What are the new features on 5.1.1 update?
That's a sweet list. I wish they wouldn't have even bothered with the 5.1.1 update, and instead used that time to get the marshmallow 6.x update out the door and available to all of us a little bit quicker.
Still haven't heard of a potential release window for the update, but I would be plesently surprised if it was anytime before the end of January.
lawhawk said:
That's a sweet list. I wish they wouldn't have even bothered with the 5.1.1 update, and instead used that time to get the marshmallow 6.x update out the door and available to all of us a little bit quicker.
Still haven't heard of a potential release window for the update, but I would be plesently surprised if it was anytime before the end of January.
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apparently the potential release date is Q1 2016, so we're probably gonna get it in august
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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
Yeah. Let's hope it fixes a bunch of things....I mean they're gonna have like a month to do it. Also I'm thinking this might go along with the October security update or maybe even Oreo but I'm not gonna get my hopes up for the latter lol
https://reddit.com/r/essential/comments/72n2n9/update_build_nmi75b/dnlm25a?context=3
Yeah... few weeks sounds like Oct. security patch, possibly bug fixes too from Essential. Oct. is just a few days away, Google pushes security updates at the beginning of the month, Essential is aiming for updates 2 weeks after Google. So, couple of weeks looks like Security Update at the very least.
I just did a manual check for updates. Verizon S7 Edge, I got this notification...
Well.. It said I didn't have permission to post photos. But the notification said "We are planning an update to 8.0 Oreo and it may take a while. Check back in a few weeks". Paraphrasing...
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I got that too today when I checked. Just came here to make a post and see if anyone else got this. I believe Google play services was supposed to at some point make the update ui a bit more pretty to look at and a bit more informative. That's what I thought I had heard awhile back. Looks like it's happening now.
Justinphxaz said:
I got that too today when I checked. Just came here to make a post and see if anyone else got this. I believe Google play services was supposed to at some point make the update ui a bit more pretty to look at and a bit more informative. That's what I thought I had heard awhile back. Looks like it's happening now.
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I got oreo downloaded and ready to install on my phone, you may want to try a force update.
NM it was not the oreo update after all.
Fear_The_Fluff said:
I got oreo downloaded and ready to install on my phone, you may want to try a force update.
NM it was not the oreo update after all.
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Haha oh well I tried it anyway and still got the same message about Oreo being planned and to check back in a few weeks. At this point, it'll land right before I switch to the Note 9. It's not near the jump ice cream sandwich was to jelly bean or jelly bean to kit kat or kit kat to lollipop.
Around KitKat I finally was a bit more lax with not getting a major OS update from Samsung as soon as I had been (even though those updates were still a bit behind) as they really started making their own apps / system apps (along with Google) available in the Playstore, when you used to have to wait for the major OS updates to get updated apps.
I do still want the newest major OS updates for those updated API's though. But Samsung has done a pretty nice job of adding features in their own skin that vanilla Android ends up adding in their major OS updates and so in that respect Samsung is usually ahead with those features.
Anyways, hopefully the Oreo update for the S7 and S7 Edge shows up for the Verizon variants fairly soon. The new API's will be nice and maybe there will be a few new features I'm not aware of and hopefully the performance of the phone increases. ?
https://www.androidpolice.com/google-delays-august-pixel-patch/
This is really infuriating especially considering that Samsung is rolling out the August updates to their phones. I really wonder at times if the Pixel software team is a couple of folks kept in a back room. It really seems that as time goes on Google cares less and less about providing timely bug free updates to the Pixel line.
There were several times since the P6/P6 Pro release that Google delayed those updates, but it's very rare Google delays the entire line of updates. Definitely frustrating!
I wonder if the reports of p6a fingerprint sensor allowing for non registered fingers is the root cause to pull the updates so close to release.
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I wonder if the reports of p6a fingerprint sensor allowing for non registered fingers is the root cause to pull the updates so close to release.
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No. If there was a specific issue with the P6a software update, they simply would have delayed that image from being released. They still would have released the update for the rest of the Pixel lineup. As I mentioned above, this has happened with many of the initial P6/P6 Pro updates where Google delayed those updates due to bugs, but released the rest of the Pixel updates on time.
EDIT - Perhaps you are speaking of the "missing" July update. I initially though you where speaking about the delayed Aug updates. However I don't think Google "pulled" a July update - I simply don't think it existed. Google isn't going to waste the time and resources in creating a monthly update for a phone that isn't released yet. I'm assuming Google was planning a regular Aug release which would include all the needed updates to the P6a which should have been released just days after the phone was released.
