Hello everyone. Today my S7 Edge received the December security patch which was released few days ago. It weights around 25mb and it definitely improved scrolling smoothness through app drawer and UI in general. I saw some other people report minor changes in system apps. So did you receive December update and (if you did) what are your thoughts?
I'm using the S7 Exynos variant (G930W8) and I still haven't received the December patch. I assume that your phone is the Snapdragon variant.
d0nsman said:
I'm using the S7 Exynos variant (G930W8) and I still haven't received the December patch. I assume that your phone is the Snapdragon variant.
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No. I am in Europe and I use G935F Exynos.
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No. I am in Europe and I use G935F Exynos.
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My bad. Unlocked variant? If so then it's not surprising you got the update already. Mine is carrier locked and the OS update schedule says nothing about a December patch yet so I'll have to wait and see. How's the performance on yours on this patch?
Where in Europe? What CSC is it??
so i just read some disturbing cmnts on gsmarena. ppl are complaining that the new update has rendered their phone useless. rapid battery discharge, sudden reboots and shutdowns, stuttering etc.
i am on batman rom wanted to test to the new update but if its as ****ty as the ppl say then i don't wanna waste my time flashing the new update. so mind telling me hows the new update for you?
Alecia1212 said:
so i just read some disturbing cmnts on gsmarena. ppl are complaining that the new update has rendered their phone useless. rapid battery discharge, sudden reboots and shutdowns, stuttering etc.
i am on batman rom wanted to test to the new update but if its as ****ty as the ppl say then i don't wanna waste my time flashing the new update. so mind telling me hows the new update for you?
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On phone arena and gsmarena I see people complain about every single I mean every single update that was released and I personally don't know should I believe in that comments or not because I never had any of problems listed there.
d0nsman said:
My bad. Unlocked variant? If so then it's not surprising you got the update already. Mine is carrier locked and the OS update schedule says nothing about a December patch yet so I'll have to wait and see. How's the performance on yours on this patch?
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Yes I am using unlocked variant and I definitely see improvement in overall performance, speed, animations in UI and I notice that scrolling in app drawer is smoother. I am really happy with this update.
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Where in Europe? What CSC is it??
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I live in Bosnia and Herzegovina but my CSC is DBT because I bought the phone in Germany.
I still haven't upgraded from february,it's running great till today, should I update now? Every time I upgraded to a newer version it was always running slower..
I'm getting an update right now,.
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge [ G935F / Exynos / CSC: PHN ]
Size: 275,33MB
Change log:
Stability improvements, bug fixes
New and/or improved features.
Performance increments.
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This update includes the December 2017 security patch.
Update baseband: G935FXXU1DQK2
BuildNR: NRD90M.G935FXXU1DQL5
M3nti0n said:
I'm getting an update right now,.
Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge [ G935F / Exynos / CSC: PHN ]
Size: 275,33MB
This update includes the December 2017 security patch.
Update baseband: G935FXXU1DQK2
BuildNR: NRD90M.G935FXXU1DQL5
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It also includes new weather app and widget like S8 and Briefing news is updated.
Tombias said:
It also includes new weather app and widget like S8 and Briefing news is updated.
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Nice. Wonder when this is going to hit Canada here. We just got the November security update not long ago on Rogers. Really want this December update now.
USA Tmobile S7 customer. Just updated to the Dec 21, 2017 patch, and it definitely didn't fix the 2hr battery life problem the previous patch caused. I noticed over the past couple days that the low-light and rear camera pics had become less clear and less sensitive too. A brief test right now suggests that might be better. And it looks like they fixed the word prediction/auto-correct problem. We'll see how it goes as time goes on. Regardless, after being loyal to Samsung since the s3, I think I'll get the newest version of the Pixel next. This battery stuff is b.s. and, from what I can tell, it's affecting every s6/edge, s7/edge and s8/edge in the country, and has been since the Oct/Nov patch.
I'm not sure how a security update would affect navigation smoothness... ? Maybe it's about clearing the cache after the update install, not the update itself ? Anyway, it's always good to see it doesn't slow down the phone lol
And to answer the question, exynos version here, did not received any update yet :/
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I'm not sure how a security update would affect navigation smoothness... ? Maybe it's about clearing the cache after the update install, not the update itself ? Anyway, it's always good to see it doesn't slow down the phone lol
And to answer the question, exynos version here, did not received any update yet :/
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I have rechived update yesterday, it was there when i manually updated. For me it may be improvement. Maybe everything works just slightly smooter..So positive feedback from Finland and exynos variant.
