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[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] TheDeitz:
The official Ics has been out for the international version of the s2, and I've seen tutorials on how to install it early, but I was wondering if it was available for the i777? Or do we have to wait for AT&T to take their sweet time to release it? I've searched around the forums for this question so I would appreciate if you guys could enlighten me instead of just telling me to "search" like every other forum on the Internet. Thanks guys!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Intub8:
I will not enlighten you. Search. If that fails look at the post named are we getting ics . Its in the general section.All of your questions are repeated to death amongst the 84 pages. I hope red is in a good mood today.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Karashta:
Why read? Just clutter these forums with garbage. Good call.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mfreywald:
It's people like this that are making XDA a forum for lazy gimmie gimmie people. This is first and foremost a developer forum for responsible users. I'm not saying it's strictly for developers, just that people that are new here need to realize the forum was not created for THEM. it was created for developers and users that know what they are doing with their phones.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Red5:
And another gone, another gone, another one bites the dust...

Thread closed. We have two ICS threads that will tell you EVERYTHING you need to know about ICS.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] PAR3A:
Hi.

We all know that Xperia S has 32GBs of memory , but I wanna know how much of the memory is available for user?!

Thanks a lot ;)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] k1018277:
Around 28GB for storage.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Zeph_Ng:
25.8GB for media storage, with 1.97GB reserved for apps, and another ~4GB reserved by the system partition IIRC
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] HumanoidTalking:
Hi Guys,

Questions are:

1. would you still Buy SGS3, considering the sluggish/ delayed releases of Samsung firmwares? or

2. Are you happy with the time-frame of Software updates? or

3. Are you happy with Quality of Stock Roms?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Richy99:
people seem to get hung up on the updates, if the device is working prefcetly well without any issues why the need to update? some updates cause more issues than they are worth
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] nivek_k2020:
If Samsung released one version of a phone and just made it a pentaband it would be easier to update (world phone). They are shooting themselves in the foot by releasing so many versions and not keeping up with updating them. As the saying goes don't put more on your plate than you can eat.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Seelbreaker:
I'm depending on Firmware Updates because some Apps need ICS for beeing installed...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] HumanoidTalking:
Agreed but for that you need near-bug-free Roms, in Samsung case, Rom quality evolve with time. when I say Quality, I mean software lag, security, TW Launcher integration, Hardware-software integration etc.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] carlitos66:
Note is my third Samsung device (i8910 with Symbian, SGS2, Galaxy Note) and I don't complain about updating at all. Since I bought my Note in November 22, 2011 in Germany, I am receiveng regular updates exactly once a month. I am quite happy with Samsung right now. I don't even care about ICS because my device is running smooth with no bugs at all. I am actually scared to update to ICS, just to find out how many things will stop working.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] avetny:
man Samsung galaxy s III it's a next generation !

Who need old **** like Galaxy note or Galaxy s II
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] leppo:
This is my first Samsung and my first android phone. I've been waiting to see how good the stock ICS rom is before I try out custom roms. That said, in principle, I'm not pleased with having Touchwiz on my phone, so I'll undoubtedly be trying an AOSP rom soon.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] adelmundo:
Well, the problem with software updates on phones are because of several factors:

1. Most phones of the same model use different cell standards (CDMA vs GSM) - solution: make all phones use both CDMA or GSM with all radio frequencies supported ie World Phone like the Droid 2 or iPhone 4S.

2. Eliminate carrier unique phones in the same model line, such as the Samsung Galaxy S original line (Fascinate, Vibrant, Epic 4G, Captivate, International version, etc.) for example.

3. Eliminate manufacturer skins (Sense, Touchwiz, MotoBlur, etc.) or at least make them less intrusive or a separate downloadable add on for people who want them.

4. Eliminate carrier bloat or at least make them also a separate package that can be pushed to the phone independent of the ROM firmware update
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] clairenix:
I might go iphone if they offer a bigger screen.

I actually had high hopes when I read the rumors about iPad mini, having 5in screen.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Braxos:
Why would you then pay 700 for a s25 from samjoung enterprises when crappie enterprises sells ****y1 for 250.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] HumanoidTalking:
Dear Agree with all points but about point 2, Samsung is competing with Apple and in doing so they tend to listen more to Carrier/ mobile operators, this leaves Samsung with a mess of having many devices for same Model. It could take time for Samsung to release 1 international phone for all regions.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] hagba:
I have the UAE version of the Galaxy Note,updated it couple of weeks ago to the latest stock version through the kies, but the lag overall is still there,I have nothing against Samsung,we have two Galaxy Tabs 10.1 at home and just yesterday bought a Samsung RC520 lapatop,one great machine.

