Don't think so. Same thing happened last year. The Red S3 wasn't up for pre-order or anything. It just popped up. I'll be at the store week when the S4 releases. If they don't have it, guess I'll just wait
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Don't think so. Same thing happened last year. The Red S3 wasn't up for pre-order or anything. It just popped up. I'll be at the store week when the S4 releases. If they don't have it, guess I'll just wait
The only thing I really do not like about the s4 is the timing. It literally is releasing two weeks before google I/O and possibly KLP.
Klp will come out on a nexus device first and not till oct-nov for a cell phone if not it would come out on a nexus tablet first.
I would not worry tho,the gs4 will get klp soon after release
Agreed. The subtle changes here and there address a lot of what I didn't like about the S3.
Also one week left
I know, but I would feel instantly outdated. I expect the new n7 to launch not soon after the I/O, so in a little over a month the nexus 4 will have it. KLP will be on the current nexus phones before a new nexus phone is released.
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Agreed. The subtle changes here and there address a lot of what I didn't like about the S3.
Also one week left
Literally can't wait! Are you in the UK?
I don't know about soon after its release. Most skinned android phones take several months to add an new version of android. Phoned are just now shipping with 4.2 and the nexus devices have add it for a long time. My nexus 4 is running 4.2.2, but my note 2 is still on 4.1.2. I think it will be awhile for the S4 to get KLP
If KLP is released on the nexus at the end of may or beginning of june, The s4 will probably get it around December/Jan. It usually takes about 6 months for the carriers and manufacture to update it.
KLP wont bring all the new software Samsung have already packed into the S4, and by the time Samsung have gotten there hands on KLP, and Touchwizz'd it - it wont bare any semblance to KLP and look near identical to Touchwiz on the S4 as is.
I think way too much over-emphasis is put on the newest version of Android, when it automatically discounts every major enhancement or refinement a manufacturer has made to the OS the device i shipping with.
HTC One is flying, no lag and really good battery life, and yet ships with 4.1.2 The first thing people do is complain its not 4.2.2, but this discounts all the tweaks HTC has made in 4.1.2 that vanilla stock 4.2.2 doesn't have. The device is exceptionally fast and has no problems because of a lack of 4.2.2 so what is the big deal?
Likewise so what the S4 comes out with 4.2.1 (from the about info already shown) and not 4.2.2 so does that make it redundant or useless? So what if KLP is announced in a few weeks time. Focussing on a raw software update neglects all the extra features Samsung have added to the device, all the smart features and tweaks to radically enhance vanilla android for its consumers.
A simple OS update doesn't make all those enhancements less impressive.
It always seems to me that there is a mentality in the Android community that the 'Grass is Always Greener' when often it simply isn't, and there are as many bugs and issues in the latest version of OS software that take another software or two update to rectify anyway.
So often its not beneficial to have the latest and greatest android revision, just as long as the version you currently have supports all the latest enhancements from your manufacturer what more do you want.....
Yea I just kind of don't consider that soon. I mean the S5 would already be being talked about at that point.
Exactly, let alone Galaxy Mega shipping and of course the Note 3 will be hitting the market, and the Nexus 5 will be released.
You just can't worry about playing catchup on android otherwise you'd simply go mental......
There is always some new hardware or some new software. Just ask yourself does it negate everything I have now in my device and its software? If yes, - sell what you have and buy the newest, but if the answer is no then #dealwithit
(as ex-Microsoft employees might say)....
Exactly, let alone Galaxy Mega shipping and of course the Note 3 will be hitting the market, and the Nexus 5 will be released.
You just can't worry about playing catchup on android otherwise you'd simply go mental......
There is always some new hardware or some new software. Just ask yourself does it negate everything I have now in my device and its software? If yes, - sell what you have and buy the newest, but if the answer is no then #dealwithit
Yea that is why I like having my nexus 4 and the note 2. Note 2 is just an amazing phone.
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The minor updates like .1 or .2 do not really matter, but the full OS update still is pretty big IMO. The difference between ICS and Jellybean in terms of fluidity is massive. That applies to all phones. If iphones only got 1 version of IOS or took 6 months to upgrade, people would dump the older version much faster. This is one area where android and the carriers need to come together. Minor changes can make a big difference
Nice one, I'm just hoping that everyone who preordered gets theirs on the 26th!
Not sure about the Dropbox storage, got a feeling it might just be limited to the s3..
I'd say anywhere around the first or second week of May for the S4, since the Pre-orders for AT&T ship on the 30 of this month. The One might be displayed sooner. Speaking for America though.
Got my GS3 on July 1st, and i got JB in Nov. I dont know when the next Nexus will be out but hopefully KLP will get implemented sooner on the GS4 since it is out sooner than last years GS3. But who knows.
They have been better than the ever were before with getting these out. Ive actually had three updates to my OS on my GS3 in less than a year ive had it. In the two years i had my Vibrant i only got one.
Oh wow that is not to bad. What carrier do you have? That always plays into how often you get updates.
I have T-Mobile. I got the first update which was like a 4.0.2 type of update...or whatever it was, then i got JB 4.1.1 in November and then another minor enhancement update after that one but im still on JB 4.1.1
Only thing i wouldnt mind having not being on 4.2 is the lock screen widgets but its not a huge deal.
Yea the lock screen widgets a pretty cool. That is why I like to have a nexus device so I can keep up with androids latest. I keep the note 2 cause well it has so much cool stuff.
Have you guys used lock screen widgets before? I hope it gets reworked in KLP, because it is not a pleasant experience. I'm all for choice and options, but it feels like a rushed feature, think Siri in Beta.
What do you mean? What would you like to be done differently? I am sure Samsung and others will add to it.