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https://www.androidpolice.com/google-delays-august-pixel-patch/
This is really infuriating especially considering that Samsung is rolling out the August updates to their phones. I really wonder at times if the Pixel software team is a couple of folks kept in a back room. It really seems that as time goes on Google cares less and less about providing timely bug free updates to the Pixel line.
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Updates are generally delayed because they found an issue that they didn't want to push to the general public.
Be patient. The update will come. Would you rather have a good patch that's a little late, or a broken update on time?
Of course, some people will complain either way...
I have a Pixel 7 Pro purchased through T-Mobile. 100% stock, no modifications. Google Play System update is Nov. 1. I am still on the November security patch. Attempting the system update results in ""Your system is up to date" Is this a google problem, TMobile slow update or a phone problem?
T-Mobile I'd imagine. Just use Pixel Flasher or https://flash.android.com
I joined the beta program
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I joined the beta program
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How is it? Stable enough to daily drive? I was stuck on the Nov. 22 patch as well until I sideloaded via ADB last night.
Nov 1 is the latest Play System Update afaik, at least thats what the QPR shows....
Google is having problems
This is one of those moments where it's not you it's them is actually true and not gaslighting . Play Updates are not rolling out properly
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I have a Pixel 7 Pro purchased through T-Mobile. 100% stock, no modifications. Google Play System update is Nov. 1. I am still on the November security patch. Attempting the system update results in ""Your system is up to date" Is this a google problem, TMobile slow update or a phone problem?
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Seems you are not alone.
T-Mobile is running way behind on Google Pixel security updates
Timely updates are supposed to be a prime Pixel perk
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Yeah I am on December update very annoyed with Google nothing has changed
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That sucks and should not be the Pixel experience. I would call T-Mobile and ask them why you are on an old update?
I have had decent updates so far but would be rather upset if I had a security update that was older than other OEM as that is part of the reason for getting a Pixel.
Sign up for Beta and you'll get QPR2 Beta 2. In my experience, it is much more fluid and responsive than previous builds. It fixes the scrolling issues and seems to have improved battery compared to the December update.
My wife's P7 still is on Dec update and says it's up to date. I manually flash and root mine, but not about to go to that work for her phone.
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My wife's P7 still is on Dec update and says it's up to date. I manually flash and root mine, but not about to go to that work for her phone.
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Can't you just adb sideload update.zip without having to even unlock the bootloader?
Full OTA Images for Nexus and Pixel Devices | Google Play services | Google for Developers
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Google provides the means to update it yourself manually easily if you're not willing to wait for your turn. Their tools aren't even that complicated to use. I don't understand the big deal when you have manufacturers like Samsung that can take 3-6 months or longer to update between major version releases, Motorola that updates whenever they feel like it and only gives 2 years of major version updates, and OnePlus that's always behind like 2 months in security updates.
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Can't you just adb sideload update.zip without having to even unlock the bootloader?
Full OTA Images for Nexus and Pixel Devices | Google Play services | Google for Developers
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Google provides the means to update it yourself manually easily if you're not willing to wait for your turn. Their tools aren't even that complicated to use. I don't understand the big deal when you have manufacturers like Samsung that can take 3-6 months or longer to update between major version releases, Motorola that updates whenever they feel like it and only gives 2 years of major version updates, and OnePlus that's always behind like 2 months in security updates.
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I could, but it's my wife's phone so I don't want to mess with it. I'd have to pry it out of her hands first.
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I could, but it's my wife's phone so I don't want to mess with it. I'd have to pry it out of her hands first.
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If she's complaining about it, 10 minutes in your hands beats you hearing about it for however long it takes for the update server to decide it's her turn.
Also mine show November as last play service update (I'm on the beta). Italian unlocked phone
Nov is the latest still for play system. There wasn't a Dec and Jan hasn't rolled out yet
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If she's complaining about it, 10 minutes in your hands beats you hearing about it for however long it takes for the update server to decide it's her turn.
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There's also the indeterminate minutes, if/when something goes sideways...
This is being delayed for un-branded devices as well, such as mine purchased G-Store direct, based on some sort of carrier-block. I'm tempted to go dig through some dev-docs, to see if I can find this (could be an section not published for most, I suppose), but I figure to what end, mostly.
As you mention, easy side-load, but without knowing why this is being blocked for non-TMo (branded, so not gated by their release of their OTA) devices, it's a gamble of sorts...
I just posted in another thread that I think this is an odd situation. I use an MVNO Boost Mobile that uses T-Mobile and I got the update on the 5th. Maybe I got it before they pulled it? Why would they hold the update back to T-Mobile customers but not the MVNO?