However I hate slow phones as my daily driver,and this one is by far the slowest I have ever owned,If I keep it will most probably get another Iphone for my daily use,but if sold will get the HTC One X,since I suspect that even MR.Samsung themselves do not have much confidence in the upcoming ICS to make the Note a better device.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] HumanoidTalking:
I am surprised why you have Lag which you are forced to mention here, I hardly see any lag (not that much to consider selling it), maybe reflashing firmware might help you?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Blue1k:
For me, the camera will decide my upgrade. I've had the S, S2, S2X, and now the Note.

I really like the S Pen so it would be hard to let go.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Alexanderbooth:
whats wrong with samsung updates? there has been about 10 since I got the phone just before christmas, and ics is just round the corner?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] graemeg:
Been hearing bout ics been just round the corner since december when it was promised in the first quater of 12. Well march is nearly done and i sure as hell dont see it.

At this stage if samsung fail to keep good their promise by the time my contract is up then i will switch to a different manufacturer. Maybe iphone or sony ericsson. Depends whats on the market at the time.

I dont know about anyone else but i have a feeling ics isnt going to hit the note for a long time yet so i do feel let down. An ics upgrade was one of the reasons why i chose the note.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] p51d007:
GB runs smooth as silk on my Note, what does ICS really bring to the plate?

Going to take version .02, 03 etc...before any bugs get solved.

I'll wait and let the bleeding edge types see if it isn't stable.

I've had mine for 3 months and have already had 4 updates.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] anonymous572:
1. I don't need smartphone with less than 5" screen and without stylus. I'm not happy with terrible long firmware releases. I hate samsung, but there is no other good smartphones at other manufactors...

2. No.

3. Yes.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] alexutzu_micutzu56:
Yes..

Now,i am very happy with my Galaxy Note but SGSIII may be a new attraction for me...:D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Zamboney:
I'm very impressed with how often Samsung releases updates compared to any other manufacturer. Also, going to a smaller screen after the note feels impossible although i would like the 1080p res in a 6" phone with no Bezels.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] adelmundo:
Instead of differentiating the phones for each carrier, release the same phone for all carriers with pentaband GSM/CDMA capability (Samsung already does this because they make the SoC in the iPhone 4S which does support GSM/CDMA and all major frenquency bands except 1700mhz). Do carrier exclusivity first (in other words a carrier would get exclusivity of the phone for several months before releasing it to other carriers).

Because of the popularity of Apple, Apple dictates to the carriers and not the other way around. A company like Samsung, which has been releasing really good phones lately and have been gaining in popularity (such as the GS2 and GNote) could likely do the same and start telling carriers to leave the phone as is.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] KaliKot:
Poll is TERRIBLE. It even has checkboxes instead of a single choice, hence the dumb poll totals
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] HumanoidTalking:
Lets people have choices in case they don't feel only polling for 1 option, nothing is perfect in life..

Poll is only intended for asking few questions and see, how we all think
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Johnmcl7:
Pretty much what I think as well, I have a German Note as well which has regular updates and it's working well. If there were serious bugs that needed fixed which Samsung were ignoring then it would put me off them but I've had few problems with the Note as it is so all the more impressed at Samsung's regular firmware updates.

John
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Martinhdk:
I don't get it. Mine is fast and furious. No lag, and faster than sg2. 200 + apps. Running a custom rom is the way to make it fly. Also.... Be sure that stupid apps are not running in the background. No taskkiller buy use Autostarts and Fast Reboot Pro. First to stop apps from starting and second to empty RAM when screen off/ on.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Bassarnis:
I am one of the undecided.

The Note is a great piece of hardware and I don't see myself letting go from it's 5 inch goodness and the S-pen. On the other hand, I would like to have the latest version of the android OS installed.

I will probably get the next Nexus phone when it comes out (since i already use 2 phones) to cover the need for the latest update, but I will still use the Note until Note 2 comes.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Oneiricl:
This poll makes no sense.

I don't want the S3 cos the Note is perfect for me. My next phone will be the next equivalent of the Note (either Note 2 or if another manufacturer makes something in this size and with a wacom digitizer integrated). At the same time, I'm happy with Samsung's updates.

I've received updates practically monthly for my phone - the current LB being the 4th if I'm not mistaken.

I'm not in a major hurry for ICS. I also understand that ICS is a big jump from GB, so I'm okay with some amount of delay in the release. Please note that even in the case of the Nexus S, Google itself has been having problems with a smooth update to ICS. Obviously ICS will take a little work to be ported to other phones smoothly.

Btw, it seems that ICS is coming to the Note in April.

And that's not a problem for me. I saw how buggy the ICS release for the S2 was. Link1. Link2.

