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rumors that google is speeding up its dev process and is pushing 5.0 around april.
these rumors are all over the net and have been sense the day android 4.0 was released. its rumored that 4.0 was just to integrate honeycomb and gingerbread. wasn't supposed to be as major as everyone sees it. 5.0 has been rumored as strictly tablet and laptop android. they have rumored that 5.0 will take over chrome OS and actually try to get into the desktop competition. also it is rumored that android is trying to work with Microsoft to have android 5.0 and windows 8 dual boot on touch screen laptops and computers right out of the box.
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also i cant wait till google makes their own car lineup. a car nearly completely operated my android and to work with your phone. i know apple has an app and is sponsored by some car maker that allows you to start and unlock your car from anywhere in the world. google needs to go a step further. make your cars electronics completely customizable. like changing the theme of your dash board (speed dials, AC, radio, ect.) think about how awesome that would be.
Followed by years of waiting before it's pushed to more than a handful of phones
[/COLOR]also i cant wait till google makes their own car lineup. a car nearly completely operated my android and to work with your phone. i know apple has an app and is sponsored by some car maker that allows you to start and unlock your car from anywhere in the world. google needs to go a step further. make your cars electronics completely customizable. like changing the theme of your dash board (speed dials, AC, radio, ect.) think about how awesome that would be.[/QUOTE]
in that video of the electric cars the dashboard looks a lot like it could be android os. haha.
who knows what will really happen. google bought motorola a while back. I imagine its a matter of time before the next motorola flagship tegra 3 phone comes out. its possible that maybe they would release one with 5.0.
You can forget about this rumor about Android 5.0 coming out in April because it ain't happening.
For one thing the blogs were referencing Google's original Google I/O event dates of April 24-25th which is why the rumors started with an April release. However Google I/O has been rescheduled for June 27-29th. Don't expect Google to release any Android version until it has gone through Google I/O. Honestly with so much fragmentation with ICS, I don't expect Google to release Jelly Bean until the October time frame like last year.
enjoy ICS please !!!
It's definitely not coming out for a while, and although the thought of better, more efficient android updates is exciting, we should all be content with ICS for now, it's almost to the point of being fully worthy of being a daily on the Mopho now.
Isn't this one of those threads that needs to have a "[Rumor]" in the title? I hate looking at a thread thinking, "OH MY GOSH, an official announcement I haven't read yet?" to find out it's rumors...
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Isn't this one of those threads that needs to have a "[Rumor]" in the title? I hate looking at a thread thinking, "OH MY GOSH, an official announcement I haven't read yet?" to find out it's rumors...
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sorry to get your hopes up. ill put rumor in the topic next time. i think jelly bean is getting pushed more for tablets first, instead of phones anyway.
ericdabbs said:
You can forget about this rumor about Android 5.0 coming out in April because it ain't happening.
For one thing the blogs were referencing Google's original Google I/O event dates of April 24-25th which is why the rumors started with an April release. However Google I/O has been rescheduled for June 27-29th. Don't expect Google to release any Android version until it has gone through Google I/O. Honestly with so much fragmentation with ICS, I don't expect Google to release Jelly Bean until the October time frame like last year.
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looks like your right. check out ics release date from this post. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1501769 its 3rd quarter of 2012
I'm really surprised after looking into this phone that it's only running 4.2.2 considering it's being release just a couple weeks before the note 3.. Does have news on whether it will be getting 4.3.. or kitkat?
Kitkat may be far away since nexus five is not yet unveiled, I guess
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I'm really surprised after looking into this phone that it's only running 4.2.2 considering it's being release just a couple weeks before the note 3.. Does have news on whether it will be getting 4.3.. or kitkat?
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It will at least get 4.3 I would guess since it doesn't make much sense to have the new OpenGL 3.0 capable 330 GPU and only have an OS that supports OpenGL 2.0 stay on the phone. How quickly we will get this is anyone's guess however. I saw that google is already on 4.3_r3 which means they are still merging tweaks and fixes to the 4.3 release. LG may be integrating these and waiting for a stable code base to release with.
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It will at least get 4.3 I would guess since it doesn't make much sense to have the new OpenGL 3.0 capable 330 GPU and only have an OS that supports OpenGL 2.0 stay on the phone. How quickly we will get this is anyone's guess however. I saw that google is already on 4.3_r3 which means they are still merging tweaks and fixes to the 4.3 release. LG may be integrating these and waiting for a stable code base to release with.
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4.3 on my Gnex screams, I can only imagine on the monster that is the G2!
Im hoping we get KitKat but will settle for 4.3 for now.
