If Samsung and Verizon skip 4.2 and go straight to 4.3 update, will we get it before the end of 2013?
I pray Verizon don't make us last to get this update.
You won't need to pray. The right to get OTA updates later than customers of the
same phone on all other US carriers is guaranteed in your contract with Verizon.
I personally think it would be nice to skip to 4.3. I have an S4, Nexus 7 and Asus tf700 running 4.2.2 and it is buggier and laggy compared to 4.1.2. I have read performance is better and smoother with the 4.3 leaks over 4.2.
I think people would be filling up the forums complaining about the performance hit the Note 2 would take compared to running so well on 4.1.2.
Just my opinion, but I would rather wait for 4.3. And if the rumors are true I think it is a smart move by Samsung.
As updates become more common, and consumers become more tech-savvy, there?s an increasing awareness that devices can be updated, and an expectation that they should be updated. With that comes a sort of ?update anxiety.? If you?ve dropped by any smartphone message board, such as our own forums or XDA?s, you?ll know what we mean by this. Threads abound asking when ICS, or Jelly Bean, will be available for certain devices. In the event of delayed or even canceled updates, Internet denizens swear they?ll never buy another phone from that manufacturer or carrier again. It?s an entirely negative ownership experience.
While this isn?t representative of the entire user base -- not by far -- it?s an example of how many power users experience Android smartphones. They?re always behind the curve, always waiting on an update, never fully enjoying the product that they?ve bought as they?ve bought it. Part of that is the fault of the tech press -- we?re always focused on what?s new, and that means talking about software that hasn?t yet reached most folks.
Just curious, what feature of 4.2 is so important to you to want it soon? Or is it just because you want the latest software?
Sent from my Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II
in that case, isn't 4.3 just as likely to have bugs?