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samsung epic 4g release date: august 20!

source: http://support-us.samsung.com/spstv/ondemand_galaxys.jsp
August 20, 2010 / Friday
Samsung Galaxy S
04:30pm (EST)
Samsung Epic 4G (SPH-d700) EP.1

Whoo hoo! I've been eagerly awaiting this! I continue to save my pennies for this phone...
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I wouldn't say exactly 20th but 19th-21st seems like the possible days...unless sprint pushes the date up like T-Mobile did.

This just means thats when they are having an episode about it, how do you know this is the release date?

jb23fan said:
This just means thats when they are having an episode about it, how do you know this is the release date?
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The theory is that since the Captivate and the Vibrant's episodes were on the "official" release dates, that the Epic's episode could be on it's official release date. While the Vibrant was actually available July 15th, the phone wasn't actually officially to be released until the 21st.
I'm personally hoping for an earlier date... like, Sunday, July 25th. I've saved up my dough for it already.

Wahh! That's a bit long of a wait. Im hoping the first week of August. But middle august gives me time to put up my nexus for sale.

NeonMonster said:
Im hoping the first week of August.
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That won't be happening, with 100% certainty.

Now I can't wait to hold this bad boy to see how it feels. However, I'd have to see some Cyanogen love before I jumped ship.
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Totally awesome, can't wait!!!

@TheBiles
I don't know him well enough but would cyan dev for this phone if he had one or do you think he has too much on his plate?
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Back to topic...
I wonder if this phone will be like the other galaxies? What I mean is I've read reviews that say it has a kinda (cheap) plastic feel to it. I hope not. I hope the build quality feels solid. Only reason I'm interested is I miss the hardware keyboard I had with the moment. Some might think I'm crazy, but I'd prefer this over my evo. Oh yeah, I'd yank that stupid touchwiz out for vanilla or AOSP in a heartbeat!
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@TheBiles
I don't know him well enough but would cyan dev for this phone if he had one or do you think he has too much on his plate?
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No idea. I know that one of the members of the CM team has been developing a recovery for the Galaxy S, so it probably isn't out of the question.
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@herbthehammer - its not crazy, this phone is a lot better then the EVO..and only reason why it feels like that is because it is compact making it VERY light...
TheBiles said:
No idea. I know that one of the members of the CM team has been developing a recovery for the Galaxy S, so it probably isn't out of the question.
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There is already a ClockworkMod recovery for the Galaxy S:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=734166

I would guess that some mods can be used with all the models. Roms or kernels would be unique to each model and carrier because of slight hardware differences and radios operating frequencies and technologies. I'm no hacker or dev, but that's what my common sense is guessing.
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Anyone have a twitter and can Twitter that Ep1 on August 20th to SamsungMobileUS
http://twitter.com/SamsungMobileUS
I want to see if they will cough up and admit it was the release date...make sure to mention the other Ep1 were always on release dates..

@ Entropism
"That won't be happening, with 100% certainty."
Wow, 100% sure? Do you something we don't? I have a friend who asked a sprint sales rep here in Florida about the Epic and he told him there were no new devices coming out until the holidays. That's pretty sad how some sprint sales reps are so clueless about new devices. That's not a dig at you and it probably wont released the first week of Aug.

I'm sure noobnl will put out a good ROM for it, I decided to take this one over the evo, sorry HTC =/ I can't wait!

The 20th is so far away! I keep waking up hoping its the 20th, but its not even the end of July yet! *impatience*
Just saw pictures of the upcoming HTC Vision, and that keyboard doesn't have ANYTHING on the epic!

NeonMonster said:
The 20th is so far away! I keep waking up hoping its the 20th, but its not even the end of July yet! *impatience*
Just saw pictures of the upcoming HTC Vision, and that keyboard doesn't have ANYTHING on the epic!
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Maybe Sprint will be smart and push up their date to say the 15th linke T-mobile did from the 21st >.> lol

smark72 said:
Wow, 100% sure? Do you something we don't? I have a friend who asked a sprint sales rep here in Florida about the Epic and he told him there were no new devices coming out until the holidays. That's pretty sad how some sprint sales reps are so clueless about new devices. That's not a dig at you and it probably wont released the first week of Aug.
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I'm the person in my store who was selected to get the device early. We get it a month before it gets released publicly, so we can train our coworkers on the device. I'm expecting it this week, so I expect the release to be around 8/20 (as was rumored).

