Dec. 20th 2011
Samsung Electronics plan to provide the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for GALAXY devices. The platform update for GALAXY S II and GALAXY Note will start in the first quarter 2012, and other GALAXY devices will soon follow.*The ICS-upgradable devices are the GALAXY S II, GALAXY S II LTE, GALAXY Note, GALAXY R, GALAXY Tab 10.1, GALAXY Tab 8.9, GALAXY Tab 7.7, and GALAXY Tab 7.0 Plus.*For upgradable models, Samsung will make separate announcements on details of OS updates schedule for each market according to market situation and carriers’ requirements.**Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and Samsung GALAXY Nexus, the first Ice Cream Sandwich powered smartphone, were first unveiled at a Google/Samsung joint news conference in Hong Kong on October 19th.**Ice Cream Sandwich brings an entirely new look and feel to Android. It has a redesigned user interface with improved multi-tasking, notifications, Wi-Fi hotspot, NFC support and a full Web browsing experience. Ice Cream Sandwich also features a new People App which lets users browse pictures, messages and social network updates from friends, family and co-workers.*Ice Cream Sandwich also introduces innovations such as Face Unlock, which uses facial recognition to unlock the smartphone. Using NFC technology, Android Beam allows users to quickly share Web pages, apps and YouTube™ videos with friends by simply tapping two phones back-to-back. Users can even use fun effects while shooting video or video chatting with Google Talk™.*** Google, Nexus, Android, Android Market, YouTube, Google Talk, Gmail, Google Maps, Google Earth, and Google Calendar are trademarks of Google, Inc.*
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if we upgrade to android v4, can we make call using GSM?
ICS Android v4
abima80 said:
if we upgrade to android v4, can we make call using GSM?
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That is the same thing I am Looking forward to. I hope they fix this issue because the information is a little misleading on the Samsung web site.
Misleading? I see nothing that says a LTE tablet can make calls on a GSM network. Come on folks pay attention! This will not change with ICS. These devices are tablets not phones. The only way that is possible is with a Skype like client or true SIP client over LTE.
For goodness sake why do y'all think the current LTE handsets do either CDMA/LTE (Verizon and they run 2 radios at once causing enormous battery drain) or GSM/LTE devices that do CSFB if on AT&T. AT&T devices had down to 3G, EDGE or GSM when you receive a call or make one.
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2.3.3 with TW3
2.3.3 with TW4
2.3.4 with TW3
2.3.4 with TW4
I voted for 2.3.4 with TW3 that would be realy nice. getting tw4 would be super but i can't see this one happening.
I know it sucks for the current 10 million+ SGS owners, but Samsung have to offer a unique hardware and software combination for the SGS 2 to entice consumers to purchase their new product line. For existing SGS owners, probably a revised, slightly less bugged 2.3.3.
with 2.3.4 is possible but with TW 4.0 i dont think so and never put any hope on that but if it is happening I wolud be pleased!!!!!
2.3.4 with TW3 is Realistic.
Video chat with google talk is the only function that is missing in our Galaxy s. Most network operators do not offer video calling, and if it's too expensive. That would be a brilliant alternative.
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2.3.4 with TW3 is Realistic.
Video chat with google talk is the only function that is missing in our Galaxy s. Most network operators do not offer video calling, and if it's too expensive. That would be a brilliant alternative.
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I agree. it could be the almost only use for the front facing camera.
with that, my Phone would be complete.
Well, I guess 2.3.4 (heard google asked sammy to pull off, so video chat might be added) with TW3 (TW4 exclusive for the S2).
With ice cream sandwich coming out at the end of the year, does galaxy tab not qualify for it? As far as i know its within the 18 period for upgrades as specified by google. Or am i completely wrong on the release date?
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lexian_za said:
With ice cream sandwich coming out at the end of the year, does galaxy tab not qualify for it? As far as i know its within the 18 period for upgrades as specified by google. Or am i completely wrong on the release date?
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i don't think so. even honeycomb will not come in our tab officially but thanks to Spacemoose1 we will have HC soon.
I dont think so either.. I got my tab 6 months ago and feel like its already outdated by the dual cores out now like the xoom and new galaxy tab 10 and with the new icecream comming up I dont think that itll be getting the update.. Also by hearing talk of quad cores coming out.. Im not 100% but I have read they want to push the new android cause the new apple os they want android phones n tabs based on the same instead of froyo n gingerbread on phones and honeycomb on tabs. Who knows we might end up seeing it... Until they announce it we wont know for sure.
