Hello @ all,
the launch of 4.0 is near and many custom-roms based partially of a nexus device.
i wait hopeful for the first steps
a rumour that i see in the internet, that DELL want to be publish a 4.0-based rom for the streak, i can´t believe that.
see you
J. L.
Hi Jürsche,
i think there is no doupt dell will not bring out any updates to our devices. don't even waste time on thinking about it. when wishing for a ics-rom the best thing you can do is make one yourself - if you can, actually. The few devs working on streak5 here are doing the best they can providing a working gingerbread to overcome the end of development by dell. So far they are doing an excellent job (which i recommend supporting by a small donation!), but it might happen that we'll never see an ics on the streak5 if nobody builds one (which is most probably not so easy)
gostl
gostl said:
Hi Jürsche,
i think there is no doupt dell will not bring out any updates to our devices. don't even waste time on thinking about it. when wishing for a ics-rom the best thing you can do is make one yourself - if you can, actually. The few devs working on streak5 here are doing the best they can providing a working gingerbread to overcome the end of development by dell. So far they are doing an excellent job (which i recommend supporting by a small donation!), but it might happen that we'll never see an ics on the streak5 if nobody builds one (which is most probably not so easy)
gostl
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Strongly agree with u. Dell just left us in middle of the road but in "EOL" site they wrote it was nice journey. Maybe its from thr business side opinion not from user side.
I actually can't agree with Gostl's assessment simply because the Streak is still available, just not in the United States. The Streak is a new device for some Asian countries so it stands to reason that there will at some point be a Gingerbread release. Ice Cream Sandwich? I don't believe so, but it would be nice to be wrong.
I believe GingerStreak is a dell pre beta release. It will be realeased officially in an Asian country.
Sent from the SuperStreak! ;-)
borijess said:
I believe GingerStreak is a dell pre beta release. It will be realeased officially in an Asian country.
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Lets hope for the best. But I'd be surprised if they did another leap ahead...
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Lets hope for the best. But I'd be surprised if they did another leap ahead...
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exactly!!!! but hope for the best!
borijess said:
I believe GingerStreak is a dell pre beta release. It will be realeased officially in an Asian country.
Sent from the SuperStreak! ;-)
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GUYZ DONT BE IN THOUGHT THAT DELLS GONNA RELEASE UPDATES ANYWHERE IN WORLD
JUST TALKED TO AMYATDELL AND DELL CARES ON TWITTER AND DELL CUSTOMER CARE SERVICE PHONICALLY. ALL I GOT ID THERE WILL BE NO MORE UPDATES FOR DELL STREAK nywhere in the World
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sajibcy said:
Strongly agree with u. Dell just left us in middle of the road but in "EOL" site they wrote it was nice journey. Maybe its from thr business side opinion not from user side.
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Its for user side
Guyz don't waste time by waiting for updates officially
Dell simply said LOUD AND CLEAR that dear customers **** YOU
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Firstly please dont YELL IN ALL CAPS,
secondly that's blatently false, dell is STILL releasing the S5 into new markets, it'd be shinanigans to think that they would release into a market and not supply any support for it at all for a new product there.
Dell stopped selling it in the original launch countries, but it still provides support for them there.
Yes it is HIGHLY unlikely for them to release an official ICS, but regardless of support, for a device this old you wouldnt realistically expect ICS for any product it's age.
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(cut) for a device this old you wouldnt realistically expect ICS for any product it's age.
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except for the 2, uhm, nexi? nexuses?
Those are the exceptions since google directly makes the roms for them, how many other devices launched with them do you expect to keep being supported?
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Firstly please dont YELL IN ALL CAPS,
secondly that's blatently false, dell is STILL releasing the S5 into new markets, it'd be shinanigans to think that they would release into a market and not supply any support for it at all for a new product there.
Dell stopped selling it in the original launch countries, but it still provides support for them there.
Yes it is HIGHLY unlikely for them to release an official ICS, but regardless of support, for a device this old you wouldnt realistically expect ICS for any product it's age.
