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[REQUEST] Port of i9300 Foxhound Rom

Ok so i'm posting this thread in hopes that somebody with more skill and knowledge than i myself have, will read this and give it a shot. I understand the hardware differences between the Verizon GS3 and the International version. I dont know if the port is possible or how complicated it would be. But this rom is well worth the effort. I used to own it on the Galaxy S II for ATT and loved it. But now i'm hoping to see it on the GS3 for verizon. here is a link to the rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1708371 (i'm also going to messgae the rom developer to see if i could possibly get them to port it over themselves. Hope to see something good come out of this )

And this went nowhere.. lol

Because i9300 TouchWiz roms aren't worth porting.
Maybe if was something useful like King Kang or Paranoid Android you'd find some necessity and interest.

Well I hope someone takes over this request. I looked at the Foxhound rom and it looks very interesting. I don't know why someone would say that i9300 Roma aren't worth porting, it's practically the same phone.

ECrispy said:
it's practically the same phone.
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The internals are different, so it is practically a different phone. Only reason they are both GS3s is the external appearance.

LLStarks said:
Because i9300 TouchWiz roms aren't worth porting.
Maybe if was something useful like King Kang or Paranoid Android you'd find some necessity and interest.
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I think the international version WOULD be worth porting. Biggest reason being it had all the features available to the phone that Samsung intended. Not a bunch of stupid Verizon meddling, locking away features like blocking mode, find my mobile, among others. If I can get help from some of the devs here I'd give it a go on a stock version for now. The biggest thing is getting all the hardware and lib files, ril, etc. From our phone into the international ROM. Swap the boot image stuff like that. I ported MikG 3.0 for the incredible.
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You guys really seem to underestimate how hard porting from the i9300 is.
It requires an intimate knowledge of smali.
Not many people have that skill or the patience to rebuild every single apk.
This is the primary reason why we don't have multi-window or other 4.1.2 features yet.
Different hardware matters. If it didn't you could flash FrancoKernel or i9300 stuff without softbricking.

LLStarks said:
You guys really seem to underestimate how hard porting from the i9300 is.
It requires an intimate knowledge of smali.
Not many people have that skill or the patience to rebuild every single apk.
This is the primary reason why we don't have multi-window or other 4.1.2 features yet.
Different hardware matters. If it didn't you could flash FrancoKernel or i9300 stuff without softbricking.
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Kernel is on an entirely different level. It is VERY hardware dependant. A quad core kernel will definitely not work on our dual core phones. Only hardware related libs and and hardware related system files would be the challenge. The SOFTWARE, ANDROID OS is not as dependant on hardware. Yes libs, etc. But the core OS I wouldn't think so.
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We have enough on our plate trying to get all of our roms fully functional.
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countryfolk07 said:
Kernel is on an entirely different level. It is VERY hardware dependant. A quad core kernel will definitely not work on our dual core phones. Only hardware related libs and and hardware related system files would be the challenge. The SOFTWARE, ANDROID OS is not as dependant on hardware. Yes libs, etc. But the core OS I wouldn't think so.
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You seem to know what you are talking about. Give it a shot yourself if you don't think it will be that hard.

CM mostly coming to S4!

Steve Kondik recently put up a post on Google+ in response to websites in general that were stating no CM support for the Galaxy S4. He stated that cyanogenmod definitely will support the S4, and hopefully this should put to rest all the rumors on this.
Source: https://plus.google.com/100275307499530023476/posts/U2Phq8KowGQ

ilabs said:
Steve Kondik recently put up a post on Google+ in response to websites in general that were stating no CM support for the Galaxy S4. He stated that cyanogenmod definitely will support the S4, and hopefully this should put to rest all the rumors on this.
Source: https://plus.google.com/100275307499530023476/posts/U2Phq8KowGQ
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I'd personally stick to stock rom. It's the most stable and offers the most features.

boodies said:
I'd personally stick to stock rom. It's the most stable and offers the most features.
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I try and keep my phones for a long time. I'm still using the i9000 and its been almost 3 years now. CM/AOSP is the one thing that helps keep my phone up to date even after the manufacturer stops supporting the device.

