# Official Android thread **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [October 28, 2009, 8:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430 "2009-10-28T08:05:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 150
**Author:** ![jay\_g](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jay_g/32/111288_2.png) [@jay\_g](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jay_g)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 9:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/2981 "2012-11-14T09:44:58Z")
Any good icon source? ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 10:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/2982 "2012-11-14T10:44:37Z")
Yay, so the premier phone gets the almost latest OS on the two shittiest networks in the country, while #1 and #2 are still sitting on an OS that’s months out of date. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 10:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/2983 "2012-11-14T10:47:03Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > Yay, so the premier phone gets the almost latest OS on the two shittiest networks in the country, while #1 and #2 are still sitting on an OS that’s months out of date. welcome to the hell that is verizon and android. fucking sucks. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 10:52am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/2984 "2012-11-14T10:52:10Z")
:lol: ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 10:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/2985 "2012-11-14T10:57:19Z")
Root & Rom…will try CM10 later tonight probably…just did a backup of my apps. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 10:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/2986 "2012-11-14T10:59:37Z")
I’m too paranoid for Roms… at the moment. I think I am just becoming more paranoid in general as I get older. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 11:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/2987 "2012-11-14T11:01:55Z")
I’m on AT&T. July 9th 2012 JB was released by google. More than 5 months later arguably the most popular high end android phone, the S3, is still waiting for the OS update on the two biggest carriers in the US. How do you Apple haters/Droid fanboys defend this? You know who got iOS 6 the day it launched? Anyone that wanted it, even on iPhones as old as the 3GS that launched in **2009**. If you’ve got a 2009 Android phone it’s probably still running Froyo unless you hacked it. ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 11:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/2988 "2012-11-14T11:05:51Z")
Root n rom is the only way to defend it. I’ve been hoping it will get better. Even bought a nexus device hoping I would get updates immediately. Verizon still manages to fuck it up. At this point I’m basically done. Probably getting an iPhone 5s since I’m up for upgrade in august. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 11:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/2989 "2012-11-14T11:15:03Z")
Fragmentation lolz ---
**Author:** ![Gl1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gl1/32/5471_2.png) [@Gl1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gl1)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 11:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/2990 "2012-11-14T11:16:46Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > I’m on AT&T. > > July 9th 2012 JB was released by google. More than 5 months later arguably the most popular high end android phone, the S3, is still waiting for the OS update on the two biggest carriers in the US. How do you Apple haters/Droid fanboys defend this? You know who got iOS 6 the day it launched? Anyone that wanted it, even on iPhones as old as the 3GS that launched in **2009**. If you’ve got a 2009 Android phone it’s probably still running Froyo unless you hacked it. > [@Fry](#): > > On the plus side, when you’re on Android you’ve probably already had features of the latest iOS release for 2 years. 🙂 and all those 3gs’s run ios6 pretty badly. Even iphone 4’s are having trouble. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 11:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/2991 "2012-11-14T11:21:31Z")
If only I could make my S3 run iOS6. Best hardware + best OS = win. ---------- Post added at 02:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:17 PM ---------- > [@Gl@re](#): > > and all those 3gs’s run ios6 pretty badly. Even iphone 4’s are having trouble. More fanboy talk not based in reality… > **[Tempting fate: Installing iOS 6 on the iPhone 3GS](https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2012/09/tempting-fate-installing-ios-6-on-the-iphone-3gs/)** > > How well does 2012's software run on 2009's iPhone? Ars finds out. APPLICATION IOS 5.1.1 IOS 6.0 Safari 1.3 seconds 1.4 seconds Camera 2.0 seconds 2.3 seconds Settings 1.8 seconds 1.7 seconds Mail 1.3 seconds 2.1 seconds Messages 2.4 seconds 2.4 seconds Calendar 1.4 seconds 1.6 seconds Phone 1.1 seconds 1.0 seconds How many of you who are so pro one side/anti the other have actually OWNED phones from both sides? ---
**Author:** ![Gl1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/gl1/32/5471_2.png) [@Gl1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Gl1)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 11:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/2992 "2012-11-14T11:26:40Z")
> [@Fry](#): > > On the plus side, when you’re on Android you’ve probably already had features of the latest iOS release for 2 years. 🙂 > [@JayS](#): > > If only I could make my S3 run iOS6. Best hardware + best OS = win. > > ---------- Post added at 02:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:17 PM ---------- > > More fanboy talk not based in reality… > > [Tempting fate: Installing iOS 6 on the iPhone 3GS | Ars Technica](http://arstechnica.com/apple/2012/09/tempting-fate-installing-ios-6-on-the-iphone-3gs/) > > APPLICATION IOS 5.1.1 IOS 6.0 > Safari 1.3 seconds 1.4 seconds > Camera 2.0 seconds 2.3 seconds > Settings 1.8 seconds 1.7 seconds > Mail 1.3 seconds 2.1 seconds > Messages 2.4 seconds 2.4 seconds > Calendar 1.4 seconds 1.6 seconds > Phone 1.1 seconds 1.0 seconds > > How many of you who are so pro one side/anti the other have actually OWNED phones from both sides? You can post reviews all you want but look at what really matters, and that’s people’s experiences. The week iOS 6 was released my facebook was flooded with people mad about their iphones running like shit, and their contacts disappearing. And it hasn’t stopped either. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 11:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/2993 "2012-11-14T11:28:14Z")
I don’t doubt that users are able to fuck up any update. But the fact remains that it runs fine on older hardware when it’s done right, vs it not even being an option to update on the android side. Didn’t answer my question either. Have you ever actually owned an iPhone? ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 11:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/2994 "2012-11-14T11:31:04Z")
Weird nobody in my family has had iOS 6 issues outside of it turning off auto connect to wireless after the initial upgrade. I have owned multiple android phones/tablets and just about every model iPhone since they came out. I keep explaining this most people don’t feel like having to hack their phone to run a custom rom so it operates properly hopefully the carriers find a way to push major releases quicker. S3 is a great phone but with out the latest code :tif: ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 11:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/2995 "2012-11-14T11:37:02Z")
Why do people still have 3gs devices? They should be due for upgrade by now. Stop owning shitty old hardware. ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 11:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/2996 "2012-11-14T11:40:55Z")
It’s not really a direct problem with Android though, it’s the fggt careers that hold the update so they can load their shit into it. Rooting and romming is made out to be like this monumental task. It’s not. I mean I guess it’s not the most convenient, but it offers users the ability to change roms, get new features that might not even be out for any version of Android, get performance increases, etc. I like that option. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 11:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/2997 "2012-11-14T11:41:57Z")
I don’t follow the phone scene have the carriers ever said why they wait? ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 11:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/2998 "2012-11-14T11:42:37Z")
testing. they’re the ones that support the device when it’s broken, not the manufacturer. ---
**Author:** ![ProgRocker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/progrocker/32/5434_2.png) [@ProgRocker](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ProgRocker)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 11:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/2999 "2012-11-14T11:43:19Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#): > > Why do people still have 3gs devices? They should be due for upgrade by now. Stop owning shitty old hardware. I figured Apple owners were salivating over the latest device and would sell off children if they could to own it. ---
**Author:** ![jay\_g](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jay_g/32/111288_2.png) [@jay\_g](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jay_g)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2012, 11:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430/3000 "2012-11-14T11:43:57Z")
Apple updates are different that Android. Google sends it out then the carriers have to test and install all the bloatware. Apple just sends it out and says FU carriers. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430.md?page=149) [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/official-android-thread/75430.md?page=151)