Has anyone have info on when the s8 going to get the Android 8.0 Oreo update?
If i had to guess id say December or early January.
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Doesnt matter, most of Oreo features are already built in the SAMSUNG UI.
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Doesnt matter, most of Oreo features are already built in the SAMSUNG UI.
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Yeah, I agree; from what I read, it didn't sound like Oreo changes much for someone on S8+ Nougat. Nougat is a good version of Android; Samsung polishes that and it's hard to substantially improve what's already working rather well.
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Doesnt matter, most of Oreo features are already built in the SAMSUNG UI.
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Yeah, the phone expeerience won't see many significant changes over the 7.1.1 build expected this/next month. Apart from the cleaner adaptive icons UI to make icons look more inline with one another (in supported apps) without the ugly white background with the normal icon on top.
But DeX mode will see big advantages! i.e. mouse capture will enable you to play first person shooter games just like you would on a PC!, better multi-display technology will enable you to run a dual monitor setup in DeX!, Picture in picture mode will enable you to watch a video in a more clean UI (no titlebar showing) in the corner of your screen while you run other apps along-side in fullscreen.
And thats just a few of the improvements that could come to the PC/DeX experience! :fingers-crossed::victory:
Why does everyone wait for changes in the UI, forgetting about the changes in the kernel of the system? Personally, I'm much more interested in improving security in 8.0, autofill API and stuff.
And with fear I'm waiting for the gluttony of the new version)
romaha said:
Why does everyone wait for changes in the UI, forgetting about the changes in the kernel of the system? Personally, I'm much more interested in improving security in 8.0, autofill API and stuff.
And with fear I'm waiting for the gluttony of the new version)
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Also the new driver model, making it easier to upgrade to future Android versions even after the devices end of life and keeping the GPU drivers upto date via the Play store can help to boost performance and security more frequently, without the need to upgrade the devices firmware!
Just adding to the last two posts: I am missing app shortcuts a lot. Samsung is somehow lazy (as in the past) with updates, they are usually 1 year behind, even for their flagship devices, not to mention their "second row".
7.1.1 build next month??? Meh....it should be 7.1.2....again: Typical for Samsung.
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Just adding to the last two posts: I am missing app shortcuts a lot. Samsung is somehow lazy (as in the past) with updates, they are usually 1 year behind, even for their flagship devices, not to mention their "second row".
7.1.1 build next month??? Meh....it should be 7.1.2....again: Typical for Samsung.
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I would like the app shortcuts as well, but it's not just Samsung that is lazy on that bit, and for the 7.1.2, Isn't that mainly for the Pixel phones? 7.1.1 is what all accept Pixel is using and have used for the last months.
But I think that the S8/S8+ should have come with 7.1.1 out of the box, but glad to see that we get the latest security patches each month.
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Yeah, the phone expeerience won't see many significant changes over the 7.1.1 build expected this/next month. Apart from the cleaner adaptive icons UI to make icons look more inline with one another (in supported apps) without the ugly white background with the normal icon on top.
But DeX mode will see big advantages! i.e. mouse capture will enable you to play first person shooter games just like you would on a PC!, better multi-display technology will enable you to run a dual monitor setup in DeX!, Picture in picture mode will enable you to watch a video in a more clean UI (no titlebar showing) in the corner of your screen while you run other apps along-side in fullscreen.
And thats just a few of the improvements that could come to the PC/DeX experience! :fingers-crossed::victory:
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Yeah, I hope that Samsung gives us the adaptive icons, I love the stock Samsung launcher, but it looks so bad when most of the icons doesn't match the rest of the UI, and not to talk about if you try to use some custom icons from the theme store, that sh*t gets ugly fast.
With regards to app shortcuts, I believe that requires Android 7.1.1/SDK 25 to work correctly...
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Why does everyone wait for changes in the UI, forgetting about the changes in the kernel of the system? Personally, I'm much more interested in improving security in 8.0, autofill API and stuff.
And with fear I'm waiting for the gluttony of the new version)
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I agree, kernel changes are important too. It would be great take source code for Oreo S8/S8+ kernel (i.e., when published), add support for various useful stuff, then compile your own modified kernel. International S8/S8+ people are lucky, but US Snapdragon S8/S8+ owners are screwed until bootloader unlock....
as long as knox stays on our phones well never get anything that samsung doesnt publish
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Also the new driver model, making it easier to upgrade to future Android versions even after the devices end of life and keeping the GPU drivers upto date via the Play store can help to boost performance and security more frequently, without the need to upgrade the devices firmware!
