Now that Google is releasing Lollipop 5.1 code to AOSP today. When is the Verizon variant supposed to get ANY version of Lollipop? Just asking... any rumors, any real dates?
I'm anxious to get it. However, I'm also nervous that some of my current apps won't run on lollipop. Several apps didn't cooperate when my Moto X was upgraded.
No US carrier has official lollipop for the Edge. My question, will Samsung be nice and roll out 5.1 to the Edge? Whenever they do roll anything out that is.
I have a feeling samsung is trying to use australian as a "guniea pigs" by releasing early lollipop. Once they think its stable then i think they will mass rollout ...im sure it will be 5.1 ...as for time range im pretty sure it will be when the s6 is out in the retail.
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So i know the sprint and virgin mobile versions are identical models, but why cant i find any forums for the virgin mobile galaxy s5?, i know from my last phone experience that the raidios (aka modems) and bootloaders are different, assumingly, so why isnt there a virgin mobile thread? Im just asking becuase aparently android lolipop is available for the sprint version, but not on vm yet, but like with the vm gs3 will the updates be the same, that ill have to wait about a a week or few to get the update?
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So i know the sprint and virgin mobile versions are identical models, but why cant i find any forums for the virgin mobile galaxy s5?, i know from my last phone experience that the raidios (aka modems) and bootloaders are different, assumingly, so why isnt there a virgin mobile thread? Im just asking becuase aparently android lolipop is available for the sprint version, but not on vm yet, but like with the vm gs3 will the updates be the same, that ill have to wait about a a week or few to get the update?
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The 5.0 for Sprint is a leak, and not the "official" build released. I have Boost, and got the NK4 about a week or so after Sprint. Sammy is getting really good at getting them out to Boost/VM much faster than before. And yes, the updates for The S5 are the same, just like the GS3, just the boot animation and "tagging" are different.
Hi Everyone,
I would like to buy a Note Edge very soon but i wanted to ask which variant should I get - I do plan on rooting the device asap and flashing various themes so I want the most compatible variant for this. Currently I am now in Australia and the SM-N915G are very much available everywhere, however I did notice slightly more development for the SM-N915FY (EU version) will there be incompatibility between the G & Y versions?
Thanks.
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Hi Everyone,
I would like to buy a Note Edge very soon but i wanted to ask which variant should I get - I do plan on rooting the device asap and flashing various themes so I want the most compatible variant for this. Currently I am now in Australia and the SM-N915G are very much available everywhere, however I did notice slightly more development for the SM-N915FY (EU version) will there be incompatibility between the G & Y versions?
Thanks.
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first, NO n915F(Y) rom is not compatible with N915G.
i own an SM-N915G (snapdragon) which i love. as you noticed yourself, there are no custom ROMs for this variant. BUT hey who needs a custom rom when there is Xposed? i customize every thing with it. pretty much all the things that i love about the root is in Xposed.
My friend owns the 915F (which is compatible with 915FY), and he's got the same stuff i got (no custom Rom, only Xposed).
bottom line, i suggest N915G for you because it's Australian. and it's Snapdragon which i like more.
and the official Lollipop is already available for N915G too. :good: :good: it's smooth as hell
As mentioned above, its best to get the variant that is usable in your region for compatibility and service purposes.
I have the SM-N915G model but the Note Edge isn't sold in my country (at least not yet).
If I ever need repairs or service done to my Note Edge, all I need to do is fly to Singapore where I bought the phone from.
And the bonus part, the SM-N915G has an official Lollipop update.
so the sm-n915fy is an octacore?
will it work with lte att on USA?
No F(Y) it's SD-805
Essentially Samsung got sick of people buying grey import phones for cheaper from different regions and instead now make different models WITH THE SAME HARDWARE for different regions.
Unfortunately, you can't flash the ROMs of a different region...
Looks like Sammy is going the way of Apple.... Not so Dev friendly anymore if the ROM for 1 region can't be used on the same hardware but a different model number (region) device...
I can only speak of the FY variant. I bought it in Germany and so far very satisfied. The OS is really fluid, never experienced a hiccup so far, but I dont use facebook or twitter but all other messaging apps are there (z.B whatsapp, viber, skype and fring )with notifications turned on.
I get between 3,5-4 hours SOT depending on LTE Usage.
I'm still on kitkat and don't mind lollipop anyways cause I had the LG G3 before this handset and tried it already last year and can say that ART wasn't that drastic change as Android Hyped it. so I'm waiting for a stable lollipop.
Hope I helped
I live in the U.S. and bought a SM-N915T unlocked using AT&T and so far it's working out well.
I agree with staying with phones for your region. I have read that in the U.S. that you can use a F, FY, or G version unlocked but you may not get 4G LTE and you have to use a SIM card for overseas.
I read somewhere saying that Samsung is rolling out Lollipop to all LTE models in the USA. My question is, will this update roll out work like it does for phones....meaning will this update have to go to the carrier first and then to the users? I hate to lose root, but I'm really hoping the update will improve performance. I bought the note pro the day it hit the stores and I am in bad need of better performance.
Please chime in on what you know about this update.
Thanks in advance.
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I read somewhere saying that Samsung is rolling out Lollipop to all LTE models in the USA. My question is, will this update roll out work like it does for phones....meaning will this update have to go to the carrier first and then to the users? I hate to lose root, but I'm really hoping the update will improve performance. I bought the note pro the day it hit the stores and I am in bad need of better performance.
