the 4.4.2 update - discussion thread
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That is just downright rude to scott.
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Guys how do I get this update if I am rooted on the latest for Verizon? Do I just remove SuperSU through the option in the app and then I can safely take the update? I know its not out yet but I kind of want to be prepared.
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U would have to Odin back to stock. Mk2 or mj7 which ever ur phone is running. Then take the update
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I feel u on being safe strapped in but I've been an exclusive hyperdrive flasher. Been in all his ROMs even when I was mdk. The man is a genius. Best tw ROM out but that's just my opinion. Yea all these new ROMs popping up looks fun but there's nothing like HD RLS. :thumbup:
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No way I'm taking this update. I've worked too hard to get 4.3 working in a way that I'm "mostly" satisfied.with the S4's performance.
I'm rooted, which I don't want to lose because through root I've been able to freeze most of the useless crapware that Verizon and Samsung have stuffed on to this phone.
I'm also running the GEL/Google Experience Launcher found on KK 4.4 so, for all practical purposes, my phone is as updated as I need or want it to be.
I'm rooted, which I don't want to lose because through root I've been able to freeze most of the useless crapware that Verizon and Samsung have stuffed on to this phone.
I'm also running the GEL/Google Experience Launcher found on KK 4.4 so, for all practical purposes, my phone is as updated as I need or want it to be.
Yeah they are saying stuff like Samsung replaced Google's emojis with their own, even in hangouts and Google keyboard.
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Yep, running 4.3 with Wanam, Wallet and tethering working fine.
Not willing to give that up for 4.4.
This is my last Samdung phone anyway. Completely turned off by KNOX and the S5 just isn't enough of an upgrade to separate me from $600+.
A lot of them that took the OTA are also getting stuck with the mk2 baseband as well... Things are not going to well for some of them
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any idea if the kitkat update, when it comes, will be like the s5's version of touchwiz as revealed yesterday? or is that an s5 exclusive thing?
for reference if you haven't seen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUX2t1QjfVw
for reference if you haven't seen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUX2t1QjfVw
Well my sprint s4 already got the 4.4 update and it looks just like 4.3 lol so the s5 is going to have a few different things I think that make it stand out
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well dang. i know some people had the update but i hadn't looked into it enough i guess. thanks for the reply buddy.
No prob. All in all the s5 is noting more than an s4.5 if you ask me lol
At least people can get their heart rate right from the phone once they realize that themselves after buying it...
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i definitely agree. kinda sad. the touchwiz looked a little weird, but i would have liked to have tried it out, which is the only reason i ask. otherwise, i'm perfectly happy with my s4 (running Nova anyway lol).
Did you have the S3? Did you say the S4 was an S3.5? The differences between the two were greater than I thought, I owned the S3 for over a year before picking up an S4. I am sure it will be the same way going from the S4 to the S5.
I myself didn't have the s3 but my girl did and I think there was definitely a lot of improvements going from the s3 to s4 for sure... But not as many going from the s4 to s5.
Snapdragon 800 or 801 whatever it is.. And a slightly better camera just don't do it for me. Sure having it be more water resistant and the other gimmicky things are Cool but not a deal breaker for me.
It's still an awesome phone, I just think they dropped the ball and left the door open for companies like HTC to pass them up.
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Are cell phones suppose to have a blu-ray player with satellite TV, i7 cpu to play flappy bird smoothly, 4k display on a small screen to watch YouTube?
Don't mean to sound rude, but I would like opinions. If you were a cellphone manufacturer, what would YOU have done?
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Alright. You like the S5 a lot. That's fine. Not saying it's a bad phone, I just think it could have had some more done to it in the way of build quality and perhaps more or a revamp on its TW to name a few.
http://mobile.pcadvisor.co.uk/reviews/mobile-phone/3503692/samsung-galaxy-s5-hands-on-review/
I get what you're saying I wasn't meaning that the phones junk. Just that they could have done some things different, but hey not every phone a company makes has to be totally different from the last. And it's just my opinion.
Here is another great site I base my opinion on
http://www.gizmag.com/galaxy-s5-vs-galaxy-s4/30985/
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