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yes, its been sell in new markets and also its still sold in already markets (like India) its been sell like hell here. Most of owners like watching other ppl mouth open after seeing a phone so so cool (& big for ppl with small phone's )
but i said (in last posts) what i heard The way i heard
Who cares if it's OTA? A custom Rom would still be aweesomeeee!!!
ICS is gorgeous.
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Those are the exceptions since google directly makes the roms for them, how many other devices launched with them do you expect to keep being supported?
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oh don't get me wrong mate I completely agree with you! i think that zero is the answer, but tb completely h i guess the streak might have the horsepower required to run the sandwich (albeit with a slightly underpowered gpu). as a matter of fact I just replied to topic because I thought "nexi" was a funny word and I just HAD to share my findings.
For any device with a 1st gen snapdragon or newer or equivilent, ICS will actually make them faster.
GB -> HC -> ICS each include more and more HW acceleration, so anything with an actual GPU would gain from it, at least in theory. Actual outcome depends on the quality of the port/drivers
U can make your own ICS Port.
Here is a tut :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1312595
Don't ask me how, I have no understanding of whats in this thread
ICS Port
Hy @ all,
i sent maxicet a pm about this tutorial.
maybe a chance ...
J.L.
Hi,
hope it will come for our beloved Streak, but i wonder that can it be flashed with current streak config. , the ICS need more powerful hardware requirement
Best Regards
trungcanthi1 said:
Hi,
hope it will come for our beloved Streak, but i wonder that can it be flashed with current streak config. , the ICS need more powerful hardware requirement
Best Regards
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as a matter of fact it will be running on the nexus s which does not differ that much from the streak specs wise. So i guess the streak can handle it..
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Latest from [email protected]:
'We’re continuing to work with O2 to deliver the update, and expect this to start in mid-December #dellstreak'
Seriously!!!.what the hell!!...
@dell: Thanks but no thanks!!!
@djsteve: Thanks a lot!!..he he...maybe ill strt my preparation!!
Well the update has been released for unlocked phones, so I don't fault Dell for this. I place the blame on [email protected] least Dell was nice & smart enough to give you guys a status on the update.
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whether it is o2 or dell to be blamed..the end result is the same...i havent got the update..!!..so it time to move on I guess..
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Well the update has been released for unlocked phones, so I don't fault Dell for this. I place the blame on [email protected] least Dell was nice & smart enough to give you guys a status on the update.
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I Blame Dell, I wonder how many have got the offical update notification ??
Very few would be my guess, I'm a UK unlocked Streak owner & still no update for me.
I have asked Stephen twice via twitter about it but he doesn't bother to respond
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whether it is o2 or dell to be blamed..the end result is the same...i havent got the update..!!..so it time to move on I guess..
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Don't let the door hit you in the rear on the way out.
lol...i wasnt talking abt getting rid of the streak!!...and probably am as 'eccentric a tabletphone user' as you are..
i was talking abt waiting for dell/o2 to give me wat I want..
but as it turns out...i am staying well inside the room and waiting for the official thing to come out...whenever it does..
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whether it is o2 or dell to be blamed..the end result is the same...i havent got the update..!!..so it time to move on I guess..
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Indeed, I feel your pain. I mean what a terrible tragedy, having to wait almost a full month before a slightly updated operating system for your mobile phone becomes available. Nobody should have to bear such a tragic burden in their life. Have you asked whether the European Commission on Human Rights will take your case up?
On the other hand, you could just go to Argos and buy one - they are advertising that their Streaks come with 2.2.
@philip...ha ha I am sure you are being sarcastic there...
no thanks but Ill stick to my current o2 locked streak...cause currenly having 2.1 instead of 2.2 doesnt really make a big difference to my existance on earth...
it's just the 'customer unawareness' of dell/o2 which bothers me...nuthin else..
Dell, carriers?
If Dell "officially" releases the update, then the carriers pack their crap onto the update, does Dell have to check it for compatibility before the carriers sign off on it? Or do the carriers send their crap to Dell, dell packages it into their OS, then tests it, and then the carriers sign off on it?
God knows I wouldn't defend the manufacturer or the carrier, but does anyone know the procedure?
