Galaxy S8 not Google Daydream ready - Samsung Galaxy S8 Questions and Answers

Took the update and the release are full of ****. There's no Daydream support included. I was looking forward to this feature but I guess they would prefer to troll and lie instead.

Daydream support will come with 7.1.1 there was no lie
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alexiuss said:
Daydream support will come with 7.1.1 there was no lie
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They claimed there was Daydream support in the release notes so yes they lied.

i got an update few day ago (taking the device to July Security patch)
it was 800MB in size (UK based)
Didnt say anything about VR but after that update i got Goolge VR services update in google play (didnt even knew i had this app)
yet Day Dream shows as unavailable
Not sure whats what

As alexiuss said daydream ist available only for phones with 7.1.1
Currently this is not available for the S8.
I dont get why media already reporting Daydream compatibility. It will get it when it gets 7.1.1

doubt it will ever get 7.1.1
it will probably go straight to 8

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LG G4 Android 6.0.1 confirmed by Rogers CANADA

Guys found it on their Website first they stated it on the 22nd June 2016 and now it says coming soon picture attached below. Lets hope that its no fake...
http://communityforums.rogers.com/t5/forums/forumtopicpage/board-id/OSUpgrades/thread-id/1
(Edited for forum link)
Meanwhile N is coming. Considering 6.0.1 is just a minor update wonder why it took a many months. Assuming this is real and we get it this year.
I dont carer about Android 6.0.1. Better will be when LG will prepare the Android N and we could have it as early as it's possible.
Its like this u can care for n,o,p,q,r,s..... The only thing matters is information. And we'll have to wait for the n update sth like 6 to 8 months. i think and u dont want to sit 8 months on offical v20d ger/eu. this is just some information for evrybody and not a discussion thread.
I should not have posted this....
If u want fast Updates go for Nexus or iOs
Its like this while n will come out the g4 is going to be the 3rd best and not like now the 2nd because lg is going to release a new phone for the second half of 2016 im pretty sure so 6.0.1 would be pretty nice
I'm looking forward to 6.0.1. There are numerous bugs with Bluetooth that 6.0.1 should fix.
Rogers is a Canadian Carrier not USA
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This is really nice. I hope they finally update the EU version of the phone. Fingers crossed!
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Then we might get a .KDZ and update our phones! Let's hope it's true.
I am sry for that mistake i live in ger so i didnt knew that maybe a forum moderator can switch the title to canada but anyways here is the link to the official rogers forum
http://communityforums.rogers.com/t5/forums/forumtopicpage/board-id/OSUpgrades/thread-id/1
I'm more anxious about this than N because this will probably be more stable than the first N releases. I just want a stable release, and 1 year before G4's release I still think the OS is half finished :/
I still have very bad battery life and some BT issues (sometimes it doesn't output audio via BT, I need to restart the device).
[If we get the new UX would be a bonus].
When the 6.0.1? I want to use wakelock with xiaomi mi band
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They have updated the schedule table. Roger's G4 will receive 6.0.1 on July 21st.
But why LG is so slow to release for no-brand EUR devices too?
Seems like Rogers decided not to bother with any of the security updates for 6.0 and will just jump directly to 6.0.1 That's a pretty dangerous policy with all the vulnerabilities that they have left their users exposed to for over 6 months!
Having come from a Nexus 5 to the LG G4 this really makes me think my next phone needs to be back to a Google one.