LG is also doing all of the multitasking stuff that Samsung has been doing for the note 2 for the first time I believe. They probably started development with 4.2 or 4.2.1 and before release integrated 4.2.2. Integrating 4.3 before release would have pushed the release window too far behind the note 3 for them to stay competitive. They likely decided to release with 4.2.2 while already updating to 4.3 in another code tree, or plan to wait till 4.4 to give us a new OS version based update. All speculation, but it makes sense to me at least .
I'd hate to say it but LG + AT&T ugh I wouldn't hold my breath lol first of the year maybe at the earliest for 4.3
I'm hoping to go direct to 4.4 personally. Hopefully LG has had lots of access with the n5 to get a head start on it.
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4.3 on my Gnex screams, I can only imagine on the monster that is the G2!
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You're making me excited! My Galaxy Nexus is also super fast on 4.3. I can only imagine how blazing fast the G2 will be with CyanogenMod 10.2. Oh, it makes me quiver with excitement.
I have the T-Mobile variant. They have been on a big "be the best carrier" push, so I wouldn't doubt getting a new firmware update before the other carrier phones
Screw Android 4.3 At this point I want LG to release an update to Android 4.4.2 KitKat next year because we know Android is going to release some minor patches after Android 4.4 is released.
hmm yep you're right
why 4.2.2 at the first position instead 4.3
but since the major changelogs from 4.2.2 to 4.3 are about the bluetooth thingy and open GL thingy
for me it doesn't matter
since this beast can do all the things that a phone should do
who knows maybe after this, the first jump is kitkat
imho
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hmm yep you're right
why 4.2.2 at the first position instead 4.3
but since the major changelogs from 4.2.2 to 4.3 are about the bluetooth thingy and open GL thingy
for me it doesn't matter
since this beast can do all the things that a phone should do
who knows maybe after this, the first jump is kitkat
imho
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4.3 re-wrote a lot of behind the scenes stuff. Memory management and garbage collection seem MUCH better. My Gnex has never been so fast as it is on 4.3.
BUT part of the bluetooth rewrite has caused my phone to reboot on re-connection to my car head unit. A few others have experienced the same issue, across different ROMs as well so it very well may be an issue with the Android source code. Hopefully Le Goog fixes it because the rest of 4.3 is awesome. And FWIW 4.3 is the first version that actually streams the bluethooth metadata correctly so I can see artist/album/track info on my head unit now.
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4.3 re-wrote a lot of behind the scenes stuff. Memory management and garbage collection seem MUCH better. My Gnex has never been so fast as it is on 4.3.
BUT part of the bluetooth rewrite has caused my phone to reboot on re-connection to my car head unit. A few others have experienced the same issue, across different ROMs as well so it very well may be an issue with the Android source code. Hopefully Le Goog fixes it because the rest of 4.3 is awesome. And FWIW 4.3 is the first version that actually streams the bluethooth metadata correctly so I can see artist/album/track info on my head unit now.
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oh i c
then.. my bad to not too well educated with the changelogs
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oh i c
then.. my bad to not too well educated with the changelogs
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Heh no biggie, they arent exactly easy to read anyway!
I dont want 4.3 on this phone becuz it gives lg an excuse not to give 4.4. At this point i only want 4.4 becuz i expect more features to be added which includes all the 4.3 features.
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Ran across this image and wanted to share it with you guys . This is an ETA time sheet for the EMUI 3.0 update across Huawei devices and the american version of the Ascend Mate 2 4g (MT2-L03) is nowhere to be found . Though the other HAM2 models overseas are in the update plans . Sad to hear we are probably not likely going to get an update ! :thumbdown:
If this turns out to be true, this will likely be the last Huawei device I ever buy. They were 2 versions behind when they released it. A good custom rom will satisfy me though.
All the 3 MT2 listed in the chart are Chinese varies. But I agree Huawei has put MT2 to lower priority already. So hopefully they didn't list L03 just because that list is for domestic customers.
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All the 3 MT2 listed in the chart are Chinese varies. But I agree Huawei has put MT2 to lower priority already. So hopefully they didn't list L03 just because that list is for domestic customers.
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Yea, this could be true (Was thinking that myself) . Time will tell , hopefully we see an update before new years on our HAM2.
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If this turns out to be true, this will likely be the last Huawei device I ever buy. They were 2 versions behind when they released it. A good custom rom will satisfy me though.
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Agree! They are pushing very hard at promoting the HAM2 here in the US and I doubt that they would neglect any future OS updates as this is critical if they want to gain ground here in America . I'm sure they will , though they don't make those decisions here , their team in China does . That's why when people ask of they are gonna push an update they never give a concrete answer , just the typical " The HAM2 is upgradable and we will give out details when , if , it gets updated "
Not that big of a deal. Would it be nice? Yeah, but for my use, 4.3 is stable, runs everything I use.
If they did release 4.4, you know it would have some glitches out of the gate, which I would prefer not to
have. My Note1, which was replaced by the Mate2, I never got an "official" update past 4.1.2, and the custom
roms had some problems here or there. 4.1.2 was super stable.
