New features in 4.1.2

[meyerweb#CB]

Doesn't seem to have impacted mine. I'm at 15 hrs and 40 minutes since taking it off the charger this morning, and have 30% left.

The one thing I do notice is that maps, Gmail and Exchange Services seem to be using a higher percentage of battery than I've seen before. I'll have to keep an eye on that. Words Free has also used a large percentage. I wonder if these changes reflect a lower overall percentage for Android itself.

 

[raywalther]

We also have "Best Face" in the camera now

 

[gnr_2]

Here's a stupid question that maybe you can answer. I am perfectly happy with 4.1.1, as 4.1.2 seems to have eliminated things that I like that I liked, i.e. bezel zoom. With that being said, I remember from my old epic 4g w/Keyboard days if an OTA came , you had to do the update, although there was an app you could DL called something like "fota kill"? to stop the the reminder pop up to update.

If I root therefore making my phone not being able to update, I wonder if I would continue to get the OTA update popup reminder like I did in the past. A little premature since I have not gotten the OTA, but thought I would ask what your thoughts were.

Yes, I am one of the few that would prefer to skip some updates, or only do the updates I want, especially if everything works perfectly now - if its not broke, don't fix it mentality.

I went into the Google framework services app and I unclicked show notifications. I still get notifications. But not as often. It was something like every time I unlocked the phone. Now it's once, maybe twice a day.

Sent from my totally awesome Sprint Galaxy Nexus, even if I don't know all its secrets yet.

 

[meyerweb#CB]

I just noticed the Contacts app now has an option to set a message alert tone for each individual contact. I've been using Handcent for that functionality, but if you use the stock messaging app this is a nice addition.

 

[Weslyn Strawder]

I haven't noticed anything different...is the s3 slated to get an official update to 4.2.1, or is that going to be s4 only?

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[Kelly Kearns]

I just noticed the Contacts app now has an option to set a message alert tone for each individual contact. I've been using Handcent for that functionality, but if you use the stock messaging app this is a nice addition.

Hasn't that option has been around since at least Gingerbread?

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[Joe113]

I haven't noticed anything different...is the s3 slated to get an official update to 4.2.1, or is that going to be s4 only?

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Things are looking good. Nothing official yet obviously, but going in the right direction. Although internatonal versions got premium suite MONTHS ago and we still haven't, so I guess only time will tell.

 

[Kelly Kearns]

Things are looking good. Nothing official yet obviously, but going in the right direction. Although internatonal versions got premium suite MONTHS ago and we still haven't, so I guess only time will tell.

4.1.2 is premium suite. I have, it AT&T stripped it.

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[meyerweb#CB]

Hasn't that option has been around since at least Gingerbread?

It wasn't on mine prior to the update. I had a conversation about it with someone who had an international version with 4.1.2. His contacts had that option, mine didn't. I don't have a screen print from before, though.

 

[meyerweb#CB]

4.1.2 is premium suite. I have, it AT&T stripped it.

Not quite accurate. 4.1.2 is a maintenance upgrade of Android. In other markets, Samsung rolled out Premium Suite with 4.1.2, but PS is a Samsung add-on, not part of the Android OS.

 

[Kelly Kearns]

Not quite accurate. 4.1.2 is a maintenance upgrade of Android. In other markets, Samsung rolled out Premium Suite with 4.1.2, but PS is a Samsung add-on, not part of the Android OS.

This is it and the Note 2 has it already, with some features stripped.
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Samsung-Launches-Premium-Suite-Upgrade-for-GALAXY-S-III-316368.shtml

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[meyerweb#CB]

Personally, I'm not terribly upset about the lack of Premium Suite. I don't think I'd make any real use of mutli-window on a screen as small as the GS3's. We DID get the camera upgrades in the Sprint 4.1.2 update, and if you really want a better gallery app there are plenty of them in the play store.

 

[Kelly Kearns]

Personally, I'm not terribly upset about the lack of Premium Suite. I don't think I'd make any real use of mutli-window on a screen as small as the GS3's. We DID get the camera upgrades in the Sprint 4.1.2 update, and if you really want a better gallery app there are plenty of them in the play store.

We didn't get photo sphere at AT&T but something elsecalled Orb is supposed to be coming. I never use multi tab.

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[mouseglider]

Personally, I'm not terribly upset about the lack of Premium Suite. I don't think I'd make any real use of mutli-window on a screen as small as the GS3's. We DID get the camera upgrades in the Sprint 4.1.2 update, and if you really want a better gallery app there are plenty of them in the play store.

A good gallery app that is fast is "QuickPic"

 

[Kelly Kearns]

The gallery app in 4.1.2 is a bit different than 4 1.1 I believe, but I don't use it for much.

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[meyerweb#CB]

We didn't get photo sphere at AT&T but something elsecalled Orb is supposed to be coming. I never use multi tab.

Photosphere hasn't been part of any version of 4.1.2, and it isn't part of Premium Suite. Photosphere is part of Android 4.2 on Nexus devices. But Photosphere isn't open source and may not be included in any non-Nexus devices, even if those that get 4.2.

 

[buffdaddy72]

I really don't see why Sprint would not rollout the premium suite upgrade. They've already sold a ton of SIIIs and locked people into 2 year contracts so I don't see the logic of holding it back. They've been pretty good at rolling out updates, so I'm at least hoping they won't make the boneheaded decision of not doing it.

If anything they run the risk of further alienating their customers who have been patiently waiting for Network Vision to light up in their neck of the woods.

 

[Gator352]

Since we just got an update and the S4 is around the corner, my bet is that "if" Sprint does release 4.2.1 for our S3 it won't be until after the S4 is released.

 

[bearballz72]

Since we just got an update and the S4 is around the corner, my bet is that "if" Sprint does release 4.2.1 for our S3 it won't be until after the S4 is released.

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I agree, they're probably waiting for the S4 to drop. Then roll it out for the S3. If they don't they better have a darn good explanation.

 

[meyerweb#CB]

I agree, they're probably waiting for the S4 to drop. Then roll it out for the S3. If they don't they better have a darn good explanation.

Or what? You'll switch to another carrier that also hasn't rolled out Premium Suite? Or even 4.1.2.