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Samsung Confirms Lollipop 5.0 Updates For Galaxy S4

Feeling Happy . Good News
Below The List It Shows : The next version of Android: 5.0 Lollipop
http://www.samsung.com/fi/info/update.html#mobile
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_to_bring_lollipop_to_s4_note_2_and_others-news-10566.php

I've had lollipop on my s4 for a week thanks to ib4stid

Coming December 2015!
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Punisher420 said:
I've had lollipop on my s4 for a week thanks to ib4stid
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Was it easy to do on your AT&T S4??? Was everything working Wifi and connect to ATT Ok???

Neontc said:
Coming December 2015!
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Lol more like December 2016 with the way at&t lags with updates.

Punisher420 said:
I've had lollipop on my s4 for a week thanks to ib4stid
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StoneyJSG said:
Lol more like December 2016 with the way at&t lags with updates.
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Amen on SLOW AT&T UPDATES

Everything worked perfect first try

Punisher420 said:
Everything worked perfect first try
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You must be referring to kangapop? I wish I could try it.

Murasakiii said:
You must be referring to kangapop? I wish I could try it.
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Me as well, I ran @iB4STiD rom's for a long time then was forced into an update which locked my phone up so now I'm safestrapped for life. Really don't mind nj4 just want Lollipop. I have it on my Nexus 7 and with the update to 5.0.2 it's running smooth and quick.

Ask the important questions, man!
Does Samsung plan to unlock the i337 bootloaders with the lollipop update!?

VladimirMan93 said:
Does Samsung plan to unlock the i337 bootloaders with the lollipop update!?
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It's AT&T locking them not Sammy.

~wolverine~ said:
It's AT&T locking them not Sammy.
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I have an alleged i9505 with an AT&T BL.
however, the droid os belongs to samsung since they're the ones doing the edits, fixes and customization.

VladimirMan93 said:
I have an alleged i9505 with an AT&T BL.
however, the droid os belongs to samsung since they're the ones doing the edits, fixes and customization.
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The issue is AT&T says we will buy it if you lock it to us so we can keep our customers and make it more of a chore to leave our company. Samsung says ok because we want the sales and that's why it's done... Samsung can care less once they sell you the phone what you do with it and they already built ways to know what you did to the phone for warranty returns. (So they can deny the claims that are caused by you not listening.)
If you want to get mad at anyone get mad at AT&T just like verizon they play every trick in the book.
That's why if you buy a phone full price you always go international version

BehrendsTech said:
The issue is AT&T says we will buy it if you lock it to us so we can keep our customers and make it more of a chore to leave our company. Samsung says ok because we want the sales and that's why it's done... Samsung can care less once they sell you the phone what you do with it and they already built ways to know what you did to the phone for warranty returns. (So they can deny the claims that are caused by you not listening.)
If you want to get mad at anyone get mad at AT&T just like verizon they play every trick in the book.
That's why if you buy a phone full price you always go international version
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It is supose to be unlocked I had the same phone i9505 with i337 bootloader it came that way from the factory at Vietnam cause I bought it brand new,

Albie_Stark said:
It is supose to be unlocked I had the same phone i9505 with i337 bootloader it came that way from the factory at Vietnam cause I bought it brand new,
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I have heard of that happening from people that buy online but I don't know much about them I believe someone in one of the threads (that was an at&t or samsung source) said they were at&t branded internationals (meaning they were to be sold through at&t for corporate or maybe coverage outside the US?, though I don't know much more because I only stay up to date on the US versions
If you just bought it you might want to check your buying source (example amazon will give you a new phone if you buy the international that's meant to be used with several carriers), if you have owned it for awhile then you're in the same boat as the rest of us.
I don't think the bootloader will ever be unlocked unless..
A law requires them too...
Someone finally finds a exploit (which because less likely as more people switch to newer phones)
They have a security leak like Sony where the key is discovered.