Android 7.0 Update

So I Saw the news on AA and I don't know but it said here that most of the Motorola devices will receive Android 7.0. My confusion is that: will Moto X play receive 7.0 as well?
http://www.androidauthority.com/android-7-0-update-679175/
I guess we are out of luck on this one. I got my X Play in January. It came with Lollipop, but I could almost immediately upgrade to Marshmallow. Security level was "December 2015". Last April we could upgrade to March 2016 and since then there is no release except one for India. Since then Google has released updates :
April : https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.html
May : https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.html
June : https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-06-01.html
July : https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html
August : https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html
Each of these updates contains at least one (but up to eight) updates which are marked Critical.
I think any manufacturer has reasons to deploy these updates. Since it requires a lot of effort I'm not expecting an OTA each month, but it would be nice to see an OTA every 2-3 months. No news from Motorola is bad news for me. It seems they move on to the next series of devices.
After 5 months "your device is up to date", I've had it. My phone has been unlocked last week, and it now runs one of the custom ROMs found here. It has the July update, and I am expecting an OTA update for my ROM soon.
An 2015 phone without 7.0? No way. I hope we will receive it in 2017.
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asing said:
I guess we are out of luck on this one. I got my X Play in January. It came with Lollipop, but I could almost immediately upgrade to Marshmallow. Security level was "December 2015". Last April we could upgrade to March 2016 and since then there is no release except one for India. Since then Google has released updates :
April : https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-04-02.html
May : https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-05-01.html
June : https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-06-01.html
July : https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-07-01.html
August : https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-08-01.html
Each of these updates contains at least one (but up to eight) updates which are marked Critical.
I think any manufacturer has reasons to deploy these updates. Since it requires a lot of effort I'm not expecting an OTA each month, but it would be nice to see an OTA every 2-3 months. No news from Motorola is bad news for me. It seems they move on to the next series of devices.
After 5 months "your device is up to date", I've had it. My phone has been unlocked last week, and it now runs one of the custom ROMs found here. It has the July update, and I am expecting an OTA update for my ROM soon.
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Well.... crap, I really hoped that it'll get 7.0, so many features to try out.
luchardi said:
An 2015 phone without 7.0? No way. I hope we will receive it in 2017.
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hope so.
No worries, CM13 will keep this phone running
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it's official? we were off 7.0 ??
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My humbled opinion is that we will get android 7 for sure. Lenovo support moto devices minimally with 2 big system updates and our moto got just one (marshmallow) yet. So I am quite optimistic if you ask me...
We can only speculate until they officially announce about if they will release or not.
Pretty sure the phone can support 7.0
At least SD615 is on the list of 7.0 supported SoCs, so fingers crossed:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_Nougat#Unsupported_and_supported_processors
minimale_ldz said:
At least SD615 is on the list of 7.0 supported SoCs, so fingers crossed:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_Nougat#Unsupported_and_supported_processors
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huh? "According to a prominent source, Qualcomm is not releasing updates to the graphic drivers on the Snapdragon 200, 208, 210, 212, 400, 410, 412, 600,615, 800 and 801 chipsets"
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huh? "According to a prominent source, Qualcomm is not releasing updates to the graphic drivers on the Snapdragon 200, 208, 210, 212, 400, 410, 412, 600,615, 800 and 801 chipsets"
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Someone made a bad joke, 615 was on supported devices list when I linked it, so no worries
Here's another surce. According to it SD615 supports Vulkan 1.0:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulkan_(API)#Compatibility
minimale_ldz said:
Here's another surce. According to it SD615 supports Vulkan 1.0:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulkan_(API)#Compatibility
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Aaahhh i already found it, but you where first to post it
but if found another wiki page about the Adreno
As you can see the Adreno (graphical chip) of the Moto x play is supported(405) which is included in the Snapdragon 615
So there is hope for android 7
All 2015 moto x series are getting android N
I think N will be 64 bit.

