Marshmallow update?

[wolverinex]

Just bought one at best buy for $399, marshmallow out of the box!

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[graybeard007]

Just bought one at best buy for $399, marshmallow out of the box!

Lucky you. I bought mine from Amazon about a week and a half ago for $299. It shipped with the February 2016 release of Lollipop.

EDIT: It seems Amazon has just started selling the WiFi Tab S2 8.0 with Marshmallow for $349.

 

[Stephen Spackman]

I just updated a US 8" WiFi version version to Marshmallow using the UK firmware. It was simple using Odin and the tablet is noticeably faster now. It was fast before but even faster now. I swear I think they are holding it back hoping people will buy the updated version with the slightly faster processor since it's already on Marshmallow.

How did you do that?

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[Stephen Spackman]

Samsung wants people to buy the new versions instead of updating the old ones.

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I won't be buying the new tablet just for the update.....

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[anon(7901790)]

I won't be buying the new tablet just for the update.....

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Me neither.

 

[Photo_Drew]

Might need to factory reset. Random reboots since update. Boo.

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[murphcid]

Do those of us who purchased one early get screwed by Samsung? Or are they going to show some loyalty?

 

[graybeard007]

Do those of us who purchased one early get screwed by Samsung? Or are they going to show some loyalty?

murphcid, I'm guessing you're in Texas, like me. One of my favorite local expressions is "Ya gotta dance with them what brung ya." Unfortunately, few companies nowadays adhere to that philosophy.

What makes no sense in all of this is that those of us with WiFi-only tablets aren't getting upgraded first. You would think that with no need for a carrier to put its stamp on the OS, we'd be at the front of the line. Hasn't worked out that way so far.

 

[murphcid]

I agree completely, and I am dancing with them that brung me. Next tablet will be a Google one since they seem to get updates. I ended up with the 8" since it is easier to hold while reading. Oh, well I can go back to the ipad mini with Play Books if need be....

murphcid, I'm guessing you're in Texas, like me. One of my favorite local expressions is "Ya gotta dance with them what brung ya." Unfortunately, few companies nowadays adhere to that philosophy.

What makes no sense in all of this is that those of us with WiFi-only tablets aren't getting upgraded first. You would think that with no need for a carrier to put its stamp on the OS, we'd be at the front of the line. Hasn't worked out that way so far.

 

[anon(7901790)]

What makes no sense in all of this is that those of us with WiFi-only tablets aren't getting upgraded first. You would think that with no need for a carrier to put its stamp on the OS, we'd be at the front of the line. Hasn't worked out that way so far.

Not entirely true. The UK and Germany WiFi only models were updated to Marshmallow before the North American LTE variants were updated. We don't know why Samsung hasn't pushed the update out to everybody. Maybe there was a problem with how the update went for Germany and UK and Samsung is holding off until its fixed.

 

[Del1701]

Not entirely true. The UK and Germany WiFi only models were updated to Marshmallow before the North American LTE variants were updated. We don't know why Samsung hasn't pushed the update out to everybody. Maybe there was a problem with how the update went for Germany and UK and Samsung is holding off until its fixed.

Samsung must of stopped the updates to the UK wifi only models because my one still hasn't got it yet

 

[anon(7901790)]

Samsung must of stopped the updates to the UK wifi only models because my one still hasn't got it yet

Possibly because there were issues with the update.

 

[BullwinkleMoose]

Possibly because there were issues with the update.

More often than not there are issues with these updates so I'm happy to wait until the bugs are all out before getting it. I don't know what I need it for anyway.

 

[graybeard007]

More often than not there are issues with these updates so I'm happy to wait until the bugs are all out before getting it. I don't know what I need it for anyway.

Coming to Android from the Apple world, the additional permissions granularity in Marshmallow is a must-have. I just installed the UK rom on my US wifi 8.0 Tab S2, and everything works great.

 

[anon(7901790)]

Exactly, both Germany and the UK are relatively small markets when compared to North America. Therefore, any update issues that crop up can be resolved before updating everybody else's devices. The users in Germany and UK may not even be aware that there were problems. The problems may be entirely internal to Samsung and not with the OS.

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[anon(7901790)]

Hey! I just checked an update and guess what...

Still no Marshmallow...

 

[jamesrick80]

Guessing their are issues with marshmallow since the U.S. hasn't received it yet....only Verizon customers have it

 

[phoenixone]

What I don't understand is why the radio silence on the reason for the delay. Granted, the tablet works fine and all. But why keep your customers in the dark?

 

[slinky826]

Especially given the current Marshmallow build is from April 25th. You'd think any major bugs would have been reported. But everything seems rather smooth this far. Only guess I have is that they may be holding back the US and Canada releases for latest monthly security updates.

Edit: Just noticed the last 3 released (Belgium, Romania and Serbia) are a different build from May 16th.

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[MCHKK3Z]

Im from saudi arabia and i have the 8" lte. No carrier version. I updated my tab s2 three days ago and right after that, my keypad doesnt work correctly, some keys not registering. Did a screen test and found a bar running from top to bottom on the right side that wasnt responding. You think its a firmware issue or a defective screen?

It was working perfectly before i updated it. I only updated cz i heard it would have improved battery life and some features like having the pattern lock invisible etc

Sigh... Now the perfect tablet is junk. Still under warranty though might need to go back to lollipop.