Perhaps you aren't in the US? There is almost zero hope of Verizon Note 4 getting an update before S6, and other carriers are also likely to delay them.
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Perhaps you aren't in the US? There is almost zero hope of Verizon Note 4 getting an update before S6, and other carriers are also likely to delay them.
Verizon is especially bad. They made a complete joke of the Galaxy Nexus with their meddling into android updates.
I had an update (AT&T) the other day that seems to have improved the recents delay. Still not instantaneous but not like it was before.
Mike
I noticed as soon as I fired up my Note 4 on Friday a very large AT&T update was applied.
Thus far responsiveness has been top notch. No complaints at all. No real lag to speak of either.
I agree. People dont realize that the same Touchwiz that impacts performance also gives us the many features that make the Note 4 worth owning over phones like the Nexus 6 or iPhone 6 plus. Those later phones are just big versions of their smaller counterparts. Just refer to Flossys youtube review. The Note 4 really lagged out bad during extreme usage on video while the Nexus 6 has zero lag. But his number one phone is still the Note 4 due to its capabilities. Flossy is an extreme power user and under normal conditions the Note 4 will not be a problem.
Google had a real chance at adding useful software features for phablets in Lollipop but they failed to take advantage of the Nexus 6 large display. Even tablets could have benefitted from having native support for 2 apps at once. So I really dont see touchwiz disappearing anytime soon which is good. Samsung just needs to improve lag in certain spots and add a theme engine to allow people to make changes to the look.
I will have my Gear VR headset in a few days which will complete the overall package. With John Carmark directly overseeing Gear VR and the influence he is able to make to the hardware and software engineers at Samsung the Note 5 is already looking like an instant buy. Im not seeing any other OEM devoting that much detail to VR. You can only take Google cardboard so far.
Yes I believe I got that update on Friday.
I have noticed more apps are available for split screen usage as well.
Oh and Evernote and Softcard are now among the preinstalled--as in can't uninstall--apps. Fortunately I already use Evernote.
More about that update:
http://www.androidcentral.com/att-starts-rolling-out-firmware-update-its-samsung-galaxy-note-4
Mike
You're talking the US, I'm talking International, the roll-out should begin between later this month and January, we should see the US getting it between Feb and March at the worst, I'd say April is stretching it.
Uh yeah lol I'm gonna probably get my update from XDA in that case. Rogers has a horrible track record for updates.
Warranty be damned. :/
Is there somewhere I can get a GSM sim without having to spend $5-10 just to test it?
Thanks.
Tmobile is usually pretty good if you ask them. They have the free data plans so they give Sims out for those free usually if you ask nicely.
I currently own the iPhone 6 Plus and the Note 4 (and a few other phones), and have been using both simultaneously for the last few months, but I have finally decided to let my 6 Plus go.
Main reason is that I find the Note 4 to be more productive and suitable for me. I am sure that the 6 Plus will 'catch up' to the Note 4 in future models.
The main thing I will miss from the iPhone 6 Plus is the continuity between Apple devices.
Main reason is that I find the Note 4 to be more productive and suitable for me. I am sure that the 6 Plus will 'catch up' to the Note 4 in future models.
The main thing I will miss from the iPhone 6 Plus is the continuity between Apple devices.
After a week with the Note 4 it feels perfectly natural. I've taken it the gym several times and it's not obtrusive at all compared to my S5.
It goes right into the back pocket, and doesn't really feel any different than the S5 or even iPhone 6 in jeans. No part of it sticks out either.
One handed use is alright. I have medium sized hands and manage okay with shifting and reaching when needed. It is a strain for some elements but nothing I would regard as a deal breaker.
Though reaching across the device does produce a few unintended screen input touches and hitting of the capacitive buttons.
So despite all my concerns about a phablet for daily use, it's actually no big deal at all.
It goes right into the back pocket, and doesn't really feel any different than the S5 or even iPhone 6 in jeans. No part of it sticks out either.
One handed use is alright. I have medium sized hands and manage okay with shifting and reaching when needed. It is a strain for some elements but nothing I would regard as a deal breaker.
Though reaching across the device does produce a few unintended screen input touches and hitting of the capacitive buttons.
So despite all my concerns about a phablet for daily use, it's actually no big deal at all.
thats so lame man, and people rag about Apple for their business practices...? meanwhile Samsung every year offers a flagship, then 6 months down the road, not even they offer a much improved version of the flagship with a much better CPU (old S5 only has 801, then it got the 805 not even a few months later) and same thing with the S4 when I got it, it came with the s600 which was great at the time and not even a half year later they come out with a snapdragon 800 version of the Galaxy s4 already. what a load of ********
Really? This bothers you? Why don't you go buy an old flip phone if you hate tech advancement. Never heard such a stupid complaint. Oh Samsung, I hate you, you're giving me the best CPU at the time of my purchase. How dare you do such a thing. Why don't you just give me a last gen CPU instead for the same money?
OEMs should all be upgrading their CPUs when possible in a products generation. That way, when I buy my next device, it'll be that much more advanced. Oh and just in case you didn't notice, your current phone doesn't all of a sudden stop working because an upgraded CPU came out. Good grief.
Flagships are not suppose to come out every 6 months though, its like buying a 6 now with a Apple A8 and Apple A9 is ready to go , and then 6 months later they re release a iPhone 6 with the Apple A9. It makes no sense really in alot of ways. It has nothing to do with complaining about tech advancement actually thats just a ridiculous statement, why would i hate tech advancement?? Im all for it. They should change the name then if it sports newer hardware IMO.
It's the way the industry is, they hold things back on purpose so people upgrade, it's kind of like business 101. Don't you take offense at Apple's "S" releases?
No because they are a year out and they bring very good CPU/GPU enhancements in their "S" , and also other enhancements, usually 2x improvements. I dont expect a full body redesign every year.
Everyone knows Apple releases new iPhones literally once every 365 days, so yeah...
Sorry a bit off track to where this was heading but was wondering what messenger apps you guys use?
Ignore him.
Do a search and look at every single post he makes. They're all bashing Samsung and praising Apple to the moons. He hangs out in the Alternative section to be the proud defender of Apple. Some of the posts don't even make sense and are just random thoughts he put together while sitting in bed at night.
Here's an enlightening gem:
So gaming degrades your phone? What is this I don't even........??
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I actually use multiple apps as all the people I know don't use just one app. WhatsApp, Chaton, Viber, Line, and BBM. But recently a lot of my contacts have been going with BBM. It's much improved since it became multiplatform. I really like it myself.