Android 4.4 Kit Kat release date has popped up for the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and the Galaxy S4 in the U.S. trailing major carriers in Europe. The Android 4.4 kit kat release date has been rolling out as of January 2014. Surprisingly, the update has yet to hit most of the Galaxy Note 3 world wide. It appears that the Android 4.4 kit kat update paused briefly after offering updates in January and now there has been mention of the update in February.
Digitaltrends reported, "T-Mobile USA became the first network to offer an update to Android 4.4 KitKat for the LG G2, confirming on its official update page the rollout would begin on March 3. Owners should expect to find all the KitKat improvements, along with an auto-brightness option, and general user experience improvements."
Following this, Samsung said in a statement, "4.4 KitKat will soon be available for the following devices across all U.S. networks. These are the Galaxy Note 3 and the Galaxy Note 2, the Galaxy S4, S4 Mini, S4 Active and S4 Zoom, plus the Galaxy S3 and S3 Mini. The Galaxy Mega and Galaxy Light are also listed. Moving on to tablets, the Galaxy Note 8.0, Galaxy Tab 3, Galaxy Note 10.1, and finally, the Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition will all be updated to version 4.4."
Meanwhile, American customers can expect the Android 4.4 KitKat updates to continue, as AT&T and T-Mobile are both believed to be prepping their updates for Galaxy Note 3 owners," reports modernreaders.com.
The highly anticipated update is crucial for some smartphones like the Galaxy S4, which have had a number of problems with the JellyBean OS. Presumably, customers say that an Android 4.4 kit kat update will solve their software issues.
One of the most reliable European carrier, SFR said that it is still testing the Android 4.4 kit kat and that the new OS update would be ready by March 10, In the meantime, at least one carrier in the U.S. has announced the Android 4.4 kit kat in the offing.
Technically speaking, the Android 4.4 KitKat is available only for the Samsung Galaxy s4 with just Sprint Galaxy S4 and a Korean version, Galaxy S4 LTE - A. However, analysts say that the tech saavy can get their hands on the most recent firmware.
Although it is not recommended to install firmware on your Galaxy S4. Nonetheless it is out there.
So far it seems that Galaxy models are updating at random. The Galaxy Note 3 4.4 update rolled out started in Europe and Asia. After the Korean Galaxy S4 LET-A, Sprint Galaxy S4 was ready for an update. Rumors suggest that older Samsung phones like the Galaxy Note 2 and Galaxy S3 could update to 4.4 in the latter part of 2014 Q1 following the Gallaxy S4 rollout.
"If the rumor is true, it could indicate that the Galaxy S4 rollout may continue throughout February and into March" reports IBT.
According to Zeenews, Android 4.4 KitKat is launched in phases and more updates will hit more countries soon.
Following the update, users can experience Location Menu, better lockscreen, dedicatied camera shortcut, minor UI updates, upgraded Google apps, and improved stability.
Samsung finally broke its silence on the Android 4.4 KitKat update when it issued a press statement explaining how 14 of the Galaxy brand smartphones linked to different carriers would update to Android 4.4 KitKat. The Android 4.4 update for the Galaxy Note 3 and the Samsung Galaxy S4 could take several days to finish.
