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The Android 4.4 KitKat version was recently announced
and it is soon to be officially launched by Google when they would be coming up
with the next version of Nexus, the Nexus 5 device. But it would always be a
guessing game for the users, to see whether the 4.4 update would be coming to
their device or not. With most of the high-end devices that were launched
recently, one can easily expect that they would be receiving the KitKat update,
but for the earlier devices, you will have to wait to see whether the
manufacturer is deciding to send the update and whether the device hardware
would be able to support it.
For now, check the list below to know which devices are
going to get the next big version of Android OS.
Samsung
Phones to get Android 4.4 Update
Samsung has not given any
confirmation regarding the devices to be released with Android 4.4 update. However,
anyone with a Samsung Galaxy Nexus won't be getting KitKat at all — Google has said the handset is too old
to get the OS. Samsung UK will
announce the rollout plans for Android 4.4 in due course. For
now, a few devices which may be going to get the Android 4.4 update are as
follows:
• Samsung Galaxy S4
• Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom
• Samsung Galaxy S4 Active
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3
• Samsung Galaxy Mega (no confirmation whether the
5.8, 6.3 or both)
• Samsung Galaxy S3
• Samsung Galaxy Note II
• Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini
• Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 & Tab 2
The Galaxy S3 and Note II have been facing a few
regional lock issues and that is what is prompting Samsung to come up with a
major update on these devices, as confirmed by one of the Samsung
representatives. But again, the document mentions it is the S3 which has 2GB of
RAM, and that is the U.S. version which might be getting the update, and the
International users might have to wait and watch if Samsung has made it ready
for their devices too or not.
Sony
Phones to get Android 4.4 Update
Sony has officially updated the list of the Android smartphones
in the Xperia range which are going to receive the Android 4.4 KitKat update,
and these mostly include the recent smartphones. The exact dates are not
mentioned and the company has advised Xperia owners to keep an eye out on
its @SonyMobileNews Twitter account for the specific timing of the release. Here
are the smartphones which would receive the KitKat update sooner or later:
• Sony Xperia Z1
• Sony Xperia Z
• Sony Xperia Z Ultra
• Sony Xperia ZL
• Sony Xperia Tablet Z
However, most of those devices will
get Jelly Bean first: Sony said it will also begin rolling out Android 4.3 over
the next month to the Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR, Xperia Tablet Z, Xperia
SP, Xperia Z Ultra and Xperia Z1. But, that may vary by market or carrier.This directs
us to a point that these devices aren’t going to receive the KitKat update any
time soon. The Xperia T, Xperia TX and Xperia V are the ones which would get
the Android 4.3 update directly from Android 4.1 JB.
HTC
Phones to get Android 4.4 Update
The HTC One Max is to be announced very soon, and that
should be anyways getting the update after the launch, but the devices which
are expected to get the Android 4.4 KitKat update after its launch, includes
HTC One. HTC hasn't provided an update on the
timing and version of Android for the HTC One max and the HTC One mini, but
details will follow. Meanwhile, HTC US this week confirmed it
will push KitKat to HTC One owners in the same timeframe as the UK.
HTC has officially named a few devices on its Twitter
account, and these are the smartphones which would be getting the Android 4.4
KitKat update:
HTC One (Verizon Wireless) – end of Jan 2014
HTC Droid DNA – around the end of Quarter 1, 2014
after the approval from the carrier
The other phones where the update is still expected,
but with no official update from HTC, include:
• HTC One
• HTC One X+
• HTC One X
• New Desire series phones launched in 2013
• HTC Droid DNA
• HTC J
• HTC Butterfly
LG Phones
to get Android 4.4 Update
We did hear that the LG Optimus G Pro might be
receiving the update a little later, but the LG G2, latest smartphone from the
company is sure to get the KitKat version of Android very soon after the
launch.
The company hasn't
released a schedule for when its own Android devices, such as the G Pad tablet,
and Optimus range, will get KitKat. This is just the initial list of the
devices may get the update but it could change anytime:
• LG G2
• LG Nexus 4
• LG Optimus L7, L5, L3
• LG Optimus G
• LG Optimus G Pro
• LG Optimus VU
This
page will be updated whenever there will be some actual confirmation or leak
from the sources.
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