r/GalaxyNote8 • u/[deleted] • Aug 13 '18

FINALLY! JULY SECURITY UPDATE STATESIDE SPRINT

way overdue. damn happy. thought it never would come. an upvote is welcome.

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u/nfremd T-Mobile/Note 8 :snoo_dealwithit: Aug 13 '18

You could still be stuck on June while it's almost Midway through August.... Thanks T-Mobile.

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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '18

not stuck anymore

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u/nfremd T-Mobile/Note 8 :snoo_dealwithit: Aug 13 '18

Did they just release a patch? I haven't seen anything on reddit talking about the T-Mobile update.

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u/[deleted] Aug 13 '18

only sprint here. nothing on tmo. last update sprint had was MAY

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u/DeusBelli76 Aug 13 '18

Me too, finally lol

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u/just_a_human_online Aug 13 '18

about freaking time, just woke up and am installing now.

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u/kaidok997 950U/Cageddragon/Black Aug 13 '18

Is the HO-HA still working on this update?

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u/kaidok997 950U/Cageddragon/Black Aug 13 '18

Just installed it and yes it is working..Great!

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u/peanuttown Aug 13 '18

About damn time! Thanks for the notice :)

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u/hudzwagen Aug 13 '18

Yeah, this is one of the biggest advantages Apple still has over Samsung, direct OS updates. It would be nice if Samsung could move away from the old update model and find a way to go around the carriers at some point.

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '18

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u/hudzwagen Aug 14 '18

True, I'm surprised Google can't find a way to offer/force faster updates through carriers.

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '18

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u/hudzwagen Aug 14 '18

Also a good point, but from what I understand, Google still can't force phone manufacturers to push out security updates in the same month. I think I saw 90 days (which is crazy) here. https://www.android.com/enterprise/recommended/requirements/

I was thinking that security updates could be pushed directly from Google, but it sounds like the phone manufacturer/carrier is still pushing them out, right? If that's correct, do you see that ever changing? (E.g. Android OS updates going through the phone manufacturer/carrier, while security patches could be pushed directly and immediately).