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All five Galaxy Note flagships hit the floor in this drop test video

We are currently in the fifth year of the existence of Samsung's Galaxy Note lineup, with the Galaxy Note 5 featuring an exquisite metal and glass design that's leaps and bounds above all of its predecessors. Not content with simply testing the Note 5's resilience to being dropped on the floor, YouTube channel TechRax decided […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
9 years ago

Samsung confirms Android Lollipop update for Galaxy Note II in Morocco, Denmark and Portugal

There has been quite a confusion as to whether the Galaxy Note II will receive Android Lollipop update. As it turns out, Samsung is testing out Android 5.0 Lollipop for the Galaxy Note II, but it will only be released if no issues arise during the development. Samsung Gulf revealed to a customer that the […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
10 years ago

[Update: Well, maybe it will] Samsung Galaxy Note II to not get Lollipop after all?

It's been a rather infuriating wait for Galaxy Note II owners when it comes to the Lollipop update. Being more than two years old, the Note II isn't really eligible for any more major software updates given how the support story goes in the Android world, but there was still some hope that Lollipop would […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
10 years ago

It’s awesome that the Samsung Galaxy Note II will be updated to Lollipop

How often have you heard of an Android device that's more than two years old get an official update to a major new version of Android? Outside of Google's Nexus lineup, it's not something that has ever come to pass – every flagship out there usually gets one or two major updates within 2 years […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
10 years ago

Samsung Poland confirms the Galaxy Note II will get Lollipop

At this point, it's been more than two years since the Galaxy Note II went up for sale around the world. With Samsung (and every other manufacturer) usually updating flagship devices for around 18 months, we weren't expecting the Galaxy Note II to make it to the list of devices that will Android 5.0 Lollipop, […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
10 years ago

Sprint’s Galaxy Note II will get a minor OTA update on January 6th

A bunch of high-end smartphones from Samsung released in the past one year such as the Galaxy Note 4, the Galaxy S5, the Galaxy S4 GPe, and the Galaxy Note 3 will be receiving Android 5.0 Lollipop update early next year, but Samsung hasn't forgotten its older offerings. Samsung will be pushing out a minor […]

By Asif Iqbal Shaik
10 years ago

Samsung Galaxy Note 4 features ported to the Galaxy Note II through a custom ROM

The Galaxy Note 4 is the latest and greatest device in Samsung's category-defining phablet lineup, and is naturally a major upgrade over the two-year-old Galaxy Note II, both in terms of hardware and software. Well, those who are still rocking a Note II can't exactly upgrade their hardware without buying the Note 4, but those […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
10 years ago

AT&T’s Galaxy Note II is receiving Android 4.4.2 KitKat

Another Samsung device is receiving an update to Android 4.4.2 KitKat. Well, at least a particular carrier variant of a phone that has already gotten KitKat. AT&T is rolling out the KitKat update to the Galaxy Note II, with firmware version I317UCUCNE5, following a release of the update to its variant of the Galaxy S III […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
10 years ago

SamMobile Recap: Galaxy Note 3 price cut, KitKat for Verizon Galaxy Note II, and more

There’s a lot of stuff that happens in the mobile industry, something that is especially true when it comes to giants like Samsung. If you missed out on some (or all) of what happened in the last 24 hours or so, well, here’s a recap of all the big things that went down. We wrote […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

Samsung Galaxy Note II on Verizon now receiving KitKat update

North America's largest carrier is now updating the Galaxy Note II to Android 4.4.2 KitKat, a month after it updated the Galaxy Note 3, Samsung's current phablet flagship. The update is rolling out over the air with build number KOT49H.I605VRUFND7, and will bring over the standard KitKat features, like faster performance, wireless printing support, advanced […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

SamMobile Recap: Lots of KitKat updates, Simband health platform, 7-inch phones

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

Sprint’s Galaxy Note II to get KitKat update today

The Galaxy Note II will begin receiving an update to Android 4.4.2 KitKat in the US starting today, with Sprint the first carrier to start rolling out the latest version of the OS to Samsung's second-generation flagship phablet. The software on the device will get a bump to version L900VPUBNE2, and the update will introduce features […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

Verizon’s Galaxy Note II getting minor update that adds roaming on TELUS

The topic should already have made this clear, but let us repeat: no, it is not the KitKat update that Verizon is rolling out to the Galaxy Note II, that's probably still a few weeks away. Instead, North America's largest carrier is pushing out an extremely minor update that brings with it only one feature/change: […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

Galaxy Note II Android 4.4.2 KitKat update now available for Indian users

If you bought the Galaxy Note II (GT-N7100) in India and have been holding out on an official Android 4.4.2 KitKat update, today is your lucky day. With the latest firmware files, you can now make the switch to the latest version of Android. The Galaxy Note II in the country still comes with Android […]

By Harish J.
11 years ago

Samsung rolling out Android 4.4 KitKat update for Galaxy Note II

Brace yourselves, Galaxy Note II owners, it looks like it's time for that KitKat treat you've all been waiting for. A KitKat firmware for the international variant of the second-generation Note has shown up on Kies and is available in France, and while there's no info on whether this is rolling out over the air […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

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