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Project Treble will not arrive to phones upgrading to O, only phones made for O. (excluding the Pixel).
So this doesn't apply.
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Project Treble will not arrive to phones upgrading to O, only phones made for O. (excluding the Pixel).
So this doesn't apply.
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But I'm sure that I read that GPU driver updates will be available for all devices via play store updates...
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But I'm sure that I read that GPU driver updates will be available for all devices via play store updates...
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... for new devices shipping with Oreo.
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... for new devices shipping with Oreo.
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Shame...
That was definately one of the key backend improvements that had me excited for Oreo...
But still, those key changes for DeX still makes me feel excited for Oreo!
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Shame...
That was definately one of the key backend improvements that had me excited for Oreo...
But still, those key changes for DeX still makes me feel excited for Oreo!
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Still looking forward to it as well.
And who knows, perhaps Samsung will be nice and do it like the Pixel with full compliance even if they don't have to, but I doubt it.
I think someone will definitely make it for sure.
Hi guys, is it our device S8+ will get android O update?
Is there any ETA for this upgrade.
Pffft. Until Samsung and your carrier announce the date, thus is all pointless speculation.
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Hello everybody, I don't know if you all are familiar with this new API, it seems like is very promising and I have read that it will bring mobile gaming to a new level. Look for more info on google, its pretty interesting.
Now, the Galaxy S7 is the first phone that will come with this API, my question is, do you think that our phone will support it? For now we have OpenGL ES and Vulkan is gonna be way faster, hopefully will get this, since is just a software update. What you guys think?
So, no body interesting in this matter?
This place is always pretty dead...
I have the new Marshmallow update on my Nvidia Shield TV which has the new Vulkan API. I have not had a chance yet to try a game that utilizes the API but from what I read on the topic, it makes a big difference less processing power required, higher frame-rates, etc. There's a few examples of the API in use on YouTube also that show some side by sides.
According to this article, these are the current games that support the API with Marshmallow. "Real Racing 3, Oddworld Munch’s Oddysee, Minecraft Story Mode, Metal Gear Rising Revengeance, and Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories."
So, now that we have marshmallow, is there any way to get Vulkan on pur phones? Anybody?
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It's not available yet
Most likely not. Samsung, I doubt, will be issuing any more updates to this phone that aren't simply minor incremental updates or security patches. I don't believe a developer can make this into a stock rom as well but I could be wrong.
On the extreme side of things, from what I have read, N will is being built with Vulkan in mind or at least to a degree. It might be easier to add it then to a phone on N if the manufacturer doesn't include the API.
I wish I was wrong but given Samsung's track record and how long it took for MM to come, N is going to be a Note 6 and up deal.
Now if we had a viable aosp rom then I would say it's possible but that definately won't happen anytime soon or likely ever.
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Most likely not. Samsung, I doubt, will be issuing any more updates to this phone that aren't simply minor incremental updates or security patches. I don't believe a developer can make this into a stock rom as well but I could be wrong.
On the extreme side of things, from what I have read, N will is being built with Vulkan in mind or at least to a degree. It might be easier to add it then to a phone on N if the manufacturer doesn't include the API.
I wish I was wrong but given Samsung's track record and how long it took for MM to come, N is going to be a Note 6 and up deal.
Now if we had a viable aosp rom then I would say it's possible but that definately won't happen anytime soon or likely ever.
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Aosp COULD happen...RaymanFX has been working on porting cm13 to our device and there's currently folks looking to get him a exynos 7420 dev device in a fundraiser thread that has quite a few donations, and about 2 days ago (maybe 3?) he just merged the pd1 source, if you follow his github, you can maybe decider a little more effectively than myself just how close he is to a booting compile...
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Aosp COULD happen...RaymanFX has been working on porting cm13 to our device and there's currently folks looking to get him a exynos 7420 dev device in a fundraiser thread that has quite a few donations, and about 2 days ago (maybe 3?) he just merged the pd1 source, if you follow his github, you can maybe decider a little more effectively than myself just how close he is to a booting compile...
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This is refreshing to hear and I'm glad you are proving me wrong in this aspect. Thank you for the update.
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NXLTrauma25 said:
This is refreshing to hear and I'm glad you are proving me wrong in this aspect. Thank you for the update.
