Samsung Galaxy S III, Galaxy S II, Galaxy Note II, Get ready to update
17 December 2012, 11:58 AM
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Samsung Galaxy S III, Galaxy S II, Galaxy Note II, Get ready to update
http://www.theverge.com/2012/12/16/3...-vulnerability
Samsung should have your update ready in a few months.
Samsung should have your update ready in a few months.
17 December 2012, 12:19 PM
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17 December 2012, 04:39 PM
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"this newly-identified issue is far more severe, since it could allow apps downloaded from the Google Play Store an easy way to exploit the devices."
Jon, comparing this to a slack bit of coding in an app you can delete is a bit rich.
17 December 2012, 04:47 PM
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FFS has it really come down to a p1ssing up the wall contest over which side of the Apple/Andorid fence has the biggest bug? 'Shakes head in disbelief' emoticon required!
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17 December 2012, 06:34 PM
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http://www.theverge.com/2012/12/16/3...-vulnerability
Samsung should have your update ready in a few months.
Samsung should have your update ready in a few months.
Ffs I'll never sleep tonight now
17 December 2012, 07:23 PM
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I'm still on iOS 5
Really sick and tired of constant/regular updates on pretty much anything I have that has a microprocessor. FFS even my TV has to do 'updates' and we just had to do a firmware update on the battery charger at work FFS
Just f***ing make the product and test it right in the first place before releasing it to the public and be done with it.
Really sick and tired of constant/regular updates on pretty much anything I have that has a microprocessor. FFS even my TV has to do 'updates' and we just had to do a firmware update on the battery charger at work FFS
Just f***ing make the product and test it right in the first place before releasing it to the public and be done with it.
17 December 2012, 07:45 PM
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My Galaxy s2 updated its operating system at the weekend and i still havent got used to it yet. Its like the 1st day i got it. My homescreen has all the factory widgets on , with none of my app icons. My 2 music playlists are gone , it installed crappy games , gave me google apps that i cant delete and everything just feels different.
17 December 2012, 08:58 PM
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My Galaxy s2 updated its operating system at the weekend and i still havent got used to it yet. Its like the 1st day i got it. My homescreen has all the factory widgets on , with none of my app icons. My 2 music playlists are gone , it installed crappy games , gave me google apps that i cant delete and everything just feels different.
though it does seem that you may not have backed everything up, best to tick the lot when backing up and save to google 
18 December 2012, 11:18 AM
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My Galaxy s2 updated its operating system at the weekend and i still havent got used to it yet. Its like the 1st day i got it. My homescreen has all the factory widgets on , with none of my app icons. My 2 music playlists are gone , it installed crappy games , gave me google apps that i cant delete and everything just feels different.
I downloaded all my old apps from the Google Play Store, the performance of this Rom for speed (now matches the One X+ in benchmarks), also a greatly improved, super smooth browsing experience.
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18 December 2012, 01:03 PM
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You mean it wasn't perfect and iPhone killing before!! You lied to these people when you said it was better, and now you're using voodoo to make it work. Not very nice of you.
18 December 2012, 01:33 PM
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Jack, you can't realy accuse anyone of lying about a product, or at least bending the reality of the situation without being hypocritical.
you has been blinded by the apple, seek help
found a few thins for you
18 December 2012, 02:00 PM
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I'll get the Samsung ones, look exactly the same - user experience may differ - free on a contract. Only £600 a month for 4 years.
18 December 2012, 04:07 PM
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Can't be an iSheep. Maybe a Mac sheep as they sell far more than any PC. Samsung phones are far more popular than Apple, it's the choice of the masses, the masses of sheep. Oh how the tables have turned.
18 December 2012, 11:31 PM
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WOW smartphone in security flaw shocker! 
Only possibly to affect specific versions though so not a massive issue, also a fix is available already (not that anyone has mentioned any apps that do this exploit and no one has mentioned any infections etc etc and no one has mentioned the fact that the play store looks for this kind of app behaviour)
Should read the follow up articles as well Jack you my learn more about it bet you maps 6 or whatever it's called directed you to that link, you know just giving you part of the information
Only possibly to affect specific versions though so not a massive issue, also a fix is available already (not that anyone has mentioned any apps that do this exploit and no one has mentioned any infections etc etc and no one has mentioned the fact that the play store looks for this kind of app behaviour)
Should read the follow up articles as well Jack you my learn more about it
bet you maps 6 or whatever it's called directed you to that link, you know just giving you part of the information
19 December 2012, 12:22 AM
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That's excellent news Jay, where do we get the fix? The last I heard Samsung were having a think about it. Will the phone update itself?
19 December 2012, 12:30 PM
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[quote=JackClark;10910789]Maybe a Mac sheep as they sell far more than any PC[quote]
serious no **** taking post about this comment (for once lol)
Alot of folks buy and build, aka buy the components and build there own PC.
Most of the sales figures seem to be off the shelf units, most of the folks i know buy to build as well, so i would bet that is a bigger market than off the shelf. Wonder what motherboard sales are like, new MB = new PC.
serious no **** taking post about this comment (for once lol)
Alot of folks buy and build, aka buy the components and build there own PC.
Most of the sales figures seem to be off the shelf units, most of the folks i know buy to build as well, so i would bet that is a bigger market than off the shelf. Wonder what motherboard sales are like, new MB = new PC.