I cleared cache after update just to be sure.
I really should migrate to PHN from BTU . Samy has problem with BTU recently! In past BTU was the first CSC to get update but now it is the last or even worse it does not get update for months.
Tombias said:
It also includes new weather app and widget like S8 and Briefing news is updated.
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Can anyone else confirm this?
madvinegar said:
Can anyone else confirm this?
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Confirm, S8 like widget in december update
madvinegar said:
Can anyone else confirm this?
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Don't you believe me?
Try it and you'll see.
And if you don't like it you can always go back to former firmwares.
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I'm on Xperia Z5 (E6653, Vodafone UK) haven't still got Nougat, I know it takes some time for it to arrive to carrier based devices but the problem is that this new 32.3.A.0.376 Has only rolled out to regions that received Nougat before. XperiFirm shows that only 4 regions; Australia, Philippines, Russia and Thailand have got the update. the same regions were also the first regions who got the first Nougat build, Judging by a little number jump on the build number (3 to 6), I'm thinking this is a little update to fix some little bugs, not major stuff. I think the major update is yet to come with big fixes. What do you guys think?
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I'm on Xperia Z5 (E6653, Vodafone UK) haven't still got Nougat, I know it takes some time for it to arrive to carrier based devices but the problem is that this new 32.3.A.0.376 Has only rolled out to regions that received Nougat before. XperiFirm shows that only 4 regions; Australia, Philippines, Russia and Thailand have got the update. the same regions were also the first regions who got the first Nougat build, Judging by a little number jump on the build number (3 to 6), I'm thinking this is a little update to fix some little bugs, not major stuff. I think the major update is yet to come with big fixes. What do you guys think?
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It is BS update for sure, maybe they will release normal update.
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It is BS update for sure, maybe they will release normal update.
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I do hope so, along with the latest security patches. fingers crossed.
@Daniel Craig
You have NOT nougat. (376)
You did not experience nougat. (376)
Why did you ask this question?
What do you expect from Nougat?
It has nougat features, but nothing special.
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@Daniel Craig
You have NOT nougat. (376)
You did not experience nougat. (376)
Why did you ask this question?
What do you expect from Nougat?
It has nougat features, but nothing special.
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Look I might not have Nougat but I've seen it on a friends Z5 in which he flashed it, it's good but he says it got bugs. your third question I won't answer because It's already answered on the first post. and all I want from Nougat is a bug-free and smooth running update, although Xperia X lockscreen and manual camera controls would be nice which they didn't include.
You have a good point and I was thinking along the same lines, but I wouldn't be surprised if this is the fixed Nougat and it is just that buggy.
The update rolled out near the end of the week and they don't seem to roll out updates on weekends often. If I recall RU was also one of the first to get Marshmallow and places like Taiwan only got it a week later. 6.1 took even longer for some places...
EDIT: Also, TH did not get Nougat before. They got the small .11 update in the weeks after Nougat was pulled back.
https://xpericheck.com/cda/1299-8597
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Look I might not have Nougat but I've seen it on a friends Z5 in which he flashed it, it's good but he says it got bugs. your third question I won't answer because It's already answered on the first post. and all I want from Nougat is a bug-free and smooth running update, although Xperia X lockscreen and manual camera controls would be nice which they didn't include.
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Xperia X lockscreen and manual camera controls
Agreed :good:
376 N has not bug.
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You have a good point and I was thinking along the same lines, but I wouldn't be surprised if this is the fixed Nougat and it is just that buggy.
The update rolled out near the end of the week and they don't seem to roll out updates on weekends often. If I recall RU was also one of the first to get Marshmallow and places like Taiwan only got it a week later. 6.1 took even longer for some places...
EDIT: Also, TH did not get Nougat before. They got the small .11 update in the weeks after Nougat was pulled back.
https://xpericheck.com/cda/1299-8597
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Let's just hope it gets to UK fast, or I'm gonna flash the AU firmware.
I have audio playback issue, Music and third-party apps' sound won't play together and there's lag in call log, though photo analyzer is fast now.
Anyone with the same issues or a fix?
Well I do think they're taking too long this time around.... The weekend is over and still no Z5 updates. They did roll out the update on the Z4 tablet yesterday but that was it...
I am in Middle East, Iran , got lastest update android N via flash tools ( also I got it OTA)
But It is a total shame!