THIS is a glaring example of why carriers need to get the $*#&% out of the hardware/software side of the wireless phone business, and become pipes.
(In the USA) it use to be, you provide the phone, we provide the dial tone.
Now, I'm not naive enough to know why the carriers want to stay in the hardware
side of the business, but, as phones, software evolve, they need to seriously consider changing (in the USA) their business model.
At least DELL UK sell accessories for the streak........we have nothing in Australia
Not even a charger!!!
f**k the dell and o2 upgrading to 2.2 with dj steve had enough with their sh*t
we the first person to buy these f*cking device in uk and we are getting at last seriously love the device but dell a complete dirt company to deal with
To be fair, 02 added very little bloat to the Streak. Either 1.6 or 2.2. I personally would rather wait a couple of weeks for them to sort out the bugs in the thus far released 2.2 builds before it hits O2.
I'm currently using 2.1 with a mildly tweaked build.prop & ADW Launcher and other than the lack of flash it isn't lacking much.
Maybe I'm just more chilled as I'm getting older but I don't really see that the sky is falling down just because I have to wait a few days more for a phone firmware update.
Dell are fixing some of the bugs (hopefully more than some) in the initial 00 released roms..
you wouldn't want them to send the o2 ones out with something that stopped you watching iplayer would you?
Same here stateside...would rather wait until it is RIGHT...before updating.
When I was younger, as soon as a point release would come out, I'd jump on it.
Not so much anymore. I want stable.
I use to go bleeding edge on hardware for the PC, tweaking and tweaking to get the performance, and then living with unstable systems.
Last pc I built replaced one that I built and was stable for over six years, running 24/7. The one I built, should be as stable for another six.
ChrisJ said:
To be fair, 02 added very little bloat to the Streak. Either 1.6 or 2.2. I personally would rather wait a couple of weeks for them to sort out the bugs in the thus far released 2.2 builds before it hits O2.
Maybe I'm just more chilled as I'm getting older but I don't really see that the sky is falling down just because I have to wait a few days more for a phone firmware update.
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Official update
Hi everybody,
There is a link that gives you all the countries who are able to download the official update; go check on streaksmart and you will see a link for unlocked models; So I did and I am on froyo with my unlocked streak; I would say just one thing don't hesitate, it is official but happens manually...
http://www.streaksmart.com/2010/11/...ntly-upgrade-to-official-android-22.html#more
The 'official' update was withdrawn until some bug fixes are done, anything you download just now will be unofficial and buggy.
It is the official update
Troute said:
The 'official' update was withdrawn until some bug fixes are done, anything you download just now will be unofficial and buggy.
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You know,before saying it isn't official, go check the page by yourself; its the official page; I am not the only one who has download it and still I have no issues at all..so stop saying it is not OFFICIAL and go check by yourself
"I am not the only one who has download it"
thats it! the official update ist ota!
chris
Please, go check and read this page, you will be abble to download it on your streak,...
http://www.streaksmart.com/2010/11/...ntly-upgrade-to-official-android-22.html#more
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At least DELL UK sell accessories for the streak........we have nothing in Australia
Not even a charger!!!
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which power plug do you use there?
CLARIFICATION: SamFirmware.com is NOT directly affiliated with Samsung Corp., but have links with them apparently (which explains how the ROMs leak).
Seen on Tweeter:
@SamFirmware
"Samsung: No Android 3.0 for Galaxy Tab."
http://twitter.com/#!/SamFirmware/status/55595012687282177
"today in meeting Samsung told me no 3.0 for Galaxy Tab. (Problem = Hardware.)"
http://twitter.com/#!/SamFirmware/status/55600489827549184
To put these statements in perspective:
http://androidandme.com/2010/09/news/galaxy-tab-qa-honeycomb-tablet-coming-next-year/
"The Samsung Galaxy Tab will launch with FroYo (Android 2.2) and eventually be upgraded to Gingerbread (maybe Android 3.0), but Samsung said Honeycomb was for a different kind of tablet experience."
