I've got a family member who got a Oneplus One about a year ago, still running the old 25R as I killed the OTA when we got it as at the time some of the more recent ones had battery issues, they'd like to update as the camera isn't great on this version, is it worth it?
Obviously they're using early firmware that's a year old now, is it worth updating to YNG1TAS2I3 or should we leave it as is as it seems to work.
Thanks.
theronkinator said:
I've got a family member who got a Oneplus One about a year ago, still running the old 25R as I killed the OTA when we got it as at the time some of the more recent ones had battery issues, they'd like to update as the camera isn't great on this version, is it worth it?
Obviously they're using early firmware that's a year old now, is it worth updating to YNG1TAS2I3 or should we leave it as is as it seems to work.
Thanks.
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I heard that CMOS12.1 update is rolling out this August, so you can wait for this update and check out it's review and flash fastboot images if reviews are positive in terms of battery life, performance and other factors which you are looking for.
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I heard that CMOS12.1 update is rolling out this August, so you can wait for this update and check out it's review and flash fastboot images if reviews are positive in terms of battery life, performance and other factors which you are looking for.
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Yeah I thought about that, but based on all the other updates the first few have been junk so thought maybe the last 5.0 update may be better than the first few 5.1 updates, but want to know if people recommend it as if it's worse I have to do the downgrading back to 25R which is always a pain!
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I'm not brave enough to brick my phone but if there is an unofficial version of lollipop available is it likely the official version won't be far behind?
We've been hearing the same story from Huawei for a few months.
Personally, I don't believe Huawei would go through the lengthy hassle of beta testing lollipop and not bothering releasing lollipop. Just don't know when. Every couple months Huawei tells us to wait for another couple months, so on and so forth.
I feel they're too busy polishing lollipops on their newly released devices and it feels that our device isn't a priority, which is a shame. Unfortunately, most people outside these and similar forums don't really care ALOT about new software updates. But IMO in long run its going to hurt Huawei.
Have you managed to install lollipop on your?
It lasts since a long time ago. Huawei has never really took care of update since the beginning 2 or 3 years ago.
I bought the mate 7 it was an informed choice.
What I mean, is that, if you buy a Huawei, you have to know that update could maybe never come...
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"...What I mean, is that, if you buy a Huawei, you have to know that update could maybe never come...
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Or worst...maybe LP update arrives via OTA and, due to EMUI interface, it could be bugged (like already happened to first releases of LP for Samsung and other brands).
So, what's better? Stable KK with some limits and maybe a little boaring now after months, or buggy LP fashion but buggy and maybe with self rebooting problems or other unknown bugs??
What' s better? Personally I prefer to wait some months untill Huawei is 98% sure about a stable release, and let finally test this 2% to other ansious customers...
Yes, I agree!
Yes its on the way since long time, its long way
I am in the US on an unlocked S7 G930U.
Earlier this week I received notice of a Software Update.
I am always hesitant to install these updates until I know what they are and see what people are saying about their performance.
I havent seen anything about this here (am I missing it somewhere) although on GSMArena there is a scary sounding thread with people installing a recent update and having major battery issues.
Is there anyway to see what this update is before it gets installed? Any ideas? Thanks.
BTW - the update is ~452MB.
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I am in the US on an unlocked S7 G930U.
Earlier this week I received notice of a Software Update.
I am always hesitant to install these updates until I know what they are and see what people are saying about their performance.
I havent seen anything about this here (am I missing it somewhere) although on GSMArena there is a scary sounding thread with people installing a recent update and having major battery issues.
Is there anyway to see what this update is before it gets installed? Any ideas? Thanks.
BTW - the update is ~452MB.
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I'm kind of new here, but after reading up on the Samsung support forums apparently G930U will only be receiving quarterly security updates so this update is all of the regular updates the carrier versions have received since September rolled up into 1 large package. It's still 6.0.1, and so far, I haven't seen any adverse effects (although I'm not rooted, so no clue if it effects anything along the lines of the boot loader) Also, during my internet search on what this update was, I came across this site that lists out the firmware (and Android level) of every release for a Samsung product, which confirmed not the nougat update. - can't make a real link since I'm new to posting on XDA, so search Google for "live-samsung updates"
Hope that helps!
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I am in the US on an unlocked S7 G930U.
Earlier this week I received notice of a Software Update.
I am always hesitant to install these updates until I know what they are and see what people are saying about their performance.
I havent seen anything about this here (am I missing it somewhere) although on GSMArena there is a scary sounding thread with people installing a recent update and having major battery issues.
Is there anyway to see what this update is before it gets installed? Any ideas? Thanks.
BTW - the update is ~452MB.
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I updated my G930U and have had no issues. Took it off the charger this morning at 8am, it's now nearly 1pm and battery is at 97%. Obviously I haven't used it much but there's certainly no unusual standby battery issue so far.
Hey everyone I was just wondering if anyone who has the Nougat Beta, have you gotten the official update yet? and if so when is the soonest we could possibly be getting a zip file? I tried the VZW version and it was smooth for about the first week, then I noticed some random rebooting and battery life issues as to be expected since it was only a first beta version. Not rushing anything but I'm a little impatient as well as some of you are to get your hands on the Nougat goodness. The whole reason for me even flashing the TMO version is because I bought the Metro PCS version and usually their updates roll out a lot later than TMOs updates. Thanks all
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Hey everyone I was just wondering if anyone who has the Nougat Beta, have you gotten the official update yet? and if so when is the soonest we could possibly be getting a zip file? I tried the VZW version and it was smooth for about the first week, then I noticed some random rebooting and battery life issues as to be expected since it was only a first beta version. Not rushing anything but I'm a little impatient as well as some of you are to get your hands on the Nougat goodness. The whole reason for me even flashing the TMO version is because I bought the Metro PCS version and usually their updates roll out a lot later than TMOs updates. Thanks all
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Only uk have it so far China is being delayed and T-Mobile (obviously) is coming out later this month if not well **** me and call me billy
I ordered a refurbished pixel 2 from an eBay store. When doing the setup the phone did all the updates. While in setup, I transfered my info from my HTC U11. A few days later I go to open the camera app and it looks like it the lens is covered. You can see all the buttons and options, just no picture. I searched online and apparently it is a common problem, but I have not found a fix. I have thought about rooting and putting a new ROM since it seems to be a software issue, but I haven't seen a lot of newer threads on rooting, everything is from a year and a half or two years ago. Are those guides still reliable? And thoughts, advice, or guidance would be appreciated.
