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Hi All,
I bought my galaxy tab yesterday from Currys UK. I have been a very happy user of HTC Desire and now i thought to move to bigger screen.
Today, when I connected my phone using Samsung Kies, it informed that there are new firmware (*JJ7) available for tab. My tab currently has firmware *JJ3. I am currently installing the upgrade using Kies but its kindda slow.
Few questions --
1. Firmware upgrade - I think it is same as we say ROM upgrade in HTC phones. Right?
2. In Desire, I used to get OTA (Over the air) upgrade. Is this not the case in Samsung? Will I always get updates via PC? if yes then what a shame?
3. Not sure what benefit I am gonna get after firmware upgrade but its good to be on latest official version.
Thanks in advance.
JM
pda_crazy said:
2. In Desire, I used to get OTA (Over the air) upgrade. Is this not the case in Samsung? Will I always get updates via PC? if yes then what a shame?
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With the unofficial JM6 ROM (see the other discussion thread in this forum), there is a "Software Update" service that runs in the background, presumably to check for the latest available version of vendor-provided features...or maybe it checks for the latest Samsung stuff...not sure.
Let us know how it goes with the official firmware update.
daniel.weck said:
With the unofficial JM6 ROM (see the other discussion thread in this forum), there is a "Software Update" service that runs in the background, presumably to check for the latest available version of vendor-provided features...or maybe it checks for the latest Samsung stuff...not sure.
Let us know how it goes with the official firmware update.
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Hi,
After firmware upgrade, i dont see any major difference, in fact i just used my new galaxy tab for few hrs so probably i would not be able to make a judgement what's the difference.
But its working very well. If you have any specific question then i can try to answer that.
One thing, I am using Google talk on my tab, messages are not in proper sorted order as per date. It's been sorted as per person which means I am getting all the other side messages on the top.
Could you please help me to figure out how can i rectify it or Do I need to upgrade my Gtalk App. Unfortunatly I am not getting this app in Mrket place.
Regards,
JM
Can you do me a favour, open your browser and go to the UK's PeakFM web site and see if you can view the page, click on any of the boxed links and navigate correctly through the web site.
I am finding certain web sites such as this and others are not being displayed correctly, so if the update has cured that I would jump at upgrading.
Thanks.
pda_crazy said:
Hi All,
I bought my galaxy tab yesterday from Currys UK. I have been a very happy user of HTC Desire and now i thought to move to bigger screen.
Today, when I connected my phone using Samsung Kies, it informed that there are new firmware (*JJ7) available for tab. My tab currently has firmware *JJ3. I am currently installing the upgrade using Kies but its kindda slow.
Few questions --
1. Firmware upgrade - I think it is same as we say ROM upgrade in HTC phones. Right?
2. In Desire, I used to get OTA (Over the air) upgrade. Is this not the case in Samsung? Will I always get updates via PC? if yes then what a shame?
3. Not sure what benefit I am gonna get after firmware upgrade but its good to be on latest official version.
Thanks in advance.
JM
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Hi, could you let me know if this upgrade wiped your Tab please? i.e. you had to reinstall all apps, redo all home screen customization etc?
pda_crazy said:
1. Firmware upgrade - I think it is same as we say ROM upgrade in HTC phones. Right?
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Correct.
2. In Desire, I used to get OTA (Over the air) upgrade. Is this not the case in Samsung? Will I always get updates via PC? if yes then what a shame?
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Have you seen the size of the firmware packages for the tab? Many people won't be too keen on downloading around 300MB over their cell connection.
Having to plug it into the PC once every few months is not that much of a chore.
3. Not sure what benefit I am gonna get after firmware upgrade but its good to be on latest official version.
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No-one has yet to find an official changelog for any of the versions of the firmware, Samsung is unlikely to release this information to the public.
AndyGarton said:
Hi, could you let me know if this upgrade wiped your Tab please? i.e. you had to reinstall all apps, redo all home screen customization etc?