“Moving forward with Honeycomb, that will be used in the next generation tablet as it is specifically optimized for different type of tablet, and will be used on another product only.”
it stinks samsung, samsung ever for me, any product that carries this brand will be part of my house !!!!!!!!!!
he not take care of their customers and it will lose one today! of that there is a 7-inch tab with another brand, I buy, preference for HTC !!!
thanks for this news, even if it is bad
Have they posted the source for this 'quote'? Probably not. Things like this shouldn't be believed until its official.
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I would take anything samfirmware takes with a pinch of salt. It was the same site that said Samsung IS updating to honeycomb not so long back.
Until Samsung themselves say anything ill wait.
daniel.weck said:
Seen on Tweeter:
"@SamFirmware: Samsung: No Android 3.0 for Galaxy Tab."
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Should have posted with source link. Otherwise.....
"@SamFirmware: Samsung: No Android 3.0 for Galaxy Tab but free ipads for tab owners."
Agreed! Lets wait for an official response but I'm pretty sure its true.
Ps-this has nothing to do with development do why did you put it in this section? We all need to do our part in cleaning & maintaining these threads.
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These are the same people who have bricked more tabs than fixed.
I trust Samfirmwares as far as I can throw a fat kid. Bout 2 inches.
I dont see an abysmal difference between 2.2, 2.3 ... 3.0, everything works pretty much the same. the layout of 3.0 may not be the best for a 7inch tablet anyways... perhaps google will meet us halfway and release something that is not 3.0 but will run apps made for 3.0 or something like that. if we never get 3.0 its not going to be a big deal for me, maybe I am on a different situation because I just got it, and most of you have had it for while. and I could get the xoom if 3.0 was that big of a deal but I've played with the xoom and its just too big for me, I like the portability of the galaxy tab and that is more imporant that having honeycomb.
Honeycomb was the last reason to keep GTAB... now i will sell it and buy Kindle...
faust86 said:
Honeycomb was the last reason to keep GTAB... now i will sell it and buy Kindle...
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How many devices are out there right now with ROMs on them that aren't official or haven't even been released?
Crummy reason to give up the best available tablet on the market today. (That's called an opinion, and I'm entitled to mine)
I'm fairly confident that at some stage we will have fully functional and stable honeycomb on our tabs. Does it really matter if it's not an official Samsung release?
After all, if all we're interested in is getting official updates from vendor sources then there's little or no point being on these forums.
Have faith in the developers here, in my opinion they provide more reliable roms than the vendors!
just one question, what the hell do you guys expect? if somebody port honeycomb to the tab we will have it. but whats the point? what you are actual missing on your tab? why need sooo much honeycomb? i guess in 95% of all cases its just the childish "must have" instinct like me....
so stay calm, lets enjoy our tab and stop to blame samsung....
I did quite trust the dev here, more than a samsung, but I am disappointed to have paid a very expensive tablet and end samsung not take care of customers, but many want our money !!!
I do not like their politics !!!
I trust samfirmware saying no honeycomb for the galaxy tab as much as I trust apple to tell me a quote from samsung[1]. wait for official sources to confirm or deny.
[1] referring to steve jobs displaying the misquote of samsung's ceo at the iPad2 event
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just one question, what the hell do you guys expect? if somebody port honeycomb to the tab we will have it. but whats the point? what you are actual missing on your tab? why need sooo much honeycomb? i guess in 95% of all cases its just the childish "must have" instinct like me....
so stay calm, lets enjoy our tab and stop to blame samsung....
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Maybe because some apps will only work on honeycomb.
Can anyone here honestly say that they bought there Tab because Samsung said that it would get Honeycomb? I don't recall Samsung ever officially saying anything of the sort personally, though I stand ready to be corrected!
Yes, it would be really nice to get an official Honeycomb ROM, but when I bought my Tab I knew it was coming with Froyo and I knew that Samsungs track record in the past with respect to new Android versions wasn't great.
If we get Gingerbread out of Samsung, I'd say that was a win personally.
Regards,
Dave
EDIT: Interesting article here dated September 2010, where Samsung effectively say that the Tab 7" wouldn't get Honeycomb.
HoneyComb IS here...
