14 DAY TRIAL // More users out there can now get a taste of the Android 4.4 KitKat operating system, as Samsung has started pushing the software to its Galaxy S4 and Galaxy Note 3 devices in the UK.
Last month, the company officially announced plans to make the KitKat platform available for various smartphones that were launched last year, and it has even started delivering it to Galaxy S4 and Galaxy Note 3 users in some countries.
Now, the update is available for the unlocked versions of these two mobile phones in the UK as well, a recent post on Android Central notes.
In addition to unlocked handsets (which feature region code BTU), some carrier-branded device models are also seeing the new build as available, it seems.
The new operating system version is arriving on devices over-the-air, and the file weighs around 300MB-400MB. Some users have already seen the update arriving on their smartphones, which suggests that Samsung will push it to all units in the UK soon.
As soon as the new platform release is available for them, users will see a notification informing them on the matter and will be able to kick off the download process immediately.
However, provided that there are some who don’t want to wait for Samsung to push the upgrade to them, they can head over to Settings > About Phone > Software updates to manually check on its availability.
The new OS version will land on handsets as Android 4.4.2 KitKat, offering features such as an immersive mode, along with translucent notification bars in some apps.
At the same time, the upgrade comes with support for native cloud printing, as well as with a series of tweaks for the lock screen, which can now display album art, and which will also offer a shortcut to the camera.
As part of this update, Galaxy S4 and Galaxy Note 3 owners in the UK won’t receive only the features and enhancements that have been included in the Android 4.4.2 KitKat OS, but also improvements coming from Samsung themselves.
Among them, we can count a series of changes to the user interface, such as the presence of a white notifications bar at the top of the screen.
Samsung is expected to roll out the new software in phases, which means that some users might have to wait several days longer before receiving it. Stay tuned for more on the matter.