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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] m2b999:
Why not offering both TouchWiz & ICS default launcher/lockscreen????

I think it's too stupid from Samsung not to do so... I love TouchWiz, but google meant for ICS to be pure and simply... So Samsung, why aren't you offering BOTH????
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] DeathscytheDK:
Samsung releases Kernel source for ICS Galaxy SII

Is this going to help the Note devs. in any way?

http://www.sammobile.com/2012/03/19...ng-releases-kernel-source-for-ics-galaxy-sii/
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] damador:
Maybe willl help with better ics kernel for current keak and aosp/aopk builds
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] offenberg:
Do you see any GB launcher in the current firmware? No. Why? Because it is touchwiz. And btw. The note launcher has 5 collums and rows, ics launcher doesnt. And ypu could always download nova or apex launcher. Ics launcer, only better :-)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] skyhew:
Samsung Galaxy Note ICS update delayed to Q2!!

Samsung had assured to release the Ice Cream Sandwich update for both Galaxy S II and Galaxy Note in first quarter of this year and though they managed to keep part of the promise by releasing the ICS update for Galaxy S II, Galaxy Note users might have to wait a little longer.

Samsung Norway on their Facebook page say that the ICS update will be released in second quarter for Galaxy Note.

https://www.facebook.com/SamsungNorge/posts/386572108021879
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] damador:
yes we know that but ony norway FB mention anything about it - still no official response from HQ
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] lrcquest:
ICS vs Gingerbread in power point presentation for those who want to see the changes beforehand.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] damador:
thats from SGS II @ sammobile .. note ICS is a bit different - but in general we can expect similar changes
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] praetorius:
i was on ICS by CF before. then reverted to GB for stability. again tempted to get the AOSP version... until saw the 'new' chinese leak. real ICS won't be that far.... so i'll stick with GB.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] 2BHERO:
http://mag.udn.com/mag/digital/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=378822

samsung in taiwan say note will get ics in may.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] andresalonika:
May?? Bah no thanks.. Even in may it will be very incomplete
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] mcreego:
Maybe I could think to sell it at a good price and getting Htc one X:p

Or maybe I coul stop to check xda every 5 minutes for ics info since ics for galaxy s II was a big delusion :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] nessqn:
i like that...infact i'm also thinkin to do the same...htc-1-x :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] 2BHERO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlNAUDcX2pg

Look this vedio

New feature in ics

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watch video when do other things

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Look the

browse in private in ics for note

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en ....em....
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] hagba:
That is an application called Stick It! which is also running on my Stock GB.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] M3TALLICA:
May be GNote would ICS when everyone starts using Jelly Bean 5.0
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] adelmundo:
The SGSII and the SGNote are the 2 best selling phones for Samsung right now. Those 2 are top priority for support since they're still actively selling them and selling them in large numbers. I rather have them release a solid stable ICS on our phone than a buggy half-arsed release that will either:

a. brick a bunch of phones when they update (HTC did that on one of the EVO 4G updates)

b. so buggy that the phone will perform worse on buggy ICS than on stable GB and they'll have to update again

Since I'm in the USA and I'll be SOL if the update bricks my phone (all the runaround just to get the thing fixed or replaced if it bricks), I rather wait for a nice clean stable release that will update my phone smoothly and works right out of the gate.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] anonymous572:
adelmundo, Huawei released final stable ICS firmware for their flagship phone before the end of 2012. I do not believe that it is a big problem for a decent company to quickly release a stable firmware and please their customers. Samsung cares only about their profits and how to promote marketing.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] gavinfabl:
If Samsung removed Touchwiz then it would be very simple. Personally I would like less of Touchwiz and more core ICS.

I don't want a rushed release either as GB is fairly stable. I would be very hacked off if ICS was very buggy. But it does seem a long wait too.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Corininha:
+1

But I don't think it will be "a long wait". I think it will be very soon. I have a feeling. :rolleyes:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] hagba:
Not before the end of June for sure,thats what I was told by a Samsung represebtative when persisted on the question.