I'll take an older stable version, over the new OS any day.
This could be the update to prepare for kit kat
http://blog.gethuawei.com/ascend-mate2-4g-lte-software-system-update/
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Thanks for the info, not sure this 20MB update requires unroot or not. hope not.
KitKat coming this November?
I came across an update schedule a while back browsing hauweinews dot com. Look for "EMUI 3.0 Release Schedule Announced."
HAM2 is supposed to get the EMUI 3.0 update this November.
The November release date is only currently confirmed for MT2-C00, MT2-L01,MT2-L02 and MT2-L05 I'm afraid. Rom will be available in November for these devices and OTA update will come in December.
Yea , like the previous post stated , only the Asian variants of the Mate2 have been confirmed . No word on our MT2-L03 yet . Happy that they will address low light photography with the update coming out on the 8th of this month though .. And other small fixes :thumbup:
I don't really care if we get EMUI 3.0. I just want KitKat with a newer version of EMUI to be able to access all the awesome themes. But EMUI 3.0 would obviously be cool Lol
EMUI 2 = Jellybean
EMUI 3 = Kit-Kat
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EMUI 2 = Jellybean
EMUI 3 = Kit-Kat
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That's not strictly true as I'm on kitkat 4.4.2 with EMUI 2.3
I'm confident the US Mate2 is going to get the update. This is the only nice phone they have in America with LTE and its the only phone they are promoting on www.gethuawei.com. As a general marketing rule its going to be forced to be updated. The new Huawei Models coming out still does not have US LTE (idots). The phone is now coming out in Frys Electronics and It is now also being sold on ConsumerCellular. The more people keep buying this phone the better support we will get. HuaweiUSA is trying to stay here so a simple email to [email protected] telling them to give u kitkat updated wount hurt either.
https://www.consumercellular.com/Info/PhoneDetails/572
http://www.frys.com/search?plusearch=8142655&utm_source=BANG&utm_medium=onlineads
According to the faq in one of the Huawei pages KitKat is coming to mt2l03 but they dont commit to any date :/
Enviado desde mi MT2-L03 HAM2 ... i'm lovin' it
Well, look at it this way, upgrading from like OS to like OS (4.3, 4.3, 4.3.x) isn't that big of a deal usually.
Updating from a .3 to a .4, JB>KK, may bring with it a whole host of issues.
I'd rather they give the update to the Chinese version, work out the kinks, BEFORE bring it it to the LTE version.
Better user experience.
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Well, look at it this way, upgrading from like OS to like OS (4.3, 4.3, 4.3.x) isn't that big of a deal usually.
Updating from a .3 to a .4, JB>KK, may bring with it a whole host of issues.
I'd rather they give the update to the Chinese version, work out the kinks, BEFORE bring it it to the LTE version.
Better user experience.
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There are 5 carrier versions of the Chinese Mate 2, they are ALL LTE apart from the MT2-C00.
I am yet to find any kinks in KK.
No fc's, lags or anything else, it's been a rock solid experience so far. Hopefully you will get it soon. :good:
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There are 5 carrier versions of the Chinese Mate 2, they are ALL LTE apart from the MT2-C00.
I am yet to find any kinks in KK.
No fc's, lags or anything else, it's been a rock solid experience so far. Hopefully you will get it soon. :good:
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Perhaps, but, it's not a "game changer" for me. I don't really expect "significant" updates for devices from carriers or
manufacturers, save for Apple, because, if you think about it, it sort of goes against their business model. If a huge update
is pushed out, there is no incentive to buy a new device. Right now, the stock OS on the (U.S.) Mate2 is about one of the
most stable that I have come across.
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Perhaps, but, it's not a "game changer" for me. I don't really expect "significant" updates for devices from carriers or
manufacturers, save for Apple, because, if you think about it, it sort of goes against their business model. If a huge update
is pushed out, there is no incentive to buy a new device. Right now, the stock OS on the (U.S.) Mate2 is about one of the
most stable that I have come across.
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True, the Mate 2 is running well, but I own a lot of devices, all but the Mate 2 running 4.4.2 or higher. Stability has not been an issue as they all run without any issues. That being said the improvements made in Kit Kat have been rolled into the the apps themselves in 4.3. The cosmetic differences can be added rooting, with framework etc. The only thing I really notice is my emolge are black and white in any other apps besides Hangouts. That being said, Android L running ART could be a great impact on better performance, so getting the Kit Kat update would be nice to see too as well as continuing updates. I have older devices, S3 on StraighTalk for example that has never gotten an update in 2 years. Can't run some of the apps I use. Lg L86C, same boat, almost 400 bucks for that phone 2 years ago, never got an update, can't even run Google now launcher or Google wear. No emolge support at all. Those are both phones that would see great benefits in running Kit Kat with the lower ram and specifications. If the Ham 2 goes that route it would be my last phone from Huawei. Let's hope they continue to support the devices they make for at least 2 years. That would be satisfactory to me.
