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5.1 update should be darn close to rollout now!

Asus support has confirmed on the app that the Zenfone 2 5.1 update is under final testing phase.
Here is the Source.
So, it's reasonable to expect Asus to begin the rollout within a week or two. What do you think?

I hope so because 5.0 it's very buggy...

itskapil said:
Asus support has confirmed on the app that the Zenfone 2 5.1 update is under final testing phase.
Here is the Source.
So, it's reasonable to expect Asus to begin the rollout within a week or two. What do you think?
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I think that would be AWESOME!! This has been a great experience so far overall, i'm quite impressed with frquency of the updates from asus. Hopefully this continues forward.
Good infoz!

Only complaint is battery and I should have a quick charger in the mail tomorrow so I can wait
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Wow that's excellent....sooner than I expected to be honest.

Sammaul said:
Wow that's excellent....sooner than I expected to be honest.
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Why? There had been an update every couple weeks it seems. Is 5.1 really that big of any update that it would take so long to implement? Aren't the point releases just bug fixes?
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sportscrazed2 said:
Only complaint is battery and I should have a quick charger in the mail tomorrow so I can wait
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My quick charger should also arrive in the mail tomorrow! Got one for the car as well. Was using my brother in laws quick charger today and it's pretty awesome.
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sportscrazed2 said:
Why? There had been an update every couple weeks it seems. Is 5.1 really that big of any update that it would take so long to implement? Aren't the point releases just bug fixes?
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It generally takes every oem six months on average to push a new version of Android. Granted, this phone has been on the market a while, but less than 2 months for the US versions.

rizzyc said:
My quick charger should also arrive in the mail tomorrow! Got one for the car as well. Was using my brother in laws quick charger today and it's pretty awesome.
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I actually grabbed 2 at quick chargers the anker one and some other brand I'm not even sure of but it was cheap. I also grabbed the aukey battery pack but not sure how often I'll need that
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I hope that the battery drain, and heating issue will be solved by asus in 5.1

cant wait for this to drop guys,

I hate to say this, but this post is referring to a blog where the guy speculates and provides a chat screen as proof. That being said, I am optimistic that Asus will update us to 5.1 shortly but posting fake reports does nothing but create false hope. The blog referred to is just that a blog and the proof it provides, is just a guy asking the question and we have no proof that the other side of the conversation is an actual employee of Asus tech support...
I think it will happen pretty soon but if it does not, I am completely fine with my phone the way it is currently, as I am sure most of you are too.

Never ever go by what some chat rep says lol. What makes anyone think they actually have any idea as to when testing is done and when OTA releases can be expected?

goolac said:
I hate to say this, but this post is referring to a blog where the guy speculates and provides no proof. That being said, I am optimistic that Asus will update us to 5.1 shortly but posting fake reports does nothing but create false hope. The blog referred to is just that a blog and the proof it provides, is just a guy asking the question and the tech support guy responding that he has no idea...
I think it will happen pretty soon but if it does not, I am completely fine with my phone the way it is currently, as I am sure most of you are too.
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Agreed.

Asus provides a year or two of Android updates to its devices. We will get 5.1 eventually and even Android M when that drops. Past that, it's up to the community to develop.

Don't know whether Asus will really release the update or not but this hell made its way to a lot of reputed websites Even if it is not true , Asus would be pressurized to roll-out the update as these reputed websites posted this news
GSM Arena: http://www.gsmarena.com/android_51_lollipop_for_asus_zenfone_2_ze550ml_is_in_final_testing-news-12918.php
Softpedia: news.softpedia.com/news/android-5-1-1-lollipop-for-asus-zenfone-2-coming-soon-486090.shtml
India-today: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/technology/story/zenfone-2-lollipop-update/1/449385.html

mhp1995 said:
Don't know whether Asus will really release the update or not but this hell made its way to a lot of reputed websites Even if it is not true , Asus would be pressurized to roll-out the update as these reputed websites posted this news
GSM Arena: http://www.gsmarena.com/android_51_lollipop_for_asus_zenfone_2_ze550ml_is_in_final_testing-news-12918.php
Softpedia: news.softpedia.com/news/android-5-1-1-lollipop-for-asus-zenfone-2-coming-soon-486090.shtml
India-today: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/technology/story/zenfone-2-lollipop-update/1/449385.html
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Yeah but those sites are just like our cable news channels.... Fox reports something then Cnn and Msnbc report what Fox reported. I just goes to show that people will report anything for the sake of reporting something.
I would also like to apologize to itskapil for my previous post. I did not mean to bash his reporting of the blog on our site but rather wanted to challenge the validity of the source, and that is all. I appreciated the reporting of any info on our phones.

