The Note 4 will be made to wait for Android 5.1. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android
Now that the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge are on sale, fans of the larger Galaxy Note series are wondering when they’re going to get an Android 5.1 Lollipop update with Samsung’s new and improved TouchWiz user interface.
But according to sources familiar with Samsung’s plans, the South Korean company hasn’t even started on Android 5.1 for the Galaxy Note 4 yet.
TouchWiz bloat is sticking around. Photo: Samsung
Samsung made many big changes for the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge — not only to deliver brand new designs made from premium materials, but also to give adopters a better user experience. But has Samsung really scaled back its bloatware in TouchWiz?
According to the reports it has, but in reality, the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge come with just as much bloatware as the Samsung devices that came before them. In fact, they have more pre-installed apps than the Galaxy Note 4.
A colorful Quad HD wallpaper on the Galaxy Note 4. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android
Finding wallpapers that looks crisp on a Quad HD display isn’t easy, so we’ve done the hard work for you. Here are 20 brightly-colored wallpapers with a super-sharp 1440×2560 resolution that look terrific on Quad HD smartphones like the LG G3 and the Galaxy Note 4.
Lollipop on the Galaxy Note 4. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android
AT&T has finally gotten around to giving Galaxy Note 4 owners their Android 5.0 update, several months after the software first appeared in Europe. It delivers everything you would expect from a Lollipop upgrade, plus Find My Mobile and Reactivation Lock.
The One M9 gets hot, hot, hot. Photo: Tweakers.net
Samsung snubbed Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 810 chipset in favor of its own Exynos 7 — reportedly due to overheating issues. And while rivals have spoken out to back the chip, it seems the South Korean company may have been onto something.
Thermal imaging tests indicate the device reaches temperatures of 130° Fahrenheit (55.4° Celsius) under heavy loads.