He has Mentioned S4 but which S4 GT-I9500 or GT-I9505

nitinvaid said:
He has Mentioned S4 but which S4 GT-I9500 or GT-I9505
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I'm sure it would be both variants, else he would have mentioned it.

ilabs said:
I'm sure it would be both variants, else he would have mentioned it.
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let's hope you are true

The one thing I love in Samsung phones over others is the fact that it has a buttload of software features. Now, that being said, what I love more is running AOSP on it or CM which means losing those features BUT if you've heard of dual boot....
Just seeing that post gave me a smile, I know what my next phone is

Cool...:good:

It's highly unlikely that the GT-I9500 [Exynos] variant would get stable CM if Samsung remain stingy with the codes required.
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ilabs said:
I try and keep my phones for a long time. I'm still using the i9000 and its been almost 3 years now. CM/AOSP is the one thing that helps keep my phone up to date even after the manufacturer stops supporting the device.
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The only reason you're using cm is cause you're using an old phone that doesn't have any special features of touchwiz that came after the S3 and Note 2. I had the GS1, and I couldn't handle using stock for that. But after the S3, things have changed. Now Samsung offers much more on top of being the most stable and smoothest. There is no reason to lose features, even simple features such as MHL is gone with paranoid android. I am back on stock and can't be happier knowing things are smooth and no stupid bugs.

^^^^^^ totally disagree. May lose some Sammy features, but CM /AOSP offers the best customization and smoothness.
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scottspa74 said:
^^^^^^ totally disagree. May lose some Sammy features, but CM /AOSP offers the best customization and smoothness.
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It's all a matter of taste. Samsung has been including lots of customizations to its Touchwiz interface for the past couple of years.
Customizations that were only included on CM before are now present on Touchwiz and I'm really glad Samsung is paying attention to what people want.
That's my understating of it anyway. I'll still flash CM ROM's when a new Android comes just to see how it is before having to wait for Samsung to update it.

boodies said:
The only reason you're using cm is cause you're using an old phone that doesn't have any special features of touchwiz that came after the S3 and Note 2. I had the GS1, and I couldn't handle using stock for that. But after the S3, things have changed. Now Samsung offers much more on top of being the most stable and smoothest. There is no reason to lose features, even simple features such as MHL is gone with paranoid android. I am back on stock and can't be happier knowing things are smooth and no stupid bugs.
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Yes, I agree with you on that. Samsung does stuff in enough features that you may not need CM/AOSP. But my concern is still about after Samsung stops supporting the handset for android upgrades. I doubt I would have been able to run my i9000 on GB till now.

boodies said:
I'd personally stick to stock rom. It's the most stable and offers the most features.
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This times 500000000000 billion. Do not care about CM one bit.
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Why not have the best of both worlds? Use the handset with stock for the first year or so, and then when Samsung is getting slow on the updates (or stopping) start rolling with AOSP. In a similar way when I built my computer I ran my processor and GPU like normal for a few years. After that, I started overclocking to help keep pace with games and stuff. That is, unless you intend to upgrade every year in which case it won't matter as much.

Masonfield said:
Why not have the best of both worlds? Use the handset with stock for the first year or so, and then when Samsung is getting slow on the updates (or stopping) start rolling with AOSP..
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Agreed. To me that's the biggest upside of AOSP ROMs, having the latest version of Android. When you've always got the latest software it's a lot easier to hold onto your hardware for a while longer. I plan to stick with stock for quite a while.

boodies said:
I'd personally stick to stock rom. It's the most stable and offers the most features.
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barondebxl said:
This times 500000000000 billion. Do not care about CM one bit.
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Then why even bother to post your obvious disdain here.. Couldn't resist the opportunity?
There are those of us that are looking forward to it..
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But I doubt CM will still have the hand/eye gesture features.

scottspa74 said:
^^^^^^ totally disagree. May lose some Sammy features, but CM /AOSP offers the best customization and smoothness.
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Not necessarily. From my experience, touchwiz based ROMs get better battery life, stability etc. than CM. Or at worse, it's barely noticeable, even if such differences do exist. And you miss out on awesome dev - like Perseus on AOSP (best kernel for Note 2/SGS3 IMHO).

Can't wait to overclock an overclocked CPU with some CM!