goolac said:
Yeah but those sites are just like our cable news channels.... Fox reports something then Cnn and Msnbc report what Fox reported. I just goes to show that people will report anything for the sake of reporting something.
I would also like to apologize to itskapil for my previous post. I did not mean to bash his reporting of the blog on our site but rather wanted to challenge the validity of the source, and that is all. I appreciated the reporting of any info on our phones.
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Those sites said their source was an Asus representative talking to a user...AKA the post in OP. They don't know anymore then we do

cmendonc2 said:
Those sites said their source was an Asus representative talking to a user...AKA the post in OP. They don't know anymore then we do
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+1 . Representives will tell customers anything to keep the them happy!

Bushcrafter said:
+1 . Representives will tell customers anything to keep the them happy!
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Or make them go away .

Android 6 for Xperia z3 within a couple of weeks.

Hi all
I saw an official statement saying that the z3 will recieve marshmallow within a couple of weeks.
This info is something that I got from the Danish Sony mobile division.
Let's hope they can deliver ?
Good day to you all.
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Sony: couple weeks = 3 months lol

NewBieSS said:
Sony: couple weeks = 3 months lol
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I don't think so, Xperia Z5 series were being announced Android 6.0 to almost 75% of all countries at the same day.

NewBieSS said:
Sony: couple weeks = 3 months lol
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Let's hope they keep their word. At least this is the only official word I have seen on an estimate for release.
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HellRoot said:
Hi all
I saw an official statement saying that the z3 will recieve marshmallow within a couple of weeks.
This info is something that I got from the Danish Sony mobile division.
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Source/proof please.

octolith said:
Source/proof please.
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I will make a screenshot when I get home, or else go to Facebook and Sony mobile Danmark. In the user entries Sony have replied about the release of marshmallow.
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octolith said:
Source/proof please.
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here it is, taken from the sony mobile page on facebook
it says
when does android 6 come to xperia z3 ?
-hi kurt it should arrive within a couple of weeks. have a very pleasant day. from sony mobile,

HellRoot said:
here it is, taken from the sony mobile page on facebook
it says
when does android 6 come to xperia z3 ?
-hi kurt it should arrive within a couple of weeks. have a very pleasant day. from sony mobile,
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I hope they are right. It's the last time for the update to be pushed out. Since the beta has been out for quite a while, I guess, we could get the final build very soon. I've been searching for any info connected with z3 marshamallow update release and haven't found anything so far. So I really hope the guy on facebook wrote the truth. :highfive:

Madzix said:
I hope they are right. It's the last time for the update to be pushed out. Since the beta has been out for quite a while, I guess, we could get the final build very soon. I've been searching for any info connected with z3 marshamallow update release and haven't found anything so far. So I really hope the guy on facebook wrote the truth. :highfive:
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Yeah me too... I was running the concept as I was chosen to that but I missed a lot of things from stock and usually the beta shows up and few weeks later the official rom...it was like this on arc and s.
I look forward to this though, to win the game is to provide updates fast and with stability, other stuff can come later imo
I search the net every day for updates on the marshmallow but nothing until I just wanted to help support those with problems
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Geez, guys.
Wasn't a document already "leaked" with the update roadmap which said Z2/Z3 in the end of April? I swear I've seen it somewhere.

robogo1982 said:
Geez, guys.
Wasn't a document already "leaked" with the update roadmap which said Z2/Z3 in the end of April? I swear I've seen it somewhere.
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I have seen a lot of sites and none have mentioned it as soon too come closer than this.
If you don't like my post then look away, I have just seen many frustrated people on the net and wanted to share
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HellRoot said:
Yeah me too... I was running the concept as I was chosen to that but I missed a lot of things from stock and usually the beta shows up and few weeks later the official rom...it was like this on arc and s.
I look forward to this though, to win the game is to provide updates fast and with stability, other stuff can come later imo
I search the net every day for updates on the marshmallow but nothing until I just wanted to help support those with problems
Sent from my D6603 using XDA-Developers mobile app
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I'm one of the chosen ones too. :highfive: Yeah, exactly, I miss those features too. Well, let's see, I hope it will arrive in april, because may, may seems to bee too late for that. xD Well, I guess it takes time to develop a great software, and I hope Sony will give us great software.
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robogo1982 said:
Geez, guys.
Wasn't a document already "leaked" with the update roadmap which said Z2/Z3 in the end of April? I swear I've seen it somewhere.
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Yeah, you must've seen it in xperiablog website. I saw that picture in someones comment. But I don't know if it was legit or not. Let's hope so.

