14 DAY TRIAL // HTC One has already received the long-awaited Android 4.4.2 KitKat update in the United States and most European countries. The update is available in Asia as well, but HTC pulled the plug on KitKat rollout in the UK due to lots of issues reported by users.
Unfortunately, HTC One owners in Australia have been skipped from the initial deployment of the update, which has yet to arrive at any of the major carriers in the country.
The Taiwanese handset maker seems to have decided to let Aussie customers among the last to receive the upgrade, but no official statements have been issued on the matter.
The good news is the situation is about to change for the better. AusDroid reports Android 4.4.2 KitKat update for HTC One is expected to arrive in mid-March at all major operators in the country.
The information has been confirmed by Vodafone on its official blog where the carrier mentions Android 4.4.2 KitKat for HTC One is now in testing.
The carrier also informed the cited source they are likely to start seeding the update in the next two weeks to both HTC One and HTC One mini devices.
Next in line is Optus, which is usually one of the last Australian carriers to offer a major software update for products in its portfolio.
However, this time the network operator confirmed it would be able to roll out the Android 4.4.2 KitKat update for HTC One in mid-March “following a short testing period.”
Although initially Telstra wasn’t on the list of carriers to offer the KitKat upgrade for HTC One, AusDroid reports the operator’s officials got in touch with them and stated they have already approved the highly anticipated update for the HTC One.
In addition, Telstra confirm it expects to start delivering Android 4.4.2 KitKat update to HTC One devices within 10 business days. This means that Telstra might be the first Australian carrier to offer HTC One owners the option to upgrade their devices to Android 4.4.2 KitKat.
Given the fact the major update has been tested by HTC and each Australian carriers that will offer it in the coming weeks, we expect it to be as bug-free as possible.
The update will be rolled out OTA (over the air) in stages, which means it will not be available to all HTC One owners at the same time, but we suspect it will reach all devices by the end of the month.