The update is now pushed OTA (over the air), in stages

Aug 19, 2014 10:15 GMT  ·  By

After offering Android 4.4 KitKat updates to Elife S5.5, CTRL V5 and Elife E7 Mini in India, Chinese company Gionee has announced the Pioneer P4 is now getting the same treatment.

Customers in India who own the Gionee Pioneer P4 should now check for an Android 4.4 KitKat, which should be around 810MB in size, according to AndroidOS.

“We are delighted to announce, that keeping true to our promise of bringing the very best of Android experience to all Gionee smartphones, we have released an OTA update to bring the Gionee Pioneer P4 up to the paces with the latest and greatest in the Android world with Android 4.4 KitKat,” says Gionee in an official statement.

It’s important to note that the Android 4.4 KitKat upgrade for Gionee Pioneer P4 is available OTA (over the air) in stages, which means not all devices may get it at the same time.

Furthermore, keep in mind that Gionee also added some improvements of its own aside from those included in Android 4.4 KitKat update offered by Google. Gionee Pioneer P4 owners can read about the changes included in the Android 4.4 KitKat below:

"- New home-screen layout; - Added Touchpad inputs method for faster and more efficient typing experience; - Removed the world cricket champion and Real football game; - Updated Amigo paper with a brand new UI design; - Updated Game Zone with a new UI design; - Updated Gionee Xender for optimized performance and further improved the linking success rate; - Updated UC browser with optimized UI interface and page loading effects; - Updated NQ mobile security for better protection of your phone; - Updated Kingsoft Office for more efficient work and study related operations; - Added two games : Hitout Heroes and TexasPoker; - Updated WeChat with new interactive interface for smoother communication; - Updated Map with only one entrance into the main menu; - Theme and wallpaper will be reset to default after system update, but data will not be lost. Simply re-apply chosen theme and wallpaper."

It’s also worth mentioning that while the changelog is pretty detailed, there might some under-the-hood improvements and minor bug fixes included in the update as well.

The best way to find out if there are other tweaks added in the update would be to download and install Android 4.4 KitKat on your Gionee Pioneer P4. Let us know in the comments section how well your smartphone is performing after the upgrade.