Lollipop for Galaxy Note 4? When?

[Mimen]

Does Samsung not roll out updates for their previous models any longer? I have had the Note 4 for about a year now with Android 4.2.2 on it. Are we getting an update?

 

[grump_grouch]

Been running on 5.1.1 for a couple of months now

If your carrier didn't send out OTA updates, you can get the ROM from http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-N910F/

 

[HvRooyen]

My unbranded note 4 updated to 5.1.1 last week (MTN)

 

[Mimen]

Thank you Grump but I see the update if for Vodafone. Too scared something goes wrong.

 

[CranialBlaze]

Thank you Grump but I see the update if for Vodafone. Too scared something goes wrong.

Vodacom takes months if not years, if ever to push updates to samesung devices, you can get the official updates for Vodafone their parent company, or seeing its so late, never, your choice really.

Just remember, while samesung can be slow with updates, your network carrier is responsible for deciding when or if you get the update. That is why they do not sell nexus devices, as Google does not allow them to dictate release cycles.

 

[supersunbird]

So the one poster had his update on MTNs network, can’t the OP buy a MTN prepaid sim and load enough data on it to let it update from MTN?

 

[CranialBlaze]

So the one poster had his update on MTNs network, can’t the OP buy a MTN prepaid sim and load enough data on it to let it update from MTN?

Nothing to do with the sim, part of the device I'd is a network indicator, it indicates which network the device itself belong too, aka the network that sold it. As far as I know in sa, it's only purpose is ota updates. If the phone came from Vodacom, then it is a Vodacom phone till the day it dies, or till you replace the OS with a non Vodacom one.

 

[Ocali]

Been running on 5.1.1 for a couple of months now

If your carrier didn't send out OTA updates, you can get the ROM from http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/database/SM-N910F/

no update to 6 yet ;cry:

 

[CranialBlaze]

no update to 6 yet ;cry:

Yes, thats because 6 has barely fallen out of its mothers vagina and yet your expecting samsung who has built a fundamental portion of its reputation around slow updates, to of released 6 already?

 

[Ocali]

Yes, thats because 6 has barely fallen out of its mothers vagina and yet your expecting samsung who has built a fundamental portion of its reputation around slow updates, to of released 6 already?

Hey 1 can only hope.... and pray and rain dance or whatever...

 

[Mimen]

Thank you cranial blaze that was interesting. Never knew it depends on the network.

 

[CranialBlaze]

Thank you cranial blaze that was interesting. Never knew it depends on the network.

With certain manufacturers, Apple, nexus and I think HTC.

Samsung takes the longest to get release because samesung fist needs to spend 3 to 6 months making all the bloat nobody actually wants work, then each network begins testing and Vodacom is among the slowest in the world, especially with Samsung, but that goes back to the bloat again.

 

[marco79]

I've had the OTA update to 5.1.1 from Vodacom a few months already.

 

[Zukat]

Im hearing a lot of complains about battery drain on the new update for Note 4... how was your experience?

 

[Tsepz_GP]

Vodacom takes months if not years, if ever to push updates to samesung devices, you can get the official updates for Vodafone their parent company, or seeing its so late, never, your choice really.

Just remember, while samesung can be slow with updates, your network carrier is responsible for deciding when or if you get the update. That is why they do not sell nexus devices, as Google does not allow them to dictate release cycles.

Vodacom had the 5.1.1 for Note 4 out a month ago, before British and German unlocked.