This maybe premature but do any of our beloved developers think we'll see a port or carryover of CM of Android 5.0 after its release? Obviously it's gonna take some time.
Release date of November 3, 2014
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/...llipop-release-date-november-3-heres-why.htm
Do we know the exact time that lilipop will release?
Yea today
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This maybe premature but do any of our beloved developers think we'll see a port or carryover of CM of Android 5.0 after its release? Obviously it's gonna take some time.
Release date of November 3, 2014
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/...llipop-release-date-november-3-heres-why.htm
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I would hope not to soon because Mr. Flyhalf has done such a wonderful job on the one max like fm radio and wifi I would think a lot of stuff would break under 5.0 Google has done masive changes in 5.0 :laugh:
1) Another beta for EMUI 3.0 (400dpi) will be released to testers around 12/20, if all goes well, the final version will be available for all to download before 12/30.
2) There will be a final version release for EMUI 2.3 (320dpi) but it will not happen this month (Dec) as the focus at present is on EMUI 3.0.
3) EMUI 3.0 (320dpi) is also in the pipeline, earliest ETA is end Dec and under normal circumstances not later than mid Jan 15.
Source - http://cn.club.vmall.com/thread-1866406-1-1.html
Sure looks like the engineers at Huawei are working hard as we speak, kudos to them!
On a side note, the above are all KK ROMS, really hoping to hear something abt lollipop from Huawei, hope the good news will hit as they wrap up dev works on KK!
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1) Another beta for EMUI 3.0 (400dpi) will be released to testers around 12/20, if all goes well, the final version will be available for all to download before 12/30.
2) There will be a final version release for EMUI 2.3 (320dpi) but it will not happen this month (Dec) as the focus at present is on EMUI 3.0.
3) EMUI 3.0 (320dpi) is also in the pipeline, earliest ETA is end Dec and under normal circumstances not later than mid Jan 15.
Source - http://cn.club.vmall.com/thread-1866406-1-1.html
Sure looks like the engineers at Huawei are working hard as we speak, kudos to them!
On a side note, the above are all KK ROMS, really hoping to hear something abt lollipop from Huawei, hope the good news will hit as they wrap up dev works on KK!
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That's very promising that they are building a 320DPI version. I wonder why they are doing both 400 and 320 DPI?
I wonder too why they will build two versions (320 and 400dpi). There are a lot of requests for 320dpi in Chinese webboard.
For the existing beta Kitkat roms, I found that the fluidity of UI on 400dpi is much better than that on 320dpi version (a lot of hiccup on scrolling page and page changes). Not sure whether the future 320dpi official rom will improve.
Any Chinese XDA members here, please relay message to Huawei that regardless of 320 or 400dpi, Mediapad X1 is a tablet, so please make sure that the new roms will support tablet UI (if those apps in the google play support tablet UI).
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Any Chinese XDA members here, please relay message to Huawei that regardless of 320 or 400dpi, Mediapad X1 is a tablet, so please make sure that the new roms will support tablet UI (if those apps in the google play support tablet UI).
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Why? It's a phone, not a tablet. It's nonsense like this that causes operators like 3 to charge extra for service by saying the device is a tablet not a phone...
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Why? It's a phone, not a tablet. It's nonsense like this that causes operators like 3 to charge extra for service by saying the device is a tablet not a phone...
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It's 3's nonsense charging scheme. In my country, no such different charging schemes.
For me, 7" is a tablet which UI should be designed for. It's a plus that we can use it to make calls.
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I would agree, I'd rather have the Phone UI. I bought a phone that has a giant screen so I could have more space on the screen. Not because my eyes are bad and I want huge icons, I want more stuff on the screen to be able to see more without scrolling around. This 400 DPI and tablet UI needs to go away......
EMUI 3.0 / 400 DPI Public Release!
Huawei has better themselves, the final version of EMUI 3.0 / 400 DPI ROM for 501u and 503L has been released for public download today, 2 weeks ahead of schedule!
Have fun and good luck! (I need to find some time myself to give it a go too, as much as I hate messing with my perfectly set up phone!)
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Huawei has better themselves, the final version of EMUI 3.0 / 400 DPI ROM for 501u and 503L has been released for public download today, 2 weeks ahead of schedule!
Have fun and good luck! (I need to find some time myself to give it a go too, as much as I hate messing with my perfectly set up phone!)
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Presumably this is the B008?
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Presumably this is the B008?
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Not too sure abt that, my take is yes though as if there are changes (from B008 beta), they would have named it B009 etc
The official full b008 rom still has google+ incompatibility issue, and supports only one google account?