5.11 on Verizon S5...Maybe

[NosmoKing116]

Had a chat with tech support and they say the S5 will get 5.11 within a few weeks...

I had someone else say by the end of October, but since its the 30th I doubt that one.

 

[B. Diddy]

Good news!

 

[ironass]

"Be careful what you wish for... lest it come true!"

 

[Mojave]

I'll believe it when I see it!

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[markkelley]

They sure are dragging their feet on this one.

 

[Dr Claw]

Hopefully we get an update soon.

 

[BlurryEyed]

I would invite you all to participate in the VW Community thread on the matter here:

https://community.verizonwireless.com/thread/872815?sr=stream&ru=3325083

The more people that chime in, the better our chances at pushing them to develop the software and deploy, sooner than later. As you can read, there are several posts from a Verizon representative, so they are actively monitoring the thread.

 

[ironass]

"Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it." (George Santayana)

What makes anybody think that by the time Verizon have got through with their countless modifications to the OS, their extra 20+ system app bloatware and mega locked down bootloader... that a forced Android 5.1.1 update will be any better than their cloneware releases of Android 5.0 and Android 4.4.4 in terms of battery life, performance and usability... and this time, you may not be able to downgrade back to an earlier release if you don't like it!!!

As per post #3... "Be careful what you wish for... lest it come true!"

 

[BlurryEyed]

"Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it." (George Santayana)

What makes anybody think that by the time Verizon have got through with their countless modifications to the OS, their extra 20+ system app bloatware and mega locked down bootloader... that a forced Android 5.1.1 update will be any better than their cloneware releases of Android 5.0 and Android 4.4.4 in terms of battery life, performance and usability... and this time, you may not be able to downgrade back to an earlier release if you don't like it!!!

As per post #3... "Be careful what you wish for... lest it come true!"

You're right. I should really just buy a Nexus 5X

 

[sdsubball23]

I've held off from updating to 5.0. I'm still on 4.4.4 and it works great and battery life has been good for me depending on the circumstances.

I want to update to 5.1.1. Does anyone know if the other carriers' update to 5.1.1 fixed some of the issues people had with 5.0 on Verizon such as battery life?

 

[KJ78]

Who cares about 5.x. I want 6.x

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[BlurryEyed]

I've held off from updating to 5.0. I'm still on 4.4.4 and it works great and battery life has been good for me depending on the circumstances.

I want to update to 5.1.1. Does anyone know if the other carriers' update to 5.1.1 fixed some of the issues people had with 5.0 on Verizon such as battery life?

I'm sure there's a separate thread on that...this is a forum for Verizon users who have yet to receive 5.1.1 yet. We really couldn't tell ya here

 

[NosmoKing116]

Samsung has no clue. Their Live Chat person said the version I have is invalid. It's BOG5 with the Stagefright prevention.

Verizon is clueless. It's like Samsung isn't giving them any information as to the update or Verizon. Every other carrier has the 5.11 release . Did Samsung forget that Verizon existed? It's ridiculous.

 

[ironass]

Samsung has no clue. Their Live Chat person said the version I have is invalid. It's BOG5 with the Stagefright prevention.

Verizon is clueless. It's like Samsung isn't giving them any information as to the update or Verizon. Every other carrier has the 5.11 release . Did Samsung forget that Verizon existed? It's ridiculous.

No wonder Samsung are clueless about Verizon's cloneware... they don't even issue it! See #1.6 of 41 Galaxy S5 models - Dummies Guide

However, OG5 is the latest release from Verizon and has the first security update, (there has been 2 more since then from Samsung), with partial fixes for Stagefright, I believe. Use Stagefright Detector, free from the Play Store to check your security.

As you can see from this thread, Samsung has not released Android 5.1.1 to any of its international and regional models, both carrier branded and unbranded, worldwide and may indeed choose to bypass it, as they did for Android 4.4.4, and go straight to Android 6.0.

IIRC, it is just the U.S. minority variants for AT&T, T-Mobile (US) and Metro-PCS that have Android 5.1.1 so far.

 

[konvajw]

Based on absolutely no data or inside sources, I think we will see this update starting tomorrow / this week

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