Petition to Samsung and Google

Guys, i have created this... What u think about it?
I have not added Google and samsung's email cause i think that nominating them will be ok...
https://www.change.org/it/petizioni...amsung-s4-gt-i9505-like-the-s4-google-edition

how bout we wait for the S4 GE to be actually released first?
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If they're based on the same hardware (and everything I have read so far indicates they are) what does it matter? Even if the ROMs from the Google edition of the S4 don't work direct, they almost certainly will with a bit of tinkering and that will be done by people on here. The upshot is we don't need Samsung or Google to release firmware to change the I9505 into the Google edition of the phone.
Besides, neither company would do this anyway, and a petition won't change that.

coolpix90 said:
Guys, i have created this... What u think about it?
I have not added Google and samsung's email cause i think that nominating them will be ok...
https://www.change.org/it/petizioni...amsung-s4-gt-i9505-like-the-s4-google-edition
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You've clearly never experienced the determination of people on xda, who will go out of their way to create a ROM for users, especially on the Samsung Galaxy S2 (my last phone). CyanogenMod was continuously maintained and it was AOSP based, very similar to that of a stock Android ROM. The hardware seems very similar to the current GS4's anyway, I'm sure you will see a working stock ROM within days of the Google edition being released. Also, a petition won't make Google or Samsung release the ROM.
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themadba said:
You've clearly never experienced the determination of people on xda, who will go out of their way to create a ROM for users, especially on the Samsung Galaxy S2 (my last phone). CyanogenMod was continuously maintained and it was AOSP based, very similar to that of a stock Android ROM. The hardware seems very similar to the current GS4's anyway, I'm sure you will see a working stock ROM within days of the Google edition being released. Also, a petition won't make Google or Samsung release the ROM.
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it seems like you thing it is a bad thing... or not?

petition deleted, wait for the ufficial release of i9505G

If it wont be able to install it the official way, I will port this thing to I9505

coolpix90 said:
it seems like you thing it is a bad thing... or not?
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Absolutely not. I'm simply highlighting the flaws. The petition won't make Google or Samsung release the ROM, it was the same with Samsung on the gs2, they wouldn't release the source code for the exynos 4 processor, even after multiple petitions. And also, when the GE is released, you will see a working ROM for the i9505 and i9500 quickly after that, plus CM10.1 is already on both devices.
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themadba said:
Absolutely not. I'm simply highlighting the flaws. The petition won't make Google or Samsung release the ROM, it was the same with Samsung on the gs2, they wouldn't release the source code for the exynos 4 processor, even after multiple petitions. And also, when the GE is released, you will see a working ROM for the i9505 and i9500 quickly after that, plus CM10.1 is already on both devices.
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The I9505 yes, as it's the same hardware from all reports. But I wouldn't bet on seeing a working rom off the Google S4 for the I9500 any time soon as the heart of that phone is based upon a completely different architecture. And CM10.1 isn't on the I9500 at all as of yet, nowhere near.

Pagnell said:
The I9505 yes, as it's the same hardware from all reports. But I wouldn't bet on seeing a working rom off the Google S4 for the I9500 any time soon as the heart of that phone is based upon a completely different architecture. And CM10.1 isn't on the I9500 at all as of yet, nowhere near.
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My bad, I thought CM10.1 was released on the i9500 too now! Oh well, I don't keep up on the i9500 much.
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source code released for up coming 9505g google edition

will we see an official rom soon 2 for us 9505 users
http://opensource.samsung.com/reception/receptionSub.do?method=search&searchValue=GT-I9505G

I don't think that helps us one bit. Hope I'm proven wrong, though.

Nice ty.:angel:
I wonder what Ill get first Wednesday. Windows 8.1 preview or stock Android 4.2.2 for I9505 =]

Aerys said:
Nice ty.:angel:
I wonder what Ill get first Wednesday. Windows 8.1 preview or stock Android 4.2.2 for I9505 =]
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Do you even have to ask that? Android, of course! :victory:

any leaks yet team..

SALAH100 said:
any leaks yet team..
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My friend, wait 1 day and we probably have official rom

How to use the code?

John Chu said:
How to use the code?
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Dial *#THE CODE# and your phone will change to GT-I9505G

DjeMBeY said:
Dial *#THE CODE# and your phone will change to GT-I9505G
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Careful now, he might actually believe it.