BehrendsTech said:
I have heard of that happening from people that buy online but I don't know much about them I believe someone in one of the threads (that was an at&t or samsung source) said they were at&t branded internationals (meaning they were to be sold through at&t for corporate or maybe coverage outside the US?, though I don't know much more because I only stay up to date on the US versions
If you just bought it you might want to check your buying source (example amazon will give you a new phone if you buy the international that's meant to be used with several carriers), if you have owned it for awhile then you're in the same boat as the rest of us.
I don't think the bootloader will ever be unlocked unless..
A law requires them too...
Someone finally finds a exploit (which because less likely as more people switch to newer phones)
They have a security leak like Sony where the key is discovered.
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OMG!! I supouse that.... but it is ok for me, my phone was manufactured on 11-28-14,I bought it on december 12 if you want to see the whole story look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s4/help/bought-i9505-china-i337-bootloader-t2985230
@VladimirMan93 the answer to our pain

BehrendsTech said:
That's why if you buy a phone full price you always go international version
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Or at the very least stop the store worker from updating it when you first activate it. When I bought mine she took it out of the box, turned it on and immediately accepted the update notification and installed it after it downloaded when she put the screen protector on..

@Apoplectic1
You should have made her give you different one. I do not and will not allow a store clerk to setup or mess with a phone I'm buying. :good:

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@Apoplectic1
You should have made her give you different one. I do not and will not allow a store clerk to setup or mess with a phone I'm buying. :good:
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I would have had I known that AT&T locked their bootloaders. This is the first phone that I have owned that had one, and until I tried to mess around with it I had no idea that one could lock a bootloader.

Sadly, I won't be able to get the Lollipop update unless I want my phone locked down forever because I am one of the few people that is still on the MDL firmware which can use the LOKI bootloader bypass to boot custom ROMs.

Ability to root new S6?

Howdy, all.
I'm looking at purchasing an S6 and am wondering the likelihood of the Galaxy S6s at the Verizon store already having an OTA update installed that would prevent rooting? I don't know if all the S6s that Verizon gets are all on the same OS version from the factory or if the ROM that gets installed on the phone during manufacturing is updated as the carrier releases new OTAs?
Is the version of the ROM shown on a label on the box?
Thanks much.

If you get it from in the store the chances are pretty high since the update has been out for a little while now.
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I bought mine about a week ago and it was still rootable because I am rooted now. Just make sure you don't take the OTA that it wants you to when you get it. Go straight home and root

Yes, the firmware version is written on the box. I suggest taking a look at the box the rep brings out before you actually buy it. Just make sure you or the rep doesn't take any OTA's.
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I got mine 2 weeks ago and it was rootable. I specifically told the guy to NOT accept ANY updates at all, just activate the phone and hand it to me. He said "You're going to root it aren't you? Good for you. Plus it's safe you can return it to stock easy." My reply "I cannot confirm or deny any future plans."

I bought mine today. Did not take the OTA update and am currently rooted.

I would imagine that there are quite a lot of devices on the old version.
Do the new shipments contain the isocell or sony sensor?

anewday said:
I would imagine that there are quite a lot of devices on the old version.
Do the new shipments contain the isocell or sony sensor?
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AOE2 out of box here and the isocell

eagercrow said:
AOE2 out of box here and the isocell
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I don't think it matters what version it's out of the box. I've had two OC3's out of the box and they are isocell. I'm thinking the earlier builds have Sony.

Misterxtc said:
I don't think it matters what version it's out of the box. I've had two OC3's out of the box and they are isocell. I'm thinking the earlier builds have Sony.
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Bought the S6 and the S6 edge yesterday, S6 is rooted,(AOE3) edge not so much. Edge going back..lol
BTW how do you see if its Sony or isocell, and is their a preference ?
edit: Never mind seen over at another thread that I have an LS sony. Yesterday must of been my lucky day with the S6.

dan4092004 said:
Bought the S6 and the S6 edge yesterday, S6 is rooted,(AOE3) edge not so much. Edge going back..lol
BTW how do you see if its Sony or isocell, and is their a preference ?
edit: Never mind seen over at another thread that I have an LS sony. Yesterday must of been my lucky day with the S6.
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I've had both and they both take great pictures. Some like Sony better and some isocell. From a comparison I saw somewhere on the web I liked the isocell better. The colors popped out a bit to me but honestly you can't go wrong with either.

Watch out though. I got my phone a week ago at the VZ store. Right after the rep activated it, the OTA began installing without any prompting. I powered the phone off immediately to prevent it. I was lucky. I played it super safe and put it into airplane mode until I got home and was ready to root.
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Marshmallow?

Any idea when this phone till get it with verizon, non GPE?

nervana1 said:
Any idea when this phone till get it with verizon, non GPE?
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If you check around it was suppose to be promised to tmobile a few days ago, so, knowing Verizon and the ungodly amount of bloat they shove down our throats and how they disable features because 'they' think they are not useful, i predict into February easy.

