We all know about the Exynos exploit, a serious bug in Samsung’s kernels that allowed regular apps to gain root privilege. Samsung has fixed the bug, but updates have been slow to roll out in the US. T-Mobile is getting theirs out now for the Note II, and if you’re running stock firmware, you can download it now. It’s very important that you perform… Read more
While all the carriers were rolling out their Jelly Bean updates for the Galaxy S III over the air, AT&T decided to make the software update Kies only. This means that, to update their devices, people had to download Samsung software to their computer, hook their phones up, and perform the update there. Sure, we did it, but we’re the techies. Most… Read more
Samsung is on a roll with the Jelly Bean updates. After the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 and 2 7 got Jelly Bean and the AT&T Galaxy Rugby Pro got the same, it’s the Note 10.1′s turn. The Note 10.1 N8103 is now getting an OTA update to 4.1.2, which includes Google Now, Project Butter, and all the other goodies that we’ve come to know and love from Jelly Bean. Just… Read more
Updates often get our hopes up, but this one definitely shouldn’t. This update for the Motorola Photon Q is nothing but bug fixes. Of course, a bug fixing update is always appreciated. Support for a phone is very important, and we’re happy to see a bugfix update that isn’t just put off until a major update is released. The software version of the new… Read more
Just because the HTC One X+ has been released doesn’t mean the One X has been forgotten. O2 UK customers can now update their One X to 4.1 Jelly Bean, the same software version as the One X+, by checking for updates in Settings > About > Software updates. The rollout starts today, but if you don’t get it, don’t fret. Sometimes these rollouts are a… Read more
Who knew cameras can receive OTA updates? The Samsung Galaxy Camera, one of the first Android powered cameras (and one of the best), is now getting its first update in the United Kingdom. The update is a bump to Android version 4.1.2 and adds the new Galaxy Note II gallery. This means you get a few more tools to play with, as well as three different… Read more
If you’re the happy owner of an AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II, you may have noticed yesterday’s OTA update. If you’ve received the update, congratulations! You now have multi-window! This means that you can snap two apps on top of each other and use them at the same time. It’s an awesome feature, and you should be very happy. And if that was all, that’d… Read more
HTC has been rolling out Jelly Bean to HTC One S owners around the world, but as we know, US carrier phones are always late. Luckily, the T-Mobile One S isn’t too far behind. A lucky group of customers have been selected to test the upcoming Jelly Bean update in beta form. This means that the official update isn’t too far off, and hopefully T-Mobile… Read more
Yesterday we reported on AT&T stating that they will be releasing the multi-window update for their Galaxy Note II, and now they’re rolling it out to Note II owners. The update is fairly big at 178MB but it adds multi-window, an amazing and much requested feature. Go to Settings > About phone > Software updates and check for a new update, hopefully… Read more
AT&T is the only carrier left that hasn’t added back the multi-window feature to their Galaxy Note II. We don’t know why it disappeared from the US models in the first place, but each one has been putting it back in through updates. AT&T is finally doing the same, releasing the update as an OTA tomorrow. It should be a small update, but it will add the… Read more
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