4.4 KitKat - Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

hello,
now when Nexus 5 is on Play Store, it wont take long time and i9505G users will get 4.4 OTA update.
my question is, how long it will take for us who using 4.3 Google Play Edition ROMs to update to 4.4 ?
will somebody have a look into that please?
regards

bretahrnek said:
hello,
now when Nexus 5 is on Play Store, it wont take long time and i9505G users will get 4.4 OTA update.
my question is, how long it will take for us who using 4.3 Google Play Edition ROMs to update to 4.4 ?
will somebody have a look into that please?
regards
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a week or less hopefully

LastStandingDroid said:
a week or less hopefully
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I hope SO MUCH!
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Thread closed. Please do not ask for ETA.

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S4 google edition i9505

When are we going to have something to convert our i9505 to i9505g google edition? That supports OTA.
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i understand that OTA functionality will bring updates easily but i think that if you already have the technical know-how to be able to convert a i9505 to a GE, OTA updates would be the least of your worries...
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I have an int. 9505 on order, I want to run on it stock Google edition Android Un-Rooted with OTA capabilities too, I understand the friend and I share his interest, I'm not a fan of custom roms, no argument how *safe* it's android, I favor stock Un-Rooted rom on devices I use every day with all my personal info like passwords, credit cards, pins, etc
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really don't understand everyone's obsession with OTA... chances at the moment are very slim, due to different bootloader and partitions... however this may soon change. In the mean time there are plenty of Google Edition roms available.
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Strange thing is that some people has already start to recieve the Google edition phone with stock firmware and no one extract it so far. Why it is not already here to flash this devices
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jorge_rui said:
Strange thing is that some people has already start to recieve the Google edition phone with stock firmware and no one extract it so far. Why it is not already here to flash this devices
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Yeah that's what I'm confused about... people were supposed to receive them 'by' the 9th...?
or maybe it was 'shipped by the 9th'?
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jorge_rui said:
Strange thing is that some people has already start to recieve the Google edition phone with stock firmware and no one extract it so far. Why it is not already here to flash this devices
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Yeah i don't understand it either.
No one has it yet. July 9th was the shipping date. It will be delivered later today.
Aerys said:
No one has it yet. July 9th was the shipping date. It will be delivered later today.
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Hopefully we see a dump ... i want to change my s4 to the google edition (i am getting sick of tw)
MichelN said:
Hopefully we see a dump ... i want to change my s4 to the google edition (i am getting sick of tw)
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Am I missing something here? There are already numerous builds which will make your S4 into the Google edition.
Pagnell said:
Am I missing something here? There are already numerous builds which will make your S4 into the Google edition.
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But they don't receive OTA and are not ''Official''.
MichelN said:
But they don't receive OTA and are not ''Official''.
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The 4.2.2 rom is official. But why do you care so much about OTA? there will be a OTA every 3-4 months. Not daily,weekly,monthly.
ALot of people think Nexus devices get alot of updates but thats not the case. Last update for My Nexus 10 + Nexus 4 was 4months ago -.-
Aerys said:
The 4.2.2 rom is official. But why do you care so much about OTA? there will be a OTA every 3-4 months. Not daily,weekly,monthly.
ALot of people think Nexus devices get alot of updates but thats not the case. Last update for My Nexus 10 + Nexus 4 was 4months ago -.-
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Question to you, why ask for a ''complete'' dump in the HTC One forums if there are google edition roms in their section ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2356795
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2356918
I want to transform my S4 to the i9505G with OTA working (official) ... so i don't need to wait for rom cookers to release their own updates.
Read better. I asked for a complete dump including radio,bootloader,recovery,kernel. Not just the system dump.
Aerys said:
Read better. I asked for a complete dump including radio,bootloader,recovery,kernel. Not just the system dump.
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Yeah i want the same thing for the i9505G
MichelN said:
Yeah i want the same thing for the i9505G
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Just flash the GE 4.3 Odin package. You dont have to wait, it will be the same as you can get now already.
Aerys said:
Just flash the GE 4.3 Odin package. You dont have to wait, it will be the same as you can get now already.
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The current released 4.3 is a battery drainer i have read
MichelN said:
The current released 4.3 is a battery drainer i have read
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Not really. Im using it for 2 weeks now and its fantastic :good:
MichelN said:
But they don't receive OTA and are not ''Official''.
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OTA updates will be so few and far between they're a complete irrelevance. Look at the Google roms on here, some of them have received over ten updates already. As for being 'Official', exactly why does that matter? Do you think having an 'Official' Google edition rom on your I9505 will make getting it repaired by Samsung any more likely should something go wrong? You will have still voided your warranty regardless.
We want stock I9505GE so we can use the full memory of the phone. So complete official and new partitions..