I am still trying to figure out the logic of wanting the stock AOSP for the S4 from Samsung.
How will this be any different from running any other AOSP rom? I mean, if you check out PA GamerZ ROM, that works quite well as a daily driver. Why would we want to use this stock AOSP (with features that are quite basic)? Just to get 4.3 when it comes out? So? Some dev will port that anyways.
I mean, if someone bought the S4, wasn't it for the features? If anyone wanted stock AOSP then why not Nexus 4? Ok if hardware is the question, then really waiting for the next Nexus isn't that hard.
So can someone explain to me why?

kingzain900 said:
I am still trying to figure out the logic of wanting the stock AOSP for the S4 from Samsung.
How will this be any different from running any other AOSP rom? I mean, if you check out PA GamerZ ROM, that works quite well as a daily driver. Why would we want to use this stock AOSP (with features that are quite basic)? Just to get 4.3 when it comes out? So? Some dev will port that anyways.
I mean, if someone bought the S4, wasn't it for the features? If anyone wanted stock AOSP then why not Nexus 4? Ok if hardware is the question, then really waiting for the next Nexus isn't that hard.
So can someone explain to me why?
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For someone like me, it's not about running the stock AOSP on S4. It's about how it can improve the AOSP based custom roms like CM, PA, etc.
Hopefully, Samsung/Google will release proper source codes as quickly as for Nexus devices so that custom roms can run better on S4.
I've been using GS3 (i9305), mainly with CM for the last 10 months or so. It works ok as a daily driver, but not as well as it could've been, mainly because not all the necessary sources are available/released.
I tried Nexus 4 for about a couple of weeks and running CM was definately more fluid/enjoyable than on GS3.
But I couldn't really get used to not having the physical home button and lack of storage space. If GS4 Google Edition is released with exact same hardward as normal i9505, then this will be almost perfect - custom roms running as well as on Nexus devices with physical home button and MicroSD slot.

kingzain900 said:
I am still trying to figure out the logic of wanting the stock AOSP for the S4 from Samsung.
How will this be any different from running any other AOSP rom? I mean, if you check out PA GamerZ ROM, that works quite well as a daily driver. Why would we want to use this stock AOSP (with features that are quite basic)? Just to get 4.3 when it comes out? So? Some dev will port that anyways.
I mean, if someone bought the S4, wasn't it for the features? If anyone wanted stock AOSP then why not Nexus 4? Ok if hardware is the question, then really waiting for the next Nexus isn't that hard.
So can someone explain to me why?
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In simple terms.
Google gets to have its vanilla version of Android on a flagship device without having to subsidize the cost of designing the hardware.
Unlike Nexus devices where Google invests R&D money to make the hardware... having Samsung and HTC put a version of Stock Android on the device pretty much absolves Google of any financial liability in relation to hardware development.
Nexus devices are traditionally spartan... and Google likes it that way... but what if mobile manufacturers want to have nexus compatible device with all the bells and whistles... they will all compete on who has the most Nexus compatible device.
This will attract developers and customers that prefer the stock Google experience
Bear in mind also Google is still developing their Motorola flagship device... this has handset makers very jittery.
Having a GE also puts the latest Android on a device and puts pressure on the makers of the device to move build it out into their MAIN version of Android.
So Key lime pie or 4.3 should come quicker on the HTC and S4 than would be tradtional.
Another issues is transparency.
For too long handset makers have said "our phone can't run the latest version of Android" when we know they lie.
Samsung has been good.. the S2 has JB while the HTC Sensation 4G has all but been dumped by their makers.
Companies that have a Google edition will have that extra edge in longevity.

Gillion said:
In simple terms.
Google gets to have its vanilla version of Android on a flagship device without having to subsidize the cost of designing the hardware.
Unlike Nexus devices where Google invests R&D money to make the hardware... having Samsung and HTC put a version of Stock Android on the device pretty much absolves Google of any financial liability in relation to hardware development.
Nexus devices are traditionally spartan... and Google likes it that way... but what if mobile manufacturers want to have nexus compatible device with all the bells and whistles... they will all compete on who has the most Nexus compatible device.
This will attract developers and customers that prefer the stock Google experience
Bear in mind also Google is still developing their Motorola flagship device... this has handset makers very jittery.
Having a GE also puts the latest Android on a device and puts pressure on the makers of the device to move build it out into their MAIN version of Android.
So Key lime pie or 4.3 should come quicker on the HTC and S4 than would be tradtional.
Another issues is transparency.
For too long handset makers have said "our phone can't run the latest version of Android" when we know they lie.
Samsung has been good.. the S2 has JB while the HTC Sensation 4G has all but been dumped by their makers.
Companies that have a Google edition will have that extra edge in longevity.
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Very good answer. Makes sense. It'd be exciting to see what Motorola device Google releases. MoNex (MoNey?).

