.........
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The only way we are going to get the ice cream sandwich is to go to ice cream parlors.

frankbel said:
The only way we are going to get the ice cream sandwich is to go to ice cream parlors.
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I LOL'd hard on this .

i think i read somwhere that samsung has said that all gti9xxx models will get ics update... else idk... may be wrong!

no
we will not get icecream sandwich
samsung has listed out the devices and our device is not one of them
so don't expect any update after gingerbread
:-(
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i saw samsung galaxy s running icecream sandwich
so there may
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be another way of getting unofficial icecream sandwich
http://t.co/3KYirNdv
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syncks said:
i think i read somwhere that samsung has said that all gti9xxx models will get ics update... else idk... may be wrong!
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no we are not getting icecream sandwich
sorry for bad news
:-(
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manishnraj said:
no we are not getting icecream sandwich
sorry for bad news
:-(
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Clearly someone doesnt know what GTI9XXX Family includes. If they wanted to be specific, they would have kept it at GT I9000 and exclude the XXX's, I didn't know you worked for Samsung to declare that.

i really think we will get ICS...because it is not logic that the ICS will hit all the tabs and only one phone.....+ its only an operator from italy who said that......

Guys ...see this diagram...
After see this do you think we will get ICS update
Source:
http://modmyi.com/content/5718-ipho...y-why-apple-s-walled-garden-isn-t-so-bad.html

quan815 said:
Guys ...see this diagram...
After see this do you think we will get ICS update
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Well if we believe what google's been saying on how ICS will "unify" all android phones, there might be a paradigm shift once ICS starts getting released on a few droids. A MAN CAN HOPE!!!!

quan815 said:
Guys ...see this diagram...
After see this do you think we will get ICS update
Source:
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1. The author is fan of Apple.
2. The author didn't say that all updates for old versions of iphone work very bad on them. Also even for Iphone4 didn't get Siri!!! But it's just marketing. And so on.
Also yes this is the one problem for any producer: they don't want update old phones they want to sell new one. And Samsung one of them. Also because of this they didn't create drivers for original Android, but create useless ROMs and it's hard to support a lot of different ROMs and port to them drivers and their bloatware

the rumor that all GTI9XXX devices will get updates came from a rumor site only and not from an official samsung statement
doesnt mean we won't get it and neither that we will get it for that matter
however, our I9003 is not one of samsungs flagships or even very popular outside of asia/pacific areas
i read somewhere that samsung came up with our "inferior" device to be able to save up recources for amoled screens for the S2 and thats why we got an LCD
So in all honesty i really doubt we will get ICS
On a good note though, now that the Galaxy Nexus is coming, the S2 should be getting a bit cheaper and this device WILL get ICS
And a last sidenote... I wish the new Nexus would come with an sd card slot but then again, you can't have everything

if not offical i bet someone will port ICS for our device just like it got ported to galaxy s

Ported roms aint as good as official ones
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Don't expect sammy will give an update to this miserable phone.
one thing for sure i9003 is a dumb phone, nobody want this phone even if we sell this at low price.
one recommendation is to move to another phone, and stay out of samsung phone.

mastercipo said:
Don't expect sammy will give an update to this miserable phone.
one thing for sure i9003 is a dumb phone, nobody want this phone even if we sell this at low price.
one recommendation is to move to another phone, and stay out of samsung phone.
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just cause a phone is not popular doesnt make it necessarily miserable
As long as it does what you you want/need its all good!

Dont loose hope.....
Galaxy s i9000,got an unofficial ics update.Our phones hardware is more faster than i9000..If we are lucky..european developers will surely make ics for us..
If there is no ics...we still got ginger bread 2.3.5....

