Monday, November 25, 2013

Samsung Galaxy S4, Note 3 Android 4.4 KitKat OS Update Roll Out in January ... - International Business Times AU

Latest leaked document revealed That Samsung Galaxy S4 and Galaxy Note 3 will receive Android 4.4 KitKat OS update in January next year while the Galaxy S3 and Note 2 May receive the upgrade in April.

A memo picked up by iTechAddict Listed estimate the roll-out dates of the Android 4.4 KitKat OS update on some of the famous Samsung smartphones. The memo is reported to come from Samsung India’s R & D department.

It is hard to Verify the authenticity of the document. If the document is real, it seems thatusers who own Such devices will have to wait a little longer for the Android KitKat update. One of the problems faced by Samsung in rolling out the upgrade is the integration of TouchWiz UI in Samsung.

Another possible reason for the delay is the reported Google Play Store update last week. The refresh in the Play Store is an attempt to improvement the Android tablet experience. Google Announced That the Tablet Optimised apps will be more visible for Those browsing the Play store.

Google unveiled the Android 4.4 OS KitKat alongside the Google Nexus 5 early this month. The company alreadycreated rolled out the Android 4.4 KitKat software update for the Nexus 4, 7 and 10 last week and Google Play Edition smartphones will soon receive the same treatment chocolatey.

Currently, Samsung and various carriers are alreadycreated rolling out the 4.3 Jelly Bean OS update for different Samsung smartphones. However, users of the Samsung Galaxy S3 were reported to be plagued with issues after updating Their devices. Some users Complained about the handset’ve become unresponsive after the users downloaded and installed the update, especially the lockscreen. Moreover, the update depletes the battery life of the smartphone. Other problems included a patchy Wi-Fi connection or the handset locking up completely needing the battery to be pulled to restart the device.

Thus, latest reports Claimed That the roll out of the update is temporarily halted. “As we are documents currently investigating the reported issues with the Galaxy S3 4.3 Jelly Bean update, upgrading the service has been temporarily suspended. We are committed to Providing customers with the best possible mobile experience, and will ENSURE to resume upgrading the service at the earliest Possibility , “Samsung UK Announced last week.

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