Hey guys its actually already been done. A russian developer already flashed it, and it works. ofcourse its an alfa version and there are tons of stuff that is not working, but that means in a few weeks and with all the smart people we have here, it will be done. Here is the link
http://www.max-up.ru/news-apple/android-30-honeycomb-galaxy-tab-gsm.html
Mohamed Sewidan
even htc flyer will be offered honeycomb.
http://www.carrypad.com/2011/04/06/...t-how-will-it-work-with-inking-and-htc-sense/
samsung has to do better to keep their customers.
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Hey guys its actually already been done. A russian developer already flashed it, and it works. ofcourse its an alfa version and there are tons of stuff that is not working, but that means in a few weeks and with all the smart people we have here, it will be done. Here is the link
http://www.max-up.ru/news-apple/android-30-honeycomb-galaxy-tab-gsm.html
Mohamed Sewidan
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Erhhh, you're coming a bit late to the party here!
a) This is based on the work of spacemoose1 from these forums for CDMA Tabs.
b) Many people here have flashed it or tried flashing it.
c) At best, it can be considered a very early alpha - it isn't in a state where you could remotely use it as a daily driver!
Regards,
Dave
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Erhhh, you're coming a bit late to the party here!
a) This is based on the work of spacemoose1 from these forums for CDMA Tabs.
b) Many people here have flashed it or tried flashing it.
c) At best, it can be considered a very early alpha - it isn't in a state where you could remotely use it as a daily driver!
Regards,
Dave
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yes I completely agree but that means that we have hope that the devs are going to work on it to make it work. So saying No honeycone is not accurate.
Also Here is the link from the tab general forum
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1023437
So does anyone think this means we will see gingerbread on the streak?
http://m.androidcentral.com/att-bringing-gingerbread-every-postpaid-android-phone-released-year
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No.
Customers who purchased an Android smartphone from AT&T introduced in 2011
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The Streak was introduced in 2010 and was never on sale direct from AT&T.
wish
I guess we can only wish...
cingulartreo said:
So does anyone think this means we will see gingerbread on the streak?
http://m.androidcentral.com/att-bringing-gingerbread-every-postpaid-android-phone-released-year
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Reading comprehension is not a strong suit for many people, I understand that
Of course Gingerbread will come to Dell Streak 5.
You only need to be patient people!
Patience is a virtue. All good things will come to those who wait.
Someone will make it for the Dell Streak 5, whether it be days, weeks or months, it will happen.
Yeah, hopefully. A lot of Android phones have been / will be getting Gingerbread updates. Even the old Xperia X10, which came out in November 2009, just got a 2.3 update.
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Of course Gingerbread will come to Dell Streak 5.
You only need to be patient people!
Patience is a virtue. All good things will come to those who wait.
Someone will make it for the Dell Streak 5, whether it be days, weeks or months, it will happen.
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I am sorry but you are wrong. Dell is NOT putting out any more updates, including ROMS for the Dell Streak. You will not see Gingerbread.
My screenshot convo. Ask for yourself @stephenjatdell
Dell just put an update for softbank streaks yesterday. After that I'd expect another round of minor updates for various carriers.
At the risk of sounding like an idiot, what's a "softbank" Streak (I can't seem to locate a definition here)... Thanks
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Dell just put an update for softbank streaks yesterday. After that I'd expect another round of minor updates for various carriers.
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But was it just a minor update to Froyo 2.2.2?
Maybe Dell is just buying their time perfecting a totally new UI for Android 3.2 (like they did over top of 1.6 Doughnut)!
Seriously though... why did they spend so many resources putting lipstick on 1.6 (which was very cool / revolutionary / different) Such as the app drawer in the notification bar, power widget dropdown, etc.
I do like that the 2.2.2 releases of Froyo are AOSP enough that the UOT works without issue!
BTW: Softbank is a carrier (Japan?)
It was a minor update, but what it does say is that the team hasnt stopped working on the streak, they merely havnt been releasing any builds for whatever reasons. The update was built on june 30th and that was only a month ago. OTAs usually take about a month from building -> testing -> OTA
Whatever reason they are taking so long, if/when GB comes out it should be even closer to stock android then 2.2 just like 2.2 if you ignore stage ui.