I miss the days when these RUUs leaked early. I'm not sure why that stopped.

MajikUF said:
I miss the days when these RUUs leaked early. I'm not sure why that stopped.
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If memory served me correct it was someone by the name of 'football' who leaked them. Maybe he got fired lolz.
I am considering jumping ship from HTC and getting a nexus 5x, I am just frustrated with 'Verizon Certified' stuff. it is usually a bunch of bloatware and then they go in and disable features. Besides HTC will only support the device for 2 years. I like the idea of the software update coming directly from Google; like Apple does it, zero carrier intervention is the way to go.
Not sure I know anyone with a nexus 5x to ask what they think.

No one knows. HTC promised it by the end of last year, but they only made that deadline for the international version. The US isn't a priority in Taiwan.
You can run Santod's NuSenSeveN if you're S-OFF. That's pretty close to what we'll get, minus bloatware. And it pretty much runs perfectly. I'm currently on Captain's GPE, which was made for Sprint but works just fine on Verizon.
I'm going to Project Fi in June, just as soon as my contract is up. To the day. I'm jumping to a 128GB 6P.
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Not sure I know anyone with a nexus 5x to ask what they think.
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Check Best Buy. I heard they were carrying the 6P. Might have the 5X as well. No guarantees though. YouTube should have some videos. I like Marques Brownlee. His specialty is cameras (pro grade) so when he talks about a phone's camera, he knows what he's talking about. And he's well versed in the other aspects as well. Here's his review of the Nexus 5X.

carm01 said:
If memory served me correct it was someone by the name of 'football' who leaked them. Maybe he got fired lolz.
I am considering jumping ship from HTC and getting a nexus 5x, I am just frustrated with 'Verizon Certified' stuff. it is usually a bunch of bloatware and then they go in and disable features. Besides HTC will only support the device for 2 years. I like the idea of the software update coming directly from Google; like Apple does it, zero carrier intervention is the way to go.
Not sure I know anyone with a nexus 5x to ask what they think.
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Fired...? hah nahh
Never made this connection huh?
Think backwards/sdrawkcab for a second.

Verizon... if you ever read any of this... HURRY UP

Well, the good news is sprint is getting the OTA. Perhaps that means we're closer than we thought....
@moversi Sprint HTC One M8 / M8 HK Owners! Great news, we have received technical approval on the Marshmallow OS update! OTA will start tonight! Thx!
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Planon going to project fi nexus 6p in April after contract also. Love my m8 but updates way to slow.
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rattfink said:
Planon going to project fi nexus 6p in April after contract also. Love my m8 but updates way to slow.
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:good:
I am not too optimistic we will see an official 6.0.1

carm01 said:
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I am not too optimistic we will see an official 6.0.1
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Verizon m8 mm still in testing.

We'll see it some time in March watch

@moversi ..... For Verizon M8, we're still a few weeks away from approval. I am looking at the end of the month as it stands.
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So probably no sooner than 3 weeks.

eriknors said:
We'll see it some time in March watch
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Damn good call lolz
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So probably no sooner than 3 weeks.
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The M9 is about to get marshmallow for Verizon. It's getting close!
@moversi Another approval received! Verizon HTC One (M9) w/Marshmallow is approved! OTA to start on 2/16 Kudos to @arpu31 for pushing this through!!
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I spoke too soon... S-OFF officially accomplished 2/15/16
I just wish I could get S-OFF on mine... It's proving to be ridiculously complicated, and all before a week ago I could've gotten the code from VZNWRLS, but I asked a day late & a dollar short

Looks like its the 16th.
http://www.gospelherald.com/article...izon-sprint-at-t-t-mobile-and-us-cellular.htm

xetas said:
Looks like its the 16th.
http://www.gospelherald.com/article...izon-sprint-at-t-t-mobile-and-us-cellular.htm
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I must be blind. See nothing saying VZW M8 MM tomorrow.

M-FayeHTC said:
I just wish I could get S-OFF on mine... It's proving to be ridiculously complicated, and all before a week ago I could've gotten the code from VZNWRLS, but I asked a day late & a dollar short
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I spoke too soon... Officially accomplished S-OFF after all this waiting Sorry this isn't relevant to MM, although I'm sitting tight waiting for it to come through... Anytime now Verizon, just take your good old time when we pay top dollar for your svc's :-X

schneid said:
I must be blind. See nothing saying VZW M8 MM tomorrow.
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It says m9 vzw tomorrow maybe when they drop mm for m8 vzw the m10 will be released too?

