Google is getting ready to roll out the first update to Android 4.4 KitKat. According to The Verge, the Android 4.4.1 update could start rolling out “over the next few days” and will include a number of improvements for the camera. Dave Burke, Google’s Director of Engineering for Android, outlined the key areas of camera improvement in Android 4.4.1. He […]
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Jelly Bean now on 54.5% of Android devices with KitKat staking out 1.1%
The latest installment of the Android Platform Versions report is out. As usual, it tracks the devices that accessed the Google Play Store in the prior 7 days and provides a summary of the Android versions seen over the previous seven days. Designed to help developers decide which versions to support in their apps, it also continues to give us […]
Google Android 4.4.1 (KOT49E) in the works?
As with any major update, Android 4.4 KitKat is not without its share of bugs. With Google now having rolled out the latest version to its Nexus devices, it should come as no surprise that its attention is now turning to addressing those bugs. We got our first hint of this update today. While he has been relatively quiet of […]
LG G2 Android 4.4 KitKat update to roll out by end of Q1 2014
LG is the latest manufacturer to start outlining plans to update its devices to Android 4.4 KitKat. LG Canada has told MobileSyrup that it is plans to release the Android 4.4 update for its LG G2 flagship smartphone by the end of the first quarter of 2014. There is one small caveat though: This is the plan for Canada and […]
Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition also getting Android 4.4 update
We reported yesterday that the rollout of the Android 4.4 update for the HTC One Google Play Edition was underway. It turns out that the update is right behind and also landing on the Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition. The announcement came via Google+’s Android account: Starting today, Samsung GS4 and HTC One Google Play edition devices are getting […]
Android 4.4 KitKat upgrade underway for HTC One Google Play Edition
It was only a matter of time once HTC announced that it had turned over the Android 4.4 KitKat code to Google to upgrade the HTC One Google Play Edition. Reports of owners receiving the promised update began to surface today on a number of websites including xda-developers. The update weighs in at 305MB and is the KRT16S build of […]
Rogers HTC One and HTC One mini Android 4.4 KitKat upgrades coming by late January
Following word from HTC itself yesterday that the HTC One would be upgraded to Android 4.4 KitKat in North America by the end of January 2014, Rogers Wireless has updated its OS Upgrades schedule to reflect this news and confirm its own schedule. It lists the update as coming by “Late January 2014.” Rogers went one better and also added […]
Android 4.4 KitKat upgrades now landing on Nexus 4 in Canada (Updated)
As expected, the Android 4.4 upgrade process for the Google Nexus 4 is now in full swing in Canada. Not only have we received a number of reports of successful installations. Our own Nexus 4 has also been updated and is happily running KitKat. We can also confirm that the update uses the KRT16S build that Google just released. It appears […]