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The Note to be updated to Ice Cream Sandwich

Samsung have re-assured anyone buying the Note that they will soon get it updated from Gingerbread to Ice Cream Sandwich. What benefits will that bring to the note?

Gaugerer said:
Samsung have re-assured anyone buying the Note that they will soon get it updated from Gingerbread to Ice Cream Sandwich. What benefits will that bring to the note?
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Where did you get that information?

Curious too. What does "soon" mean?

Android Authority posted it here. Not sure if Android Authority really have "authoritative" sources as I don't see any official announcement from Samsung.

I guess "soon" is a little too optimistic. I guess we have to wait a few months until we'll see the ICS on the Note. The only thing that we know for sure is that both the Note and the SGS2 will receive ICS, as Samsung declared... officially.

I have read a news that Samsung have confirmed this via their official twitter page from Italy...
Kiss my Tab!

Also, newspapers in Norway are quoting official Samsung resources saying this...
BTJ

I remember reading the update will be 2nd quarter next year...
Kiss my Tab!

Gede said:
Where did you get that information?
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It should be obvious that the Galaxy Note will get ISC update. This is only logical and you do not need any official confirmation to know it would get the update/upgrade. I think the question is when? I'm surprised that alot of us bother ourselves about this obvious fact.

thats a bad news, while in six months i will have a other phone.. hope to get a update in the next two max. three months.
spandsbab said:
I remember reading the update will be 2nd quarter next year...
Kiss my Tab!
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Elle233 said:
It should be obvious that the Galaxy Note will get ISC update. This is only logical and you do not need any official confirmation to know it would get the update/upgrade. I think the question is when? I'm surprised that alot of us bother ourselves about this obvious fact.
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You speak about obvious facts, but I haven't seen an official Samsung "fact" anywhere.
I just see rumors everywhere, repeated by various blogs that read each-other. (and need some traffic)
There has been (as it seems, but also not confirmed, just a rumor) a statement from Samsung Italy on an (not official) Italian blog, and this blog has revised its message since then.
Sure, I would like to have ICS on my Note, but I don't get my hopes up.
And I don't understand why everyone speaks about "facts" while there is no fact to be found.
It a fact when there is an Official Statement from Samsung on a Samsung operated website.
And I also want that to appear. But it hasn't.
(and my personal guess is that ICS will NOT come on this Note, but on the next, but I hope I am wrong)
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albireox said:
for sure is that both the Note and the SGS2 will receive ICS, as Samsung declared... officially.
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Please show me this official Samsung declaration, please?
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xda890 said:
Also, newspapers in Norway are quoting official Samsung resources saying this...
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Are they quoting a statement that can be read on an official Samsung website or press release? Or are they just repeating the rumors that appeared on some blogs??
Maybe you find me annoying that I question this ICS on our beloved Note, but I really want an Official statement...

During the official presentation of Galaxy Note for the Italian market Samsung (Italia) has confirmed in an interview with Telefonino.net that the Note will have ICS in 2012 for sure.
However they didn't say when (could be in January as well as in December...).

Gaugerer said:
Samsung have re-assured anyone buying the Note that they will soon get it updated from Gingerbread to Ice Cream Sandwich. What benefits will that bring to the note?
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The most important benefit will be the ability to run tablet apps ie apps optimized for tablet resolutions. Ics has some other nice things too - Data monitoring, hardware acceleration, offline google mail searching, and etc etc
Frank

ICS has native pen support.
ICS uses 1280x800 as desired resolution..
what makes you think the Note won't get it ?
hopefully when ICS is released and we see some Note kernel source
(I don't have my note yet, so haven't started looking)
we can start to port it across, lets see if we can beat samsung

i hope so, it would be a great thing to see it as soon as possible..
fards said:
ICS has native pen support.
ICS uses 1280x800 as desired resolution..
what makes you think the Note won't get it ?
hopefully when ICS is released and we see some Note kernel source
(I don't have my note yet, so haven't started looking)
we can start to port it across, lets see if we can beat samsung
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fards said:
ICS has native pen support.
ICS uses 1280x800 as desired resolution..
what makes you think the Note won't get it ?
hopefully when ICS is released and we see some Note kernel source
(I don't have my note yet, so haven't started looking)
we can start to port it across, lets see if we can beat samsung
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Fards good to see u here......
U r contributions to dell streak have been amazing... Hope you have plenty and plenty of time to work on Note.