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Well, it hasn't happened yet, but all hope isn't as lost as you maybe thought, at least! So there's that! Lol
Any news???
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For anyone interested there's a booting unreleased version of cm13 out...it's buggy and early but it boots! RaymanFX has done a great job with truly uncharted waters!
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For anyone interested there's a booting unreleased version of cm13 out...it's buggy and early but it boots! RaymanFX has done a great job with truly uncharted waters!
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CM has always had issues, even using Qualcomm SoCs that have the developer documentation behind them that the Exynos does not. I doubt there will ever be a stable CM or any other AOSP build. Stable enough for daily use, maybe, but things will always be broken.
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CM has always had issues, even using Qualcomm SoCs that have the developer documentation behind them that the Exynos does not. I doubt there will ever be a stable CM or any other AOSP build. Stable enough for daily use, maybe, but things will always be broken.
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Indeed, i think you're correct there.
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I know there someone on xda that has ported S7 romantic to the Note 5. I asked about the functionality ofor Vulkan. Had not heard back.
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I know there someone on xda that has ported S7 romantic to the Note 5. I asked about the functionality ofor Vulkan. Had not heard back.
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Just saw that the Android N just came out....
What now, will someone port the version over to S7 devices or will be have to wait on Samsung to update :/ ?
We have to wait Samsung..I will test CM 14 on my Moto G 2013 when it's released
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Damn, i want it asap
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You can look at all the features of android 7.0 here.
https://www.android.com/versions/nougat-7-0/
Let's hope Samsung gives it to us this year.
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Damn, i want it asap
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You're not the only one
If i knew how to do it, i would use all my spare time to try and see if i could port it....
But all the spare time i had for the past 7 years. I have used to do Graphic design XDD
Shuuin said:
If i knew how to do it, i would use all my spare time to try and see if i could port it....
But all the spare time i had for the past 7 years. I have used to do Graphic design XDD
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Any developers here would do it if it was somwhat posibile but Samsung doesn't release the source code of Exynos so it's somewhat impossibile. It's like you need to build a town with buildings but you don't have a map of pipes to see here you need to put it...
Developers need to write all the drivers and with guessing what where it goes and really is impossibile.
My Moto G 2013 will get CM 14 beacuse Motorola released the source code for Android 5.1 and they have a starting point. Here we have nothing.
Not going to happen. We'll see it in roughly six months.... Oh well... Samsung supports their devices like one time phones. Only sales matters no support. They have let their customers down so many times now...
I'm afraid that they'll make some patch and security update of Android 6 for S7/Edge sooner. But let's hope that they'll push hard for Note 7 and some king will port it on S7.
I'd start hunt for it. I feel free to give 20 USD donate for stable (almost) clean Android 7 ROM
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You can look at all the features of android 7.0 here.
https://www.android.com/versions/nougat-7-0/
Let's hope Samsung gives it to us this year.
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Im sure the international phones will get it this year, carrier phones will get it next year heh
As Eurofighter_ty said above, there will be no "porting" of Android N (or any other non-Touchwiz ROM like CyanogenMod) to a Samsung device with an Exynos SoC due to proprietary sources that Samsung will not release. There are exceptions where an extremely talented and motivated dev takes the time to reverse engineer drivers.
If history serves, it will be several months before Samsung starts rolling Nougat out, newest and most important devices first (N7, S7, S7E...). These are things to know before buying any Samsung device.
Maybe, i should just wait for S8 then XD
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You can look at all the features of android 7.0 here.
https://www.android.com/versions/nougat-7-0/
Let's hope Samsung gives it to us this year.
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thx cusa
I actual don't see why to rush this thing marshmallow is perfectly fine for me..
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I actual don't see why to rush this thing marshmallow is perfectly fine for me..
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I would agree, I've seen major android updates in the past where its been like a step backwards and so it only leads to disappointment. Hopefully we are at a stage with android where this update (6 to 7) is more of a polishing of the current OS. Yes I know there are some additional features but its not a major overhaul as we've had in the past. I think most people would mostly appreciate some better consistency with battery life, Im not saying mine isnt good but there still seems to be a high android OS usage,so hopefully the enhanced doze feature tackles this, but we'll see. The one benefit of not getting the update right now is that over the next few months hopefully a lot of issues will be ironed out, for instance app compatibility. There are almost always cases where "I've just upgraded but now XXXX app doesnt work??" and you have to wait for the dev to update so their app so that it works nicely with the latest release.