[Q] Galaxy S 4 Google Edition in Europe

Hello everyone,
I'm thinking to buy a Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition from the Play Store in the US; the thing is I'm going to use it in Europe (in Italy to be precise), so I was wondering whether or not it's fully "compatible" with the standards over here since I know that the US & EU versions are slightly different especially for what concerns LTE and the # of cores.
Will the battery be drained by the absence of the LTE network (like 3G does when the connectivity is low) or not?
Further and most important, does the S4 sold onto the Play Store have the SIM card or what?
Is it slower than then the EU edition (non GE, obviously) as it apparently has less cores?
Is there any other drawback that should prevent me from buying it?
Thank you!
UlixesTNT said:
Hello everyone,
I'm thinking to buy a Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Edition from the Play Store in the US; the thing is I'm going to use it in Europe (in Italy to be precise), so I was wondering whether or not it's fully "compatible" with the standards over here since I know that the US & EU versions are slightly different especially for what concerns LTE and the # of cores.
Will the battery be drained by the absence of the LTE network (like 3G does when the connectivity is low) or not?
Further and most important, does the S4 sold onto the Play Store have the SIM card or what?
Is it slower than then the EU edition (non GE, obviously) as it apparently has less cores?
Is there any other drawback that should prevent me from buying it?
Thank you!
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Hardware wise is exactly the same, so no worries here. Just tell me how are you going to buy and ship it to Europe?. As far I know the play store is region locked.
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marcindpol said:
Hardware wise is exactly the same, so no worries here. Just tell me how are you going to buy and ship it to Europe?. As far I know the play store is region locked.
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Actually this site says otherwise, or at least for what concerns Samsung ones:
http://s4tips.com/which-one-is-mine-s4-quad-core-or-octa-core-gt-i9500-or-gt-i9505/
Who said i'm going to ship it?
Just buy the international i9505 and flash the google edition rom. There is absolutely no difference and you get to flash Samsung back if you want.
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MaKTaiL said:
Just buy the international i9505 and flash the google edition rom. There is absolutely no difference and you get to flash Samsung back if you want.
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how do i know it is international i9505 ?
It says i9505. Hahahahaha.
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MaKTaiL said:
It says i9505. Hahahahaha.
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mine said GT- I9505 ,what version then ?
Yeah, I thought of that too..
Still, I thought it might be more convenient money-wise to buy in the US. Further, isn't the bootloader blocked in the ones that are NOT Google?
(Btw, did you flash the GE OS onto yours?)
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MaKTaiL said:
Just buy the international i9505 and flash the google edition rom. There is absolutely no difference and you get to flash Samsung back if you want.
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Hi MaKTaiL
Will it be OK for me to flash a USA Google edition rom on my UK I9505, i.e.. what about the difference in basebands (radio part)? would my 4G still work?
Most of the Google edition roms on XDA seem to be experimental or pre release roms at present?
Thanks in advance bud.
gadjet said:
Hi MaKTaiL
Will it be OK for me to flash a USA Google edition rom on my UK I9505, i.e.. what about the difference in basebands (radio part)? would my 4G still work?
Most of the Google edition roms on XDA seem to be experimental or pre release roms at present?
Thanks in advance bud.
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Yes, it will work just fine. I'm currently using the 4.3 leak, everything is working perfectly, despite it being a leak.
I'll PM you in a few minutes with the download link for an untouched Google Edition ROM (no mods, no root, simply stock) and all the instructions.
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MaKTaiL said:
Yes, it will work just fine. I'm currently using the 4.3 leak, everything is working perfectly, despite it being a leak.
I'll PM you in a few minutes with the download link for an untouched Google Edition ROM (no mods, no root, simply stock) and all the instructions.
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Great many thanks MaKTaiL.
Will download when I get home from work and give it a go.
MaKTaiL said:
Yes, it will work just fine. I'm currently using the 4.3 leak, everything is working perfectly, despite it being a leak.
I'll PM you in a few minutes with the download link for an untouched Google Edition ROM (no mods, no root, simply stock) and all the instructions.
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This is exactly what I've been looking for. .could you send me a link also? But I guess I can't receive updates from google on it?
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Hey MaKTaiL,
Would you be so kind to send it to me as well. Further, may I ask you where you got this from? Will it be available on Google just like for the Nexus devices?
Thank you.
norpan111 said:
This is exactly what I've been looking for. .could you send me a link also? But I guess I can't receive updates from google on it?
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UlixesTNT said:
Hey MaKTaiL,
Would you be so kind to send it to me as well. Further, may I ask you where you got this from? Will it be available on Google just like for the Nexus devices?
Thank you.
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Sorry for the late reply, I was at work. I'll PM you both in a few minutes.
I got it from a thread on Galaxy S4 AT&T forums. The guy made an untouched rom for both AT&T and i9505 versions.
The thread got really famous around the internet and Samsung found out about it and asked XDA to close it.
It was sad but I had the lastest version here with me already, so I uploaded for you guys. :good:
PS.: And no, you won't get updates directly. You will have to wait for the system dump and for someone to make a flashable zip of it.
I'm sure it won't take long for it when the update comes. Hahahahahaha. People on XDA are really fast.
MaKTaiL said:
Sorry for the late reply, I was at work. I'll PM you both in a few minutes.
I got it from a thread on Galaxy S4 AT&T forums. The guy made an untouched rom for both AT&T and i9505 versions.
The thread got really famous around the internet and Samsung found out about it and asked XDA to close it.
It was sad but I had the lastest version here with me already, so I uploaded for you guys. :good:
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Please send it to me, also.
kivanov said:
Please send it to me, also.
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Sent
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Sent
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I have the odin rom but what are you sending ? can you send it to me too :good:
MichelN said:
I have the odin rom but what are you sending ? can you send it to me too :good:
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It is the same as the Odin version, but as a flashable zip. Its completely stock. It is not even rooted. I'll PM you in a few minutes with the link.
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MaKTaiL said:
It is the same as the Odin version, but as a flashable zip. Its completely stock. It is not even rooted. I'll PM you in a few minutes with the link.
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Since this isn't even rooted... i just flash it with ODIN no questions asked? i don't have a custom recovery nor am i rooted :S
norpan111 said:
Since this isn't even rooted... i just flash it with ODIN no questions asked? i don't have a custom recovery nor am i rooted :S
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I dont know how to flash the Odin version though. You cant flash bootloader nor the modem for example. It is safer to flash the zip. But do as you like and tell us if it worked.
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Great news about official 4.2.2 update!!!