Jelly Beans anyone,if ever.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] emuX:
+1

I've just got the latest GB release in the UK and the little niggles i had with my GNote (like camera not focusing) all seem to be fixed. While there is something appealing about having the latest OS, something buggy as hell will be disappointing and if you want buggy,flash a rooted beta Rom (no offence devs, you do amazing work with the materials you are given.)

Also, I've got ICS on my Touchpad and you know what? It sits on the charging dock 99% of the time while I use my GNote!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Corininha:
Seriously... would you even think a "Samsung representative" has the slightest idea? How many "Samsung representatives" had an idea a WEEK before ICS for SII? :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] graemeg:
tonight my galaxy s2 received ics 4.0.3 OTA from samsung.

I wondered if theres any info or news on the note receiving yet, my note hasnt got any updates when i check, yet the s2 got it so samsung are clearley pushing ics out now.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] LordManhattan:
Samsung announces ICS for the Galaxy Note will come in Q2, bring 'premium suite' apps
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] chasmodo:
"“We are committed to providing extraordinary experiences for consumers, and we will continue to provide new features and upgrades to enrich our offering.”

[sarcasm]Oh, yessssssss![/sarcasm]

They will further enrich my extraordinary experience of removing brand new crapware besides the tons of the usual ones I keep uninstalling from day one of owning my Note.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] shanu_08:
Ahh Darn! :( This is pretty stupid from Samsung. I agree with people's opinion that they should rather delay it than forcing an uncooked product, but the question is WHY THE DELAY?

This is their flagship product (atleast untill SIII comes out), and with HTC's recent acquisitions and Hero series launch, Samsung should've been more keen to put ICS (the flagship android) on their best phone!

I know that no amount of whining will get the ICS sooner on my phone, but it is just a rant of a dissatisfied customer. In software, a 3 months delay is mammoth!

Now, I guess I will chuck the wait for Samsung's ICS and flash my ROM with CWM9 whenever that is stable.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Spartoi:
Combine this with the facebook image of the Galaxy Note and is it now actually possible that the Galaxy Note will retain a more stock ICS look?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] praetorius:
if you want to get the latest and greatest of whatever android flavor comea out, go get a Nexus.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] 2BHERO:
hem...

that means SAMSUNG got a photoshop...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] irwanizam:
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkZz2pr69DY[/YOUTUBE]

Enjoy. Seriously i can't wait to feel official ICS. :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] StygiAn TrepidAtioN:
Conclusions frm official sammy video showin off ICS-to-come with its "Premium Suite":

The S Note is certainly excitin for me. But dat makes the SMemo totally redundant... yet the bloatware!!

Also, now i kno dat sammy probably doesn't understand when a gazillions of users say in english dat they "DETEST touchwiz". Now for sm1 to translate dis in korean for Dear Samsung!

(Anyway, thank goodness custom launchers n ROMs exist ;) )
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] xeq544:
No, forget it.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] antonioeram:
official video from Samsung Here. It seems ok. Just that the premium package is an upgraded version of SMemo. Lame. But still we have ICS.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=RkZz2pr69DY#!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Randomwalker:
Well, that just may also have to do with the readability of said English... just saying.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] JuliancitoD:
Am I the only one that *loves* S-Memo? I think it's the app that makes my phone different from the rest of android phones out there. I love taking notes on it. Using the phone like a sheet of paper is great! I can even rest my hand on the screen for better hand writting and it feels very good. I think the premium suite is great and that's keeping me excited about the ICS upgrade.

