Why is the HTC One M8 getting the new update and not the S6 Edge? The Note 5 has been pushed, why not for the other "flagship" phones?
Samsung isn't done with the S6 Edge. There are at least four active updates being pushed out on the Verizon Wireless network. The Note 5, HTC One M8, DROID Turbo 2 and the Sony phone.
That's not true. Samsung sent all marshmallow updates to Verizon almost a month ago now. It's Verizon thays holding up the update not Samsung.
Have proof? Like someone with clout and not a low level rep (they would never know and their little computers will never tell them). If they did have that information it would be easy to find when even the international versions would be updated. Just food for thought.
Yeah Samsung released an announcement about 3 or 4 weeks ago. The common work flow for software updates is Android releases it to the phone manafactures who in turn release it to the service providers who in turn release it to the public. They all make their own tweeks to it and add their own bloatware. Feel free to go check out Samsungs website for more information.
I am on board with ThomasPII's statement. I've heard and read that carriers will add their bloatware to the image, then send it back to the manufacturer and claim there's a problem with the manufacturers build because of incompatibility between the vendor designed app or other bloatware and manufacturer prepared OS image.
That's [removal required by the Verizon Wireless Terms of Service] off the Internet. Manufacturers already went on record multiple occasions carriers don't do modifications. The carriers give the code in advance to manufacturers where they implement the code. When manufacturers are done they are given to the carrier to test. If it fails it goes back to the manufacturer to further work the code until carriers are satisfied.
Sony did an AOSP project with Google, and found out the average time carrier testing took was 1 month... The longest was manufacturers development and licensing from BTW, WiFi, and FCC which used to take an average of you months. This is why Google made the PDK to shorten that period.
But of course news outlets didn't report this because well... it isn't going to get the ratings.
BTW = BT (bluetooth)
You months = 6 months. Samsung auto correct man needs to be less aggressive.
[Removal required by the Verizon Wireless Terms of Service] it's not a Samsung thing as much as it is a Verizon thing. Other carriers in other countries have done the push. Oh, AND SPRINT IS DOING THEIRS NOW!!!! Someone explain that!!!
Because they have their own stuff and general acceptance. They are not also installing the same things. Also they do little testing and if you go their forums when things go wrong they get mad heat for it. They either lose customers because of it or spend large sums of money swapping devices. Switch to Sprint if you want updates fast and you shouldn't blame them if your phone breaks as they are giving what you want.
Other countries...
Like Europe where they blame manufacturers for not delivering updates? Like how yes they do have bloatware, and yes they do have carrier specific items, contracts, and whatnot? Hmm go figure...