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No, all my apps are intact after applying the update.
I haven't seen the email app crash since the update (it used to crash reliably every 2nd time) and I haven't had the camera preview messed up either. Of course either of these might just be luck, but here's hoping.
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I just updated the firmware.
All the bugs that i know of is still there, the browser lag, the video player thumbnail generation lag, etc.
Don't know what has been fixed here, unless i can see a changelog and test it.
My phone version has been updated from J16 to JJ1.
PDA JJ1 to JK3.
EDIT: The Gallery Loading is faster...ie. it generates the thumbnails almost instantly now. I have around 5-8 folders with over 1 GB of images inside.
knightnz said:
Correct.
Have you seen the size of the firmware packages for the tab? Many people won't be too keen on downloading around 300MB over their cell connection.
Having to plug it into the PC once every few months is not that much of a chore.
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That may be the case but Kies is an absolute nightmare.
I also have an SGS and when I applied an upgrade for Froyo on a stock SGS with nothing altered Kies 'bricked' the phone.
Luckily I could still do the 3-Button Recovery so managed to wipe the phone clean and use Odin with the upgrade ROM from samfirmware.com
As such I am no fan of Kies and not looking forward to connecting my Tab to it.
Question to everyone else who has done the upgrade ~ has anyone experienced any difficulties with Kies and the Tab?
I just upgraded also and can't really spot any changes so far. The upgrade did preserve everything, although I had to re-root. Oddly Opera Mobile was crashing a lot also (it hardly ever did prior to the upgrade), but an uninstall and reinstall seems to have fixed that.
Beards said:
Question to everyone else who has done the upgrade ~ has anyone experienced any difficulties with Kies and the Tab?
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It worked ok for me, although what are Mac users supposed to do? Luckily I had a PC in the house I could use.
Hi,
Upgrade was quite slow. It took 30-45 mins.
My all apps and home screen customisations are intact. That's really good.
JM.
Beards said:
Can you do me a favour, open your browser and go to the UK's PeakFM web site and see if you can view the page, click on any of the boxed links and navigate correctly through the web site.
I am finding certain web sites such as this and others are not being displayed correctly, so if the update has cured that I would jump at upgrading.
Thanks.
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Works fine using miren browser on the old firmware
How come I don't get the update in kies? It says my device is already running the latest firmware. I'm on an unlocked and unbranded euro version of the tab.
edit: is it because I rooted it?
crippleb0y said:
How come I don't get the update in kies? It says my device is already running the latest firmware. I'm on an unlocked and unbranded euro version of the tab.
edit: is it because I rooted it?
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same problem here too, i wish someone could tell us what to do in this case.
zozodouce said:
same problem here too, i wish someone could tell us what to do in this case.
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It's not because you've rooted anyway because I've done that and I got the update. Perhaps you really are already on the latest? My Tab is an unlocked one bought in the UK on the day of release and was running JJ3 originally.
It would appear the update is for JJ users as in JJ3 to JJ7.
knightnz said:
Have you seen the size of the firmware packages for the tab? Many people won't be too keen on downloading around 300MB over their cell connection.
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On HTC phones, you are notified that an update is available for download, and then advised that it may be better to switch to WiFi before downloading.
Having to plug it into the PC once every few months is not that much of a chore.
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Try telling that to someone who is running OS/X or Linux!
Yes, I know you can use a VM, but:
a) That *is* a chore!
b) You need to have a Windows license, which some people might not legally have.
EDIT: I see there is a Kies Mini now for OS/X users!
OTA is definitely the way to go IMHO.
Regards,
Dave
foxmeister said:
On HTC phones, you are notified that an update is available for download, and then advised that it may be better to switch to WiFi before downloading.
OTA is definitely the way to go IMHO.
Regards,
Dave
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Couldn't agree more with you Dave.... Kies is an absolute nightmare. Besides the insane method Samsung use, you connect and take a chance it does not brick your phone.