I hate the wait, but we already saw the leaked ROMs and if they doesn't have an stable upgrade, I'd rather wait a couple of months more and not receive an ICS update full of bugs.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Shadh1:
Touchwiz on ICS

I personally think that the effort gone into the TW experience on the Note is quite substantial in comparison to all the other phones in their line up. It's good to have all of these productivity apps that they churn out. They may have some bugs or irritations, but thats what updates and refinements are for, right? Samsung use TW as a skin to differentiate themselves from their competitors in the market. I don't see the need to complain about it. And it really pisses me off that theres so many hate campaigns against it. If you don't like skin, go for a NEXUS. job done! (or become a flash junkie! :p)

I'm currently using the AOKP ICS in tablet mode, which is really cool. Does anyone thing that the note will have a tablet mode switch in the menu's or if changing the dpi will switch it to tablet mode?

Once the official ICS for note comes out, i'll probably switch to that once chainfire does his magic with the kernal :D

tablet mode is nice though altough its missing vibration on sms received.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] JuliancitoD:
That's not going to happen officially. They have to differenciate their own products and Tablet UI on the note might be cool for a lot of people but not for everyone.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] abstract123:
You will get both: wait a(many) couple(s) of months and receive an ICS update full of bugs.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] foosho:
likewise :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] truelies1:
I heard Samsung will release ICS for not on May. Maybe they will delay it forever?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] damador:
after making offcial video with ICS it would be suicide :)\
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] xeq544:
Or maybe, I heard it will be tommorow ! Lets friggin refresh this page all day long for nothing ! No seriously, it is more than apparent we have months before anything happens, this is samsung, I had S1, S2 I know how it works with samsung updates by now.

If you cant wait, install aosp, if you dont want AOSP, stop waiting, just live with what you have now.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] hagba:
May be this will come sooner or may be Samsung is waiting for this:

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/22/us-apple-iphone-idUSBRE82L01G20120322
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Corininha:
If you wanted a 4.6 why you didn't got an SII? :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] decoyeb:
i got the note on the understanding that it would get ics now if they dont upgrade to ics then they should shurely give me money back for the phone oh and i can see me winning the lotto tomoz
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Strategist:
ICS is nice and I certainly want it but it's really not that revolutionary. My Note works fine with 2.3 and I am prepared to wait for a couple of months for ICS. I am glad that Samsung is giving something extra and personally I find those new S-pen apps more interesting than ICS, especially that formula matching app which looks very cool.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] emuX:
Decoyeb,

Chill. They ARE going to release an ICS update, they've announced it - just not before its ready.

If you are desperate for ICS and don't mind a few bugs then flash one of the beta ROMs in the dev section! Personally I use my phone everyday and want a stable build before I flash.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Hmtsjmftsch:
To everybody who is angry about the delay and thinks Samsung owes them something watch this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r1CZTLk-Gk&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] hagba:
Very entertaining and to the point.

However if you own a Ferrari you definitly dont want it to run like a Kia Picanto,do you? since both alternatives exist.

.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] damador:
posted some pages earlier ICS should be in 2 months max (no one and half) and yes it hit q2 insetad of 1 but i bet that both note and SGS II was ready at the same time .. and we "note owners" should be happy that we werent chosen as beta group :) They could decide to release ics to us first (as there is much less Note's compared to SGSII) nad the we will be arguing about unfinished beta product :)

anyway i wand ICS ASAP i migrates from windows phone I gen to android phone and have a choice between note and SGS II .. first i was about getiing SGSII (how can i talk with chocolate table) but i switched after assuring FAST ICS upgrade for NOTE even on Samsung promotional stands ...

I heard it - on the day when market was renamed to playstore - no more than week or two .
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Hmtsjmftsch:
Comparing a Ferrari to a KIA Picanto is equal to comparing ICS to GB? I think you don't do our Note with GB justice.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] chasmodo:
It appears to me that you might be overly optimistic about us not destined to be "chosen as beta group". I fear we might end up being even better test rats with the Premium Suite addons coming with the ICS.

They couldn't get it right with just ICS for SGSII, and you expect them to iron everything out by the time they roll out a far more complicated update for us?