The S7 and S7 Edge are both in T-Mobile Testing Phase!

If you take a look over here https://support.t-mobile.com/community/phones-tablets-devices/software-updates you will see both phones are being tested and since they don't update that page regularly it could be any time now!!

Lol we been testing since beta...
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anrchy666 said:
Lol we been testing since beta...
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Well so have I but I mean the official update that will get us off the beta and remove that useless members app.

Bout time!

S7 won't get it until months after s8 is released

vipercoyote said:
S7 won't get it until months after s8 is released
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Really? Do they test that long?
Do you happen to know how long the testing time frame is with tmo?

ssgunner20 said:
Really? Do they test that long?
Do you happen to know how long the testing time frame is with tmo?
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They do not test that long I think from what I read or heard over time the testing is about 2 weeks given no issues arise.

vipercoyote said:
S7 won't get it until months after s8 is released
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Well ive been using it since November and im jumping on demand to the S8 as soon as its up for pre order.

ssgunner20 said:
Really? Do they test that long?
Do you happen to know how long the testing time frame is with tmo?
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No, don't pay attention to internet scuttlebutt. That being said, nobody truly knows when the official will ship, but TMO has been excellent with providing timely updates in the past. I suspect it will ship sooner rather than later.

I checked the T-Mobile software update site last week and the S7 edge was only in the Manufacturing Development stage. It has since moved to the T-Mobile Testing stage. I would think we'll see the update sooner than later.

I Checked the link in the first post and it says completed

neno2323 said:
I Checked the link in the first post and it says completed
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It's still testing you have to click on the phone itself to see the status.

neno2323 said:
I Checked the link in the first post and it says completed
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Just checked and when I click on Galaxy S7Edge it says T-Mobile Testing. Only ones completed are some of the HTC & LG devices.

Even still, nougat is not going to allow root though? I mean I get it, waiting for nougat is great and all, but ultimately I want root too
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they don't update that page very regularly...... my wife's HTC 10 got the OTA update about a month before it was listed as "completed" on that page.
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it truly is pathetic how slowly it takes Samsung to get these updates out
will likely be the reason I never get one of these devices again

I just transferred, my phone from Sprint to Tmobile yesterday with my s7. I was pervious on Sprints beta 5 but flipped to Tmobile software now on PK1. A tech said Nougat coming to my phone next week. I think beta users might get it Friday.
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DJSmoove said:
A tech said Nougat coming to my phone next week. I think beta users might get it Friday
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Techs know nothing, and beta testers won't get any priority for the download.
Everyone complaining about test times and roll outs should by now in the Android game learned to wait, if ya want fast updates buy an unlocked non carrier phone... or stop complaining.
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DJSmoove said:
I just transferred, my phone from Sprint to Tmobile yesterday with my s7. I was pervious on Sprints beta 5 but flipped to Tmobile software now on PK1. A tech said Nougat coming to my phone next week. I think beta users might get it Friday.
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Hope this is true.

justda said:
Techs know nothing, and beta testers won't get any priority for the download.
Everyone complaining about test times and roll outs should by now in the Android game learned to wait, if ya want fast updates buy an unlocked non carrier phone... or stop complaining.
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The sad thing is that the non-carrier variants for US (G935U) doesn't even have Nougat beta or whatsoever. Plus, T-Mobile let its customers know at least the stage of Nougat release on the phone while Samsung has no mention of Nougat coming to 935Us. Also, the non-carrier variants are on a quarterly update cycle for security updates too. So, it would seem that, at least in the US, get the carrier variants for Samsung phones.

KamikazeModder said:
The sad thing is that the non-carrier variants for US (G935U) doesn't even have Nougat beta or whatsoever. Plus, T-Mobile let its customers know at least the stage of Nougat release on the phone while Samsung has no mention of Nougat coming to 935Us. Also, the non-carrier variants are on a quarterly update cycle for security updates too. So, it would seem that, at least in the US, get the carrier variants for Samsung phones.
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I am fine with quarterly updates, but yes carrier phones are getting the update before unlocked phones. I am willing to bet Sammy is being "forced" to allow carrier updates first because all US variance can flash the unlocked version.
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TMO Official Note 5 Nougat rumors?