Confirmed ICS for Note:
http://www.androidauthority.com/sam...ch-for-the-galaxy-note-and-galaxy-s-ii-29957/
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sams...axy-Note-are-confirmed-to-receive-ICS_id23392
-Alex-

fards said:
ICS has native pen support.
ICS uses 1280x800 as desired resolution..
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ICS uses 1280x720p not 800

fards said:
we can start to port it across, lets see if we can beat samsung
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You will.
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bairda said:
Confirmed ICS for Note:
http://www.androidauthority.com/sam...ch-for-the-galaxy-note-and-galaxy-s-ii-29957/
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sams...axy-Note-are-confirmed-to-receive-ICS_id23392
-Alex-
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Phone Arena quotes Android Authority, and this "authority" bases itself on a rumor. (the rumor on this Italian blog that has since its first publication of this rumor tempered down the statement.)
NO confirmation, Alex.

Gede said:
You will.
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Phone Arena quotes Android Authority, and this "authority" bases itself on a rumor. (the rumor on this Italian blog that has since its first publication of this rumor tempered down the statement.)
NO confirmation, Alex.
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OK. Samsung Korea has not come out with their official list.
-Alex-

Trolling to samsung

I want to troll hard to samsung because of ICS. They lost their best customer. 8-10 people brought samsung android devices because of me.
I will get a xiaomi mione or never android again. Microsoft releasing updates regulary. Stupid apple too.
And look gingerbread. Samsung cutted some properties from froyo to release gingerbread too. GPU drivers just sucks on gingerbread. There is no daily briefing now. Ram is smaller. Radio is mono. Why?
Now wifi drops problems (phone fc fixed new). Etc etc..
Now I can't make my phone working because of samsung. Cyanogenmod has small bugs which I need for now. Now what will I do with my powersgx540? I want to swear hard to samsung!
Why stupid xperias (even more and more and more and most bloated phones in market!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) gets ics?
If samsung was a man, so they must release a vanilla ics to their flagship phone! Just for respect to 20 million users!
AM I NEED TO BE MORE RICH THAN APPLE FANBOYS FOR USING LATEST ANDROID?

I´ve postet on Samsungs G+ Page ...
Here you can see what a few Nerds can do in a few weeks! This was my last Samsung Device!!!
(A really angry SGS user!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZR7nlS4bsA&feature=player_embedded
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http://www.change.org/petitions/www...ndwich-version-for-users-of-the-samsung-i9000

Sorry guys, thread closed.
No point in this
Cheers

Jelly Bean Confirmed for 7.7 tab

the news had just fall on twitter
Samsung thailland confirms jelly bean for Gtab 7.7
sammobile.com/2013/01/21/samsung-thailand-confirms-the-galaxy-tab-7-7-android-4-1-2-jelly-bean-update

zh0 said:
the news had just fall on twitter
Samsung thailland confirms jelly bean for Gtab 7.7
sammobile.com/2013/01/21/samsung-thailand-confirms-the-galaxy-tab-7-7-android-4-1-2-jelly-bean-update
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SamMobile asked Samsung Benelux for a confirmation sadly we have no response yet. Let’s hope this is true!
Take it slowly
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beside sammobile is saying "4.1.2 ", where's the info that say so in the table??!
it's just 4.1

Hope it is true
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zh0 said:
the news had just fall on twitter
Samsung thailland confirms jelly bean for Gtab 7.7
sammobile.com/2013/01/21/samsung-thailand-confirms-the-galaxy-tab-7-7-android-4-1-2-jelly-bean-update
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This "news" has been out fr two weeks already, with exactly the samererference...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1902873&page=17
Let's hope it's not a mistake of Samsung Thailad

This would be nice, as 4.0 is starting to feel kind of dated after using 4.2 on the Nexus 10. I still love my 7.7 and think it's still the best 7" yet (price notwithstanding), but an OS update that isn't buggy as hell (apologies to devs working on the 7.7) would be a new lease on life.