Softbank is a cell carrier in japan, they sell locked US model streaks and were the first to semi-officially recieve 2.2. 301 was a softbank rom, but it wasnt officially released.
Not Exactly...
maevro said:
I am sorry but you are wrong. Dell is NOT putting out any more updates, including ROMS for the Dell Streak. You will not see Gingerbread.
My screenshot convo. Ask for yourself @stephenjatdell
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Except the captivate is getting gingerbread.
So, that means it is up to Dell to fight the giant at&t and get them to approve an update. To me this stance, among other things, communicates that Dell is halfheartedly interested in mobility. I mean, they brought in a mobility guy then canned him and shut down his division at the end of last year. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703688704575621101353557126.html Dell either doesn't want to work very hard or they are exiting because they don't think they can compete.
Contrast that with Sony Ericsson, and Samsung updating their 2010 models. (Ok, so SE isn't updating their at&t version, but this is XDA so we know that doesn't stop ambitious modders.) Those companies are showing commitment to the customers who signed TWO YEAR contracts and are stuck with LAST YEARS (2010) devices on Froyo for another year. These guys are differentiating in the place we wish every company did... Their customer service. Bravo!
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It was a minor update, but what it does say is that the team hasnt stopped working on the streak, they merely havnt been releasing any builds for whatever reasons. The update was built on june 30th and that was only a month ago. OTAs usually take about a month from building -> testing -> OTA
Whatever reason they are taking so long, if/when GB comes out it should be even closer to stock android then 2.2 just like 2.2 if you ignore stage ui.
Softbank is a cell carrier in japan, they sell locked US model streaks and were the first to semi-officially recieve 2.2. 301 was a softbank rom, but it wasnt officially released.
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So, is it worth flashing this rom?
Thanks Nick and TheManii for the info regarding Softbank...... Strangely, Softbank's website shows their cellular network as being W-CMDA.... so there must be a non-SIM version of the Streak.... either that or my Dolphin browser "translate" add-on doesn't translate Japanese too well LOL Thanks again all !!
They are probably focusing on the 10.1inch tablet coming out very soon. From what I gather it wont be a consumer device and probably not a streak.... but then again who knows they just released new stage software to sync and be a remote.
According to fards who speaks to ttmhe devs in irc he is convinced gb is coming offically.
How can it not with the streak 7 being so new.
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SHildebrandt said:
Thanks Nick and TheManii for the info regarding Softbank...... Strangely, Softbank's website shows their cellular network as being W-CMDA.... so there must be a non-SIM version of the Streak.... either that or my Dolphin browser "translate" add-on doesn't translate Japanese too well LOL Thanks again all !!
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WCDMA and UMTS are more or less synonymous (at least from a user standpoint, they might not be the exact same thing from a techical standpoint) with GSM 3G.
WCDMA is the 3g family (i think)
UMTS is the first 3g standard
HSPA is a faster revision (though revision isnt the best word to use)
HSPA+ is '3.5g' by the old definition and '4g' according to current american carriers.
WCMDA and CDMA are similar in how they transmit over the air, but completely different in application. WCDMA is a specific GSM technology, CDMA is the superfamily for CDMA devices.
To muddy the waters even more there are a couple of CDMA carriers in japan, but softbank is not one of them
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Until someone provides me with a clean nandroid of ANY softbank rom this update is useless as it's a patch on TOP of previous softbank roms and not a complete pkg like normal streak pkgs
Krad said:
According to fards who speaks to ttmhe devs in irc he is convinced gb is coming offically.
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I'm afraid hope is abandoning more people than myself. I mean, if Dell
finally gets GB to our Streaks, will it be before Ice Cream shows up?
Will Dell Streak customers really still be interested in a phone with
an OS that is one generation older than the present one?
I'm sure I won't...