Marshmallow coming soon!
I live in Canada and my service provider "Roger's" has it posted on their update page as "coming soon" for Z3 and another source told me it would be closed to the end of the month. Hope it works as well as the tests on beta have shown.
Cheers!

Liqurd4tay0z said:
I live in Canada and my service provider "Roger's" has it posted on their update page as "coming soon" for Z3 and another source told me it would be closed to the end of the month. Hope it works as well as the tests on beta have shown.
Cheers!
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Arabic/Latin Americas/USA/Russia/Ukraine are out already, see XperiFirm.

[H818P] New firmware V20e (India H818P) 2016-05-28

New updates for H818P
Update version V20e
Update summary -
Phone usability and functionality has been further improved.
Just updated will see if anything has improved

prannoytambe said:
New updates for H818P
Update version V20e
Update summary -
Phone usability and functionality has been further improved.
Just updated will see if anything has improved
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Any news on it?

MitoTakatori said:
Any news on it?
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No feature added , just feels little smoother. Had issue with two beeps of locking sound, now haven't seen that. Battery looks slightly improved but wait can't judge it on 3 hrs of usages , after 2-3 cycles it may be clear. Lastly the updated android security patch of April . Will revert back if anything weird happens but nothing till now everything good.

prannoytambe said:
No feature added , just feels little smoother. Had issue with two beeps of locking sound, now haven't seen that. Battery looks slightly improved but wait can't judge it on 3 hrs of usages , after 2-3 cycles it may be clear. Lastly the updated android security patch of April . Will revert back if anything weird happens but nothing till now everything good.
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Thanks for the great feedback. Still downloading the KDZ file. Is the interface the same as V20C? I mean, I am hoping it might be the same as in G5.

MitoTakatori said:
Thanks for the great feedback. Still downloading the KDZ file. Is the interface the same as V20C? I mean, I am hoping it might be the same as in G5.
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Interface is same as it was on previous version no changes in that. No G5 implementation yet. Android version is the same.

prannoytambe said:
Interface is same as it was on previous version no changes in that. No G5 implementation yet. Android version is the same.
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I see. Thanks again! Hope that Genisys Theme will be integrated in the coming weeks.

prannoytambe said:
New updates for H818P
Update version V20e
Update summary -
Phone usability and functionality has been further improved.
Just updated will see if anything has improved
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Nothing here for H818N(India). Just wondering how did you get H818P in India

Phoenix854 said:
Nothing here for H818N(India). Just wondering how did you get H818P in India
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Imported from Thailand, buying in India was too main stream . I also got H810 single sim variant. Update may be on the way, hope so.

Updated now to V20E. Let's see what will be the performance after weeks of usage.

prannoytambe said:
Imported from Thailand, buying in India was too main stream . I also got H810 single sim variant. Update may be on the way, hope so.
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A bit off topic: Since u have imported ur device, will you still get LG India warranty. Asking this because the so called "bootloop" issue is spreading like forest fire amongst the G4 users.
As for V20e update part I will be informing as soon as the update arrives for my H818N. :laugh:

Phoenix854 said:
A bit off topic: Since u have imported ur device, will you still get LG India warranty. Asking this because the so called "bootloop" issue is spreading like forest fire amongst the G4 users.
As for V20e update part I will be informing as soon as the update arrives for my H818N. :laugh:
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Bootloop is seen for older handset, my older one is H810 and got my H818 is a week old. The batch after Jan 2016 has got newer version of motherboard so no at risk I think so and no warranty for imported handsets.

prannoytambe said:
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Such a useless changelog by LG.
Just updated will see if anything has improved
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Post screen shot of About phone - software info, that is what matters.

One Twelve said:
Such a useless changelog by LG.
Post screen shot of About phone - software info, that is what matters.
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Phoenix854 said:
A bit off topic: Since u have imported ur device, will you still get LG India warranty. Asking this because the so called "bootloop" issue is spreading like forest fire amongst the G4 users.
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Have yet to see Indians complain about it. 30K G4's imported into the country, where are they ?
When i went through a russian thread and used google translate i counted about 25. Out of how many. thousands ?
The bulk of people complaining are single sim. And the poll thread showed they were concentrated around the early builds.
As for V20e update part I will be informing as soon as the update arrives for my H818N. :laugh:
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its a phased roll out. You dont roll out an update everywhere at the same time. Roll it out in one country, then wait & watch. Ok ? move to the next country and so on.
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ok, so its just a security update, to April.
Still 6.0, we're waiting for 6.0.1, that is where the battery improvements will be.
kernel still on 3.10, it goes to 3.18 in 6.0.1 i suppose.

