Wider rollout for Android 4.4.2 on Samsung’s 2013 flagship
At Mobile World Congress last week we were somewhat surprised to see a bunch of European Galaxy S4s on the show floor running new Android 4.4-based firmware — and now it appears Samsung has deemed the update ready for the masses. This morning we’re seeing reports from GS4 owners in Poland, Malaysia and the Philippines indicating that over-the-air updates between 350 and 400MB are now pushing out, bringing Samsung’s 2013 flagship up to the latest version of Android. Other countries, too, are sure to be included in the initial rollout.
As we saw in Barcelona last week, there doesn’t appear to be a whole lot of outward differences between the new firmware and the old Android 4.3-based ROM, besides the presence of new, white status bar icons. And certainly we’re not yet seeing any of the visual changes from the Galaxy S5 trickling down to older Samsung devices. Nevertheless, KitKat brings a bunch of system-level improvements from which S4 owners can now benefit.
If you’ve got a European or Asian Galaxy S4, now would be a good time to check for updates. Be sure to drop by the commends after you’re done and let us know if you’re seeing KitKat on your device.
Source: Antyweb (Polish); XDA; Thanks, Tom!