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Try telling that to someone who is running OS/X or Linux!
Yes, I know you can use a VM, but:
a) That *is* a chore!
b) You need to have a Windows license, which some people might not legally have.
EDIT: I see there is a Kies Mini now for OS/X users!
OTA is definitely the way to go IMHO.
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I'm using OSX at the moment and am fine with having to boot into my win7 partition or use my WinXP VM if need be.
In order to download a 300MB file OTA, i'd either need to change my data plan to one that costs me an extra $30/month, or pay 10c/mb for data beyond my current cap. Not everywhere has good cellular data plans, although Europe, North America and Asis, would encompass >95% of their target market, so I can't imagine they'd care too much.
Obviously they _should_ support OSX users as it's a reasonable sized market, although probably most OSX users would be more likely to get an iPad as they're already suckling at the teat of Jobs. It's simply a USB/COM gateway, basically just an adb redirect, so other than the UI it's not like it's complicated for them to implement as most of the framework already exists in the SDK.
version 2.0.0.11032_12 rolling out
Thanks, updating now
(Even though I have never used kies, there may come a time in future lol)
tried to update but it just makes a lot of problems
first opens 3 update windows automatically
then after one of them finish downloading it just closes itself and nothing happen
Thanks got kies update mabeys 2.3 on way lets hope
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Paving the way for Gingerbread?
Just updated Kies to 2.0.0.11032_12 successfully. But no Ginger ATM.
Just updated Kies too, now awaiting Gingerbread which is confirmed cause my mate who used to live with a guy who's brother had done work experience at Samsung in 1998 said.......
yup cheer's just updated mine now
2.3 should with any luck be along shortly as my gold fish is doing the back stroke
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Just updated Kies too, now awaiting Gingerbread which is confirmed cause my mate who used to live with a guy who's brother had done work experience at Samsung in 1998 said.......
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Thats funny
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people who say they no some body at samsung need banning or go in to a sin bin for a few days no more please
got-petrol said:
people who say they no some body at samsung need banning or go in to a sin bin for a few days no more please
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Well then someone at O2 told them that someone from Vodafone told them that someone from t-mobile told them that someone from Orange told them that Gingerbeard will not look good on someone's face.
the version that I downloaded is Kies_2.0.0.11033_25
download link:
http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/SW/201103/20110321192620273/Kies_2.0.0.11033_25.exe
darychia said:
the version that I downloaded is Kies_2.0.0.11033_25
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And according samsung.de this is dated 5.1.2011. So it is out for a while
Thats odd os the one downloaded today although it has a lower build number is dated 29 January 2011, 23:11:02. The newest part is dated Feb14th.
When I download the update for kies it gets to the dowloading files part and is on 100% but carries on downloading past the 53642kb on something like over 233343 whats wrong with it? Also it keeps asking for internet connection and i click retry every so often? Is there anyway I can download the new version and uninstall the old one rather than updating?
i noticed that this new update is more responsive than the last at least they are improving their apllication
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When I download the update for kies it gets to the dowloading files part and is on 100% but carries on downloading past the 53642kb on something like over 233343 whats wrong with it? Also it keeps asking for internet connection and i click retry every so often? Is there anyway I can download the new version and uninstall the old one rather than updating?
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That's happened to me a few times since Kies was first released. The short/kindest answer is that Samsung developers aren't the best...
XDcallum said:
When I download the update for kies it gets to the dowloading files part and is on 100% but carries on downloading past the 53642kb on something like over 233343 whats wrong with it? Also it keeps asking for internet connection and i click retry every so often? Is there anyway I can download the new version and uninstall the old one rather than updating?
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Disable your antivirus/internet security and that will solve this problem
Elle233 said:
Disable your antivirus/internet security and that will solve this problem
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Ahhh worked perfectly cheers dude.