You selling your X10 now ?

I'm really leaning towards selling mine at this point .
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Already posted two adds!

i am thinking about it, i think all this business with updating taking months apon months is stupid, personally i brought the phone expecting it to receive the new android software fast but SE cant perform as expected.

No Way!!!!
Edit: It's a huge appointment for me, but i'm not going to sell mine.

Ill give anyone £ 50 just to take it and its memories of failure away.
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SE's update about 2.1 was a huge let down for me. I was really looking forward to getting it by the end of the week.
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Nope.
The X10 in its current form runs fine and there are no better alternatives. IMO
My next phone upgrade will not be a Sony Ericsson though. Possibly HTC if they improve their design and other bits here and there by next year.

You guys are just bunch of babies.. lol..
Didn't get what you wanted and had to go cry about it..
Grow up man. If you didn't like it.. you shouldn't have bought it in the first place.
But since you did.. man up and just shut up and move on.
Just my 2C.

I'm seriously considering selling... I'm really dissapointed at how SE deals with software upgrades, the protected bootloader being the prime example of this. I'm hoping for the devs to do something good, but I'm not holding my breath. Sony's done a great job of crippling hope of a decent upgrade.
And yes, the phone works "as is" as many have stated, but the low in call volume, some moments of lag across the OS, lack of MT on a device that should clearly support it and other random little annoyances make me think that spending so much on a "flagship model" was a mistake... I would have loved SE to prove me wrong with a firmware update that solved a bunch of these issues. Now I'm feeling pretty sour about living with these issues as long as I own this phone.

I like this phone, and i am not going to sell it for a while, but i am a bit disappointed and i am sure that my next device will not be a SE, because i do not want to find myself in this situation again.

If their is a hell, you will get in to it if you sell your X10 to another. Just burn it!
Sighx said:
You guys are just bunch of babies.. lol..
Didn't get what you wanted and had to go cry about it..
Grow up man. If you didn't like it.. you shouldn't have bought it in the first place.
But since you did.. man up and just shut up and move on.
Just my 2C.
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Some comments are out of order indeed. But SE DID PROMISE something else than delivered. In the western world that is NOT acceptable.

I will not sell off my X10 just because delay in X10 software upgrade as hardware is more important for me.
I will still wait patiently for the Android 2.1 Upgrade.

Sighx said:
You guys are just bunch of babies.. lol..
Didn't get what you wanted and had to go cry about it..
Grow up man. If you didn't like it.. you shouldn't have bought it in the first place.
But since you did.. man up and just shut up and move on.
Just my 2C.
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I'm pretty sure most of us here purchased this phone with the notion that, it would be updated at the time that SE stated. No one here is being a baby for being disappointed because SE couldn't keep their word and I'm positive no one said they didn't like the X10. Regret buying ? Yes. Dislike the phone ? No.
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Swishaa said:
I'm pretty sure most of us here purchased this phone with the notion that, it would be updated at the time that SE stated. No one here is being a baby for being disappointed because SE couldn't keep their word and I'm positive no one said they didn't like the X10. Regret buying ? Yes. Dislike the phone ? No.
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Well luckily for you SE returned to the previous timeframe with the delay. They originally said that we would get the 2.1 update in Q4, then they moved it up to Q3 and now it's back to Q4.
So a release in Q4 is exactly when SE originally said that the update would come.

Devtone said:
If their is a hell, you will get in to it if you sell your X10 to another. Just burn it!
Some comments are out of order indeed. But SE DID PROMISE something else than delivered. In the western world that is NOT acceptable.
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They promised? I believe the just stated "before end of Q3"
I don't ever recall hearing " We at SE PROMISE to release 2.1 before the end of Q3. . ? Hmm...
If they did then my apologise.