Some of the Android N features are already in the S7. Multi window for example. Or Android for Work which overlaps with Knox. Other stuff is nice but only for new devices, like the seamless updates. The new JIT may be an exception, and the new graphics subsystem would also be nice.
About the VR stuff: I double Samsung will enable it for the Gear VR but we can of course hope.
Expect to have android N next year around April or May
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As you might have noticed, Android 8.0 codename Oreo has been officially released today.
Let's discuss all news, speculations, development, and opinions on Android Oreo, especially for our Galaxy S8 and S8+ devices.
not much to discuss - S8 still on Android 7.0 when even Nokia is on 7.1
Id say - expect it on Galaxy S9 - next year in March
If im wrong - i ll buy you a beer
The S8 does literally everything that's highlighted as a new feature in Oreo
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The S8 does literally everything that's highlighted as a new feature in Oreo
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I just wish the MMS bug was fixed. 7.0 has the issue, 7.1 doesn't and it's super annoying.
I think that there is a lot to discuss, mostly about design , UI
As every new major os update samsung ui is completely different. Remember Kitkat then lollipop on galaxy s6 , then marshmallow on galaxy s7 and nougat on s6 7 8 is one of the biggest changes. So did you expect or want (or not) ui changes both in system interface and icons , or getting closer to aosp look? I personally love the s8 ui and icons but I think I could be nice to have in apps instead of pure white , a white that is just a little little bit tinted with app accent color, I mean in the dialer app for example, instead of white background, a white that is a little bit tinted with a very light and pastel green . I could bring a little bit of color and uniqueness to all of the apps
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not much to discuss - S8 still on Android 7.0 when even Nokia is on 7.1
Id say - expect it on Galaxy S9 - next year in March
If im wrong - i ll buy you a beer
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Android O has already been confirmed for the s8/s8+.
The reason Samsung hasn't updated to 7.1 is because it's not really needed since the s8/s8+ already does everything 7.1 has to offer.
It's speculated that Android O will be released for the s8/s8+ in January.
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The S8 does literally everything that's highlighted as a new feature in Oreo
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There are tons of changes under the hood and bugfixes to Android you know?
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Wondering if Touchwiz will be updated on the S8 when it gets Oreo. Or would it just be what we have now (8.1) with Oreo underneath. I got the S8 purely for the hardware, never been a fan of touchwiz.
What Android O features is Samsung going to replace or just not implement? That's an interesting question.
Was rocking an iPhone 7 for a while, but when ios11 got announced and offered literally nothing of value I said "F this" and came back to Android.
I miss the Play Edition phones.
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Wondering if Touchwiz will be updated on the S8 when it gets Oreo. Or would it just be what we have now (8.1) with Oreo underneath. I got the S8 purely for the hardware, never been a fan of touchwiz.
What Android O features is Samsung going to replace or just not implement? That's an interesting question.
Was rocking an iPhone 7 for a while, but when ios11 got announced and offered literally nothing of value I said "F this" and came back to Android.
I miss the Play Edition phones.
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on android 8 on galaxy s8, Samsung experience is expected to jump from actual 8.1 to 8.5
Haha Android Oreo. Samsung won't release anything for maybe 9 months. Your better off wishing for a bootloader unlock then installing a custom rom which modi likely won't happen for maybe 6 months.
Android O has copied / borrowed a lot from the Samsung Experience UI. It's notable in terms of functionality and also in certain UI-design, such as the revamped settings menu. It looks nearly identical to the one on the S8.
Except for a few under-the-hood optimizations Android O has NOTHING to offer to an Galaxy S6 or newer Samsung device. We already have ALL features of the Android O feature list. There is no need to getting Android O in my opinion. It's nice that those new features are borrowed from Samsung and integrated into vanilla Android but that's all there is to it. I don't need Android Oreo but I do appreciate the security updates. Keep in mind that Nougat on the S8 has a lot more features and built-in features than Vanilla Nougat! Oreo simply narrows the gap between Vanilla and the current flagship leader, Samsung in terms of usable functionality that is genuine handy with day-to-day usage.
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Can you hold press on a app icon and launch shortcuts-commands? eg: send new message in Whatsapp, or compose new email in
Does it have the notification actionable bubble?
if the answer is NO i guess literally everything is a bit incorect
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Android O has already been confirmed for the s8/s8+.
The reason Samsung hasn't updated to 7.1 is because it's not really needed since the s8/s8+ already does everything 7.1 has to offer.
