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#2769268 31-Aug-2021 11:16

Not Samsung but pixels in some countries let you (well the news story from August said it was in beta and rolling out) NZ was on of the countries on the list that let you do it

https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/08/18/call-recording-in-the-google-phone-app-is-rolling-out-to-pixels/

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#2769343 31-Aug-2021 13:44

tripp:

Not Samsung but pixels in some countries let you (well the news story from August said it was in beta and rolling out) NZ was on of the countries on the list that let you do it

https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/08/18/call-recording-in-the-google-phone-app-is-rolling-out-to-pixels/

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#2773297 6-Sep-2021 22:19

New update came through tonight, importantly for Vodafone users this update enables WiFi calling (off by default). Need to go into the connections area and enable it.

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#2780125 18-Sep-2021 10:05

Does the s21 ultra 5g have a screen protector film on it by default?

I've damaged my screen somehow. Looks like a small hole then an area of lifted film around it. Ie 1mm or so. When I look up round the front camera and the edge of the screen it looks like there is a protective film already attached.

Can I left this and replace with a protective film ??

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#2780131 18-Sep-2021 10:31

afe66: Does the s21 ultra 5g have a screen protector film on it by default?

I've damaged my screen somehow. Looks like a small hole then an area of lifted film around it. Ie 1mm or so. When I look up round the front camera and the edge of the screen it looks like there is a protective film already attached.

Can I left this and replace with a protective film ??

Yes

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#2815370 18-Nov-2021 16:50

I see the rest of the world is getting One UI 4.0 and Android 12 release as we speak, so I guess February 2022 for us? Given how rubbish our carriers are.

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#2815371 18-Nov-2021 16:52

Kopkiwi:

I see the rest of the world is getting One UI 4.0 and Android 12 release as we speak, so I guess February 2022 for us? Given how rubbish our carriers are.

I have to say this is one reason why I reverted to Apple.

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#2815376 18-Nov-2021 17:14

Kopkiwi:
I see the rest of the world is getting One UI 4.0 and Android 12 release as we speak, so I guess February 2022 for us? Given how rubbish our carriers are.

December....

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#2815377 18-Nov-2021 17:19

Kopkiwi:
I see the rest of the world is getting One UI 4.0 and Android 12 release as we speak, so I guess February 2022 for us? Given how rubbish our carriers are.

@Kopkiwi before saying our NZ carriers are rubbish you should actually do some research on how these updates are pushed out and it has very little to do with NZ mobile carriers!

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#2815381 18-Nov-2021 17:27

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Kopkiwi:
I see the rest of the world is getting One UI 4.0 and Android 12 release as we speak, so I guess February 2022 for us? Given how rubbish our carriers are.

@Kopkiwi before saying our NZ carriers are rubbish you should actually do some research on how these updates are pushed out and it has very little to do with NZ mobile carriers!

It has everything to do with the carriers.

They represent a massive fatberg in an otherwise flowing system.

I despise the fact that they even get an opportunity have a say.

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#2815385 18-Nov-2021 17:39

@sdavisnz That is not correct the carriers only do 1 thing and that is test the update

The carriers do not push out the update!

The carriers 99% of the time approve the update in 24 hours of receiving it

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#2815388 18-Nov-2021 17:42

Further to this many of the latest updates do not need to be carrier approved

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#2815412 18-Nov-2021 19:37

sdavisnz:

It has everything to do with the carriers.

Yet Apple has no problems pushing updates to every phone on the planet at the same time regardless of phone model, carrier, etc, and has done so consistently for a long time. I'm not sure what process they have for carrier testing it's clear they have a good process as it's unheard of for a update to have issues with a certain carrier.

Android has slowly improved (especially with certain well established manufacturers and flagship models such as the Samsung S21) but looking at at the wider deployment of Android phones (i.e. including all the brands/models) they are still a long way behind Apple when it comes to pushing out updates.

If you buy an Android, you need to accept that it is how it is.

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#2815416 18-Nov-2021 20:02

KiwiSurfer:
sdavisnz:

It has everything to do with the carriers.

Yet Apple has no problems pushing updates to every phone on the planet at the same time regardless of phone model, carrier, etc, and has done so consistently for a long time. I'm not sure what process they have for carrier testing it's clear they have a good process as it's unheard of for a update to have issues with a certain carrier.

Android has slowly improved (especially with certain well established manufacturers and flagship models such as the Samsung S21) but looking at at the wider deployment of Android phones (i.e. including all the brands/models) they are still a long way behind Apple when it comes to pushing out updates.

If you buy an Android, you need to accept that it is how it is.

You make some correct points and some wrong assumptions.

Apple pushes out constant fixes for iOS to fix bugs and instabilities.
There's plenty of evidence (I've experienced personally) with iOS issues that effected my connectivity with my carrier.

These days it's regularly the case Samsung pushes out security updates before even Google does. It appears this time as well Samsung has pushed out Android 12 very very quickly compared to other OEM's. Samsung don't do it perfectly but they are literally a million times better than they ever have been in the past.

It's 2 different approaches to achieve the same thing.
This isn't a discussion about android VS iOS.

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#2815418 18-Nov-2021 20:06

Apple also pushes out carrier specific updates inconsistently. The implication being they don't much care if you install an iOS update and have a buggy carrier experience, they just get to fixing it when they can be bothered and then you get a carrier bundle on your phone eventually.

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