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Other people quoting back to the same potentially wrong source is not a confirmation......it's just noise.
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bassem.mohsen said:
SamMobile asked Samsung Benelux for a confirmation sadly we have no response yet. Let’s hope this is true!
Take it slowly
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beside sammobile is saying "4.1.2 ", where's the info that say so in the table??!
it's just 4.1
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What i remember the last 4.1 jb is 4.1.2 b4 they move to 4.2
via Galaxy Tab 7.7

As noted in the related thread, I'll believe it when I see it on my tab
As noted in the related thread about updates to the 7.7, I'll still believe it when I see it running on my i815. Until then it's just rumor and a possible source of frustration (for me) because I have seen and used JB (on a Nexus 7 that I formerly owned) and enjoyed the goodness that was rolled up in same.
I really want to hope this news is true and that we'll all get it eventually, but eventually may be a long time off in the future and if so, well, I'm not sure I have the patience.

Not so certain. And here's why:
zh0 said:
Samsung thailland confirms jelly bean for Gtab 7.7
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Much as I am hoping for the best, I am not so sure this is the news we are all waiting for.
I am an expatriate living in Thailand. My partner is Thai and he's reasonably technical. He owns a Galaxy S3 and an 8.9" tablet. I showed him that status table from the web page that you are speculating about. I did not show him the Google translation that you are pinning your hopes on. But I asked him what the status for the 7.7 means.
He said that the wording was poorly chosen and could be interpreted many ways. In other words, a fluent Thai reader could not look at that status message and walk away with certainty about Samsung's plans. It could mean anything from "confirmed" to "to be confirmed." (The latter possibly meaning that Samsung HQ has not yet determined a decision.)
We can tell you that Thailand users did receive an OTA update for the Galaxy S3 in the past couple of weeks. So the date for that product, stated in the Thai Buddhist calendar system, is correct.

Great news !!
zh0 said:
the news had just fall on twitter
Samsung thailland confirms jelly bean for Gtab 7.7
sammobile.com/2013/01/21/samsung-thailand-confirms-the-galaxy-tab-7-7-android-4-1-2-jelly-bean-update
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Wow it is great news !

The thing is, even if the rumor turns out to be true, Samsung really dropped the ball on updating this device, for legal reasons or otherwise - doesn't matter.
It would have to be the latest and greatest version of jellybean for me to even consider upgrading.
Where Samsung failed, the development community stepped up and have offered superior alternatives to what Samsung is bringing to the table.
Or hasn't to be more precise.
This is a terrific tablet and Samsung has failed epically to capitalize on its potential as a higher quality device in a sea of average tablets. And they feed this mediocrity by saturating the market with 50 versions of the same plastic garbage they are so well known for producing.

whitehawk66 said:
The thing is, even if the rumor turns out to be true, Samsung really dropped the ball on updating this device, for legal reasons or otherwise - doesn't matter.
It would have to be the latest and greatest version of jellybean for me to even consider upgrading.
Where Samsung failed, the development community stepped up and have offered superior alternatives to what Samsung is bringing to the table.
Or hasn't to be more precise.
This is a terrific tablet and Samsung has failed epically to capitalize on its potential as a higher quality device in a sea of average tablets. And they feed this mediocrity by saturating the market with 50 versions of the same plastic garbage they are so well known for producing.
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Since ICS came out I stopped using AOSP roms, no need, and some Samsung apps are very good...

melorib said:
Since ICS came out I stopped using AOSP roms, no need, and some Samsung apps are very good...
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LOL...
While I normally love Ice Cream, I've found a taste for Jelly Beans

whitehawk66 said:
LOL...
While I normally love Ice Cream, I've found a taste for Jelly Beans
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Of course Jelly bean is even better :good:

So in what you use your tablet for on a daily bases JB is better then ICS ?
I use ICS on my 7.7 and JB on my Note. Frankly for daily and normal use it's the same ****..