It's speculated that Android O will be released for the s8/s8+ in January.
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already does everything 7.1 has to offer?
Press long on an app icon for in-app shortcuts - commands>
does it do that - bcz its one thing to press long an whatsapp icon and get things like uninstall, move app etc - and another thing to get send message to John, etc commands
If I am not mistaken note 8 is at 7.1 and it's a same hardware like s8 cpu wise so I think that we will get 7.1 very fast
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Android O has copied / borrowed a lot from the Samsung Experience UI. It's notable in terms of functionality and also in certain UI-design, such as the revamped settings menu. It looks nearly identical to the one on the S8.
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Yea I wouldn't go that far.
Everyone wants to have Android O on their S8. If all we get from this day forward is nothing but security updates. You'll be in the very small minority and everyone else would cause a scene and either abandon their 8 or beg Samsung for it.
Samsung has been doing a good job at keeping the S8 updated so far. Hopefully they do a good timely update to Oreo. Having treble should make updates easier for them to push out.
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Can you hold press on a app icon and launch shortcuts-commands?
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I may be wrong but doesn't Nova Launcher allow this?
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Can you hold press on a app icon and launch shortcuts-commands? eg: send new message in Whatsapp, or compose new email in
Does it have the notification actionable bubble?
if the answer is NO i guess literally everything is a bit incorect
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already does everything 7.1 has to offer?
Press long on an app icon for in-app shortcuts - commands>
does it do that - bcz its one thing to press long an whatsapp icon and get things like uninstall, move app etc - and another thing to get send message to John, etc commands
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Yep, mine sure can. That's been a Nova launcher feature forever.
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Yep, mine sure can. That's been a Nova launcher feature forever.
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Nova Launcher is not Android 7.1 is it?
not everyone use it as its an AdOn
Sure you can get apps/installers to make it look like Android 8 - but is not android 8 is it
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Nova Launcher is not Android 7.1 is it?
not everyone use it as its an AdOn
Sure you can get apps/installers to make it look like Android 8 - but is not android 8 is it
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Thats what android is, mate. This is not iphone, u can, and assume you customize your phone via apps
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Yep, mine sure can. That's been a Nova launcher feature forever.
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Thats what android is, mate. This is not iphone, u can, and assume you customize your phone via apps
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Yes i get that - but its still android 7.0
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Coming from the s6, i saw the exact same train of thought i see here, so im going to say its always going to be a samsung "thing". When i had my s6 and it was on MM, people were in such an uproar about nougat and even when they got it they still were. I was happy with MM, people moreso say oh what about the security updates, i was an a 7 month old rom and never had any issues and only moved to nougat roms when the one i was one stopped updating.
Now i have the s8+, had it 3 weeks now and im not even thinking about the Oreo update right now, im happy with what i have, and when Oreo does come out for the phone i'll see how people find it 1st rather than jump in head first and then regret it.
I know Samsungs update policy so im not going to get in a huff about the update, people not so aware may not share my feelings.
I'm on a GS8+ and while I'd rather be on a Pixel or iPhone I honestly have no real complaints about the phone now with One UI (which is fantastic BTW) The only reason I'm anxious to upgrade is bc I'm not sure with my US unlocked model I'll continue to get any security updates past my April patch. I'd love some expert opinions on the real danger if I don't upgrade any time soon. The phone is great, I'd say fully optimized, and 2 years later may actually be better than it was new. I just don't like running hardware that doesn't continue to have security support. With the way Play runs now with added security layers and continued app and components being updated through the Play Store, do I have anything to really be concerned about????
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I'm on a GS8+ and while I'd rather be on a Pixel or iPhone I honestly have no real complaints about the phone now with One UI (which is fantastic BTW) The only reason I'm anxious to upgrade is bc I'm not sure with my US unlocked model I'll continue to get any security updates past my April patch. I'd love some expert opinions on the real danger if I don't upgrade any time soon. The phone is great, I'd say fully optimized, and 2 years later may actually be better than it was new. I just don't like running hardware that doesn't continue to have security support. With the way Play runs now with added security layers and continued app and components being updated through the Play Store, do I have anything to really be concerned about????
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You think One Ui is great?
I'm really trying to get a better sense about this... Im still on Orero... Been reading alot of complaints about pie and one ui...
I did read however that OneUI is currently better than pixel Pie
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You think One Ui is great?