Thanks for the clarification, Manll...... Also I do see the point in having the latest OS, but I also realize that a manufacturer will not provide upgrade paths for an aging product forever. At least with Froyo, I think we're at least on a sustainable platform that will remain relevent for some time to come... I just wish we had native video calling like Honeycomb. None of the 3rd party apps seem to work unless the recipient also has the same video call client installed.... and that's just not a realistic option for most...... Oh well, we can't have everything I suppose
so looks like we stuck to buy streak!!!! now i realize it was really bad choice to buy streak! wish i bought galaxy!!!!
"Fards" is alarmingly quiet these days. It would be very interesting to
hear if there are any news on the subject, from someone "inside".
SE Blog
If only all manufacturers could be as awesome as SE <3
Excellent news
Well done Sony (Ericsson) !
Seeing as I have an unlocked/unbranded handset, hopefully won't be too long a wait either
Love you Sony Ericsson, I have an unbranded UK r800i model so I'm hoping the wait isn't that long...
To be honest I never expected them to announce this until 2020.
Great!
Now lets hope Verizon gets it before they are up to Yellow fudge cake.
Rogue Leader said:
Great!
Now lets hope Verizon gets it before they are up to Yellow fudge cake.
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If Verizon releases ICS for the Play, then I will personally donate my unlocked device to OP.
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Wasnt ICS for the Play confirmed much earlier?
IE-coRe said:
Wasnt ICS for the Play confirmed much earlier?
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Apparently it was confirmed and then unconfirmed and no-one knew for sure if we'd get it or not, now we do
Leraeniesh said:
If Verizon releases ICS for the Play, then I will personally donate my unlocked device to OP.
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What makes you think VZW won't release ICS?
Cl8rs said:
What makes you think VZW won't release ICS?
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The fact that it took them months to distribute an update. The low sales. The lack of official SE support. And the low interest SE has with giving support for the R800x.
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Cl8rs said:
What makes you think VZW won't release ICS?
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Poor sales, and the fact that they just announced their releasing the source for 2.3.3 after this long. Pretty sure VZ could care less about ICS for the XP.
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It's interesting that they will be updating the low end (and low res) devices like the minis and the Live. There are lots of apps which don't support those resolutions anymore, isn't there?
That's one of the big reasons I think the American system is flawed, regarding to their (your) own different models of the same phone. In the end it's you as the customer that has to pay the price.
Not to say its confirmed you won't get it either. But doesn't sound like you have much faith in them (Verizon).
I realize this can be an issue in the rest of the world too depending on what manufacturer you have on the phone and their policy of updates (or lack of them). But it's not quite the same as companies demanding different hardware and stuff for their model of the same phone creating even more issues for customers.
VZW managed to get Froyo to the LG Ally, one of the worst Android phones, so I think we will get it. Pretty positive about that, if not, there is always XDA
Never expected "Live" to get it. But oh well, We won't get 4.1, thats the time I flash a custom rom.
TheCraig said:
Never expected "Live" to get it. But oh well, We won't get 4.1, thats the time I flash a custom rom.
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We dont even now what 4.1 will be so if it will be an update like 3.0 to 3.1 we will get it.
Anyone know the pro and cons of using ics over gingerbread?
Lol, Ics isn't even released in the Nexus yet. Give it some time to see how it works in real life. Eventually the idea is that Ics is an improvement over Gingerbread, so there shouldn't be any cons.
Doesn't look good for the Verizon crowd.
http://androidcommunity.com/sony-announces-ice-cream-sandwich-delays-no-ota-updates-either-20120330/
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Wonder what impact this will have on root
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I like it. It sounds like they're going to straight-up release it for use with Flashtool. With the work that the developers have done in porting roms to the R800x, chevyowner in particular, it should be a really good development in terms of updates.
please add cdma to this thread title, otherwise a lot of gsm use will get a shock for their life xD
It doesn't really pertain specifically to CDMA. It's a general deal, apparently, that Sony is delaying, and aren't releasing OTAs.
Verizon's Firmware is different from Sony's, so I still believe if Verizon does update your devices that it will be OTA, As of other carriers, I don't know.
The .145 firmware was a UK firmware that supported CDMA variants, which is mostly the Verizon Xperia Play. I believe if Sony could do it then, they can do it again. I'm holding out hope for this one.