Samsung on facebook said you Need this Update to be able to Get the 2.3.2 Update to your Samsung Galaxy S, Vibrant, Facinate. The 2.2.1 Froyo Update not For everyone Only for Italy, Romania, Germany. 2.3.2 will be Worldwide but carriers will be Delayed.
Hello,
Not sure if this is the correct forum to ask, sorry if it isn't.
I've noticed that after the lollipop upgrade I don't have the "smart lock" option in my settings->security. After digging through the www for a while it seems that I don't have the latest Google play services update (which brings the "trusted places" feature).
Is this correct? This is the reason I'm not seeing the "smart lock' feature?
Play store says I have the latest version (I currently have 436, which is NOT the latest version). Why? I got the play services update this morning and yet it's not the latest version. Should I wait a little longer for the update?
Is it safe to update the latest Google play services manually? apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-play-services/google-play-services-6-5-87-1599771-446-apk
Thanks in advance.
ekmo said:
Hello,
Not sure if this is the correct forum to ask, sorry if it isn't.
I've noticed that after the lollipop upgrade I don't have the "smart lock" option in my settings->security. After digging through the www for a while it seems that I don't have the latest Google play services update (which brings the "trusted places" feature).
Is this correct? This is the reason I'm not seeing the "smart lock' feature?
Play store says I have the latest version (I currently have 436, which is NOT the latest version). Why? I got the play services update this morning and yet it's not the latest version. Should I wait a little longer for the update?
Is it safe to update the latest Google play services manually? apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-play-services/google-play-services-6-5-87-1599771-446-apk
Thanks in advance.
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apk mirror is a site of android police to upload their apk's. i trust them and i installed stuff from there a lot of times. the apk signatures are correct and the apk update correctly to newer versions after the insallation. so it is a matter of trusting the source. i trust them so a lot of other readers.
android police is a serious site. so do your research about the site and decide for yourself if you are willing to trust them or not.
P.S. the reason that you don't have the latest version is that the roll out is usually done within the span of a few days to weeks depending of where you are. so the update will come eventually.
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ttheodorou said:
apk mirror is a site of android police to upload their apk's. i trust them and i installed stuff from there a lot of times. the apk signatures are correct and the apk update correctly to newer versions after the insallation. so it is a matter of trusting the source. i trust them so a lot of other readers.
android police is a serious site. so do your research about the site and decide for yourself if you are willing to trust them or not.
P.S. the reason that you don't have the latest version is that the roll out is usually done within the span of a few days to weeks depending of where you are. so the update will come eventually.
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I always prefer to do the update the "regular way", via play store, so according to your advice I think I'll wait a little longer for the update.
Thanks. :good:
ekmo said:
I always prefer to do the update the "regular way", via play store, so according to your advice I think I'll wait a little longer for the update.
Thanks. :good:
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for me the only reason to update via apk mirror is if i want to check something immediately. for example when the new google apps with material design was out i updated from there instead of waiting. i couldn't help my self
ttheodorou said:
for me the only reason to update via apk mirror is if i want to check something immediately. for example when the new google apps with material design was out i updated from there instead of waiting. i couldn't help my self
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Well, in my case it's just a cool new feature I want to try out. I'll give it a few more days and if it won't come on it's own then I'll update it manually.
It's basically just getting the apk and running it (wherever it's located), correct?
ekmo said:
Well, in my case it's just a cool new feature I want to try out. I'll give it a few more days and if it won't come on it's own then I'll update it manually.
It's basically just getting the apk and running it (wherever it's located), correct?
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you download the apk on your phone and install it like any other app. it is called side loading. there is an option under settings/security to allow you install apps outside the play store if you haven't done it already you must unclick it.
ttheodorou said:
you download the apk on your phone and install it like any other app. it is called side loading. there is an option under settings/security to allow you install apps outside the play store if you haven't done it already you must unclick it.
