official 4.4.2 on the way :)

ithunter

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• Jun 20, 2014

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Samsung has been on a KitKat spree lately, and it has just about covered most of its popular devices from the last two(ish) years with the update. Today, Verizon updated its support docs for the Galaxy SIII, which indicates that the update is on its way in the coming days, as well.
Aside from KitKat, this update brings a couple of new enhancements, like the inclusion of Isis. Otherwise, it's basically the same song and dance – updated applications, bug fixes, an improved multi-app experience, the like.

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landshark68

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• Jun 20, 2014

• #2

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2653030

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2788294

 

TokedUp

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• Jun 20, 2014

• #3

Good thing I read this or I would have never known :|

 

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deuce237bblock

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• Jun 21, 2014

• #4

TokedUp said:

Good thing I read this or I would have never known :|

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Yes, there shouldn't be discussion threads until and update is going to be released. Not everybody has the time to read through a discussion thread that's been around for months to see if there is an update.

Just my 2¢

Sent by me.

 

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Dreadtesla72

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• Jun 27, 2014

• #5

Just got a notification for update! Kitkat 4.4.2 :good:

 

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DigitalMD

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• Jun 27, 2014

• #6

Me too !!
Me Too !!
Wait, let me post that again
Me too !!

Guess what?
I'm not taking any OTAs
I'm waiting for the developer release so I won't be f---ked.
No me too !

 

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onlygad

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• Jun 27, 2014

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Performed update. Now what is this icon?!

I performed the update last night and now there is an icon in my notification bar that won't go away and doesn't appear when I maximize the window. Its incredibly frustrating!

It won't let me post a link and the image file is too big, so add dropbox to the beginning of this and it is a picture of the icon.

/sh/z6vh4b8g4qknlog/AABIf5TlJUNssKa-q-VC8Dhna

Does anyone know what this is?


Nevermind! Found it doing a google image search. It is the NFC icon and can be accessed by expanding notifications and touching the top right (4 square like) icon. From there you can add the toggle button to your quick menu or turn it off.

 

Last edited: Jun 27, 2014

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kidhudi

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• Jun 27, 2014

• #8

this is the point in time were i wish i didnt have an unlocked bootloader

 

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Stretch31

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Did the update change/unlock anything useful?

Back when I had JB I asked this forum if I could install KitKat and was told it wasnt possible. Did the update make custom roms possible again?

 

landshark68

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• Jul 2, 2014

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Stretch31 said:

Back when I had JB I asked this forum if I could install KitKat and was told it wasnt possible. Did the update make custom roms possible again?

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No

 

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Stretch31

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• Jul 2, 2014

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landshark68 said:

No

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Thanks for the quick reply. That's really disappointing though. I was really disappointed to see that, after updating, my phone doesnt look any different. According to the official kitkat page, I should have new features like immersion, updated hangouts and a new phone app. I don't see any of them, but my phone says its running version 4.4.2 and I'm current on updates. Am I missing something?