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#1404988 13-Oct-2015 12:52

OTA system software update has just landed on mine - will be interesting to see whats in it...

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#1404992 13-Oct-2015 13:00

A few things that the guys at work have noticed: new Google logo and white background on the Google search bar, smaller text in the Messageing app, but when you tap a message the text is larger.

Would be good to get an official change log.

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#1404997 13-Oct-2015 13:11

Nothing much to see different at the moment, version reports back as 5.0.2 Build 120FJN3

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#1405156 13-Oct-2015 18:21

Yeah, the only things that seem to be different are the title bar and the Messaging app.

Does anyone know if the Prime will get 5.1 or 6? I asked Vodafone via Twitter a week or two ago and they didn't really know. Has anyone attempted to flash Marshmallow image onto the Prime, and if so how did it go?

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#1405204 13-Oct-2015 19:15

And has any successfully roofed this phone? Not that easy to find root guides for.

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#1405272 13-Oct-2015 21:42

ssamjh: I got a nice cover that came with a screen protector for about $8 off trademe. I'll find it when I get home

Keen on a link to this also.

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#1405278 13-Oct-2015 22:01

There's heaps

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#1405645 14-Oct-2015 13:01

OTA update doesn't seem to have fixed the native camera app not being able to save to SD card :(

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#1405680 14-Oct-2015 13:58

Shagy: OTA update doesn't seem to have fixed the native camera app not being able to save to SD card :(

Yeah it doesn't sound like much, but it is a pain.

We switched to googles own camera app after finding the white balance was way off with the supplied camera, unless used in HDR mode.

A bit of googling shows its common to many, and android may actually prevent apps writing directly to the SD in some cases, for some reason...

Apple doesn't have this problem, as you can't put in external storage in the first place.

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#1405701 14-Oct-2015 14:43

Mine is refusing to update, checking it says it's already on the latest version but it still gives me the notification that there is an update? Is it that important or should I just ignore it.

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#1405705 14-Oct-2015 14:48

Presumably this update includes security fixes for the likes of Stagefright?

Sure would be good to get some official (or even unofficial) word from Vodafone.

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#1405715 14-Oct-2015 14:58

Android used to allow apps to write to the SD Card but due to security risks closed that option down with Lollipop (maybe even with Kitkat, I can't recall).

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#1405731 14-Oct-2015 15:05

hairy1: Android used to allow apps to write to the SD Card but due to security risks closed that option down with Lollipop (maybe even with Kitkat, I can't recall).

The camera app that I'm using can write to the SD card just fine.

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#1405734 14-Oct-2015 15:08

In Settings > Storage there should be an option to change the Default save location / Default write disk. The Smart Ultra has this setting and early builds of the Smart Prime had it. unsure if its been added back in with the update though.

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#1405751 14-Oct-2015 15:37

lokhor: In Settings > Storage there should be an option to change the Default save location / Default write disk. The Smart Ultra has this setting and early builds of the Smart Prime had it. unsure if its been added back in with the update though.

I can't see any setting like that on my updated Smart Prime.

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