Galaxy Tab 8.9 ICS/JB

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#108344 28-Aug-2012 21:11

Hi There!

I have the 3G 8.9 and I have been patiently waiting for the ICS Update with no sign of it anywhere.

I am not sure if it's out in other countries or if there is some way to check other than using the Settings > About > Update to see if there is one available?

Any information would be gratefully accepted.

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#678558 29-Aug-2012 08:07

Welcome to Samsung devices. You'll grow old and die waiting for updates!

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#678567 29-Aug-2012 08:37

bmoff: Welcome to Samsung devices. You'll grow old and die waiting for updates!

Not at all Samsung is not that bad

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#678572 29-Aug-2012 08:47

Samsung are rumoured to be days away from rolling out jb for the s3 well ahead of most other manufacturers

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#678576 29-Aug-2012 08:55

Yeah sure, tell that to the 8.9 and 10.1 owners who have been waiting for months now for promised updates.
Their phone updates aren't much better. Bit like Vodafone actually, hinting at upgrades that don't eventuate, look at the broadband data allowance debacle.

Wade...yep rumoured! Don't hold your breath.

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#678579 29-Aug-2012 08:58

bmoff: Yeah sure, tell that to the 8.9 and 10.1 owners who have been waiting for months now for promised updates.
Their phone updates aren't much better. Bit like Vodafone actually,?hinting at upgrades that don't eventuate, look at the broadband?data allowance?debacle.

Wade...yep rumoured! Don't hold your breath.

Are you just here to troll or actually add some value?

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#678600 29-Aug-2012 09:23

Yep, same boat here, 8.9 3G Galaxy Tab. Checking every day for ICS update. I know they have been rolling it out in the northern hemisphere but nothing for us so far...

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#678603 29-Aug-2012 09:34

One thing that is driving me nuts with my 8.9 is that I can't connect it to my PC reliably. Usually when I connect it it says device not recognized.

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#678641 29-Aug-2012 10:45

bmoff: Welcome to non-Nexus Android devices. You'll grow old and die waiting for updates!

FTFY.

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#678667 29-Aug-2012 11:30

stevenz:
bmoff: Welcome to non-Nexus Android devices. You'll grow old and die waiting for updates!

FTFY.

Oh I don't know about the amendment. ASUS were pretty quick with their update of the Transformer from Honeycomb to ICS. Trouble was it was a a complete mess when it happened, and even now after multiple bug fixes it's still not as stable as the original HC. Fast isn't always good, so I am waiting to see how the upgrade of the TF300 from ICS to Jellybean pans out.
What bugs me is when the delay by the OEM is multiplied by the 'testing' carried out by the service providers on their branded handsets.
As always there is the custom rom route, but that has its own pitfalls.

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