I'm patiently awaiting the UK ICS Rom for my r800x.
Check this post out. Awesome news ! http://www.xperiablog.net/2012/03/3...to-ics/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
sufy1000 said:
Check this post out. Awesome news ! http://www.xperiablog.net/2012/03/3...to-ics/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
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We just sore this. So the beta was a plan to keep us semi happy i guess
poo-tang said:
We just sore this. So the beta was a plan to keep us semi happy i guess
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Yeah... but atleast they've told us that if it'll run on 2011 Xperia devices or not so we don't jump in straight and update to Ice Cream Sandwich which then would be a problem for us.
So, I guess all us with a 2011 Xperia model will have to stay on Gingerbread. Well I don't mind as long as everything runs smoothly which it does on Gingerbread.
I am still a unhappy though cause I was looking forward to ICS I waited so long !
I had a feeling it was a bad sign when Verizon offered me a free upgrade..... Glad they chose to grease the squeaky wheel.... Still sucks though....
You know what? I think sony tells us bullsh*t... my friend has Nexus S with OFFICIAL ICS and it's perfectly smooth. This phones specs are similar to ours - 512 MB of RAM and 1GHz CPU. There aren't any problems on it so it means having nicely optimized ICS on our phones is possible but it seems Sony are sh*tting pants now and telling us right before ICS launch that it won't be running smooth because it needs more resources. I think they are too lazy, there were always problems with their company if we talk about upgrades. X10 has got 2.3 for 8 months and it's still full of bugs. I'm sure I'm not the only one who afraids of this upgrade and not the only one who's mad at them (look at the comments on their blog). They promised great update and now they made us thinking is there a sense of upgrading to ICS if it's so slow in their opinion. Shame on you, Sony.
EDIT: Besides - Sony will soon launch Xperia Neo L in China. The phone with THE SAME hardware specs as our phones. So that means its ICS will be slow too? What's the point in releasing the phone with "slow SQL, low ram and heavy CPU use"?
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You know what? I think sony tells us bullsh*t... my friend has Nexus S with OFFICIAL ICS and it's perfectly smooth. This phones specs are similar to ours - 512 MB of RAM and 1GHz CPU. There aren't any problems on it so it means having nicely optimized ICS on our phones is possible but it seems Sony are sh*tting pants now and telling us right before ICS launch that it won't be running smooth because it needs more resources. I think they are too lazy, there were always problems with their company if we talk about upgrades. X10 has got 2.3 for 8 months and it's still full of bugs. I'm sure I'm not the only one who afraids of this upgrade and not the only one who's mad at them (look at the comments on their blog). They promised great update and now they made us thinking is there a sense of upgrading to ICS if it's so slow in their opinion. Shame on you, Sony.
EDIT: Besides - Sony will soon launch Xperia Neo L in China. The phone with THE SAME hardware specs as our phones. So that means its ICS will be slow too? What's the point in releasing the phone with "slow SQL, low ram and heavy CPU use"?
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Agreed. Sony are playing with us. They are very very lazy indeed.
So Peed of right now
I always knew ICS was a bad operating system and this is proof of it.
If you want a fast phone stick with COLA rom.
trust me.
ICS is like putting lipstick on a pig.
the whole thing reeks of slow /bloatware and "pretty effects"
you know what i say to that? F*** that S***
I dont give a d*** about what it looks like.
Hogwarts said:
I always knew ICS was a bad operating system and this is proof of it.
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So, just because Sony can't implement it properly in the Xperia line and they say so in advance, ICS is a bad version?
Logseman said:
So, just because Sony can't implement it properly in the Xperia line and they say so in advance, ICS is a bad version?
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lol true. It's got nothing to with ICS but it's all got to do with the Sony Delevopers !
And it's good that they actually highlight these possible issues anyway! I would much rather know this than update blindly and find them later by myself. Then again, what people seem to want is to hear that their device is magical. It sells better indeed.
First thing I'm doing upon getting the official update is to remove Bloat like Music Unlimited ****...
Reapman said:
Wonder what impact this will have on root
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None. We have root now
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