I'm really trying to get a better sense about this... Im still on Orero... Been reading alot of complaints about pie and one ui...
I did read however that OneUI is currently better than pixel Pie
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Yeah, it's by far the best version I've ever seen that's not pure Android, in some ways I like it more bc of the focus on one handed usage especially on large screens it doesn't force you to stretch across the entire display. I also like the gestures way better than the current Pixel version, and based on what I've heard about Qs current beta I don't know if that's going to change.
Simple enough.
Is the march of Android versions a plus or a minus?
Yes, it's progress and I love a new treat but we're fast running out of alphabetical deserts...
Some are just now testing Upsidedown Cake and Vanilla Icecream is on Google's drawing board...
Just hope they've got some less boring treats to serve us from W thru Z myself!...
PW
Yes! Every new version bring me some feature that I desperately needSeems Like People are not interested in the features that come every year or don't like it really
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They are Just not receiving the updates quick
(However the sample size of this poll is small as of me typing this...)
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Yes! Every new version bring me some feature that I desperately need
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Yes, but you didn't vote that.
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Yup, I wrote it again as if to qoute it in context
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Sarcasm is a bit difficult to come across on a public form.
Especially since the majority of respondents (so far) are questioning if it is a good thing.
"Yes. I mean, it's progress, isn't it?"
Cheers all.
PS.
I have a collection of devices. Running Android 5 to 14.
Stock and/or custom roms.
I still use an Android 11 (custom rom) on my daily use (Pixel 3aXL) phone.
Annoying because it is as close to Google as you can git, and every day I get multiple notifications (from Google) to update to Android 12.
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Sarcasm is a bit difficult to come across on a public form.
Especially since the majority of respondents (so far) are questioning if it is a good thing.
"Yes. I mean, it's progress, isn't it?"
Cheers all.
PS.
I have a collection of devices. Running Android 5 to 14.
Stock and/or custom roms.
I still use an Android 11 (custom rom) on my daily use (Pixel 3aXL) phone.
Annoying because it is as close to Google as you can git, and every day I get multiple notifications (from Google) to update to Android 12.
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Just one big question how does that 3000mah battery still keep it useable, I have a 5000mah battery and anything below 4000mah for me feels really unacceptable though the fact that pixel 3aXL was/is quite a good phone. The only problem it can't run heavy apps/games
Yessss! Absolutely! More android versions = More features and functionalities!
Im always excited for new android version because they always tend to come with some interesting upgrades.
And new versions/features are essential for Google to compete/stay relevant...
Their problem may be to get buyers to appreciate innovative changes cos we're creatures of tradition and also traditionally slow on the uptake, but we generally do come around (several iterations late?) and love support for NFC, fast charging, nextG networks, large screens, hardware HD DRM decoding, AI(?), Biorhythm monitoring, the medical tricorder, the dermal regenerator and other must-have features soon to be crammed into your basic ARM driven device...
But we'd never admit it... Curse Google for foisting these changes on us! (I'd much rather use a band-aid). PW
And of course they're competing with the Apple mobile OS juggernaut that is iOS... And they already have the march on them on the modding front... Let's not let them get ahead but...
The really important poll follows... PW
Do you really want more iOS versions?
I'm already working on an iOSOSP 17.3 (internal codename Triple ripple fondu) skin in conjunction with Apples 'Reduce urban landfill' initiative [Nb. Apple have offered to support future custom iPhone development for all models by offering extended active security updates for end-of-support devices to modders interested in reducing the iPhone landfill footprint.]
I've already cracked iOS 17 Beta, rooted it with Magisk4iOS and have it fully debloated with all my bank apps working fine, but something is missing...
Yes! Every new ,version bring me some feature that I desperately need
Yes. I mean, it's progress, isn't it?
Mmm, it's kind of a hassle updating but it must be worth it?
I'd rather not update for features that I'm not even going to use
No! Why can't they leave well enough alone?
I was happy enough with iOS 14
I was happy enough with iOS 10
I was happy enough with iOS 2.4 (although 2.0, 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 were total flops).
I was never happy with iOS anyway
Other
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ipdev said:
Sarcasm is a bit difficult to come across on a public form.
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Wadoyamean doc? PW
So far, I'm the only one who voted for 'Others':
Yes. Every new version keeps me excited.
I wouldn't say that every new version has brought in something I was desperately looking for. But I hope there are behind the scene improvements that makes the phone more efficient and secure.