Triumph of hope over experience, eh?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] xeq544:
That doesnt bother me personally, I just want samsung to release kernel sources so we can have functional CM9. ICS rom from samsung is something I am not looking forward to at all.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] chasmodo:
I was talking to would-be stock ICS users. Personally, I couldn't agree with you more. :)

I can't wait to see what imilka's going to do with the new kernel and a couple of drivers.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] decoyeb:
tbh i dont flash my phones i just expect the supplyer in this case samsung to do what they say is this wrong of me.ok i understand there maybe a few problems in writeing the coad or whatever it is but why dont they just tell us what is going on and yes i may only want it cause its new and shiney but at end of day it was promised and comeing from a dell streak i have been let down on updates before but put that down to dell but it now seems its more wide spread aslong as they got yer money tuff tities
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] damador:
like we are - iam at the same with my acer tab unlucky - i have 3g version an no 3 g driver are around YET - ICS ws suposed first to be end of 11 next time was jan/feb 12 .. noq they sate Q1 :) which almost end .. .and around there is info that they will update only a 500 without 3 g ... WTF only difference is 3 g modem inside ...

Back to samsung thoughts - yeah if they dont want release final product 0 they could just give us sources - and see what moders do .. then hire some of them and made release product - that app lifetime could short upgrade duration fro mscratch up to 3 months ... not half year or more :)

meantime there are rumors about Jelly bean in q3 release ....
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] hagba:
Meaning:Software is not on par with the hardware.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] rockky:
Have had ICS ('stunning' version since its release)...nice UI tweaks but was over the impact in a day. Actually the ICS UI in a way is a pain given that you now have to reach to the top of this bigass screen (portrait) to navigate most apps now. Poor decision I think.

I look forward to official release but don't see the angst over the delay given the quality of what we have now. I'm much more interested in Premium suite.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] archraziel:
http://www.gsmarena.com/galaxy_note_android_40_update_to_include_special_content-news-4004.php

Nice
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] anonymous572:
Old news... Please read topic before posting.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] sarasws:
My Guess is they will not release ICS update for Note until after S III is released to save the sales.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] damador:
No note and galaxy line,are,quite different. Note is more a business type phone. seems that siii will be around olympics not earlier
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] se1988:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkZz2pr69DY

This is why Samsung isnt just releasing ICS just like that.

All note owners must see this! ;)

Edit: The video also states "Available Q2 2012"
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] gavinfabl:
This is what should have been on the Note much earlier. I thought Angry Birds Space was meant to be released with the Note, at least a week before the game itself got released.

It appears that Samsung are trying to fix the bugs with the S2 ICS, and more likely using all their resources to get a huge launch on the much anticipated S3, thereby putting the Note lower down the pecking order.

We will get the ICS upgrade, and then we will all be quiet on here.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] anonymous572:
Are you kidding, or joking? This video has no less than 20 times as posted on Galaxy Note forum 2 days ago.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] se1988:
So?

Sent from ny Galaxy Note with Tapatalk
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] 2BHERO:
Kill this cat

or be killed by this cat.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] MeshMage:
Still ?

Oh man. I was hoping it came by the end of Q1 of 2012. :|

I really want it. Why do they keep postponing it? :(
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] abo.saud:
When Samsung said Q2 it means mid-late June
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] M3TALLICA:
Alright Q2 but let it be bloatware free - pure ICS.

Let endusers decide if they want tw, zinio, kobo, genie and all that sh*t.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] nitrowing:
It's not alright in my eyes - I bought a top notch piece of hardware with the promise of ICS in Q1.

I've put up with all the bloatware they installed - now I'm having to wait another 3 months and I'll guarantee there will be even more bloatware when it arrives in the form of never used S-Pen apps.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] damador:
its up to you - i use some s-note quite often ... why you see any addons as bloatware- Here on XDA there is no trouble to remove it either from rom or via other apps.