Galaxy Tab is a high end device, samsung should take care of their high end customers.
If not, there is CyanogenMod. I get android 2.3.5 faster than Samsung's release
I might get Ice Cream Sandwich faster than Samsung release as well
Guys, we will always get faster releases from Spacemoose, the CM team, ect, as it pertains to the Galaxy Tab. Unfortunately, the device was "dead on arrival", and has seen almost zero support from the carriers or Samsung. I firmly believe that (while the Tab is spectacular) it was nothing more than a "feeler"… a test product, thrown into the market, in order to guage the public's desire for tablet devices. I'm pretty sure that the 10.1, Xoom, and other tablets were already being tested when the 7" Tab came out, and that it was always the plan to make the 10" tablets the real "powerhouse" devices. Fortunately, we have great devs on XDA, who thumb their noses at Samsung's lack of support, and work hard to get us at least one or two really excellent ROMs. No doubt, we will never see a Honeycomb or ICS OTA, but Space is working to complete the Honeycomb 3.2 port, and I'm sure we'll see an ICS firmware almost as soon as it drops! Happy flashing guys!!
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Hi,
I own a Galaxy Note, a S2 and a Galaxy Tab 8.9 and i have same applications on 3 devices.
My question is:
Why some applications (pulse for example) are the same in Note and S2 and different in Tab? The Tab has same resolution of Note!
Pulse and Gmail for me are better on tab and i'd like to see in same mode on Note
I hope you understand what i mean, my english is a little approximate
Nobody can help me or you can't understand what i mean? (due to my poor english)
I imagine your tab is running honeycomb. The other two will be on gingerbread.
Your English is very good.
Yes, it's an OS issue. Some software developers have chosen to make the interface different for Honeycomb and Gingerbread. I have the Note and a Galaxy Tab 10.1. My partner has the S2 and a Galaxy Tab 8.9. The tablets (which run Honeycomb) are different from the phones, in some respects. Ice Cream Sandwich should help unify that.
Yeah.. I got an email about an hour ago saying this:
Welcome to your Galaxy Nexus!
Built in partnership by Samsung and Google, Galaxy Nexus has a vibrant HD Super AMOLED display and is the first phone that comes with Android 4.0, Face Unlock, Android Beam™ and the latest Google apps. Simple, beautiful and beyond smart.
And at the bottom....
We sent you this one-time welcome message because you recently activated your Google account on a Galaxy Nexus phone.
Is this from CM9? Or is my google account hacked?
I got it too. I'm assuming that something in the ROM is faking a Galaxy Nexus. Either that or Google assumes that all 4.0+ activations at this point are the Galaxy Nexus, although I believe some other devices like the Transformer Prime have started getting their official updates to ICS as well.
Oh ... so I am not being sent a Galaxy Nexus?
This happened with a ROM on the Captivate too. The build.prop mimicked a certain phone (Nexus S I believe) and tons of people got that "Welcome to the Nexus program" email. Or, maybe it was the mod to make Netflix work in the market (before it supported all 2.2 devices) ... something like that.
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Lol. I thought that was an odd email.
So Google just announced a new Android fork today called Android Wearables. They're partnering with every major OEM including Samsung to bring new Android Wearables-powered smartwatches to the market. The SDK Developer Previews is available NOW at http://developer.android.com/wear/index.html. How fast do we see this stuff being ported to the Gear? This is some seriously exciting stuff!
Noticed this also
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Noticed this also
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And here's the first official product too:
http://motorola-blog.blogspot.com/2014/03/moto-360-its-time.html
EDIT: LG G Watch too: http://www.slashgear.com/lg-g-watch-detailed-as-first-android-wear-wearable-device-18321063/
good question
is that OS will work with old school galaxy gear? (non Gear2)
Samsung is moving forward without Android and if there Tizen powered Gear watch flair's well it will be Google vs. Samsung. As for the Galaxy Gear it's all but dead. The new watch is called Samsung Gear 2. dropping Galaxy from the name because Galaxy will be associated with Android based products.
My take on it is that Google's offering in its current incarnation just makes a phone easier to use. Google does not offer camera, advanced sensors, or other things that could be used for augmented reality. Samsung actually has good hardware, just that the battery technology and software haven't caught up yet.
What Google is trying to do is just provide a polished product using stuff that IS market-ready. Samsung will inevitably have to join the competition, but they might have an upper hand when battery technology and software DO catch up.