Sony talking about 7.1

Sony wants to be the first manufacturer (besides Google) to release Android 7.1.1 Nougat
Sony Xperia X Performance-5
Sony aims to be the first manufacturer outside of Google to release Android 7.1.1 Nougat. According to Xperia Blog, Sony’s developer team has stated that issuing Android 7.1.1 is its “number one priority” and that “if you spot any other vendor (excluding Google) releasing this faster than us, prepare your rotten tomatoes!”
Android 7.1.1 was recently released on December 5 for the Google Pixel phones and Nexus devices, and Google made the source code available to manufacturers via the Android Open Source Project (AOSP) on the same day. When exactly Sony intends to release its take on Android 7.1.1, and to which devices, isn’t yet known.
Sony was previously one of the first manufacturers to roll out the Android 7.0 Nougat software, bringing a beta build of it to its Xperia X Performance handset on November 2. Sony has already confirmed that the Android Nougat update will at some stage roll out to its Xperia X and Z5 series, as well as the Z3+ and Z4 Tablet.
Do you think Sony will be the next manufacturer to release an Android 7.1.1 Nougat build? Give us your take in the comments.
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Sony wants to be the first manufacturer (besides Google) to release Android 7.1.1 Nougat
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Do you think Sony will be the next manufacturer to release an Android 7.1.1 Nougat build? Give us your take in the comments.
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Better be!
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How can they talk about 7.1.1 if they didn't release 7.0 for z5 and others?!
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How can they talk about 7.1.1 if they didn't release 7.0 for z5 and others?!
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Well, the current flagship is another phone. Which already has 7.0. The current flagship is always the first to receive an Android update.
And if they are so sure they will be the first it means the update is basically ready and will come very soon.
The owners of the z5 and others.. with Android they should be happy they will probably receive a Nougat update.. Eventually.. Sometime in the future..
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Well, the current flagship is another phone. Which already has 7.0. The current flagship is always the first to receive an Android update.
And if they are so sure they will be the first it means the update is basically ready and will come very soon.
The owners of the z5 and others.. with Android they should be happy they will probably receive a Nougat update.. Eventually.. Sometime in the future..
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I hope so. I hope we also get android 8 lol
bungadudu said:
Well, the current flagship is another phone. Which already has 7.0. The current flagship is always the first to receive an Android update.
And if they are so sure they will be the first it means the update is basically ready and will come very soon.
The owners of the z5 and others.. with Android they should be happy they will probably receive a Nougat update.. Eventually.. Sometime in the future..
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I would say the others will get it soon, but it's my guess though. I think they learned the lesson with MM deployment being the 4th to release it and, for some devices, having to retract and fix some more bugs. The negative reviews might have costed them a lot, and they should know those figures.
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Hope thats the case, we are always the Last to get the updates. 😐
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What's the source of this information? If u don't supply a source with it, it may or may not be fake news.
Regards
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Here are the source.
http://www.xperiablog.net/2016/12/0...urer-to-release-android-7-1-1-outside-google/
Not sure there they got it from though.
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Okay Sony, less talk and more doing because I'm still waiting 7.0 on my Z5.
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Here are the source.
http://www.xperiablog.net/2016/12/0...urer-to-release-android-7-1-1-outside-google/
Not sure there they got it from though.
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yep thats it, i wouldnt post some fake ass crap

Android oreo

Why is this phone's support so terrible?
Those people who spent 750 bucks on this phone at launch is absurd to be treated unfairly by htc
A big part of HTCs Phone department was sold to Google. So they don't have the ressources to spend on a phone that sold maybe 10.000 times. It's real **** for those who spend so much and have to stick with not even the newest OS from 2016 in 2018. Since nobody writes about this phone they don't even have to worry about their reputation.
Fortunately most people bought it when it was cheap. So it's not a big loss.
I gave It back and bought a Xiaomi Mi A1.
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Just be patience. Device is already running smooth on Nougat. Fast updates always comes with bugs. Let the dev make a good one till then wait
well, looks like it will be updated to oreo soon......
https://twitter.com/HTCMexico/status/958093718107623425
https://twitter.com/HTCMEA/status/960030647262826496
Translate these.....
It is reported on a Taiwanese tech website that Oreo will land on U Ultra before the end of February: https://www.kocpc.com.tw/archives/182858
Translation: Among them, Android 8.0 was released on HTC U11 and HTC 10 in November last year. According to some very reliable sources, HTC U Ultra will receive Oreo update before the end of February this year, becoming the first smartphone to get Oreo update after Lunar New Year.
U ultra oreo update now
Just received the update via OTA.
Oreo installed and working smoothly.