Hey guys, i've called Samsung Brasil and they told me that our S3 Mini will get the 4.2.2 update in the upcoming weeks, they are planning to make it before december 20th. Great news for us!!! They complete it with what's new: Some apps will have the s4 look, lockscreen with camera widget... So, let's wait.
This is NOT a joke, i've really talked to Samsung Brasil, try calling yours country's Samsung.
robimhod said:
Hey guys, i've called Samsung Brasil and they told me that our S3 Mini will get the 4.2.2 update in the upcoming weeks, they are planning to make it before december 20th. Great news for us!!! They complete it with what's new: Some apps will have the s4 look, lockscreen with camera widget... So, let's wait.
This is NOT a joke, i've really talked to Samsung Brasil, try calling yours country's Samsung.
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Thanks for share! )
Pro100Nikto said:
Thanks for share! )
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Ur welcome bro!
I8190, or the strange new one? ^^
aluk4rd said:
I8190, or the strange new one? ^^
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Strange new one already have 4.2.2
EL_BELLACO said:
Strange new one already have 4.2.2
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Did they finally updated drivers
WHile the other deviced got directly 4.3 we will have 4.2.2? At least something.
4.2.2 ...? i dont want to be negative but... 4.2.2 is already old, now we have 4.4 wating for OEMs to update his own skins... :silly:
At least samsung should update our device to 4.3 since they skipped the 4.2.2 as the normal S3, plus, our device have never received an android update beyond android 4.1.x.
Every update is cool, I know, but come on, other samsung devices are getting 4.3, why ours not?
Because they want us to buy new phones :thumbdown:
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No its because of our processor STE
Is this real? I don't believe it very much but anyway 4.2 is good because in 4.3 weren't actual changes. I hope we get these s 4 apps they are just awesome
Why use use official whwn we can get 4.3 easily via cm.
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exwan said:
Why use use official whwn we can get 4.3 easily via cm.
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Cauze its bugfree and official
lefterios said:
Cauze its bugfree and official
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official yes - bugfree NO
NO ROM IS BUGFREE
Yes but it's bearable. In cm there are variate bugs as random reboots etc. Also stock ROM has Samsung apps and Touchwiz which I personally like it. I will probably go back to stock update if it comes and when cm 4.4 kitkat is released by maclaw I will return to it...
I really doubt they are going to release a update to our phone... But obviously I would love that to happen
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joelalmeidaptg said:
I really doubt they are going to release a update to our phone... But obviously I would love that to happen
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+1 I agree
f**k you samsung.... my hope is in Maclaw
Can't really believe in this, sorry.
I'd like to see some proof about this 'upcoming' update.. if it's possible.