Battery drains so fast , apps get crashed some times , and you can't believe it is your SONY Z5!
I had real bad experience with Nougat, so decided to roll back to 6.0.1 , much better.
Waiting for an update from SONY to get best features.
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Well I do think they're taking too long this time around.... The weekend is over and still no Z5 updates. They did roll out the update on the Z4 tablet yesterday but that was it...
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Check with Xperia Companion. You'll get it.
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hfaraji11 said:
I am in Middle East, Iran , got lastest update android N via flash tools ( also I got it OTA)
But It is a total shame!
Battery drains so fast , apps get crashed some times , and you can't believe it is your SONY Z5!
I had real bad experience with Nougat, so decided to roll back to 6.0.1 , much better.
Waiting for an update from SONY to get best features.
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It's worth upgrading for me. Super smooth, no battery drain, pleasing battery icon, no more sim tag in status bar is awesome. Call log UI is great, finger print sensor is blazing fast. Not obsessed with X locksreen anyway. Camera swipe to change camera is great.
Disappointing is that we don't have Vulkan, I don't know why.
I have this issue : when placing a call with speaker on, the mic doesn't work. Could you guys try and tell me?
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Well I do think they're taking too long this time around.... The weekend is over and still no Z5 updates. They did roll out the update on the Z4 tablet yesterday but that was it...
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I've Updated to Nougat, couldn't wait and flashed the AU firmware.
Ali Shayzadag said:
I have audio playback issue, Music and third-party apps' sound won't play together and there's lag in call log, though photo analyzer is fast now.
Anyone with the same issues or a fix?
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Which version are you on? 376 or 372? I'm on 372 still haven't updated to 376 and I can say the volume bug is the worst bug I've ever encountered, I can't hear my ringtone. There's also this bug in which contacts and phone apps' accent colors don't change.
I had to rollback to mm, actually using romx because Nougat has a terrible thermal management and battery give me about 2 SOT
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I had to rollback to mm, actually using romx because Nougat has a terrible thermal management and battery give me about 2 SOT
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I'd hate to disagree on that. Nougat has better thermal management than on MM. But I guess it varies from person to person.
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I'd hate to disagree on that. Nougat has better thermal management than on MM. But I guess it varies from person to person.
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What variant are you using? I tried Au and phi, I got about 2 sot, on mm used to get 4 hours.
Someone told to try the Russian variant
I updated to 376 and I can say that the battery life is much much better, fingerprint is very fast sometimes I just press the power button and it unlocks, volume bug is fixed and thermal management is great; there's no annoying heat. And the reason there's no Vulkan is that the drivers for it hasn't been released for 810.
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I've Updated to Nougat, couldn't wait and flashed the AU firmware.
Which version are you on? 376 or 372? I'm on 372 still haven't updated to 376 and I can say the volume bug is the worst bug I've ever encountered, I can't hear my ringtone. There's also this bug in which contacts and phone apps' accent colors don't change.
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376 and still these issues. Photo analyzing fast though. Accent change is OK here (376). Audio playback issue with games is there for me as I said before and lag in phone's app.
Ali Shayzadag said:
376 and still these issues. Photo analyzing fast though. Accent change is OK here (376). Audio playback issue with games is there for me as I said before and lag in phone's app.
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Your accent bug is fixed on phone and contacts? Here check this screenshot, I'm running a dark gray accent theme but the phone app shows a blue accent, other apps like messaging and settings work fine. Just phone and contacts.
Just posting April update now available.
Screen shot below
So far so good.
Update was successful.
The double tap to wake causing the screen waking issue seems to be addressed. Let's see.
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The double tap to wake causing the screen waking issue seems to be addressed. Let's see.
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I take it back. The bug still persists.
Battery life is much better with April update.
Like the Feb stock fw.
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At 52% 5hr 13min sot been on all day 14hrs since last charge.
Amazing.
Any idea when UK BTU will get this? We always get updates after everyone else so annoying
mystertom101 said:
Any idea when UK BTU will get this? We always get updates after everyone else so annoying
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Today............. in my case. G970FXXU1ASD6/ASD4 installing now.
Anyone else noticed proximity sensor not working since April update?
Haven't got April update. What version you guys using?
Sent from my SM-G970U1 using Tapatalk
April 1st patch
The newest today's update is only 173.4MB, but what's in it? I don't see any specific descriptions beside the security patch.
