Just tryin' to connect the dots:
1. STE (the company that made the NovaThor processor) is out of business so it is really hard to get some drivers code to be released or licensed
2. Samsung was considering updating s3mini (aka golden) to 4.4 KitKat
3. Macław studio already released some 4.4 roms for s3mini
please correct me if I'm wrong with these (or the following) assumptions
- Samsung considered the update and since they wouldn't probably get support from STE they decided against it.
- it is indeed possible to get some support from STE: obviously in an unofficial way: leaks, etc. but I think this is really unlikely
Now there's the part I cannot get:
Is it necessary to have any new file released to build 4.4 for s3mini? If so, how could Macław studio release such a rom? If not why couldn't Samsung (even with support from Macław studio) proceed by itself?
Do we really have to think that Samsung has less resources than Macław studio, however good it is?
Hey dude its the problem with touchwiz integration and don't blame Samsung and maclaw ported cm nicely doesn't mean that Sammy doesn't have resources its like complications while update if it released KitKat in hurry like s3 ( u know it right bugs until k6 update which resulted in loss of many features)
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I don't think the S3 mini will ever have an update to a newer version of Android.
From where did this website get this information?
Why is the big S3 not on the list?
I don't believe the S3 mini will get 4.4 earlier than S3.
An update to 4.4 would be nice, but I don't think S3 mini users will get it.
I think u r a poor news reader its just testing a build and of course s3 will be the first one to get kat