Please chime in on what you know about this update.
Thanks in advance.
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I guess I'm the only one who has an AT&T LTE version of the note pro. I guess the MOD can go ahead and remove this post being that it appears to be a space waster.
Thanks
You're not the only one with the device. Other than iPhones, I believe AT&T always gets the updates from the manufacturers and then adds their bloat before releasing via OTA.
I've got one and have been waiting too, don't know what's going to happen to root. Adding more apps into multi screen is really all i need root for anymore. I used to use it for controllers for games, but haven't used that in awhile.
It sucks being an AT&T kid huh? boooo, we get no love, lol Damn you AT&T!!!!!!
AT&T fail - January 2016 and still no update
If AT&T can't update in a timely manor, they need to stop selling devices.
I'm never buying from AT&T again.
Once Google fiber rolls to Atlanta, I'll be 100% free from the clutches of AT&T.
If they are not selling to you, they are selling you.
I bet the NSA is AT&Ts only repeat customer.
AT&T pushed the Lollipop update quite awhile ago.
Other than the obvious answers such as carrier branding and bloat, are there any disadvantages this time around for getting a carrier S6? I'm specifically talking about the AT&T variant which tends be $80-100 less than the T-Mobile and global variants. Last year, I remember the AT&T S5 had issues with rooting that don't seem to be apparent on the S6 due to the similar hardware among variants. Also, it appears that roms can be flashed to the AT&T S6, quite unlike the S5 at this time last year. So is there really any disadvantage, hardware and software-wise, to not save the money and get the carrier variant this time? All I can really think of is software updates, but I'm considering a few roms at the moment anyway, so that might not matter.
I think the international model will receive more support, the at&t version will get rooted, definitely, but it might not get as custom roms as the international model, or it will not get updates such fast, I dont know why the tmobile version got 5.1.1 before the international but my friend t mobile sgs4 havent recieved lollipop yet, i think they receive updates slower..
I've been looking for many answers for this tablet and haven't found anything concrete. So I just purchased the 4G LTE 32gb Shield tablet not the K1 from someone off CL. I noticed its only on 6.0 android and 4.4 nvidia software. And I believe it should be on 7.0 android and 5.1 software , but when I try to do a ota update it says its already up to date. I Can anyone confirm that 7.0 and 5.1 did come out for the LTE model US model? Secondly can anyone tell me what I need to do next, because I went to Nvidia and it shows only 5.1 for LTE RoW and 4.4 version for the NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet LTE USA Recovery OS Image. Ultimately I would like to have the latest features of the shield tablet and not lose LTE functionality. Lastly, I read that 5.1 was slower then 5.0 so would like to know if trying to get that version would be better, either way I can't seem to find either version. IF someone could point me in the right direction of how to get the official stock or a rooted one that works that would be much appreciated. THANKS
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I've been looking for many answers for this tablet and haven't found anything concrete. So I just purchased the 4G LTE 32gb Shield tablet not the K1 from someone off CL. I noticed its only on 6.0 android and 4.4 nvidia software. And I believe it should be on 7.0 android and 5.1 software , but when I try to do a ota update it says its already up to date. I Can anyone confirm that 7.0 and 5.1 did come out for the LTE model US model? Secondly can anyone tell me what I need to do next, because I went to Nvidia and it shows only 5.1 for LTE RoW and 4.4 version for the NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet LTE USA Recovery OS Image. Ultimately I would like to have the latest features of the shield tablet and not lose LTE functionality. Lastly, I read that 5.1 was slower then 5.0 so would like to know if trying to get that version would be better, either way I can't seem to find either version. IF someone could point me in the right direction of how to get the official stock or a rooted one that works that would be much appreciated. THANKS
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They have not released 7.0 for the US LTE version yet. There are reportedly ways to load the ROW Rom and tweak some settings and get LTE working in the US, but I have not tried it yet.
Do you have a SIM in it yet. How is LTE working for you? There is supposed to have been LTE changes in some parts of the country that are preventing anything but 3G and HPSD on the tablets, both AT&T and T-Mobile. We are hoping that the delay is due to them figuring out what needs correcting to get us back LTE.
The person who sold me the tablet didn't provide me with one, he was using his tmobile sim and must of lost the att sim. I would also like to know how well the LTE works. I will hopefully look into getting a data plan just for the tablet to test. How is the LTE for you? Also have you installed the RoW version or installed a tweaked ROM version?
P.S. I called Nvidia tech support to ask them the same question the first tech said he needs to research my question and will get back to me in no more then 2 days. So I called back to speak to another tech, his response was that he was a level 1 tech and that the Level 2 tech that had spoken to me before will follow up me. SMH...
I am still running the US Rom. I am on T-Mobile and have not seen LTE so far. I live in Colorado and have also tried in Salt Lake City. I have only had the tablet for a few weeks. You can read through some threads here on XDA or look over here: https://forums.geforce.com/default/...let/lte-t-mobile-issues-since-october-2016/1/ and see that LTE has been having some problems since October.
You can see here for trying ROW Rom https://forum.xda-developers.com/sh...eriment-flashing-ww-lte-firmware-lte-t2951111
And here is @Frankenscript trying it before knowing that LTE has become a known unrelated issue https://forum.xda-developers.com/shield-tablet/help/how-to-lte-speed-lte-tablet-running-row-t3583778 He had quite the adventure. I now consider him an expert on this.
Just follow the thread on stock recovery images and OTA with guides under shield tablet general and you're good to go.