My advice for you is to wait for January update it'll fix that problem with many other bugs from December, rooting will give you another headache with the downgraded camera quality and so on
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My advice for you is to wait for January update it'll fix that problem with many other bugs from December, rooting will give you another headache with the downgraded camera quality and so on
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I actually downloaded the January update today. Still broken. I emailed the place I bought it from and they said I could exchange it. I was hoping the update would have fixed it so I wouldn't have to go through the hassle of getting a new one and setting it up.
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I actually downloaded the January update today. Still broken. I emailed the place I bought it from and they said I could exchange it. I was hoping the update would have fixed it so I wouldn't have to go through the hassle of getting a new one and setting it up.
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Guess you're lucky to get a fresh new device ! new battery, clean screen, I wish I had this opportunity lol
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Guess you're lucky to get a fresh new device ! new battery, clean screen, I wish I had this opportunity lol
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Well, it's refurbished so... But I've never not had a good time setting up a new device. It's like pain that feels good.
So, I picked up a new unlocked 4a from BestBuy today. Before I set it up, I want to know if I should let the phone upgrade to Android 11 or try to keep it on 10? I know there have been some problems with 11. What's the opinion on this?
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So, I picked up a new unlocked 4a from BestBuy today. Before I set it up, I want to know if I should let the phone upgrade to Android 11 or try to keep it on 10? I know there have been some problems with 11. What's the opinion on this?
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My opinion is to wait for the November or December update and then upgrade to Android 11.
I'm still on Android 10
woody1 said:
So, I picked up a new unlocked 4a from BestBuy today. Before I set it up, I want to know if I should let the phone upgrade to Android 11 or try to keep it on 10? I know there have been some problems with 11. What's the opinion on this?
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No issues with A11; Oct update smoothed out a few rough edges that weren't that jagged to begin with. Every update brings drama from the fringes. Gotta decide what camp you fall into.
Are there any Android Auto issues with the current version of 11? I think there were some at one point. BTW, I'm upgrading from an OG Pixel XL which is still going strong.
Weird mine came with 11 out of the box.
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Weird mine came with 11 out of the box.
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You're in the UK? I think your release date was later than other countries so that's probably why.
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You're in the UK? I think your release date was later than other countries so that's probably why.
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I'm based in USA although an expat. I bought mine from Best Buy today.
Just my 2 cents. I just got my 4a yesterday and it came with 10, i updated to 11 during setup. I have ZERO issues. I was actually a little worried reading stories about issues, but i don't have a single issue.
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Just my 2 cents. I just got my 4a yesterday and it came with 10, i updated to 11 during setup. I have ZERO issues. I was actually a little worried reading stories about issues, but i don't have a single issue.
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Of course you didn't. For every negative report there are vastly larger numbers of perfectly happy users. Widespread issues draw a huge response over multiple boards that easily stand out from run-of-the-mill grumbling.
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No issues with A11; Oct update smoothed out a few rough edges that weren't that jagged to begin with. Every update brings drama from the fringes. Gotta decide what camp you fall into.
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Plus if you DO have problems after "use 10 for a bit, install 11" then you'll probably end up factory resetting and doing all your reinstallation, config again.
(I recall from back when i could be bothered fiddling with cyanogenmod that nobody was interested in bug reports if you did a "dirty flash" - you had to do a factory reset first as it cured all sorts of problems. i wonder if google doesn't test stuff properly and you end up in the same situation and that's why factory resetting fixes so many problems).
The devices came with 10/11 based basically of release date in your state/region you live. I for example live in Italy and I bought mine from Google directly. It arrived 8 Oct with already 11 installed and with Oct security patch. No issue here with 11, as the major part of the other people. Let's say that's generally is expected to have some problems when there is a major release come out, as with any other software piece, not only android, but generally a couple of update fix all. And it seems so with Google security patch too.
I've decided to go ahead and update to 11. I assume that the pending update is for the Oct release,, but the notification doesn't show which release it is, only that it's for v11. I don't really want to factory reset before the update. Does anybody think it's a good idea to do a reset first?
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I've decided to go ahead and update to 11. I assume that the pending update is for the Oct release,, but the notification doesn't show which release it is, only that it's for v11. I don't really want to factory reset before the update. Does anybody think it's a good idea to do a reset first?
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On Android 11 because phone shipped with it .
Should be no need to reset first.
No touch screen issues with Spigen protector.
Android auto works fine with the assistant lagging from time to time. However that could have been due to poor service....
woody1 said:
I've decided to go ahead and update to 11. I assume that the pending update is for the Oct release,, but the notification doesn't show which release it is, only that it's for v11. I don't really want to factory reset before the update. Does anybody think it's a good idea to do a reset first?
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It's best to factory reset AFTER updating.
Also I'm fairly sure by now every region would have the October security update.
I did the update this afternoon. The update was for the September release, but then there was a 2nd update which brought it up to October. The phone seems to be running well after the updates. It seems a little zippier than before.