Firmware
The Android 4.3 update for various Samsung devices is slowly but surely making its way to users in the past few weeks, and now it's the turn of the T-Mobile variant of the Galaxy Note II to receive the much-awaited new version of Android. The update (build number T889UVUCMK7) is appearing on users' devices since a few hours, and is available as an over-the-air update as usual. For those that haven't received it yet, a check in the Settings » About phone » Software updates menu might help, or they can simply download the firmware from our firmware section and update manually.
The Android 4.3 update brings the following changes and features:
- – GALAXY GEAR Support
- – TRIM Support (Makes the device much faster)
- – Samsung KNOX
- – Samsung Wallet (Pre-loaded)
- – Better RAM management
- – Core UI elements updated to the ones on the Galaxy S4 (Galaxy S4′s theme all over)
- – New Samsung Keyboard
- – GPU drivers have been updated (Higher GPU benchmark scores)
- – New Lockscreen: Multiple Widgets, improved ripple effect than Android 4.1.2, ability to change clock size and set a personal message
- – New screen modes (From S4): Adapt Display and Professional Photo
- – Daydream
- – Driving mode
- – Actionable notifications
- – Move-to-SD-card feature
- – New Camera mode : Sound and Shot
- – New Additions in Notification Centre
- – Completely revamped Settings UI (Tabbed interface – Exactly like the Galaxy S4)
- – Implementation of Voice controls (Let’s you control various parts of the phone using voice commands – Galaxy S4 feature)
- – New Samsung Apps: Calculator, Clock, Contacts, Gallery, Music
- – Full screen Samsung apps
- – New S-Voice (from Galaxy S4)
