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Cosimo · 17 Jul 2013 at 17:19

Looks like we may have a new variant coming our way:

http://www.sammobile.com/2013/07/17...y-s4-gt-i9506-qualcomm-snapdragon-800-inside/

Cosimo · 23 Jul 2013 at 08:29

Tysonator said:
Has any one used this lens on the S4 ?

http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/samsung-galaxy-s4-long-range-telescope-photo-lens-case-p39305.htm

First time I've seen one of those. I guess that there will be lens aberration, blur and shake to contend with but at that price it's worth a punt. Looking forward to your review.

Cosimo · 23 Jul 2013 at 16:10

Ringiho said:
My stock S4 has just done an update and got much quicker! Build version was JDQ39.I9505XXUAME2 and is now JDQ39.I9505XXUBMG7.

Much much nicer!

What carrier are you on?

Cosimo · 23 Jul 2013 at 16:21

Ringiho said:
I'm on EE!

Which explains why you have the update. You have EE branded firmware.

Cosimo · 23 Jul 2013 at 16:52

kona786 said:
Impressed with EE then, they are normally bloody the last to update.

It now looks as though unbranded stock (BTU) is going to be the last to get an update.

Cosimo · 23 Jul 2013 at 17:37

matt100 said:
Which barely matters and not to anyone on a forum like this!

Not everyone flashes firmware all the time so it does to some and shows what Samsung think of their sim free customers.

Cosimo · 25 Jul 2013 at 07:42

News on 4.3:

Samsung has apparently spoken out officially on their Android 4.3 update plans to TechRadar, and we’re afraid their response wasn’t very encouraging. Samsung UK had this to say:

Samsung UK will confirm upgrade plans to Android 4.3 to selected Galaxy devices in the coming months”

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Cosimo · 25 Jul 2013 at 08:09

The latest sim free software finally uploading on Sammobile

2013-07-25 BTU - United Kingdom GT-I9505 I9505XXUBMGA I9505OXXBMG3 56%

Cosimo · 25 Jul 2013 at 09:28

Latest sim free firmware:

Cosimo · 25 Jul 2013 at 09:50

kona786 said:
^^ You can now sleep easy Cosimo.

Aye, until I get the urge to flash again.

Cosimo · 25 Jul 2013 at 14:23

Morfik said:
Not working for me OTA. "Maximum number of roll-out updates has been exceeded. Try later.."

You can always use KIES to get it.

Morfik said:
I'm tempted by the 4.3 Google Play Edition, do you need to do a factory reset when flashing this?

You would need to do a clean install (Wipe Data and System) for this one.

Cosimo · 26 Jul 2013 at 13:16

Arctic Blue now available in the UK:

http://www.sammobile.com/2013/07/26/arctic-blue-galaxy-s4-now-available-in-the-united-kingdom/

Cosimo · 30 Jul 2013 at 07:05

Don't throw your S4 at your couch:

http://phandroid.com/2013/07/29/gs4-apartment-fire/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

as it might explode.

Cosimo · 30 Jul 2013 at 16:56

Samsung doing a little benchmark "boosting":

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7187/looking-at-cpugpu-benchmark-optimizations-galaxy-s-4

Learning lessons from the likes of AMD and NVIDIA.

Cosimo · 31 Jul 2013 at 08:09

Three months on:

http://www.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s4-three-months

Cosimo · 31 Jul 2013 at 13:44

The S4 MoDaCo Switch Indiegogo campaign has reached it's fundraising goal:

http://www.androidcentral.com/galaxy-s4-modaco-switch-reaches-fundraising-goal-ahead-schedule

Cosimo · 31 Jul 2013 at 13:47

Samsung have responded to the benching marking "boost" allegations:

http://www.sammobile.com/2013/07/31/samsung-speaks-out-against-allegations-of-benchmark-rigging/

Cosimo · 6 Aug 2013 at 12:43

Yes, it's that easy.

Cosimo · 18 Aug 2013 at 13:02

Robbo said:
Finally bored of my iPhone 5 now (mainly because a one inch larger screen would be nicer), so Black Mist GS4 is on the way.

I thought that you'd wait to see the iPhone 6 or have you played with the beta and found that boring as well?

Cosimo · 19 Aug 2013 at 07:56

Just got 1.22 MB OTA for unbranded MGA firmware. Anyone know what this one is for?

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