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It goes without saying that millions of Samsung Galaxy S4 owners around the world are waiting on the manufacturer to roll out Android 4.4 KitKat. Google released KitKat late last year, and so far it has been released for a handful of devices. Samsung recently rolled out Android 4.4 KitKat for the international LTE variant of Galaxy Note 3, but the Galaxy S4 is yet to receive the same treatment, though its expected to in the near future. Yet another Android 4.4.2 build for Galaxy S4 has now leaked online.

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Another Galaxy S4 Android 4.4 KitKat Build Leaks original content from Ubergizmo.

It has been quite a while since many Android owners around the world have been waiting for the latest iteration to drop. Google’s own crop of Nexus devices were the very first to receive the Android 4.4 KitKat update, and since then it has only been released for a handful of devices. Samsung released the Galaxy Note 3 phablet last year and it turned out to be a popular product. No doubt that there are a lot of Galaxy Note 3 owners out there waiting for some chocolately goodness. Word has come in that the update is now rolling out for SM-N9005 a.k.a the quadcore Snapdragon 800 powered variant.

The update seems to have been rolled out earlier than expected. Build number of this official release is believed to be similar to the build that was leaked over the weekend. The Android 4.4.2 update carries a build date of January 9th and brings with it all the bells and whistles that one can expect from Google’s latest iteration of its mobile operating system. The update was first spotted in Poland, its highly likely that its going to take quite a while before Android 4.4.2 reaches all Galaxy Note 3 owners in various regions around the world. Those with carrier locked devices might have to wait for a bit longer.

Galaxy Note 3 Android 4.4 KitKat Update Rolling Out Now original content from Ubergizmo.

There’s a certain amount of joy associated with receiving the latest firmware updates for your device. Android 4.4.2 KitKat currently happens to be the latest version of Google’s mobile operating system, and so far it has only been released for a few devices such as the Moto G and the Google Play Edition LG G Pad 8.3. A well known Android developer and HTC insider @LlabTooFer has tweeted that international variants of various HTC devices are going to receive the Android 4.4.2 update by next month. These devices include HTC One, dual-SIM variant of the One, One Max and the One Mini.

The U.S. variant of HTC One is expected to receive Android 4.4.2 update later this month, Sense 5.5 user interface is going to be bundled with said update. Apparently HTC Sense 6 will not be bundled with Android 4.4.2, according to @LlabTooFer, existing devices won’t receive Sense 6 until Autumn. It is also claimed that no further updates are going to be rolled out for the international variant of HTC One X, which is already 18 months old. As far as Sense 6 is concerned, the HTC One’s successor is believed to come with it and Android 4.4.2 pre-installed. No word as yet on when HTC is planning to unveil the successor to last year’s flagship smartphone.

Various HTC Devices Expected To Receive Android 4.4.2 Update By Next Month original content from Ubergizmo.

Google rolled out the Android 4.4.2 update recently shortly after it had rolled out Android 4.4.1 for Nexus devices. Updates such as these are first rolled out for Nexus devices before they gradually make their way to devices manufactured by other OEMs. The benefit of owning a Google Play Edition device is that you’re much higher up the list, meaning that updates are rolled out for these variants soon after the Nexus devices have received their fix. The first two GPE smartphones released earlier this year, the Galaxy S4 and HTC One, have both received the latest release of KitKat, Android 4.4.2.

These incremental updates don’t bring any major features, however they do fix various bugs, including device specific bugs. Furthermore, a SMS related security exploit that was discovered recently has also been patched in Android 4.4.2. The updates have started rolling out over-the-air for both Google Play Edition smartphones, alternatively, users can download the firmware files from Google and flash their devices manually. Just recently a couple of new GPE devices were released, including the first ever GPE LG G Pad 8.3 tablet and a similar edition of the Sony Xperia Z Ultra. Both of these devices, the smartphone and the tablet, come with Android 4.4 KitKat preinstalled.

Galaxy S4 And HTC One Google Play Edition Receive Android 4.4.2 Update original content from Ubergizmo.

The HTC One smartphone is available from all four major U.S. carriers, Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint to be precise. Customers who bought their units from these carriers are currently waiting for Android 4.4 KitKat update to drop, given the fact that KitKat is the latest version of Google’s mobile operating system. While HTC is yet to say when carrier branded units are going to receive the update, the manufacturer revealed via Twitter that Android 4.4 has been released for U.S. unlocked as well as the developer edition variants of HTC One.

It didn’t say what changes the update brings to Sense UI. It can be presumed that only necessary changes have been made to Sense UI to ensure its compatibility with Android 4.4, this presumption can be made keeping in mind the fact that the update has been released quite quickly and major changes usually take months to be made before they’re finally rolled out. HTC joins Motorola in ensuring a quick release of KitKat for at least some of its devices, Motorola rolled out the update for Moto X even before it reached Google Play Edition variants of the HTC One and Galaxy S4. HTC is rolling out the update in stages for the U.S. unlocked and developer edition variants, so if you own one, don’t worry if the update notification doesn’t immediately pop up.

Developer Edition And U.S. Unlocked HTC One Receives Android 4.4 Update original content from Ubergizmo.