Now, what about that ASD4 update(in OP post above, 244.55MB) I've never gotten that one in the US, they mention camera software improvements in there, am I still gonna get it? All the different regions create lots of confusion.
mzsquared said:
The newest today's update is only 173.4MB, but what's in it? I don't see any specific descriptions beside the security patch.
Now, what about that ASD4 update(in OP post above, 244.55MB) I've never gotten that one in the US, they mention camera software improvements in there, am I still gonna get it? All the different regions create lots of confusion.
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I installed the same updates as you. No new feature on camera.
The Google Pill is dark now if you're rocking dark theme.
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Hey, did you get august security patch ?
no im waiting...
mahdi72 said:
no im waiting...
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Last in 1. June?
Clodagh22 said:
Last in 1. June?
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yes,
india recived new update
still nothing?
Ditto. But I'm keeping a eye on samfirm for mine.
Sent from my Samsung SM-A515F using XDA Labs
A515FXXU3BTH4 with september security patch will start rolling out in the coming days
I recived bth4 today?
Still nothing. Bosnia
Lmao phones with BTU CSC receive updates slowly. Anyone knows which CSC is the one to get the fastest updates?
Germany unlocked still on June security patch as well
Is it really that hard to push security updates?
Why that rush for a security update? It's only that, phone will still be slow af.
ramping said:
Why that rush for a security update? It's only that, phone will still be slow af.
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How that slow? I was planning on getting this phone, tell me more
Just received A51FXXU3BTH4 September security path and improved camera stability
september 1st
Dinepada said:
How that slow? I was planning on getting this phone, tell me more
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my phone just updated the android security patch level 1 september 2020
works just fine for me, nothing slower.
Working better after update, that's for sure.
Slow WI FI problem still exists though.
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How that slow? I was planning on getting this phone, tell me more
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I received the September update and still the phone has the same issues: inaccurate and slow fingerprint, buggy software so scrolling isn't smooth nor some animations. The fingerprint has improved a little but not much. Disappointing from Samsung: they can't even push a good update to fix the problems and MAKE THE PHONE USABLE! WHY DO SAMSUNG NOT CARE?! DON'T RELEASE A PHONE WITH PROBLEMS AND NOT EVEN FIX THEM WITH AN UPDATE! DON'T JUST MAKE THE PHONE AND NOT CARE ABOUT THE SOFTWARE, WHEN IT'S THE SOFTWARE ALSO THAT MAKES THE PHONE GOOD.
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albusdanbledore said:
my phone just updated the android security patch level 1 september 2020
works just fine for me, nothing slower.
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no nothing slower because it's STILL as slow as before. Same laggy software
i received my spetember update 2 weeks ago, and everything seems fine, i bought my phone 2 months ago and it is very smooth since day one.
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I received the September update and still the phone has the same issues: inaccurate and slow fingerprint, buggy software so scrolling isn't smooth nor some animations. The fingerprint has improved a little but not much. Disappointing from Samsung: they can't even push a good update to fix the problems and MAKE THE PHONE USABLE! WHY DO SAMSUNG NOT CARE?! DON'T RELEASE A PHONE WITH PROBLEMS AND NOT EVEN FIX THEM WITH AN UPDATE! DON'T JUST MAKE THE PHONE AND NOT CARE ABOUT THE SOFTWARE, WHEN IT'S THE SOFTWARE ALSO THAT MAKES THE PHONE GOOD.
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no nothing slower because it's STILL as slow as before. Same laggy software
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fingerprint slow and inaccurate yes, but scrolling is quite smooth for me, i dont use this phone for gaming and i'm not power user, just ordinary user, apps that i use in this phone is perform like it supposed to do, its fine..
well probably because i never experience flagship phone before ---i was using xiaomi redmi 3 pro before this as a daily driver---, so this kinda "performance" is fine for me, quite happy using it.
albusdanbledore said:
fingerprint slow and inaccurate yes, but scrolling is quite smooth for me, i dont use this phone for gaming and i'm not power user, just ordinary user, apps that i use in this phone is perform like it supposed to do, its fine..
well probably because i never experience flagship phone before ---i was using xiaomi redmi 3 pro before this as a daily driver---, so this kinda "performance" is fine for me, quite happy using it.
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Agree to simple use it's just fine. My biggest concern is battery. I hope Samsung planning to address this issue with upcoming updates.
Hi everyone.
I have a S22 Ultra (SM-S908E) with OneUI 4.1 and I noticed that the app permission controller UI in the settings is broken. Instead of showing the permission details in the same screen, it is showing a popup with white letters in white background.. something terrible.