One Twelve said:
Have yet to see Indians complain about it. 30K G4's imported into the country, where are they ?
When i went through a russian thread and used google translate i counted about 25. Out of how many ? nobody knows.
The bulk of people complaining are single sim.
its a phased roll out. You dont roll out an update everywhere at the same time. Roll it out in one country, then wait & watch. Ok ? move to the next country and so on.
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ok, so its just a security update, to April.
Still 6.0, we're waiting for 6.0.1, that is where the battery improvements will be.
kernel still on 3.10, it goes to 3.18 in 6.0.1 i suppose.
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But is it gona happen or just a estimate it may happen ??
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The phone used to run hot very often before this update, it seems to be better now....
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prannoytambe said:
But is it gona happen or just a estimate it may happen ??
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What's going to happen ? that we'll get 6.0.1
defintely. flagships get 18 months of support.
Will we get N ? now that isn't clear.

One Twelve said:
What's going to happen ? that we'll get 6.0.1
defintely. flagships get 18 months of support.
Will we get N ? now that isn't clear.
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But LG is already too late to push update so left the hope.
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prannoytambe said:
But LG is already too late to push update so left the hope.
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S6 users were crying they did not get MM until march.
The G4 got MM in Dec.
Difference is the S6 got 6.0.1, we're still on 6.0
It takes work. Be patient.
Save your prayers for N.
The open question is the security updates. How long will LG keep those up.

One Twelve said:
S6 users were crying they did not get MM until march.
The G4 got MM in Dec.
Difference is the S6 got 6.0.1, we're still on 6.0
It takes work. Be patient.
Save your prayers for N.
The open question is the security updates. How long will LG keep those up.
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True enough mate. :good:

Oreo beta program, but only for C432B194 :(

https://m.gsmarena.com/huawei_kicks_off_mate_9_oreo_beta_program-amp-27633.php

All spots are taken anyway.
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We can expect OTA update pretty soon

le grande magnetto said:
We can expect OTA update pretty soon
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Why do you say this? Do you have insider information? Personally I think we see it after Xmas.

tboooe said:
Why do you say this? Do you have insider information? Personally I think we see it after Xmas.
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Oh no, no insider info It's just a guesstimate, I'd say November it is.

le grande magnetto said:
Oh no, no insider info It's just a guesstimate, I'd say November it is.
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How about a little friendly wager! You say Nov, I say after Xmas. Loser has to ...????

tboooe said:
How about a little friendly wager! You say Nov, I say after Xmas. Loser has to ...????
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HA! what about the time gap from Dec1 till Dec 24?

Hope it gets released soon, even though I'm fine with nougat.

tboooe said:
How about a little friendly wager! You say Nov, I say after Xmas. Loser has to ...????
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How about Oreo will be released some time in the future. Do I win now??

tboy2000 said:
How about Oreo will be released some time in the future. Do I win now??
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Payoff would be very low

Just doesn't make "business" sense, to release Oreo, on older units, right before you release your brand new model.
Would be "nice", but I just can't see them doing it from a business perspective. Realistically, I don't see it coming to the
older units OFFICIALLY until around the Christmas holiday time frame, if that soon.

If "older" flagship does not receive android update, that would not generate much trust from consumers in company to buy new phone.

At the very least let us get EMUI 5.1 on our Mate 9.

tboy2000 said:
At the very least let us get EMUI 5.1 on our Mate 9.
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We will get EMUI 8.0 with Oreo after Mate 10 is lanched just be patient.

Jozinek said:
My review
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Thank you for the review. I like that floating button. Do you have any thoughts on battery life?

le grande magnetto said:
If "older" flagship does not receive android update, that would not generate much trust from consumers in company to buy new phone.
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That's silly to say the least, a phone isn't about software, I would buy the mate 10 if I could, even if I had 8.0 on the Mate 10. This argument is invalid, to me at least...