[DISCUSSION] Android 4.4.4 is OUT for Nexus devices

YES! 4.4.4 ALREADY
Available for Nexus 5, Nexus 7 (2012), Nexus 7 (2013), Nexus 10 and Nexus 4
Hopefully we will get 4.4.4 soon
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
Probably fixing the GPS bugs that rolled out with 4.4.3..
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Deathtoflesh said:
Probably fixing the GPS bugs that rolled out with 4.4.3..
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It seems to be a security release. There is a minor radio update for the Nexus 5 as well.
Yei, where is promised 4.4.3 to Moto G? ''Guaranteed upgrades'' IMA. :good:
Bazilli said:
Yei, where is promised 4.4.3 to Moto G? ''Guaranteed upgrades'' IMA. :good:
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We do have 4.4.3 mate
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Might sound a bit anal, but no point of talking about it here, should discuss it in Nexus forum.
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lol I havnt received the 4.4.3 yet
me personally not looking forward to this update
its gonna take ages for our phones to receive the ota
Don't think about 4.4.4, is better 4.5/5.0.
l36320 said:
lol I havnt received the 4.4.3 yet
me personally not looking forward to this update
its gonna take ages for our phones to receive the ota
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Actually, I would imagine the rollout will be quick once it starts since we are talking about an update less than 3mb.
- First time posting.
- I'm a bit behind the curve but let me guess... I have to reflash stock to get this update when it becomes available?
- I only have root and custom recovery.
The Closet Candian said:
- First time posting.
- I'm a bit behind the curve but let me guess... I have to reflash stock to get this update when it becomes available?
- I only have root and custom recovery.
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you need to flash the stock recovery only for the update to install successfully.

HTC planning to roll out Lollipop to M7 GPe next week

GPe owners rejoice!
Source: http://www.androidcentral.com/htc-p...p-google-play-edition-devices-early-next-week
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GPe owners rejoice!
Source: http://www.androidcentral.com/htc-p...p-google-play-edition-devices-early-next-week
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Thanks for the info
but:
There is already a sticky thread in "One General" for updates discussions.
The purpose of this thread is to provide a singular location to talk about all updates for all regions. There is no need to create a new thread for every update for every region. Just discuss it here in this thread
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and btw someone already posted it in that thread
Hi everyone my HTC one m7 was stock ROM sense 6 then I change it to cm11, Does google edition support on my phone or only HTC one m7 google edition? I want to have a taste of lollipop.
shadowx141 said:
Hi everyone my HTC one m7 was stock ROM sense 6 then I change it to cm11, Does google edition support on my phone or only HTC one m7 google edition? I want to have a taste of lollipop.
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Just changing your Rom from sense to CM will not enable you to get the lollipop ota.... NOT even flashing a gpe Rom will do that... U have to actually do the full GPE conversion to be able to do that.
You have full instruction on how to do that?
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You have full instruction on how to do that?
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There's a thread in Dev section.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2358781
I might get gpe updates for this without manually changing it? Because I'm waiting for android Lollipop.
You won't get the update unless you're running stock gpe. I'm sure someone around here will make a rom of it for us tho.
Im currently running 'GPE and waiting for the OTA. If i can get my hands on it, i´ll upload it, but i think
somebody will be faster due the way of getting chosen for the update in the first days.
There will most likely be a rom built from source before the OTA is out. That has been the way this update has gone. The source is uploaded first before the OTA is pushed. HEck the nexus 4 had the source and img files uploaded for almost 2 days before the OTA was pushed out.
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There will most likely be a rom built from source before the OTA is out. That has been the way this update has gone. The source is uploaded first before the OTA is pushed. HEck the nexus 4 had the source and img files uploaded for almost 2 days before the OTA was pushed out.
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Yup! I'm sitting back, quietly, patiently waiting. I know the masters around here will make it happen for us. No need to go to extremes.
LāvLab / HostileSlothRecords
See you guys next week.
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It begins!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc...lollipop-unofficial-cm12-android-5-0-t2943826
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It begins!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc...lollipop-unofficial-cm12-android-5-0-t2943826
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haha, yep i already got that, battery consumption seems to be a bit high though. However, Lollipop is awesome, totally worth it.
Can't wait to see Sinless Rom bump to Lollipop.

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