Tizen UI leaks ahead of Samsung I9500 debut(SGS III)

Any thoughts on Samsung separating from Google(Andrioid) on the SGSIII? If this is true....WOW!
http://www.slashgear.com/tizen-ui-leaks-ahead-of-samsung-i9500-debut-09207578/
http://www.gsmarena.com/screenshots_of_tizen_meego_successor_leak-news-3634.php#
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It looks so much like Android.
I'm confused. This may sound like a separate topic but, since Android is open source, does it mean that I can copy it over and change it around and call it MyMobileOS and sell it for money?
Is what XiaoMi phone is doing legal? They just take Google's code and change it around and massively put it on their own phones and sell for money?

nvm. wrong post

i dont like this, if samsung does this, i will just go for the iphone 5.. enough said.

Yeah, finally they have quality products, if they do this...wow

Certainly will be a huge change of OS . . Its ok. . SGS2X will last awhile .......

HRodMusic said:
i dont like this, if samsung does this, i will just go for the iphone 5.. enough said.
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Go get your iPhone. I rather have a r225
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synergeticink said:
Any thoughts on Samsung separating from Google(Andrioid) on the SGSIII? If this is true....WOW!
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Yeah my thoughts are I wont buy it.

If anything they will release a phone with this and another equally speced phone with android. No way they are completely abandoning android.

i will definitely move on to the iPhone, or even a wp7 phone if this happens

There are other good android phones,htc anyone?
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bartoloandre98 said:
There are other good android phones,htc anyone?
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HTC screens are garbage. I personally think that if Samsung was to go ahead and make this move without continuing to release any Android phones then that would be a negative decision on their part financially.
-We do what we must because we can; for the good of all of us, except the ones who are dead-

cashyftw said:
i will definitely move on to the iPhone, or even a wp7 phone if this happens
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U would leave android because sammy did?

I seriously doubt the SGSII will have anything but android on it but I certainly don't doubt them making a phone with another OS. look at how many android phones sammy makes. you think they will stop all that?

Tizen is also open source - so you should not pay any money to have it. And looking into the source code - all of the drivers are under Apache License with Samsung as owner. We will probably see Samsung running Tizen soon. Not to mention that Intel is supporting the project hoping that they may enforce x86 instead of ARM processors arch (the same way they are forcing Thunderbird instead of USB). Android got one major flaw - that's the java virtual machine or I should say Oracle.

Looks like a Touch Wiz OS. Low end devices most likely, similar to Bada.
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I_am_Error said:
HTC screens are garbage. I personally think that if Samsung was to go ahead and make this move without continuing to release any Android phones then that would be a negative decision on their part financially.
-We do what we must because we can; for the good of all of us, except the ones who are dead-
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Oh c'mon with the exaggeration.. they're a far cry from 'garbage'!
Samsung screens are nice but the colours (from what I have seen personally) are over saturated in comparison to others such as HTC, which have more natural colours, something a lot of people appreciate.
My best friend has a GS2 and while his screen is nice, it's also tinted yellow because the colour temperature is way off, so the colours on my 1 year old Desire HD actually look better. He's not alone either there's a 200+ page thread on it. Then there's the banding issues people are having on the Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy Note displays.
What I'm getting at is all current screens have their downsides but they're all far from being garbage.

i think that's a new incarnation of BADA OS

It's a bada os, but it'll be open-source this time.
I don't know who need this... Bada failed, Tizen will fail too.

This would be a HUGE mistake. Right now, people love Android, and some of us have quite a bit of money invested in apps and other things. I don't see many devs jumping ship either...

Will AT&T ever get this device?

I'm sorry if this has been discussed. Will AT&T ever get this device? If not where is the best place to purchase an unlocked GSM version of it? Thank You!