Are you guys facing something like this?
My device is:
Model: SM-S908E
Build: SP1A.210812.016.S908EXXU1AVBF
Attached are some screen shots and a screen recording showing the bug.
I posted this in Samsung Community as you can see here.
Samsung account
us.community.samsung.com
This was fixed in the March update.
neilth said:
This was fixed in the March update.
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Oh I see.. probably this update has not come to my region yet, or the current provider did not released yet.. don't know.
My devide is ZTO (brazil) without any carrier modification. Let's wait
naroku said:
Oh I see.. probably this update has not come to my region yet, or the current provider did not released yet.. don't know.
My devide is ZTO (brazil) without any carrier modification. Let's wait
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I had exactly same problem after Smart Switch from my old N10+ when i got my brand new S22U SD.
It was fixed after I did full backup, factory reset and full restored, and the time was before March update, no problem found after 2 more updates.
I got my s22 ultra a couple of weeks ago and I installed one UI 5 using Odin. The battery was really bad it would last me max 3h with a full charge. And after the last update the November patch the device is almost unusable. After updating to the November patch the device heats up really badly before it wouldn't heat up even if I was playing any game and playing music at the same time keep in mind I have the Exynos version. The notifications are bugged when receiving a notification and swiping it to dismiss it while the notification sound is playing it will make your volume really low and you can't turn up the volume it fixes itself only if you receive another notification and let it play the sound fully.
Update: Now when using the camera the phone heats up almost instantly and just lags really really bad
Until now the s22 has been garbage.
All is good for me. Try to reset your phone.
Same here, updated it and have not had any issue...
you say you updated through odin did you update with a different model firmware because most exynos models got the update through the phones software update so nif it was different model firmware that might be the problem.
For me, November patch improved battery life over October one
Snapdragon here; November patch lasts longer than the initial firmware.
I dont notice any changes, but overall the battery life has improved.
Actually, battery life is noticeably better. Kinda reminds me of beta 3
all fine here
only oddity is that my phone is still on July Google Play System - even tho most phones are on Oct or even Nov one
every time i check it says is up to date?!
its better if u debloat it, and try to factory reset ur phone
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all fine here
only oddity is that my phone is still on July Google Play System - even tho most phones are on Oct or even Nov one
every time i check it says is up to date?!
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You can update it manually.
Latest is October.
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You can update it manually.
Latest is October.
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i dont want to mess it up given is such a big part of the phone lol
is just odd that it wont update OTA
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You can update it manually.
Latest is October.
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it is only cosmetic unfortunately. Only date changes
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it is only cosmetic unfortunately. Only date changes
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You should maybe Google about what's exactly contained within the Play System update.
There's no such a thing as cosmetic change and if that's so - Your November patch solves the hardcore part and this just adds the cherry on top now, wouldn't it?
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You should maybe Google about what's exactly contained within the Play System update.
There's no such a thing as cosmetic change and if that's so - Your November patch solves the hardcore part and this just adds the cherry on top now, wouldn't it?
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But it doesn't add anything. There's a reason why when you update it usual, system way, the update weighs 20mb or so plus the mandatory reboot
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But it doesn't add anything. There's a reason why when you update it usual, system way, the update weighs 20mb or so plus the mandatory reboot
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Oh.
So how exactly do you update it usual ... ?
Enlighten me about this 20MB system way.
Thanks in advance.
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Oh.
So how exactly do you update it usual ... ?
Enlighten me about this 20MB system way.
Thanks in advance.
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About phone /software information /Google play system update. Tap on it
Must be an issue with the Exynos model. The Snapdragon had poor/inconsistent battery life for a few charging cycles after the October and November Android 13 updates. After 6 days, it has settled down to about where it was on Android 12. The updates reset a lot of the battery optimization software.
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Must be an issue with the Exynos model. The Snapdragon had poor/inconsistent battery life for a few charging cycles after the October and November Android 13 updates. After 6 days, it has settled down to about where it was on Android 12. The updates reset a lot of the battery optimization software.
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More likely, it is because he's rooted and probably has some crapware installed. From what I've read, the official update from Samsung is a big improvement for both Exynos and Snapdragon models.
after update dual sim is not working i try all but stil not working
and i go back to android 12 and now all work
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All is good for me. Try to reset your phone.
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I will try that now and ill update the post if anything changes.