P.S. Please take the Samsung Norway quote about the Note receiving ICS in April with a pinch of salt, since Samsung facebook pages often leak incorrect info, even though they're the closest to official sources.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] motumbo:
GNote is the best smartphone hardware in the world nowadays. When ICS for note comes out it'll have the best mobile OS in the whole world. What else could you ask for?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] romac:
This topic makes no sense. What really is the point? Why wasnt it posted in the s2 forum?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] zkyevolved:
I don't want the SGSIII. I had the SGSII, fantastic phone, but NOTHING compared to the SGN. I love this device, and the only device I'd go for after the note is the note2 if released :). No device smaller than 5 inches for me, thank you very much! hehe.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] mintu123:
I dont know why u guys get upset because ics update is delayed.when u buy a pc do microsoft give u free update to next os.i didnt think so.

U have a perfect working phone with tons of roms on samfirmware.just download and install.it wont even void ur warranty.they will give u ics when its stable and ready.next time consider buying a iphone.they have minor updates and people get happy.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] zkyevolved:
Actually not true. A lot of the HP and dell computers before windows 7 or vista claimed "free upgrade to ..." but I understand what your saying, :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] razorhanny:
If Samsung released only one version of a phone the Galaxy Note wouldn't exist!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] graemeg:
I think people are missing the point here, this isnt serious, just a curious poll to reflect overall how people feel, and everyone has an opinion, so whats the point in being dismissive about someone elses opinion, doesnt matter wether you think your right or not and someone else is wrong, its just a simple poll.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Alexanderbooth:
Ac

Hardly any phones have ics yet so its not like we are the last to get it, plus ios only gets update once a year well probably have jelly bean too by the time the yar is out. Not many phones get updated twice a year.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] WereCatf:
I don't see the issue; only VERY few tablets and phones have received ICS yet, Samsung isn't the slowest one of the bunch at all. Of course it would be nice to get ICS the same day it's released by Google, but heck, you're just delusional if you believe other manufacturers are any faster than Samsung.

Secondly, why would I go for SGS3? Note is a terrific phone, I see no reason to switch for a few years to come.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] graemeg:
WTF - Jellybean, whats that, u serious, never heard of anything called that/.

---------- Post added at 03:14 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:08 AM ----------

Samsung are just as fast as microsoft with their system releases lmao.

I agree the Note is great hardware, but GB does let it down, hence the longing for ics to see what this baby can really do, and no, not delusional, its not about wether we do get ics or not, its about the empty promises.

I agree on the sgs3 thing, i chose the note because i wasnt convinced by the nexus and i know lots of people with the s2 who have had loads of problems.

I love my note, its an awesome piece of kit and im sure when ics does arrive it will unleash the beast so to speak, i mean, if ya owned an I7 pc ya wouldnt be running windows xp now would ya.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Souai:
hmm? you dont know? google android versions are in alphabetical order named after a sweet/dessert.

D = Donut (1.6).

E = Eclair (2.1)

F = Froyo - Frozen yoghurt (2.2)

G = Gingerbread (2.3)

H = Honeycomb (3.0)

I = Ice cream sandwich (4.0)

J = Jelly Bean (5.0).

Jelly Bean is supposedly launching later this year with another nexus device most likely.

that wasnt because of HP or dell. that was because of microsoft. they somewhat acknowledged the failure of vista. so for the last 6 months of vista, all windows vista purchases included a code that allows you to order and receive windows 7 for free.

i bought windows vista 64bit ultimate. got a free copy of windows 7 64bit ultimate, quite good value for money.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] WereCatf:
That's the upcoming Android version, likely to be released towards the end of June or July.

Please do state how it can be an empty promise? Samsung promised to release ICS for Note during Q1 2012, and well, missing that deadline by a week is not really an empty promise.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] mintu123:
google also need to slow down on every year major updates to os.they need to couple years in between major updates and fix all the bugs before releasing to handset makers.microsoft releases new os every 4 or 5 years.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Towserspvm2000:
Cheers Mate... you saved me a bit of typing! +1 to everything, and yeah, I don't want an S3 either.... not going back to small screens again!

---------- Post added at 07:27 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:20 AM ----------

Amen to that!! :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] zkyevolved:
Oh I know that it wasn't because of HP or Dell, but otherwise they weren't going to sell computers because consumers thought "Why am I going to spend (to put a number) 600 bucks on this computer (standalone, no monitor nothing, just the tower) when in a few months they're going to have a similar computer with the newest windows and I won't have to buy a new copy!" So to NOT loose money they did those types of updates, to get rid of stock and continue selling without having to discount their machines.