Pretty sure you could buy the AT&T version from Best Buy for ages now.
*edit* July of last year in fact.

owned
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its not that bad of a question. If you live some place where Best Buy isn't or just ignore that inglorious box of blue stained diaper filler you'd not know that the i9020A was available there.
That said, having gone from a Captivate to a Nexus S myself, you might want to sit on your wallet for a bit and wait for the Galaxy Nexus to finally come to AT&T. I made the leap knowing that the captivate and nexus S are more or less the same hardware only because I knew the Galaxy Nexus was going to be uncomfortably large in my hands.
From an Android standpoint, a captivate with Cyanogen or some other AOSP based ROM will work and act like a Nexus S. Only real reason to move is if you want AOSP without having to work for it

The NS was never available at an AT&T store but only at Best Buy. This is why there is no AT&T branding as it really isn't a AT&T "supported" phone.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Samsung...=2356115&st=nexus s &cp=1&lp=1&contract_desc=
and free right now.

[email protected] said:
its not that bad of a question. If you live some place where Best Buy isn't or just ignore that inglorious box of blue stained diaper filler you'd not know that the i9020A was available there.
That said, having gone from a Captivate to a Nexus S myself, you might want to sit on your wallet for a bit and wait for the Galaxy Nexus to finally come to AT&T. I made the leap knowing that the captivate and nexus S are more or less the same hardware only because I knew the Galaxy Nexus was going to be uncomfortably large in my hands.
From an Android standpoint, a captivate with Cyanogen or some other AOSP based ROM will work and act like a Nexus S. Only real reason to move is if you want AOSP without having to work for it
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Not being mean, but the op is on the internet, even if looking for a Google phone. First thing I would have done is at& nexus s release date. very soon the op would have gotten it's answers
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Not being mean,
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the op is on the internet, even if looking for a Google phone. First thing I would have done is http://bit.ly/yZMnHw soon the op would have gotten it's answers
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Fixed it for ya!

Dang, thought this was the Galaxy Nexus..
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david279 said:
and free right now.
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with 2 year contarct

[Q] [2013]Which Phone would you recommend

Hi there Xda
It's 2013, they promised the world would end, but APPLE still survived
I am sorry I am on team android
Technology changes so fast and I can't keep up, still I know nothing about the latest releases and I have been using a Galaxy SII and I loved it. Soon I will have to buy a new phone and there were some things I had in mind.
Good Screen Quality
4,5 inch+
Good Battery
Good performance
Rooting
BUILD QUALITY (I am quite unhandy, so I bought a SGII, it feel from stairs, tabels, on the street and it survived, SO YES, this is important
My old phone got stolen , so it's time for something new.
Any advice?

Next time, please use this thread. But try the galaxy s 3, note 2, or upcoming s 4
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A nexus 4 would b a nice choice

fabokid5922 said:
A nexus 4 would b a nice choice
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Isn't available in Belgium So I need an alternative

Galaxy Note2 just the best phone at the moment......:good (3100mAh battery life men!) highly recommended

Shaq87 said:
Galaxy Note2 just the best phone at the moment......:good (3100mAh battery life men!) highly recommended
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I was doubting between
Galaxy Note 2
Samsung 3
or
HTC one X

You can always get one from ebay. Though, if you don't want to, i'd recommend Droid Razr Maxx HD or Galaxy S3.

A nexus 4 seems to make sense for u

I'm using an S3, rooted and AOKP. I would recommend it to anyone. My device can preform with anyone in my opinion.

Xperia Z of Sony Or Note 2
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Cell phone watch is a tendency.i have bought V-Watch D3(Red) which only costs $64.99, a 1.4" Touch Screen Watch Phone with A-GPS, Bluetooth, Camera.Very nice.
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Shaq87 said:
Galaxy Note2 just the best phone at the moment......:good (3100mAh battery life men!) highly recommended
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Killiy said:
Cell phone watch is a tendency.i have bought V-Watch D3(Red) which only costs $64.99, a 1.4" Touch Screen Watch Phone with A-GPS, Bluetooth, Camera.Very nice.
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I don't fee like a watch might be something but thanks for the suggestion

i Like soo much OPPO Find 5''