Sighx said:
They promised? I believe the just stated "before end of Q3"
I don't ever recall hearing " We at SE PROMISE to release 2.1 before the end of Q3. . ? Hmm...
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No MT? misprint.. OK.
Q3, come on its SE where talking about!! What the hell are they doing?? So ok Q4.
Expecting FroYo on an (half year old) HIGH END Android phone is NOT that crazy...
Come on man, they just launched the X10 in the US. With 1.6, HIGH END? I was expecting FroYo. I still am, not from SE. The only reason i'm not dumping it, YET..
Its like Alienware selling a HIGH END system with XP and you cannot install Win7 and no upgrades...
IF the phone was 2 years old I would buy the story. ITS NOT!
Maybe its because i'm used to pimp phones. My x years old Kaiser is running FroYo
Lets face it, SE in not for ME. Back 2 HTC for the hardware AND SOFTWARE capability.
The X10 is not made for nerds, its for the masses. I miss the good old flashing HTC's days

Tasteslikeawesome said:
Ill give anyone £ 50 just to take it and its memories of failure away.
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I'll take it off your hands for £50 in a heartbeat

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Sighx said:
They promised? I believe the just stated "before end of Q3"
I don't ever recall hearing " We at SE PROMISE to release 2.1 before the end of Q3. . ? Hmm...
If they did then my apologise.
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An official blog update is more then enough for me to take it as a promise.
just like the MT issue it was never stated on the blog that it had it so they could state it was never officially announced.
its exactly this kind of treatment which gives them a bad name. Why didnt they just keep it at Q4 originally?
Fair enough they would have been flamed for been Q4 but we would all be looking forward to it now instead of feeling let down.
I am even doubting a Q4 release now.

Expecting Gingerbread 3.0 on the X10 would be crazy but FroYo??

Sewez said:
No Way!!!!
Edit: It's a huge appointment for me, but i'm not going to sell mine.
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+1 The phone as it is is a great phone, the only issue is the company that made it.

ICS 4.0 for Xperia Play in MAY?!?

May is pretty much halfway through 2012 >_<
Sad times having to wait for this.
http://www.xperiablog.net/2011/12/2...-2012/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook

subcu1ture said:
May is pretty much halfway through 2012 >_<
Sad times having to wait for this.
http://www.xperiablog.net/2011/12/2...-2012/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook
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http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/produ...™-smartphones-from-end-marchearly-april-2012/
end of march-early april.
that was the original set date for it anyhow.

That's ages away and I'm impatient Grrrrrr.

When you consider how many other capable phones won't get ICS May isn't too bad. At least Sony is keeping the community informed.
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Don't worry, doomlord is porting the alpha build over to the play as we speak.. Check the arc dev threads.
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Already posted -_-

By time it's released, we'll have far better ICS roms. ^_^

Agree
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By time it's released, we'll have far better ICS roms. ^_^
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hehehe.....seem always be like that.

Just a reminder of what SE are like. One word. X10. That is all I need to say. But I will say this. For.the people who didn't have an X10. They said June for GB and actually didn't get it till august. 2months after they said. So don't get your hopes up guys. Even my mate at SEUK said I shouldn't get my hopes up. That they are very unreliable even to their employees. He says that the alpha release will be better than official by.the time they releases hehe. But may. Seems more about what they say every yr. And then it's not till august or September. Same old ways I say. And so does someone who works foe them.
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Blackwatch89 said:
Just a reminder of what SE are like. One word. X10. That is all I need to say. But I will say this. For.the people who didn't have an X10. They said June for GB and actually didn't get it till august. 2months after they said. So don't get your hopes up guys. Even my mate at SEUK said I shouldn't get my hopes up. That they are very unreliable even to their employees. He says that the alpha release will be better than official by.the time they releases hehe. But may. Seems more about what they say every yr. And then it's not till august or September. Same old ways I say. And so does someone who works foe them.
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We also know someone who works for them it should be out on time sony ericsson are doing everything to boost there failing phone brand the x8 x10 not so good the 2011 range they have gone all out to get every sort of advertisment they can get have tried the arc alpha and aint looking to bad i think they mite be on time with this dude.
p.s yes sony are slow and behind but if they say a date (which aint normal) they stick to it just look at stuff like ps3 and psn if they dont know they wont tell you nothing if they do your first to know.