This thread is no for whining but for posting ICS information for NOTE.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ErionT:
I don't understand all these people whining about bloatware or saying that they bought Galaxy Note because they were promised ICS. First of all you can remove all bloatware in the device if you don't like it.

Second, I believe everyone of you has read different information about Galaxy Note device before buying it, so i don't understand why these people are surprised when they see it has bloatware. In every forum i have been, in every article i have read prior to buying a Galaxy Note, it was said plainly that it had bloatware, so i expected it when i bought it.

Personally i have bought the device because of what it offers. ICS will come, that is certain. But GB is not that bad also. More optimism guys.. :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] damador:
but promise is promise :) as posted elsewhere for me ICS was importand part of decision what phone to get and all Samsung ppl said it Q1. Rpmotional stands etc all informed about Q1 . Now i know that before SGSII it was true. They should at least release sources of the ICS note ... and learn how community deal with their troubles. They will have solution for better and faster ICS Note release. I really hope that q2 mean a month delay not three. 3 months is a lot .. in this time there will be released some new phones and tablets with ICS onboard .... and Note could look a bit old comparing to new 2012 phones ... Note is not for evereone - its specific and customers need trust that what they buy is well maintained ... and upgraded.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] jbounours:
Agree with this, having ICS in Q1 was part of taking the Note (just bought end of february).

Coming from iOS, it's a let down from Samsung, and not a very good feeling about the whole switch, with OEMs delaying Android updates, fragmentation, non supported, non adapted apps (note resolution), etc...

However, for the happy Note user, I'm afraid we can just whine and wait for ICS right now... Who can seriously swap for a tiny phone now?!

GB is a let down for the Note's hardware though, buying a high spec phone and having lag on UI is hardly acceptable. They'd better hurry to upgrade so we can see if Note has a decent future.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ErionT:
OK, I agree that a promise is a promise and must be kept. But no one has said that ICS update on Note has been cancelled. It has just been delayed and will come of certain.

I still don't understand why buy a Note on the promise that it would have ICS. If people could see and taste ICS they could have bought Galaxy Nexus in the first place. Everything has its trade offs :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] jbounours:
You don't get it bro, what if one don't want a small 4,65" screen? xD
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ErionT:
I get it bro, of course I do. That is why I have said that everything has its trade-offs :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] hagba:
You still dont get it Bro,we dont want trade offs we want it BIG and FAST since we payed big money for it as the best device in the market, anything wrong in that.Everyday goes by with this slow GB thing its an agony,may be you dont mind but some of us do.

And honestly I myself dont care what OS it has as long as it is fast.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] StNickZA:
Lol @ "slow gingerbread agony".

Dude, I've been using ICS for a month now (based on i9220 leak) and I have really enjoyed it. But I have just switched back to Gingerbread (CheckROM) because there are a few too many niggles and bugs with the ICS leak than I care to live with any longer.

Obviously there are things that I miss already, chief amongst those being the ICS launcher (I used Apex) with its GPU acceleration and the updated Google Apps. But honestly, being back on Gingerbread has made me realise that there really isn't THAT much to get excited about with ICS. If you think that its going to change your life or make your phone 10x faster, you're probably going to be disappointed.

Trust me, I want the official ICS as much as you do; I spend my days pressing F5 on twitter and here on XDA just waiting for the news to drop. But when I hear people talking as if ICS is going to change their lives... well, all I can say is, you're in for disappointment.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] hagba:
So did you ever read my last sentence.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] anonymous572:
I thought that eventually people get to know and understand what is actually ICS firmware. But as before 90% of ICS waiters doesn't know what they are waiting for. I made a whole thread why and what I really waiting from ICS. Many people sure that ICS is only fix some bugs and change setting menu interface. But in fact new Android 4.0 firmware is a very global update with many many new features and capabilities which is only using by small part of advanced persons (geeks or whatever they are called).