Video of Android 5.0 Lollipop on the Note 4

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SamMobile has posted an exclusive video showing an early build of Android 5.0 Lollipop running on the Note 4. While nothing official has been given regarding a release date, current rumors point to a potential release as early as January (although that's likely to be for the unlocked international variant with carrier-branded updates after that).

As expected, Touch Wiz is still present in full force, but some Material Design updates have been made in several parts of the UI.

 

[YankInDaSouth]

Android 5.0 Lollipop Running on Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Video Android Forum at DroidForums.net

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Android 5.0 Lollipop Running on Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Video Android Forum at DroidForums.net

Not sure how I missed that one. Thanks. It's good to have it in here for discussion as well.

 

[YankInDaSouth]

Yeah, still looks like they've got a lot of work to do ... Or should I say I HOPE they intend to work on it more.

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[Anomander]

I'm hoping they fix the dialer/contact option where it asks to set a "default" or "just use once" when selecting a phone number from someone that has multiple numbers

 

[mountainbikermark]

White white and more white. Not amoled friendly for those of us that like to have some battery juice left at the end of the day.
I'm wondering if AT&T will use it to add even more bloatware to mine. I thought Verizon added a bunch of junk onto their phones but AT&T takes it to another level.
As far as (the volume was very low so I might have heard wrong) Samsung bloatware not being updated, on my Note2 they did it through their app store after Verizon pushed their part so maybe they're doing it that way again.

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According to this article - Why the Galaxy Note 4 Still Doesn't Have Android 5.0 Lollipop - the release of Lollipop for the Note 4 has been delayed because Oculus is having issues with getting 5.0 to work correctly with the Gear VR software.

If true (and it seems reasonable that it is), that's definitely a bummer since the vast majority of Note 4 users don't own a Gear VR.

 

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5.0.1 has started rolling out to some international variants of the Note 4. The articles below both mention that it's starting in Poland, but according to forums around the internet, users in some other countries have started seeing it as well.

Samsung starts rolling out Lollipop to the Galaxy Note 4 (Android Central)

Samsung rolls out Lollipop update for the Galaxy Note 4 (SM-N910C) (SamMobile)

 

[Jonny Kansas]

That's stellar news! Isn't that how it started with the S5? Here's hoping that VZW works with the same quickness that it did there when the update hits the states!

 

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That's stellar news! Isn't that how it started with the S5? Here's hoping that VZW works with the same quickness that it did there when the update hits the states!

Yep. Poland was the first to see Lollipop for the S5, and then it rolled out from there. It seems like the Note 4 update is reaching other countries beyond Poland more quickly than the S5 update did, so that's definitely a positive sign.

 

[Jonny Kansas]

I know it's just an update & I've seen the issues that s5 users have experienced with theirs, but I'm excited.

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[luddite]

I'm excited too.

I was a bit dubious after seeing 5.0.1 on my Nexus 6, but now I can't wait.

 

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One international variant of the Note 4 (N910F) with a Snapdragon processor is starting to see the Lollipop update arrive (in Germany). That's good news for the U.S. since all of the versions of the Note 4 here have a Snapdragon processor. Hopefully we're inching a little bit closer.

Galaxy Note 4 Snapdragon variant (SM-N910F), Galaxy Note 3 LTE get Lollipop update (SamMobile)

 

[Jonny Kansas]

This will be a good test of vzw. They did good with the s5 after we saw these similar reports.

I'm hoping we'll see it by the end of the month.

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