Samsung Android KitKat 4.4.2: Update Comes For Galaxy S5, Galaxy S4 LTE, Active, Galaxy Note II, Galaxy Tab 4 7.0, Galaxy Tab S 8.4

Samsung continues its push out of the Android 4.4.2 KitKat update.
Samsung Android KitKat 4.4.2: Update Comes For Galaxy S5, Galaxy S4 LTE, Active, Galaxy Note II, Galaxy Tab 4 7.0, Galaxy Tab S 8.4
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8/15/2014
Updated:
7/18/2015

Samsung continues its push out of the Android 4.4.2 KitKat update.

Although companies such as HTC and Motorola have started releasing the latest Android 4.4.4 KitKat or Android 4.4.3 KitKat update to their users, Samsung is still stuck on Android 4.4.2 KitKat.

So far, the only Samsung product that will run Android 4.4.4 KitKat is the Galaxy Alpha. The phone has been announced, but it will only launch in the beginning of September.

Samsung’s Android KitKat 4.4.2 was supposed to be the fix to the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean build, but it came with a number of problems of is own.

Users reported Wi-Fi and battery drain problems, as well as signal strength and reception troubles.

Still, Samsung is rolling out their Android 4.4.2 KitKat update to users.

Here are the mobile devices and countries that will be receiving the update via SamMobile.

Galaxy S5

Argentina

Bulgaria

Cyprus

Egypt

Hungary

Israel

Kazakhstan

Nordic countries

Papua New Guinea

Saudi Arabia

Serbia

Spain

Sweden

Trinidad and Tobago

 

Galaxy S4 LTE

Bulgaria

Greece

Macedonia

New Zealand (Galaxy S4 LTE-A)

Open Austria

Poland

Romania

South Africa

South East Europe

 

Galaxy S4 Active

Brazil

Israel

 

Galaxy Note II

Argentina

Panama

Paraguay

Peru

Romania

Trinidad and Tobago

Uruguay

Vietnam

 

Galaxy Tab 4 7.0

Chile

Nordic countries

Open Austria

Portugal

Puerto Rico

Saudi Arabia

South East Europe

 

Galaxy Tab S 8.4 (LTE/Wi-Fi)

France (Wi-Fi)

Hong Kong (LTE)

Peru (LTE)

Uruguay (LTE)

 

Larry Ong is a New York-based journalist with Epoch Times. He writes about China and Hong Kong. He is also a graduate of the National University of Singapore, where he read history.