kingzain900 said:
Very good answer. Makes sense. It'd be exciting to see what Motorola device Google releases. MoNex (MoNey?).
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This could be the much rumored Google X Phone...
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Theshawty said:
Careful now, he might actually believe it.
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Easy, everyone knows that to work, he'd to input: *#THE SOURCE CODE# , otherwiste it will not work :laugh:

what time the phone will be up for eating anyone knows?
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big_b0sss said:
what time the phone will be up for eating anyone knows?
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Don't think I'd want to eat a phone, actually.
Bet it'll be up noonish, USA time, which means roughly 18.00-19.00 Brit time.

big_b0sss said:
what time the phone will be up for eating anyone knows?
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I think it can be all day in USA

Aerys said:
I think it can be all day in USA
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yeah thats right all day i remember how nexus 4 was eaten within an hour
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big_b0sss said:
yeah thats right all day i remember how nexus 4 was eaten within an hour
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I hope we get firmware today

When are we getting updated to 4.2.2?

My wife's tab 2 got updated last week...
Anyone know what features we will see?
I'm quite keen to know what to expect and when.
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charmz2k2 said:
My wife's tab 2 got updated last week...
Anyone know what features we will see?
I'm quite keen to know what to expect and when.
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I guess you mean 4.3, your Note 10.1 is currently on 4.2.2 if you are using Cyanomod 10.1
About 4.3, you can expect some improvements on multi user support (like blocking some apps for each user), a better phone app, the new gapps so the new camera and hopefully better battery performance. No big deal in my opinion

serdasteclas said:
I guess you mean 4.3, your Note 10.1 is currently on 4.2.2 if you are using Cyanomod 10.1
About 4.3, you can expect some improvements on multi user support (like blocking some apps for each user), a better phone app, the new gapps so the new camera and hopefully better battery performance. No big deal in my opinion
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I believe he is asking about stock OTA update... doesn't seem like his using custom rom when asking like that,.

Hi everyone,
I believe we all would like to get 4.2/4.3 OTA update from Samsung. For people like me, multiwindow tasking is very important and I don't want to lose it with CM/AOKP. It is very weird that Samsung hasn't updated our Note 10.1. I still think it is by far the best choice in tablets world. Lets keep our fingers crossed, so Samsung updates directly to 4.3 (So then this delay feels reasonable) and also includes Multi-User.

Franzuu said:
Hi everyone,
I believe we all would like to get 4.2/4.3 OTA update from Samsung. For people like me, multiwindow tasking is very important and I don't want to lose it with CM/AOKP. It is very weird that Samsung hasn't updated our Note 10.1. I still think it is by far the best choice in tablets world. Lets keep our fingers crossed, so Samsung updates directly to 4.3 (So then this delay feels reasonable) and also includes Multi-User.
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hi
some were on the net i read that our pad will get the next major update ie the KLP directly lets hope for the best :good::laugh:

haree said:
hi
some were on the net i read that our pad will get the next major update ie the KLP directly lets hope for the best :good::laugh:
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Samsung said that note 10.1 will get an update to 5.0 and from some sources I heard we will directly get it. But this was before android 4.3. So I guess we are in queue for android 4.3. Klp is a pretty long way off.
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akshayguptaus said:
Samsung said that note 10.1 will get an update to 5.0 and from some sources I heard we will directly get it. But this was before android 4.3. So I guess we are in queue for android 4.3. Klp is a pretty long way off.
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hi
hope it happens soon every samsung phone is getting the 4.3 update except us :crying:
note got it this is were i read it see this link : http://technosamigos.com/samsung-galaxy-android-4-3-jelly-bean-update/
link 2 : http://technosamigos.com/samsung-galaxy-phones-android-5-0-key-lime-pie-update-schedule/