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Galaxy Note 2 Android 4.3 Update Almost Complete in U.S.

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The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update roll out is nearly complete in the United States as the AT&T Galaxy Note 2 has finally received word that it will officially be getting the upgrade to Android 4.3 Jelly Bean today, an update that comes several weeks after other carriers in the United States received the update and several weeks after its supposed release.

In October, Samsung announced that the Galaxy Note 2 Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update would be rolling out with enhancements and fixes, chief among them the Samsung Galaxy Gear support and Samsung KNOX security features on board. The company, however, did not say when the Galaxy Note 2 Android 4.3 update would roll out, only that it would be coming in the future.

December could bring the Galaxy Note 2 Android 4.3 update release in some regions, with Galaxy Note 3 features.

This decision kicked off a ton of speculation, fueled in part by a leaked document that indicated that most Galaxy Note 2 Android 4.3 updates would arrive during the month of November. That, unfortunately, did not happen as Sprint was the only carrier to come remotely close to its rumored Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update release date.

Soon after, T-Mobile and U.S. Cellular followed suit leaving the two major carriers, AT&T and Verizon, as the only carriers left in the United States without the upgrade. Today, weeks after it appeared on Samsung’s website, the AT&T Galaxy Note 2 Android 4.3 update has been confirmed by Samsung and it will be rolling out starting today.

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The update will be bringing an assortment of features to AT&T Galaxy Note 2 users including the aforementioned Galaxy Gear support and Samsung KNOX but it will also be bringing the new Multi-Window View from the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and new features for the device’s camera that were taken from the Samsung Galaxy S4.

AT&T’s updates typically take a few days, at least, to roll out so it’s possible that users won’t find the update Over-the-Air today. Those looking to snag the update right now will want to check through Samsung Kies in an effort to start the download and installation process immediately.

This roll out means that the Verizon Galaxy Note 2, like the Verizon Galaxy S3, is officially last to the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update, at least amongst major carriers. Verizon was one of the first to roll out the Galaxy S4 Android 4.3 update, something that inspired hope amongst Galaxy Note 2 and Galaxy S3 owners on the carrier but it’s clear that Verizon hasn’t changed, at least when it comes to software updates for older devices.

Verizon’s Galaxy Nexus remains without an Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update as well. And because the carrier typically doesn’t announce release dates ahead of time, owners of those devices have no idea when the software roll outs will begin.

12 Comments

12 Comments

  1. djkoz78

    12/17/2013 at 10:15 am

    Man Verizon last again…. Who’d a thunk it? Goddamn I hate Verizon. Worst carrier ever. Only cares about new devices never about existing loyal customers F♥CK YOU VERIZON!

  2. Charles

    12/17/2013 at 10:38 am

    So the update is out on the spring phones?

  3. Richard

    12/17/2013 at 11:49 am

    received update today in Missouri – 695.85MB download.

  4. phil

    12/17/2013 at 1:05 pm

    Thanks verizon.. I love paying to be last in line

    • djkoz78

      12/17/2013 at 2:45 pm

      Verizon only cares about the newer devices like the S4, Moto X, & HTC One all of these devices were release after the S3 & Note 2. So Samsung can suck it on their Knox smart watch and so can Verizon. I’ll buy a different smart watch from Best Buy or Amazon and when my contact is up go toa network that actually cares about loyal customers and not their newest most recent devices.

  5. [email protected]

    12/17/2013 at 1:52 pm

    not here in houston

  6. Sally J. Moore

    12/17/2013 at 6:21 pm

    I hear ya…been waiting for months for Verizon to get the damn update…I’m goin to a different carrier too…tired of this crap…all they wanna do is drain my bank account and give me poor service in return.

  7. Dan

    12/17/2013 at 7:26 pm

    This sucks!

  8. Art

    12/17/2013 at 8:16 pm

    If poor service means not getting a software upgrade instead of not having dropped calls, 4g everywhere I go, and generally the best wireless service in the states, I’ll take the “poor service”. Have some patience people! They may be slow, but at least their updates are generally bug free.

  9. Dave Stanek

    12/18/2013 at 8:30 am

    Did AT&T leave out Samsung Knox from the 4.3 update, not showing on my note 2.

  10. HA

    12/20/2013 at 9:02 am

    The new update (from Verizon) takes out the ability to configure your Standard USB Debugging option which is used for Tethering software (EasyEther). Anyone know how to get around this?

  11. EKTA

    12/23/2013 at 2:01 am

    Thanks for this review. Now click n the link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-hcSCzNcbVc and watch the best video of Samsung galaxy note 2 upgrade to jelly bean 4.3

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