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AT&T Galaxy S4 Active also getting KitKat update

Looks like this weekend is going to be an exciting one for owners of yet another Samsung device. The Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition started receiving the KitKat update yesterday, and it turns out that so has the AT&T variant of the Galaxy S4 Active in the U.S.. AT&T has announced that KitKat is now […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

Canadian carriers begin KitKat rollout for the Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy S4

Canadian carriers have started rolling out Android 4.4 KitKat to the Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy S4. Users from Bell, Telus and Rogers will soon be able to make the switch to the latest version of Android via an official OTA update. The download size of the OTA is at 437 MB. Users need to […]

By Harish J.
11 years ago

[Updated] Samsung Arabia: Galaxy S III KitKat update coming by end of March

It has been a conflicting few weeks of reports about whether the Galaxy S III will be getting an update to Android 4.4 KitKat or not, but Samsung Arabia might just have given us some semblance of an official confirmation that the S III will be updated to KitKat. Responding to a user inquiry on Facebook, Samsung […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

Samsung’s Android 4.4 update ends benchmark boosting saga

Samsung was criticized last year for using techniques to artificially boost benchmark scores on devices like the Galaxy S4 and Galaxy Note 3. The manufacturer was alleged to have introduced code that puts the CPU into overdrive as soon as a benchmark test is initialized, which led to inflated benchmark scores. Samsung was able to […]

By Harish J.
11 years ago

AT&T’s Galaxy S4 to start getting Android 4.4 KitKat tomorrow

While you can't get your hands on the Galaxy S5 just yet, if you're using a Galaxy S5 on AT&T, you can take a jump to the next version of Android starting tomorrow. AT&T has revealed that an update to Android 4.4 KitKat will start rolling out to the Galaxy S4 on its network from […]

By Martin R.
11 years ago

Samsung rolls out Android 4.4.2 KitKat update to the Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500)

It looks like Samsung wants to update its last year's flagship devices to the latest version of Android, 4.4.2 KitKat, before the release of its next flagship device, the Galaxy S5. After the Galaxy Note 3, Samsung has now started rolling out Android 4.4.2 KitKat to the Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500). The latest Android 4.4.2 update brings […]

By Faryaab S.
11 years ago

Android 4.4 KitKat update is rolling out to Sprint’s Galaxy Note 3

When the kernel source of a newer Android version for a particular device comes along, it's almost a given that the update itself will follow soon after, and that is exactly what is happening with Sprint's variant of the Galaxy Note 3. The Android 4.4 KitKat update is now rolling out to the device in […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

US Cellular’s Galaxy Note 3 to get KitKat update starting February 19

Samsung's all set to roll out the Android 4.4 KitKat update to its devices, and it seems US Cellular could be among the first carriers to update both flagship smartphones that the Korean giant launched last year. Earlier this week, a leaked document confirmed that US Cellular would be pushing out the KitKat update to […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

Samsung posts KitKat kernel source for Sprint’s Galaxy Note 3, update incoming?

Yesterday, Samsung announced that the Android 4.4 KitKat update will begin rolling out to devices, and now, the company has posted the KitKat kernel source for the Sprint variant of the Galaxy Note 3. The KitKat kernel source for the Sprint Galaxy S4 was followed by the OTA update, so it's a surefire sign that […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

Samsung SM-G310 could be the company’s first budget phone with Android 4.4 KitKat

Samsung could be working on a new budget smartphone that runs on Android 4.4.2 KitKat out of the box. An SM-G310 is currently undergoing testing in India, with its shipping info on Zauba mentioning a 3.97-inch screen. According to a tipster on Twitter, the display will sport a standard-for-low-end-devices resolution of 800×480, and the phone […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

Samsung USA confirms Android 4.4 KitKat update for multiple devices, rollout begins today

Earlier this month, a leak bought an unofficial list of devices that would be getting updated to Android 4.4 KitKat, at least in the U.S.. Today, Samsung USA has decided to make things official and has announced which of its phones and tablets will be getting the KitKat update, with many of the devices that […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

Exclusive: I9505XXUFNAD – Leaked Android 4.4.2 KitKat Test Firmware for Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505)

It's been a few weeks since the official Android 4.4 KitKat release for the Galaxy Note 3 and the Galaxy S4 has still not received its update by Samsung. Plus, it's been a while since we released a test build, so we decided to release one of the latest test firmwares – I9505XXUFNAD – for […]

By Faryaab S.
11 years ago

Samsung rolls out Android 4.4.2 KitKat for Galaxy S4 LTE-A (SHV-E330K/S) in Korea

Samsung has begun rolling out the Android 4.4.2 update to the Korean variant of the Galaxy S4, the one that comes with LTE-A connectivity. The update is currently rolling out to two variants of the devices, the ones with model numbers SHV-E330S and SHV-E330K, which are SK Telecom and KT's variants of the device. The update is […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

AT&T Galaxy Note 3 Android 4.4.2 KitKat firmware leaked (N900AUCECMLG)

An Android 4.4.2 KitKat firmware for the AT&T Galaxy S4 was leaked yesterday, but as we later found out, it was accompanied by a KitKat firmware for the carrier's Galaxy Note 3 as well. Carrying build number N900AUCECMLG, the Note 3 firmware has a build date of January 4, and seems to have most of the […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

AT&T Galaxy S4 Android 4.4 KitKat firmware leaked (I337UCUFMLD)

An Android 4.4 KitKat firmware has leaked for the AT&T variant of the Galaxy S4 on the XDA forums. Released by designgears, the firmware has build number I337UCUFMLD and a build date of January 2nd, which means it's not as new as the latest KitKat firmware that leaked for the international version of Samsung's flagship. However, it […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

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