jcp007
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It's a news story from last Wednesday and only a few more days for this rumor.
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I really hope those rumors were true! Its supposed to be the latest version of Jelly Bean 4.1.2 with the multi-window feature that the Note 2 has
Read about it here
Samsung Galaxy S3 Jelly Bean update for AT&T coming next week? (Rumor) | Pop Herald Technology News
Because we really shouldn't have to root to get updates to our OS and have things not work right that we use. Might as well wait since most ROM's aren't stable till around official update releases or after. Apple can do it, Google can do it, and that's it plus the bottom two U.S. carriers got it out before the top two. It's pretty sad tbh.Why don't you guys just flash to a custom rom? They're so much better than the stock rom. Anyone can do it as long as you can read. Seriously. Why wait for AT&T???
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Because we really shouldn't have to root to get updates to our OS and have things not work right that we use. Might as well wait since most ROM's aren't stable till around official update releases or after. Apple can do it, Google can do it, and that's it plus the bottom two U.S. carriers got it out before the top two. It's pretty sad tbh.
Why don't you guys just flash to a custom rom? They're so much better than the stock rom. Anyone can do it as long as you can read. Seriously. Why wait for AT&T???
This is what I was getting at. Touchwiz is fine with me and I like most of the features Samsung put in it. I actually use them fairly often and a ROM would pretty much screw me out of them. Kies works fine with my computer and phone amazingly enough.Using a custom rom takes away all the Samsung features such as WiFi Direct, Kies Air, All Share, and I think all the gestures
Supposedly AT&T version of Jelly bean will have the multi window feature (like the Note 2), which those with custom roms will miss out on....I'll stick with stock
This is what I was getting at. Touchwiz is fine with me and I like most of the features Samsung put in it. I actually use them fairly often and a ROM would pretty much screw me out of them. Kies works fine with my computer and phone amazingly enough.
There are always those who MUST get the latest version of Android the moment it becomes available. As others have pointed out, this is a good way to get back to a "stock Android" experience if you dislike the customized versions from various manufacturers. There will then be the people who will go to a custom firmware if the device manufacturer has abandoned that device. In this case, many people who bought their S3(myself included) within the past two months have been hearing "by the end of September", then "October/November". Now, with only 2-3 weeks of waiting, many will just wait it out to get the "official" version for their device.
That is why so many people are annoyed, because the stock ICS that came with the S3 really is very nice, so people are willing to wait a few weeks. The problem here is that we have this carrot that keeps getting yanked out of reach, and NOW, we see others happily chewing on their carrot while we are stuck waiting. Being told to keep waiting over and over, with ZERO communication about what is causing the delay is more annoying than waiting with regular updates, and it is more annoying yet when other "lesser carriers" have released the update.
Basically, someone at AT&T needs to be slapped over this delay without any communication with the customers. Telling us that a new update just came in from Samsung that adds the split screen feature and AT&T wants to delay releasing JB so customers can get the NEW version would be perfectly acceptable to me.
I know that but why do all that? Some are decent enough but why go through x amount to find one I like with features I want? I use Juice Defender for battery life and other apps for other things all without being rooted or voiding any warranty or contract. I don't see the appeal personally of rooting tbh, I found nothing particularly impressive to even warrant it so I went back to stock. Far as the update dilemma it would be a different story if we weren't told we were getting it back in summer and then wait months while others with the same phone get it. all the while AT&T doesn't have the decency to even answer customers questions on the matter. I'm pretty sure I'm done with Android and AT&T after this disappointment of a "superphone with updates to come". "To come" meaning getting them maybe near the end of my contract pretty much. Maybe anyway.Most custom roms based on stock don't remove all the cool Samsung features, only the carrier bloatware. I forget the name of the rom, but with my AT&T Galaxy S2, the custom rom I was using was just like the stock one but way better. It included way more customization and performance and battery life were excellent.
Of course the pure Jelly Bean roms do remove all the Samsung features, but you can always make a Nandroid and go back and fourth.
I don't get the anger. We have an excellent phone with great features, why do we feel slighted that there hasn't been an update? Blogs and other sites made it clear from day one that there wouldn't be regular updates to this phone. If regular updates are critical to you, why did you get this phone? You should have gotten a Nexus. Frankly, this phone is great as is, if I get the update soon great, if not, so what? Stop being spoiled brats with your first world problems.
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