I think we'll have it before May in the European Union, hopefully we shall have a leaked ROM before then

It's still better then what a lot of the other companies are doing. I don't think Motorola can live up to what they promise.
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Jelly Bean Update Rolling Out Tomorrow

http://brobuffet.com/2012/07/18/nexus-s-jelly-bean-roll-out-coming-tomorrow/

you know I just wanna put something out there... Google said mid-july (not sure if they said only for galaxy nexus or for all devices) but can anyone see the same thing happening with jelly bean as did with ICS? this is gonna be a brutal wait i guarentee....
I'm only saying this to jinx myself and hopefully the OTA comes tmrw.

This is just speculation.

Of course it's coming out tomorrow....just like it came out yesterday, the day before, on friday....because if Vodafone Australia says it's coming out tomorrow, that means it's true
I do hope it's gonna come out soon, but I doubt it's gonna be tomorrow, just because a provider says it is.

MRsf27 said:
you know I just wanna put something out there... Google said mid-july (not sure if they said only for galaxy nexus or for all devices) but can anyone see the same thing happening with jelly bean as did with ICS? this is gonna be a brutal wait i guarentee....
I'm only saying this to jinx myself and hopefully the OTA comes tmrw.
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Yeah, hopefully it will. I don't see why it wouldn't
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This is just speculation.
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Speculation it may be, but Google have confirmed a "mid-July" release, and if Vodafone say it's coming tomorrow we have no reason to disbelieve.
Logomotph said:
Of course it's coming out tomorrow....just like it came out yesterday, the day before, on friday....because if Vodafone Australia says it's coming out tomorrow, that means it's true
I do hope it's gonna come out soon, but I doubt it's gonna be tomorrow, just because a provider says it is.
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If a provider has set a time and date so close, I don't see why it wouldn't be released tomorrow. Yes, it is possible that the release may be delayed but I can't think why. Manufacturers have had early access to Jelly Bean so it's about time some devices received updates.
EDIT : There have been no other official claims of an official release. Mid-July is all people had to go on. But people started making silly guesses. Many thought it would be released on the 4th or the 13th. But there was little reason for this.

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If a provider has set a time and date so close, I don't see why it wouldn't be released tomorrow. Yes, it is possible that the release may be delayed but I can't think why. Manufacturers have had early access to Jelly Bean so it's about time some devices received updates.
EDIT : There have been no other official claims of an official release. Mid-July is all people had to go on. But people started making silly guesses. Many thought it would be released on the 4th or the 13th. But there was little reason for this.
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I'm just gonna wait for an official Google announcement. Providers can say whatever they want just to make people buy things.
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There's about 5 topics about this already, including a locked one like four topics down
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There's about 5 topics about this already, including a locked one like four topics down
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My bad. But I fail to see any threads in the Nexus S General Forum :S There is one regarding a French carrier.

Yes, they said mid-july for all devices.
Difference to ICS: We have an announced release-date (more or less exact). Last time they shipped 4.0.3 as a surprise, pulled it after a few days and then remained silent for 3 months until 4.0.4 came out.
Big difference.

Logomotph said:
I'm just gonna wait for an official Google announcement. Providers can say whatever they want just to make people buy things.
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There won't be anymore announcements.. Google already said mid-July.. The last announcement they will probably do will be the day that OTA will start, but they don't need to... And I'm not sure why would Vodafone lie with it to gain more costumers (or buy Nexus S), since you can't buy it from providers already

Lordofminor said:
There won't be anymore announcements.. Google already said mid-July.. The last announcement they will probably do will be the day that OTA will start, but they don't need to... And I'm not sure why would Vodafone lie with it to gain more costumers (or buy Nexus S), since you can't buy it from providers already
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I was referring to a "We're rolling out the OTA for the Nexus S" announcement.