I am registered for the FR-FUT-MHA-L29B Oreo Beta test; i have been accepted, but i am still waiting the OTA

Pascal536 said:
I am registered for the FR-FUT-MHA-L29B Oreo Beta test; i have been accepted, but i am still waiting the OTA
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Same here, mate!
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That's silly to say the least, a phone isn't about software, I would buy the mate 10 if I could, even if I had 8.0 on the Mate 10. This argument is invalid, to me at least...
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That's your opinion, mate, but I truly disagree.
Many customers pay attention to new software features that improve the overall user experience (see Android's doze improvements) and that are not related to hardware.
So, IMHO Huawei's hurry to release Mate 9's Oreo beta BEFORE Mate 10's release seems to be all about customers confidence-making

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That's silly to say the least, a phone isn't about software, I would buy the mate 10 if I could, even if I had 8.0 on the Mate 10. This argument is invalid, to me at least...
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whoa, from your example it is clear that you missed the point completely.

le grande magnetto said:
whoa, from your example it is clear that you missed the point completely.
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Yeah kinda sounds silly when I read it now, what I meant was, it's not all about software updates, ffs, the mate 9 is the best phone I've had until this day, why whine about not having O or P or whatnot. Of course I love new updates with new functions, used to be an update freak, not anymore I guess.

Oreo rolling out in australia?

Check the XDA homepage.. they said that G5 and G5s users are receiving oreo in australia and new zealand.. anyone can confirm this?

Here's the article:
Motorola Brings Android Oreo to the Moto Z, Z2 Play, G5, G5S and More in Australia and New Zealand

Excellent, I hope that some users can share the zip, or something similar to install the update on other update channels, as they did with the G4 Plus when it received 7.0

I'm shocked. Is this real?

psychopac said:
I'm shocked. Is this real?
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Motorola moderators say it is fake and clickbait, but i don't really believe in them since they say they don't know more than ud users do..
They guy that started this information said it is based on an email that was received from motorola australia.. not sure if it's real, we have to wait.

Needs to be more independent reports before we can trust it.

Is there anybody from Australia here ?

I'll believe it when retus finally sees npn25.137-93. (not gonna lie, seeing the announcement on the XDA front page got me excited for a split second.)
EDIT: well, I guess I spoke too soon.

monster1612 said:
I'll believe it when retus finally sees npn25.137-93. (not gonna lie, seeing the announcement on the XDA front page got me excited for a split second.)
EDIT: well, I guess I spoke too soon.
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NPN25.137-93 is Nougat with Nov patch for EU.

pfufux said:
NPN25.137-93 is Nougat with Nov patch for EU.
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I know, but according to the screenshot in the post I linked in, the supposed retus OTA is for -93. We'll just have to wait and see...

monster1612 said:
I know, but according to the screenshot in the post I linked in, the supposed retus OTA is for -93. We'll just have to wait and see...
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Oh sorry you're right ! Wait and see...

monster1612 said:
I'll believe it when retus finally sees npn25.137-93. (not gonna lie, seeing the announcement on the XDA front page got me excited for a split second.)
EDIT: well, I guess I spoke too soon.
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Just got home from work and got the notification for the update. I'm in the US. Only difference I see is a new equalizer.

ice711 said:
Just got home from work and got the notification for the update. I'm in the US. Only difference I see is a new equalizer.
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I can't find it anywhere. Is it only accessible through the Play Music settings?

monster1612 said:
I'll believe it when retus finally sees npn25.137-93. (not gonna lie, seeing the announcement on the XDA front page got me excited for a split second.)
EDIT: well, I guess I spoke too soon.
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I can't find it anywhere. Is it only accessible through the Play Music settings?
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Yeah the equalizer is only in play music

The article is clickbait. If you follow the source, it is a random ass website claiming a Motorola rep told them it. I am not believing it. I can make up a website and write too that my doggo told me we will get oreo tonight!

xl_bobby said:
The article is clickbait. If you follow the source, it is a random ass website claiming a Motorola rep told them it. I am not believing it. I can make up a website and write too that my doggo told me we will get oreo tonight!
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Well, that's one good boi

Well.. it seems it was all a big hoax.. i mean c'mon 3 days and no users reported receiving the update in australia..

pfufux said:
Is there anybody from Australia here ?
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I am from Australia

Jrhcom said:
I am from Australia
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So if you're running stock, did you receive any notification about an update to Oreo ?

Nope no Oreo. I'm from Australia. I think I actually prefer nougat. I have a Nokia 8 on oreo 8.1 and it's smooth and all but that's running a s835. This Moto g5 plus feels pretty smooth (apart from heavy live wallpapers and games) for a s625. And I like nougats overall look