Android Lollipop is now available in the UK for unbranded Sony xperia Z2 and Z2 tablet

[cheekee]

Raynaputi is your S4 unbranded ?

You made me realise I have my S4 as a backup phone and I checked and I was able to update it to lollipop OTA.

[raynaputi]

Raynaputi is your S4 unbranded ?

You made me realise I have my S4 as a backup phone and I checked and I was able to update it to lollipop OTA.

What do you mean unbranded? I got this from Vodafone.

[Dedworth]

What do you mean unbranded? I got this from Vodafone.

I was wondering the same - unlocked perhaps or one not loaded with networks bloated Android ?

[raynaputi]

I was wondering the same - unlocked perhaps or one not loaded with networks bloated Android ?

I'm not sure about my phone being unlocked because I haven't tried any other sim with this. I also have Vodafone apps preloaded in it when I got this almost 2 years ago. I didn't buy this from any other store and bought it directly from Vodafone.

[Dedworth]

I'm not sure about my phone being unlocked because I haven't tried any other sim with this. I also have Vodafone apps preloaded in it when I got this almost 2 years ago. I didn't buy this from any other store and bought it directly from Vodafone.

I think yours might be locked Rayna as I believe all phones are locked to whatever network you bought them from except o2. On the actual Android system my understanding is there are 3 types ;

Pure or stock - on Nexus, Motorola & Lenovo phones
Phone Manufacturers - ie I bought an unlocked HTC from Amazon and the Android was preloaded with unremovable HTC apps
Network - phones bought from a network like yours which will have both manufacturers apps and network apps - both unremovable

[grahamw48]

I think yours might be locked Rayna as I believe all phones are locked to whatever network you bought them from except o2. On the actual Android system my understanding is there are 3 types ;

Pure or stock - on Nexus, Motorola & Lenovo phones
Phone Manufacturers - ie I bought an unlocked HTC from Amazon and the Android was preloaded with unremovable HTC apps
Network - phones bought from a network like yours which will have both manufacturers apps and network apps - both unremovable

My Virgin mobile Nokia Windows phone wasn't locked.

Then again...small consolation for me not having chosen the Android Samsung instead.

[cheekee]

I'm not sure about my phone being unlocked because I haven't tried any other sim with this. I also have Vodafone apps preloaded in it when I got this almost 2 years ago. I didn't buy this from any other store and bought it directly from Vodafone.

Yes I think yours is a vodafone branded/locked handset. What I meant by unbranded was that the handset wasn't supplied by a mobile provider and isn't locked to one provider. I think yours is the vodafone one with the added vodafone bloatware. Sometimes the software updates come out later for those phones because vodafone etc add their own software to it and test to make sure its working properly.

According to sammobile though the vodafone lollipop update has been available for download via Samsung Kies since 2nd April.

http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/d.../GT-I9505/VOD/

Go to settings-My Device-About phone-Software updates and check for update.

If that doesn't work install and run samsung kies on the PC and connect your S4.

http://www.samsung.com/uk/support/usefulsoftware/KIES/

Apologies if you already know how to do this.