I've been looking around for news on when TMO and the other US carriers are going to release Nougat for the Note 5. No real news out there that I can find. Anyone find anything?

advocate2 said:
I've been looking around for news on when TMO and the other US carriers are going to release Nougat for the Note 5. No real news out there that I can find. Anyone find anything?
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It was released randomly for the SM-N920C 2 ¹/² weeks ago in Turkey...
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=71465602
...so it shouldn't be too much longer for the rest of the world to get it. Depends on when your service provider decides to release it though. I asked T-Mobile when it would be for SM-N920T and they pretty much said that they weren't allowed to say, that it would be sometime in the near future and just to keep an eye out for it. No one knows when it will be released, but literally EVERYONE is waiting for this, so believe me you'll know when it arrives on XDA.

Sprint got 7.0 today

We got N920TUVU4DQC2 today.. guess we have to wait a bit longer for Nougat.

effortless said:
We got N920TUVU4DQC2 today.. guess we have to wait a bit longer for Nougat.
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Have you noticed any differences with the new update?
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Sprint got 7.0 today
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Here's a write up about the Sprint Note 5
http://phandroid.com/2017/04/06/sprint-galaxy-note-5-nougat-update/
Folks rocking the Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 5 will want to be on the lookout for an OTA to hit their phone. It’s Nougat!
The update is coming in as version N920PVPU3DQC5, a 1.4GB affair. It’ll be receiving all of Nougat’s new features and those which Samsung are delivering as part of a big upgrade to TouchWiz. It may even make your phone feel brand new, though we aren’t promising anything. Oh, and its security patches are fairly up to speed with a March 1st, 2017 level.
Anyway, for such a massive file size you’ll want to make sure you’re on a WiFi connection and have a decently charged battery (let’s say more than 50% to be on the safe side) before attempting to pull it down. Head to the settings menu on your phone to look for it manually if it hasn’t already hit your notifications tray.

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Here's a write up about the Sprint Note 5
http://phandroid.com/2017/04/06/sprint-galaxy-note-5-nougat-update/
Folks rocking the Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note 5 will want to be on the lookout for an OTA to hit their phone. It’s Nougat!
The update is coming in as version N920PVPU3DQC5, a 1.4GB affair. It’ll be receiving all of Nougat’s new features and those which Samsung are delivering as part of a big upgrade to TouchWiz. It may even make your phone feel brand new, though we aren’t promising anything. Oh, and its security patches are fairly up to speed with a March 1st, 2017 level.
Anyway, for such a massive file size you’ll want to make sure you’re on a WiFi connection and have a decently charged battery (let’s say more than 50% to be on the safe side) before attempting to pull it down. Head to the settings menu on your phone to look for it manually if it hasn’t already hit your notifications tray.
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Yea I read this yesterday

Sounds like the ATT folks began getting the update yesterday. How far behind can TMO be?

Verizon just got theirs......so it looks like T-Mobile is last.
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JodyBreeze901 said:
Verizon just got theirs......so it looks like T-Mobile is last.
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So tmo might be just around the corner i unrooted just to be clicking software update and be motivated lol
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This

bigTINY779 said:
This
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And this i am so happy now waiting
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JonathanRAZ said:
And this i am so happy now waiting
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Testing phase...commencing! Can't wait.
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JonathanRAZ said:
And this i am so happy now waiting
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Wow they changed that thing fast after I screenshoted it to them...

bigTINY779 said:
Wow they changed that thing fast after I screenshoted it to them...
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Hahaha yeah and thanks maybe that got them to get quicker i hope it comes tonight haha this already made my day
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JonathanRAZ said:
So tmo might be just around the corner i unrooted just to be clicking software update and be motivated lol
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I made this tutorial awhile ago for people with root to still be able to receive the update. Doesn't work if you're currently using a Nougat rom though. Can be done easily however from either stock Marshmallow or a Marshmallow rom that's based on your devices firmware.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=70961601
EDIT: Oh...I forgot you commented on it. Guess you already knew about it. [emoji14]

Tmobile SOON 7.0

I wonder why all the other major US carriers have it out and TMO does not. I hope it is not an indication that the TMO version has bugs.

Could be they wanna make sure it is good for us first. I have heard about the other carriers releasing buggy updates to just get them out...lol we can hope anyway
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I am tired of waiting lol might as well re root feel bored
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