Problem is I have developed a odin phobie, the previous time I attempt to flash to hc, the mainboard is dead. By the time JB is out, the warranty will be over.

whitehawk66 said:
The thing is, even if the rumor turns out to be true, Samsung really dropped the ball on updating this device, for legal reasons or otherwise - doesn't matter.
It would have to be the latest and greatest version of jellybean for me to even consider upgrading.
Where Samsung failed, the development community stepped up and have offered superior alternatives to what Samsung is bringing to the table.
Or hasn't to be more precise.
This is a terrific tablet and Samsung has failed epically to capitalize on its potential as a higher quality device in a sea of average tablets. And they feed this mediocrity by saturating the market with 50 versions of the same plastic garbage they are so well known for producing.
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the legal reasons are gone. and this the best tab in specs so far for its pretty display and built quality.
even with dual core the tab performs well enough in the high end game, no reason for not support with JB
http://www.sammobile.com/2013/01/16/dutch-court-says-no-injunction-on-galaxy-tabs/

whitehawk66 said:
LOL...
While I normally love Ice Cream, I've found a taste for Jelly Beans
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This is probably because you don't need o have decent battery life
The JB custom ROM just don't provide as much battery as Samsung's ROMs

friedje said:
So in what you use your tablet for on a daily bases JB is better then ICS ?
I use ICS on my 7.7 and JB on my Note. Frankly for daily and normal use it's the same ****..
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JB is a bit more customizable and smoother on the SGS3, should be the same on the tab

Android Kitkat update is not available for my note 10.1 2014 ed.

I am checking my new note 2014 edition for software update (kitkat 4.4) but it says there is no new updates available, while it currently runs jelly bean 4.3.
I got the Kitkat update already in my note 3, I live in Egypt
Any advice please?

Just make like me! Update manually for yourself.
Go there for example: http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
Download your firmware and follow the instructions to flash it.
I have my Note 10.1 2014 with official 4.4.2 with this method.
Cheers

Since they are releasing it to 2-3 countries per month, possibly you have to wait another 6 to 300 months. Patience my friend. Samsung is working hard for us!!!
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seawhale said:
I am checking my new note 2014 edition for software update (kitkat 4.4) but it says there is no new updates available, while it currently runs jelly bean 4.3.
I got the Kitkat update already in my note 3, I live in Egypt
Any advice please?
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consider yourself lucky. kitkt will kill your batterly life

red321red321 said:
consider yourself lucky. kitkt will kill your batterly life
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Not really, my stock p605 4.4.2's battery life is running the same or even better than stock 4.3. Also my Note2 LTE running OmniROM 4.4.4 also has excellent battery life, so your statement about kitkat will kill battery life is not true.

Lympe said:
Since they are releasing it to 2-3 countries per month, possibly you have to wait another 6 to 300 months. Patience my friend. Samsung is working hard for us!!!
so true ... the update politics from Samsung is really disappointing (imho also the device quality) - definitely my last Samsung tablet.
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Damn you Samsung - been waiting to get update on my UK P600 long enough! Despite all its nice features its going on Ebay as soon as the next larger screened Nexus tablet is out. I thought the slow updates wouldn't bother me when I ponied-up for the premium price and that the multi window and digitizer would compensate for it but instead I prefer to get shiny new os updates (official ones) more ?
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I agree with cmit37 - what is Samsung up to? Been seeing messages that it is coming any day since begin of the year - now late July and still no KitKat

Considering 4.3 works fine with same performance and sd card writes work, seems no KitKat update is a good thing. I'm staying on 4.3

Me too, my first & last Samsung tablet.
Their update policy is 5Hi7 and I am now looking very carefully at ditching both Samsung Tablet & Phone for an Ipad & Iphone, because of this. It's fecking naff.
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Lympe said:
Since they are releasing it to 2-3 countries per month, possibly you have to wait another 6 to 300 months. Patience my friend. Samsung is working hard for us!!!
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You are completely deluded if you think that. If they were they would have had the updates for this tablet done & dusted by now, they haven't!
They're too busy looking at 2015-2016's tablets & once they've got your money they don't give a feck!

Skinhead1967 said:
Me too, my first & last Samsung tablet.
Their update policy is 5Hi7 and I am now looking very carefully at ditching both Samsung Tablet & Phone for an Ipad & Iphone, because of this. It's fecking naff.
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You are completely deluded if you think that. If they were they would have had the updates for this tablet done & dusted by now, they haven't!
They're too busy looking at 2015-2016's tablets & once they've got your money they don't give a feck!
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Obviously you missed my sarcasm...
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Singapore
Hi All,
I bought P605 in singapore I cannot find Kitkat Stock rom in sammobile, means no kitkat update from samsung yet.
Can I flash the firmware from any other country?

