On Saturday, 3 June 2017 7:28:35 PM AEST Brian May via luv-talk wrote:
Same here. There is an unofficial version of AOSP somebody built and provided that is newer then what Samsung offered - which was pretty good, however seems that project is dead now (at least last time I checked, and I doubt anything has changed). I imagine the person responsible lost interest. It could be that this project is what that the wikipedia article was referring to with the 5.1 upgrade. If you want, I might be able to find the link again.
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_note_10_1_(2014_edition)-5677.php No, when Wikipedia refers to an Android version it SHOULD be a manufacturer one. Above is the reference that Wikipedia cites, I'm pretty sure that they mean a Samsung version not rooting it. One issue is that new versions aren't always rolled out to all regional releases. Maybe the Australian version of the tablet doesn't get the updates the US version gets.
Curiously, one of the Samsung tablets (can't remember which one now, maybe the 1st) I purchased did not support making phone calls. Until I replaced the firmware with unofficial firmware on the Internet. Then I started receiving wrong number phone calls from people in Queensland. Obviously software, not hardware limitation. So I wouldn't make the assumption that all tablets support phone calls.
It would be quite possible to build an image for a tablet without the phone software. But in the past I've verified that my Note 10.1 2014 edition can make and receive calls. -- My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/