Samsung Galaxy S3 Update Android 4.4: Samsung Galaxy S3 Android KitKat update is expected to roll out this May. The same may go as well for Samsung Galaxy Note 2 users. Google clarified that users only need to allot 512 MB of their device's RAM to install the update.
According to a report by Android Geeks, the Android 4.4.2 KitKat update should roll out in May to these Samsung Galaxy S3 models: GT-I9300, GT-I9305, SHV-E210K, SHV-E210L, SHV-E210S, SGH-T999/L, SGH-I747, SGH-N064, SGH-N035, SCH-J021, SCH-R530, SCH-I535, SCH-S960L, SCH-S968C, SPH-L710, SCH-I939 and SCH-S968C.
However, not all Galaxy S3 models are included in the list. Users of other models should wait for further announcements about the update. According to International Business Times, the update should be accessible to flagship models in previous years. Delayed or missing updates may depend on the carrier or the region. Some manufacturers have to tweak updates based on their offerings. For those not listed, it should be good to check from time to time with the carrier for announcements.
According to Daum, a Korean publication, it seems like Samsung will bring all the features along with the Android 4.4.2 KitKat update for the Galaxy S3.
Samsung confirmed several weeks ago that it would be releasing the Samsung Galaxy S3 Android 4.4 KitKat update in the United States. Shortly after that, Sprint confirmed that it would be rolling out the update to its customers, a sign that most, if not all U.S. carriers will be rolling the update out in the future as reported in Gotta Be Mobile.
According to the same report, Samsung Poland announced that it would be rolling out the Galaxy S3 Android 4.4 KitKat update though the roll out would be limited to the Galaxy S3 LTE model with 2GB of RAM. The 1GB model, it said, would not be getting the bump up to Android 4.4 KitKat. In the weeks carriers confirm a number of upcoming Galaxy Note 2 Android 4.4 KitKat updates but Galaxy S3 Android 4.4 KitKat is not yet evident.
Faryaab Sheikh, editor-in-chief of SamMobile, claims that there is no Galaxy S3 GT-i9300 Android 4.4 KitKat update test builds, a sign that the update is not yet palpable. SamMobile is a site with a solid track record when it comes to Samsung software update so Sheikh's information is credible according to Gotta Be Mobile.
Samsung Galaxy S3 Android 4.4 KitKat update for the GT-I9300 still hasn't entered internal testing according to an insider. Furthermore, the insider claims that the Galaxy S3 GT-I9300 Android 4.4 KitKat update will never roll out to users.
Sheik also identified that there "will be no KitKat update" for the GT-I9300 version of the Galaxy S3, which ropes with Samsung Poland's statement from weeks ago. The GT-i9300 model utilizes 1GB of RAM and it seems that Samsung will not guise the 1GB model with Google's brand new version of Android. The Sprint Galaxy S3 is an LTE model and uses 2GB of RAM report says.