I'm not German, but here is some info too
http://m.diepresse.com/home/techscience/mobil/android/1268697/index.do
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lowtje said:
I'm not German, but here is some info too
http://m.diepresse.com/home/techscience/mobil/android/1268697/index.do
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The article just repeats the Vodafone OZ info.
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lowtje said:
I'm not German, but here is some info too
http://m.diepresse.com/home/techscience/mobil/android/1268697/index.do
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just a recap what vodafone says.
I dont get why everyone feels the need to open up a new thread about this instead of going to the countdown thread! You guys seriously need to think about your lifes. Get out, do something fun and for god'S sake leave your computer or xda untouched for a day. It's really not healthy to be so obsessed about JB. I'm excited, too but i'd rather go for a sunbath than sitting in front of my computer waiting for an ota which does not come.
Why are you even so excited about what a carrier or a french blog says? I don't give a single sh... about them. I'm just interested in what google says. Don't get your hopes up cause of this! You will most likely just be disappointed. Same thing with these screenshots about the 4.0.4 ota with this date. Everyone is so damn sure that JB will be pushed when we hit this date. So, OTA is expected to hit us FOR SURE!!! every day since like the 8th...
Long story short: CHILL OUT!!
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Damn right Mike.b93... Do I see some similarity with iphoners sleeping on the street just to be the first to get a 5S or a 6S?
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joliv said:
Damn right Mike.b93... Do I see some similarity with iphoners sleeping on the street just to be the first to get a 5S or a 6S?
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We are at least as insane as iPhone users. except we are not sleeping in the street waiting for a new phone, we are staying awake waiting for a freaking OTA! At first i did that too but to be honest after a few days it gets way too pathetic for me. I enjoy my life outside the house. Thats how I wait! and i can recommend that!

Guess we all love the Nexus S...I was anxious too when going from GB to ICS. Best is left time roll and get JB when time comes not beeing a priority... But that comes with age though
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the lack of excitement here is unfathomable. of course its exciting and besides its the dead of winter for me so I have no sun to bathe in.

Brobuffet? Oh dear.....
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yeah i think all voda customers are going ot be happy here in australia. its a pity i bought my phone from voda then unlocked it and am using it with a diff carrier. do if anyone gets the update, can they post the link here?

Android 4.3 postponed to second week of january 2014

Hi all,
Today after chating with Hong Kong chat support they informed me that the upgrade process for Xperia SP,V and TX will be postponed to week 2 or 3 2014 as per picture below, but they didn't confirm if it is for all carriers or only at Hong Kong.

That's terrible news!
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Ive asked the same question in holland and here Sony said:
No follow the care page; december 2013 is the time we get the update.

I asked the same question for germany they told me that it will be in december as per blogs.

Your screen print appears to be a load of made up tosh, if you actually read it, the operator offers the information without actually being asked the question.
Please leave making stuff up to those that are actually better at it.

I've asked the same question in China and here Sony said:
I dont know.:silly:

某龙兄 said:
I've asked the same question in China and here Sony said:
I dont know.:silly:
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in romania when i asked same question from a Sony agent: we dont know
i`m already sick of waiting .. Maybe in close future i`l buy a nexus.

Natchi said:
Your screen print appears to be a load of made up tosh, if you actually read it, the operator offers the information without actually being asked the question.
Please leave making stuff up to those that are actually better at it.
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but that is happen with me so how can I give screenshot, yeah it is print screen but that is really you can try and ask them.

eh, nice try...

Stop moaning about update. Not going to happen any time soon. Sony is busy counting money from PS4 sales
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Damn :c
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bartmw said:
Stop moaning about update. Not going to happen any time soon. Sony is busy counting money from PS4 sales
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Sony mobile is a standalone company from sony that deals with the PS4 what you are saying is absloute nonsense

davinci20 said:
Sony mobile is a standalone company from sony that deals with the PS4 what you are saying is absloute nonsense
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Taking his comment serious is absolute nonsense lol.
Why even care about the update? It's not gonna bring that much change. You guys should learn to have some patience
This update will come eventually, so does 4.4

The PS4 has nothing to do with the upcomming update. Ive reported this thread because we dont need a dozen threads about the upcomming update.
There is a news thread about this so continue the disussion in there

Please use the existing thread for 4.3 and 4.4 news HERE instead of creating a new thread.
Thanks
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