tab s3 android pie (9.0) general discussion

With android pie set to be coming this month I thought I'd make a thread to discuss new features and any issue with the new update also to let people know when the update starts to roll out etc.
I have had my tab s3 since 2 months after it came out and am looking forward to the last os upgrade this tablet is set to get
Believe me, I postponed factory reset and cleaning junk from my tab s3, just because I am anxious to get the update. Hope it will be worth the wait.
Things I expect the most are dex mode, and night teme. Hope one of these two will be covered by update. Of course, I cannot wait for One UI aesthetics, as I like it, seems more minimalistic and simple compared to Samsung Experience... Checking for update daily
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..... I am anxious to get the update. Hope it will be worth the wait.
... Checking for update daily
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From late May:
https://www.sammobile.com/2019/05/29/android-pie-update-galaxy-tab-s3-and-galaxy-s8-active/
"Android Pie update for Galaxy Tab S3 and S8 Active may not be too far off
It appears Samsung is finally gearing up to release the Pie update for the Galaxy Tab S3 and Galaxy S8 Active soon. Multiple variants of these two devices have received Wi-Fi certification with Android Pie onboard, indicating the release may not be too far. Although not a rule, it usually takes a month or two after Wi-Fi certification for an update to hit the market."
The 1 or 2 month delay from certification to public release is way over!
intentional delay?
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From late May:
https://www.sammobile.com/2019/05/29/android-pie-update-galaxy-tab-s3-and-galaxy-s8-active/
"Android Pie update for Galaxy Tab S3 and S8 Active may not be too far off
It appears Samsung is finally gearing up to release the Pie update for the Galaxy Tab S3 and Galaxy S8 Active soon. Multiple variants of these two devices have received Wi-Fi certification with Android Pie onboard, indicating the release may not be too far. Although not a rule, it usually takes a month or two after Wi-Fi certification for an update to hit the market."
The 1 or 2 month delay from certification to public release is way over!
intentional delay?
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Official update roadmap said that update is due in August, so this is the month that we should get it.
Those articles from May were just proof that the update is ready and being tested.
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Official update roadmap said that update is due in August, so this is the month that we should get it.
Those articles from May were just proof that the update is ready and being tested.
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while August is current roadmap, i might be wrong , but i recall seeing July as release month in older Samsung roadmaps.
Being Tab S3 a former flagship tablet, i am quite unhappy with the delay. Its Samsung call, but i believe they have already updated to Pie many cheaper devices from same vintage.
the true reason of my post is just to vent my frustration, as i am also checking for the update every other day!
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sirgawain123 said:
while August is current roadmap, i might be wrong , but i recall seeing July as release month in older Samsung roadmaps.
Being Tab S3 a former flagship tablet, i am quite unhappy with the delay. Its Samsung call, but i believe they have already updated to Pie many cheaper devices from same vintage.
the true reason of my post is just to vent my frustration, as i am also checking for the update every other day!
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There you go.
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There you go.
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yeah, thanks ,i was aware of current roadmap
my point is twofold:
- i would bet than on older version of roadmap update was bound for July release! i didnt keep a copy of old roadmap so i just rely on my memory. i understand that the roadmaps are dynamic and not carved in stone
- Device Pie certification made me expect an earlier release.
unmet expectations=frustrations.
not a big one in my list of priorities though.
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I only hope it (Pie) comes in order for improvements in LineageOS (hopefully Official) and related ROMs. I'm on 8.0 Tweaked (Sammy stock) and it's great but still nothing beats Stock Pie.
Down side to having Pie is that there is no official Xposed for Pie, EdXposed is a hit and miss, even more so the modules.
David C.
Pie update rolling out on T825Y
Pie update is rolling out now on T825Y. Check sammobile.
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Pie update is rolling out now on T825Y. Check sammobile.
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Any idea on how to install SM-T825Y firmware on regular SM-T825?
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Pie update is rolling out now on T825Y. Check sammobile.
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Any idea on how to flash Pie on the T825 instead of the T825Y?
Anyone got the update yet if so what's new
Apart from the obvious one ui changes
I got the update few hours earlier. I'm also trying to figure out what's new except one ui. So far I found that multitasking/split screen changes. Also ui seems faster. I've attached some ss. Sorry i couldnt be much help.
Thank you! Looks nice with dark mode. How's battery?
Pie out now in UK too according to sammobile.
DEX mode? [emoji51]
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DEX mode? [emoji51]
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I doubt it the cpu in the tab s3 came out in early 2016 I don't think it has the power to run it as it is more heavy than android plus if they have it was mode they would discourage people from getting the new tab s6 or the tab s4 they want us to upgrade remember.
It came out in 2017, I don't see the reason it wouldn't have it
how long until non LTE release? T820?
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It came out in 2017, I don't see the reason it wouldn't have it
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Yes but the snapdragon 820 processor came out in 2016 (announced in 2015 ) so the cpu itself is quite dated that's what I meant. I would love it to get dex made just dont think it would run very smoothly even if it did get it

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