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Yep, I'm familiar with this option, but thanks for reminding me to recheck it before installing. :good:
ekmo said:
Yep, I'm familiar with this option, but thanks for reminding me to recheck it before installing. :good:
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glad to help
For the Nexus 4 (with Lollipop), I believe this is the version you want from apk mirror:
Google Play services 6.5.87 (1599771-436)
Edit: the notes section on apk mirror explains the version naming/numbering for the Play Services apks. The last three digits indicate which version of Play Services is right for your device.
I was notified immediately after upgrading to L that my Google Services are outdated and I was redirected to Play Store before even could get to home screen. Maybe it only happens after standard OTA...?
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I was notified immediately after upgrading to L that my Google Services are outdated and I was redirected to Play Store before even could get to home screen. Maybe it only happens after standard OTA...?
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Same here, but for some reason it did not update for the latest version.
ekmo said:
Hello,
Not sure if this is the correct forum to ask, sorry if it isn't.
I've noticed that after the lollipop upgrade I don't have the "smart lock" option in my settings->security. After digging through the www for a while it seems that I don't have the latest Google play services update (which brings the "trusted places" feature).
Is this correct? This is the reason I'm not seeing the "smart lock' feature?
Play store says I have the latest version (I currently have 436, which is NOT the latest version). Why? I got the play services update this morning and yet it's not the latest version. Should I wait a little longer for the update?
Is it safe to update the latest Google play services manually? apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/google-play-services/google-play-services-6-5-87-1599771-446-apk
Thanks in advance.
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It's perfectly safe, as it is the exact same version you will recieve from play store.
I'm not sure what the problem is anymore.
I looked at a friend's Nexus 4 that was also updated with Lollipop and he has the same Google play services build as me and he still gets the 'smart lock' option.
Could it be something with the settings on my phone? Maybe I need to do something in order to enable it? I've already tried enabling a security lock screen but that didn't help.
"no eligible devices for app install"
This is what I get when I try to install "YotaMap for YotaPhone" directly from my laptop's browser. I ended up doing this because these apps don't even show in the play store if I search for them in the phone itself.
I got my Yotaphone 2 yesterday and I was thrilled to see what kind of things I can do with the back display .. but .. why are all the fun apps unavailable to me? Does the location matter?
Do you guys have any idea what can cause this behavior?
PP: this happens not only with the "YotaMap" but with many other Yota apps I was able to find in the play store from the browser.
P_Rein said:
"no eligible devices for app install"
This is what I get when I try to install "YotaMap for YotaPhone" directly from my laptop's browser. I ended up doing this because these apps don't even show in the play store if I search for them in the phone itself.
I got my Yotaphone 2 yesterday and I was thrilled to see what kind of things I can do with the back display .. but .. why are all the fun apps unavailable to me? Does the location matter?
Do you guys have any idea what can cause this behavior?
PP: this happens not only with the "YotaMap" but with many other Yota apps I was able to find in the play store from the browser.
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Which version of Android are you running? If you flash to the latest firmware all available apps can be installed from the YotaStore, which in itself is an app on the latest firmware.
VirtuaLeech said:
Which version of Android are you running? If you flash to the latest firmware all available apps can be installed from the YotaStore, which in itself is an app on the latest firmware.
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The phone is running android 4.4.3
I don't know how to upgrade it actually. My last phone notified me that it wants to upgrade to 5 .. and I just clicked "do it!".
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The phone is running android 4.4.3
I don't know how to upgrade it actually. My last phone notified me that it wants to upgrade to 5 .. and I just clicked "do it!".
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Read through this post to find out how to upgrade. Also try searching YotaFlasher in the forum.
hi
I own the p9000 maybe for 2 Months. It runs on latest Stock 20160810 Rom, Bootloader locked, no modifications, newer rooted.
3 days ago Netflix released a new version of their Android App, which provide a download function for several Movies and Series.
