14 DAY TRIAL // Good news for owners of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 that live under Sprint. The carrier and Samsung have teamed up and are currently rolling out the Android 4.4.2 KitKat update for the tablet.
The new build goes by number T217SVPUBNE7 and adds a bunch of improvements and tweaks specific to the chocolaty OS.
Some of the difference Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 owners will be noticing when they upgrade to the new build include new lock screen access (media controls, camera shortcut), SMS App Chooser (lets you select a default app for sending a receiving text messages), re-designed status and navigation bars, Enhance Emoji Icons list and wireless printing support (over Wi-Fi and Bluetooth).
Be advised the new firmware update has just started rolling out, so chances are you won’t be getting it immediately. Like with any OTA update, the release happens gradually and will reach different territories at different times.
However, if you are impatient you can manually check the update section in the Settings panel to see if the new build has arrived for you Galaxy Tab 3 7.0.
This Samsung budget tablet has a 7-inch screen and boasts an ordinary 1024 x 600 pixel resolution and is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor combined with 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal memory (expandable via microSD card).