Skinhead1967 said:
Me too, my first & last Samsung tablet.
Their update policy is 5Hi7 and I am now looking very carefully at ditching both Samsung Tablet & Phone for an Ipad & Iphone, because of this. It's fecking naff.
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You are completely deluded if you think that. If they were they would have had the updates for this tablet done & dusted by now, they haven't!
They're too busy looking at 2015-2016's tablets & once they've got your money they don't give a feck!
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Yeah, I'm finding myself thinking about the rumours of a large iphone. A big screened iphone and an iPad would be a nice combo especially if you find slow or non existent updates annoying. If I'm thinking it others will be doing it.
Get your act together Samsung!

Galaxy 10.1 2014 now sold. It was nice tablet but I learned my lesson about Samsung's timely updates.
Nexus 9 preordered. Bring on 3rd November
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red321red321 said:
consider yourself lucky. kitkt will kill your batterly life
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true
it's messing arround with my battery life
I've considered installing a firmware from other contry
Would that be ok?

Sony USA Discontinues Z3C

It appears that the Z3C has been discontinued on the Sony website (see the webpage's breadcrumb); Link
I wonder if they are going to release a Z3+ Compact soon, behind the Z3+ phone that was announced today? Link

kandelai said:
It appears that the Z3C has been discontinued on the Sony website (see the webpage's breadcrumb); Link
I wonder if they are going to release a Z3+ Compact soon, behind the Z3+ phone that was announced today? Link
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Well, that's rather early for a flagship to be discontinued, I think?. It's only been out for 7 or 8 months.
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However: there is no word of it being discontinued here: http://www.sonymobile.com/us/products/phones/xperia-z3-compact/

I don't think they will release any compact soon. HTC won't, Samsung did not release its s6 mini version, they might in some close future, but that future ain't looking bright for any compact phone. 5.0'' is a minimum for screen size these days, tho im having hard time to face it. Hope im wrong about Sony, as there are folks that are interested for phones sub 5''...

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Well, that's rather early for a flagship to be discontinued, I think?. It's only been out for 7 or 8 months.
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However: there is no word of it being discontinued here: http://www.sonymobile.com/us/products/phones/xperia-z3-compact/
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That is what I thought, the phone is not that old and it still has really good specs for the current market. Regarding the link you posted, if you click on the "Buy" button, it doesn't work, dead, at least for me. I am not sure what Sony has planned for their mobile market. I fear with the discontinued Z3C and the modest update for the new Z3+, they are either working on something grand, or slowly killing it off.

kandelai said:
Regarding the link you posted, if you click on the "Buy" button, it doesn't work, dead, at least for me.
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It works for me. US site and everything.

degraaff said:
It works for me. US site and everything.
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You are right, now it works. Strange. However, it took me to a page to buy them from Amazon and/or some other vendor, not directly from Sony.

kandelai said:
I fear with the discontinued Z3C and the modest update for the new Z3+, they are either working on something grand, or slowly killing it off.
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With all due respect and I don't mean it offensive at all, but I think that's total bs. If you look at the Xperia Z it came out more than 2 years ago and it received or will receive Android 5.0. So I think we're good for a while!
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I think more it means : They dont produce it anymore. even for the Z2 the Production stopped 8 Month after the release (And its still in some Shops) as far i can remember some Posts on German Forums.
The complete Z-Line was or will be updated to Android 5.x. They will continue to Update...or the 5.x Update was the last for all Z,1,2,3 Modells.
Who knows, well i'm optimistic..and it wasnt the last Update.

Well the Z3+ gives and takes -- gives a waterproof USB port so that silly magnetic port can go away. And it takes away some battery capacity, which suggests consumers are more interested in a thinner device than better battery life. Bleh. Thankfully Sony did not jump on the pointless quad-HD bandwagon.
I hope the new features make it to a Z3c+, but I'm not holding my breath.