What Samsung is doing is actually the same thing: they said from the start that ICS would be on the Note at some point. If before ICS was launched Samsung would have said "Oh, sorry, we aren't going to update it at all"

Galaxy Nexus was announced in October of 2011 (source)

Galaxy Note was announced in September of 2011 (source)

I know for sure I wouldn't buy a piece of tech that was going to be promised to be obsolete in a few weeks! I know phones go obsolete quickly, but not in 1 month. Especially for the price of the Note, it SHOULD get updates.

All I'm saying is that I'm just glad Samsung IS Updating the Note, and I get an update about once a month, and I'm a happy camper! This device does everything I want and more!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] HumanoidTalking:
Dear You are missing the point here, Poll is not to judge personal inspirations but preferences. We all bought Note because we like it.

Regarding Updates, expect security patches all incremental updates are, in industry, are considered as, to improve the quality. now question is do you need frequent updates or 1 big update in 4-6 months?

2nd Question is, do we need good hardware plus software or either of them?, Industry always consider both, not one (check all the reviews of any Android phone) then it is compared to Samsung competitors such as apple, HTC, LG, Motorola etc If you have noticed HTC big selling point use to be Sense, Galaxy Nexus, ICS and Iphone, IOS (other than Retina display). for some reason most of users don't have that admiration for TW launcher as for Sense.

So poll is intended to put our preferences at one place and hear each other out, this allows us to filter our thoughts and see where are we?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] HumanoidTalking:
Anyone knows any one in Barclay Bank London IT department? apparently friends of friend of friend exactly know when SGS3 is going to be released, but even pressed, they are not saying a word, how sad :)

These guys are working on NFC integration (Barclay Bank is main integrator in UK)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Oneiricl:
I think you've misunderstood me. I understand that the poll is looking at preferences.

The poll's preferences just make no sense.

These are the options:

Yes, I love Samsung

Yes, I am quite happy with Release sechedules

Yes, I use Custom roms so don't care

No, I want to have good software/support

Not decided yet

What can I choose? My answer is "No, but I am quite happy with the release schedule".

What's the point in being able to select multiple choices if all the possible options aren't available in the first place?

I want/need both.

Are you seriously saying that? Do you know that Samsung's devices sold far more than any other Android manufacturer's? It may be that people on tech sites don't like TW. But the general public doesn't seem to have any issues with it. In fact, I'd argue that since a lot of TW features were copied into stock ICS by Google, that it's a very useful skin and even Google knows that.

The only issues I have with TW are how it looks and those are easily fixed with a new launcher. But TW is much more than looks. There are a lot of things it does under the hood that make running your phone much smoother - my favourite of which is the swipe-contact-to-call-or-message one...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] daddymatt:
To answer the OP's question; heck yes! The GS2 and Note are the best devices on the planet... of course I'll get the 3! It will, hands down, be THE coolest device ever! I didn't know there were issues with Samsung devices... I always assumed everybody just new they are the best.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] hagba:
Any idea what will be like the size of the screen? .
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] abstract123:
I think we got the point. We are waiting for ICS and would like to pressure Samsung so that they release the so awaited upgrade.

I like SGN bigger screen but I wouldn't have bought one if ICS wasn't around the corner. I tried the SG2 for a week and still preferred my iPhone 4. I don't like GB at all.

Unless they wanted to push the nexus.

it's strange anyway that it takes so long to release this new version of Androïd. What's taking so long??? What's so special about android phones that it takes ages to refresh the OS when it's already available to the public for 6 months? When it will be fully available to the Note, google will come out with ICS 4.1

It's like with the first galaxy tab when we had to long for the upgrade from 2.2 to 2.3
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] HumanoidTalking:
as per Eldar Murtazin, its fake but very near to final design, screen size is 4.7- 4.8
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] HumanoidTalking:
Lolz Dude, you are pressing too hard to prove your point, understood!!!, wasn't it easy to reply to this thread and say "No, but I am quite happy with the release schedule" and OP: add this option as well or if you don't find the option just don't bother, that will be my approach atleast.

No poll is ever perfect or includes all the Questions

regarding TW, It is not me who is saying that, see reviews of all Industry experts, for your reference about Hardware-Software integration, I am quoting some tweets of Eldar Murtazin @ eldarmurtazin "Android tablets losing battle with iPad not in terms of hardware but in hardware+software connections. It isn't working as fast as have to"

"Android strongly need to redesign UI for tablets - make it more simple. Even more than today. And add some cloud features (Android 5 did it)"

"Android 4 is a step in right direction but it isn't enough. Android 5 will be much better. But... Apple also develop iOS in a fast manner."

About TW feature: we all like some features of certain skins/ OS, what you mentioned is mine favourite too, but on top of everything, I prefer Hardware-software integration (hardware is designed for software and vice versa)