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Samsung Galaxy S4 Android 4.4 KitKat Release Moving Quickly

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The Samsung Galaxy S4 Android 4.4 KitKat release continues to move swiftly as the Android 4.4 KitKat update today rolled out for a number of other Galaxy S4 variants around the globe.

While the Galaxy S4 Android 4.4 KitKat update rolled out after the Galaxy Note 3 Android 4.4 KitKat update, its the former that has been rolling out with increasing pace. We’ve already seen it land for a number of carriers in the United States including AT&T and we’ve also seen it emerge for users in the international community.

Today, the Galaxy S4 Android 4.4 KitKat update is pushing out to a wider range of users with Galaxy S4 users in Europe and Asia reportedly getting the update.

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We’ve heard from Galaxy S4 owners in the Philippines who have received the Galaxy S4 Android 4.4 KitKat update today and it appears that SamMobile has tracked updates to Poland, Malaysia and Greece. Users in those regions can now find the large update if they check inside the device’s settings.

From what we’ve seen, and heard, these updates are nearly 400MB in size which means that users should set aside some time to install them. The time it takes to download and install will depend on the connection.

As expected, these updates fall in line with the Galaxy S4 Android 4.4 KitKat updates that we’ve seen emerge in recent days. Instead of a grand overhaul, these Galaxy S4 Android 4.4 KitKat updates are primarily made up of Android 4.4 KitKat features. Samsung has also tweaked the UI a bit and the status bar icons will now show up in white.

The swift moving Galaxy S4 Android 4.4 KitKat update is a good sign for those that are still on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean as it means that the wider push has begun. Samsung rolls updates out in stages. The roll outs start off slowly as Samsung checks for major issues. If there are no major problems, the wider roll out begins.

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In the United States, the update has yet to arrive for users on T-Mobile, Verizon and the country’s various pre-paid and regional carriers including C Spire Wireless and Cricket Wireless. Carriers in the United States typically don’t announce release dates ahead of time so it could be that users there will be waiting in the dark.

Typically, carriers in the United States release major updates within a few days of each other so users on T-Mobile and Verizon should continue to be vigilant and have their eyes peeled for the upgrade to Android 4.4 KitKat.

20 Comments

20 Comments

  1. raymond

    03/05/2014 at 6:55 pm

    Malaysia: no update so far though…..

  2. Jennifer Contreras

    03/05/2014 at 9:36 pm

    T-Mobile has to hurr yup with this update for the galaxy s4 im getting impatient

  3. eric

    03/05/2014 at 10:32 pm

    Come to AT&T my child

  4. K_unal

    03/05/2014 at 11:55 pm

    downloading it right now (india)

  5. Arthur

    03/06/2014 at 3:41 am

    Downloaded it last night (Brazil)

  6. lemmor24

    03/06/2014 at 6:32 am

    its ok now here in italy,arive yesterday.very good..

  7. Manu

    03/06/2014 at 7:48 am

    Downloading today from Puerto Rico.

  8. byron

    03/06/2014 at 9:18 am

    Nothing for timobile. Please hurry up

  9. szako

    03/06/2014 at 11:10 am

    update is horrible! DO NOT UPDATE YOUR PHONE!

  10. PSINPS

    03/06/2014 at 4:08 pm

    I agree with szako. The update has caused irreprable harm to my phone — Sprint is giving me a new S4, without the update. And the update corrupted my SD card so that there is no way I can ever use the card again nor can I retrieve the information off the card. DO NOT INSTALL THE UPDATE.

  11. Anthony

    03/07/2014 at 8:00 am

    Still nothing for the T-Mobile Galaxy S4…

  12. sanane

    03/07/2014 at 10:06 pm

    Malaysia still no update

  13. Angie Abbott

    03/08/2014 at 4:01 pm

    Still no update for S4 i9505 Telstra in Australia. My Google Asus Nexus 7 got months ago. 😥

  14. clint

    03/09/2014 at 7:50 am

    verizon is alway last when it comes to update

  15. Megan

    03/09/2014 at 8:20 pm

    Updated today and now my phone won’t charge. Great.

  16. kenneth

    03/09/2014 at 9:22 pm

    Verizon is last because they want us to have the update without any complications

  17. Chris

    03/10/2014 at 2:54 am

    The tmobile S4 4.4 update is live! Mine just downloaded

  18. kelvin

    03/10/2014 at 3:55 pm

    Got the new kitkat on S4 (PH)

  19. James Murphy

    03/11/2014 at 1:10 pm

    Downloading now on Vodafone Ireland :D

  20. ishiish

    03/21/2014 at 2:32 am

    no download available on my s4 on vodafone :-(

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