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Well, performance does vary with certain devices, so some problems that people encounter may not be present to others using different handsets.
Well I also have a Nexus 4, so I'm eating that Jellybean already. I'm satisfied with this being the last update on this phone. If people want longer term updates they have to buy a Nexus.Enjoy Jelly Bean while you can, as there will be no further official updates for the device, as it seems. Samsung wouldn't see any profit for updating older devices anyway.
Thankfully, we already have custom ROMs that work for the T989 with Jelly Bean 4.2.2 built-in.
Well I also have a Nexus 4, so I'm eating that Jellybean already. I'm satisfied with this being the last update on this phone. If people want longer term updates they have to buy a Nexus.
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Good call. The S4 would be good for you too.As much as I LOVE Nexus devices, they seem to lack features such as external microSD slots, dependable long-lasting batteries, etc.
Plus, I'm not too keen on Google urging me to use their cloud services for my media. I find locally stored music, videos and photos much more reliable, as you won't require a data connection to access such, and the Nexus 4's battery life and 16GB internal storage isn't any help either when you combine my audiophile-ness and addiction to mobile gaming. (This experience was gathered by a month's usage of a T-Mobile Nexus 4 and a Nexus 7. The latter gave me a more enjoyable experience, but phablet UI wreaks of "mega-sized phone UI". I just want the genuine tablet experience, not a hybrid of it. I'll be saving that for phones such as the Droid DNA, Galaxy Note 1 & 2, and maybe the Galaxy S4.)
Good call. The S4 would be good for you too.
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Not an insult at all. The S4 is a fantastic phone as is the HTC One.Not sure if implied insult or not. :-\
Anyway, I already purchased a Galaxy S4 as of late, but I won't use it until a sufficient amount of software development is present for the device. What's the point with a 5-inch screen if you can't use a different UI? Plus, I'm not too keen on TouchWiz, since I prefer stock vanilla android.
Not an insult at all. The S4 is a fantastic phone as is the HTC One.
As for the UI. How about using a launcher instead? Nova or Lightening launcher are very good at giving you a custom UI.
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What about waiting to see if Google releases an upgraded Nexus 4? I've heard they may be bumping the storage. The battery hasn't been horrible for me. Certainly not the best out there but still gets me 3-4 hours of on screen time constantly. Especially after the last update.Huh, my mistake. It just seemed like an insult to me.
Anyway, Nova Launcher and Lightning Launcher are excellent choices if I want a customizable launcher, but when I mean UI, I meant the phone, phablet (Nexus 7), and tablet UI versions of Android, which have navigational buttons on the stock UI as seen on the Nexus devices. The Galaxy S4 already has a monster-sized screen for a phone, so sacrificing screen real-estate for an extra set of on-screen nav-buttons isn't a bad idea. Added to the fact that new devices don't get AOSP ROMs yet, I wouldn't rely on waiting for the CM, AOKP, eetc. team to develop a fully-stable Jelly Bean 4.2.2 custom ROM in less than a year.
In short, I want to change the Android UI for the Galaxy S4to stock, not so much the launcher. I can live with TouchWiz Home, it's the overall skin that I can't stand.
I What about waiting to see if Google releases an upgraded Nexus 4? I've heard they may be bumping the storage. The battery hasn't been horrible for me. Certainly not the best out there but still gets me 3-4 hours of on screen time constantly. Especially after the last update.
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Im having an issue. I just realized that back in April I could update via kies to JB from ics... Well I had to do 2 updates on the kies app, and then I was finally able to get it to connect to my computer. Well after dl'n the latest desktop icon blah blah stuff, im not being prompted to receive my update... Its kinda making me sad
Sorry guys i'm sure this is posted somehow where but i'm struggling to find it. My buddy owns the T Mo Galaxy S2 (I own the S3) and he is still on GingerBread but wants to update to JB. The problem he's having, is Kies tells him there's a new firmware but when he tries to download it, it tells him to backup data. So he does, and then when he clicks to continue the update, it tells him to select what data to backup again and it goes in an infinite loop. Any suggestions or ideas what the problem might be? I'm pretty unfamiliar with Kies. Thanks!
Update it with Odin it's faster an less of a hassle
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Okay cool. Does it require root access? Is it an app you download on PC and the device?
I What about waiting to see if Google releases an upgraded Nexus 4? I've heard they may be bumping the storage. The battery hasn't been horrible for me. Certainly not the best out there but still gets me 3-4 hours of on screen time constantly. Especially after the last update.
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Here's a link with steps an links to the things you need.
Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean Official Firmware Update Available For Samsung Galaxy S2 T-Mobile Variant: How To Install It Manually [Tutorial]
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What about for those using a Mac? I haven't tried yet to do the install using Kies (but I have it showing the update as available). Is there any other way for me to install if Kies messes up? I have been searching for an answer to this for the past 2 weeks, and I always just see the same thing as you listed. I actually found that site the same day I heard JB was available, but saw it was PC only.