On my "old" nexus 5 it works flawless. But on the Elephone p9000, same App version, has no Download option and no Category "downloaded Movies". I posted this also on the elephone Forum and it seems that several other p9000 users are also involved. Sadly no solution nor answer from customer service yet.
Someone mentioned the reason, that the device is not fully certified by google, so it reports like a rooted device to netflix.
Anyone using Netflix on this device and have the download option inside the netflix app ? Maybe it works with some custom Rom.
Thanks for the answers.
The nougat beta had release keys but I wasn't able to confirm. So wait for the next update and it might be there otherwise get another phone
what keys ?
Pro4TLZZ said:
The nougat beta had release keys but I wasn't able to confirm. So wait for the next update and it might be there otherwise get another phone
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what you mean with keys ? Do you think this could be a issue by some failed certificate ?
I know that many people have problems even to run Netflix or Amazon prime Video when their Phone is rooted. But this p9000 is absolute virgin from this point.
Anyway i doubt someone would buy another phone only to make an app properly work. I was just curious what's the reason for this weird behaviour. Also, if it is really a certificate problem, so apps with higher security levels see some breach here, it would be very interesting though.
Every phone is signed. Their are test keys which do not allow certain functionality like android pay or banking apps. Release keys are signed over the rom so these functions can be used
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The nougat beta had release keys but I wasn't able to confirm. So wait for the next update and it might be there otherwise get another phone
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Pro4TLZZ said:
Every phone is signed. Their are test keys which do not allow certain functionality like android pay or banking apps. Release keys are signed over the rom so these functions can be used
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Thank you for your kind answer. So then it seems that the Rom was not properly signed by elephone . Will try some banking apps if they work.
Netflix Works flawlessly on my p9000, including the Download functionality.
I'm on latest Eragon Rom.
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It's also working for me (I've tested Downloads) on the Android 7.0 Beta.
Ok ..this seems good news to me. I wait for the final Android 7 and see if it work then. When not i go for some custom Rom.
Update : It seems that the Download for the Netflix app works on some devices with newest stock Rom and for some unknown reason it simply dont work on other devices.
So it's obviously another reason what makes this happen.
Working flawlessly here too, with the latest OTA update (20160810). Systemless Rooted + Xposed
Note that not all content is downloadable
JocPro said:
Working flawlessly here too, with the latest OTA update (20160810). Systemless Rooted + Xposed
Note that not all content is downloadable
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In the google store where the netflix app is provided, they are many complains from several users with different android phones and different version of Android. Netflix says it work from 4.1.1 to up.
It seems so random to me. Some guy from the elephone forum proved that netflix download works on his device with screenshots. Same device, same stock rom. Maybe it has something to do with the geolocation. No clue.
bestguy said:
In the google store where the netflix app is provided, they are many complains from several users with different android phones and different version of Android. Netflix says it work from 4.1.1 to up.
It seems so random to me. Some guy from the elephone forum proved that netflix download works on his device with screenshots. Same device, same stock rom. Maybe it has something to do with the geolocation. No clue.
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I'm in South America, Chile with a local carrier (entel)...
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bestguy said:
In the google store where the netflix app is provided, they are many complains from several users with different android phones and different version of Android. Netflix says it work from 4.1.1 to up.
It seems so random to me. Some guy from the elephone forum proved that netflix download works on his device with screenshots. Same device, same stock rom. Maybe it has something to do with the geolocation. No clue.
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Working here in Germany
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Works for me on eragon rom!
It seems the problem is that they don't properly signed the Stock Rom, or it becomes corrupt while OTA update. I had now several Apps reporting me that my device is rooted and therefore because of security reason the application will not work properly.
WTF elephone ?
Don't know if it would help when i flash the last stock Rom manually again. Maybe something gone wrong while the OTA update process. Also what makes me more angry that their support staff is simply not existent in their forum. It's obvious how this work. You buy a phone, get no support and that's it. Anyway, if the Android 7 Update renders into a scam bubble i'll return the phone back to amazon.