The only Android devices worth owning have "Nexus" in the name.
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MikeyMike01 said:
The only Android devices worth owning have "Nexus" in the name.
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Nexus certainly is!
But I regret that we are at the beginning of a promessing year.
Android will be pushed to Key Lime
Samsung will come up with a new display technology
1080p screens will be the norm
Quadcores will dominate the smartphone world
And prices might gone down, since new competitors are ready to storm the European market
And NOW I have to get myself a phone
Current Options[/B]
Galaxy S3
Galaxy Note 2

go for samsung galaxy s3! its really good & it suits ur requirements :good:

Wait till s4 buddy. It's gonna be a kickass for all other major phones now!
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Lifehacker7 said:
Wait till s4 buddy. It's gonna be a kickass for all other major phones now!
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I hope the layout is less rounded than the S3
But I am definitely on the lookout for this phone

Intensity007 said:
I hope the layout is less rounded than the S3
But I am definitely on the lookout for this phone
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They might bring in a new design.
Hopefully a better build quality too!
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They might bring in a new design.
Hopefully a better build quality too!
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What was wrong with the build quality

android L december?

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Hmm, if it's true, then we should be seeing a leak on Sammobile soon I guess...

Again where is i9505???

Dec 2014 ETA for I-9500 so probably March/April 2015 for I-9505. We are still on 4.4.2 officially. Samsung traditionally slower than an injured camel with OS releases. Last Samsung phone I will ever buy. Overpriced, cheap materials, slow, battery faulty too often and laggy.

Go buy nexus and stop crying then...

Hope this is true
I really hope the S4 gets the Android L update by December !! I dont know why Samsung didnt update to the 4.4.4 version for these devices! Why so much of a delay in releasing the updates. It's still stuck on 4.4.2 for most devices.

Testing? how it can be
and since when samsung is this much fast

i just hope whenever i9505 gets L we also get new touchwizz

hare89 said:
i just hope whenever i9505 gets L we also get new touchwizz
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from kitkat to android L its a big update im 90% sure we will get the new ui
but i hope it will be soon and not half year

its not even released yet, december is too early, may be feb or march

hare89 said:
Go buy nexus and stop crying then...
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Mature.

Well i am sick of people writing same stuff for million times ,nobody is forcing anybody to buy samsung or any other phone...If somone really likes updates/clean ui nexus should be their choice,but imo samsung isnt that slow in updating their phones compare it to other brand phones maybe not the best but not the least either...i just hope when they update to L we just get newest ui ,art and performance updates

I think Samsung and other manufacturers will make fewer modifications of pure Android, this will speed up the updates.
Google wants the ecosystem is characterized by UI, example is the Android TV and Android Wear
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...r-oems-here-are-some-of-the-interesting-ones/
I think Google wants to close the year with a marketshare of Android L as the largest evolution. The manufacturers should have received the Dev Preview build and maybe other's internal and Google have forced manufacturers to release updates sooner

This is the problem of samsung always delay in updating firmwares. Very fast when it comes to accepting our payment but very slow when it comea to updating.
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Why do you want to wait official L from samsung
If good devs will come here we will have Pure stock L like nexus

devilyuri said:
Why do you want to wait official L from samsung
If good devs will come here we will have Pure stock L like nexus
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Because sometimes devs need sources from samsung too.

Also the i9505 has Google Play Edition
The ROM can be ported to stock i9505

Who would want Android L with the TW skin on it.. This would take away the point of having android L.. It will be the same laggy experience all over again.. Just wait until the source is released and let the developers do their thing.. Just have patience
Me Gusta!

Me Gusta said:
Who would want Android L with the TW skin on it.. This would take away the point of having android L.. It will be the same laggy experience all over again.. Just wait until the source is released and let the developers do their thing.. Just have patience
Me Gusta!
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For me all TW ROMs are same like android 2.3 and 4.4 all looks almost same TW is crap
And Samsung development is getting **** that's why i haven't bought the galaxy s5
And for those who likes to upto date really don't go for Samsung I was also using samsung from galaxy s1 and till s4 my last even galaxy s3 development is better then s4.
And December it can't be possible for galaxy s4 android l may me next year December
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