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Google posts the Android distribution chart at the start of every month to tell us how far the platform has come since the previous month. And over the past year or so, we’re seeing continued increase in the Android 4.4 KitKat figures, which is understandable since it was the latest version of Android then. Today
At this point, the possibility of Sony ever updating the Xperia SP to Android 4.4 KitKat wasn’t something owners of the device were hopeful of, but the Japanese manufacturer has now officially confirmed that the Xperia SP will stay on Android 4.3 for its life cycle. Sony didn’t make an official announcement, but the support
The Sony Xperia M2 smartphone is getting the Android 4.4 update starting today. This comes a week after Sony started sending out the update for the Xperia E1 and the E1 Dual Since the smartphone was launched with Android 4.3, the update is quite significant as it introduces a multitude of new features. The handset was launched
Google has published the Android distribution chart for this month (until August 12), indicating good signs for KitKat, although Jelly Bean still leads the pack. With these figures, it can now be ascertained that one out of every five Android smartphone or tablet is running Android 4.4 or higher. Of course, with Android L on the
ASUS recently updated the PadFone 2 to Android 4.4.2 KitKat, and today, the Taiwanese manufacturer has started pushing the update to the Transformer TF701T. The TF701T has been stuck on Android 4.3 for quite some time, but the wait for its users is now coming to an end, as they will get to enjoy everything
With the Galaxy S4 zoom, Samsung showed the world once again that it wasn’t afraid of trying out new form factors and product categories, even if it meant having an extremely fat and unwieldy device with a phone and full-fledged camera assembly put together. Today, the company is bringing the software on its camera-centric phone up
We don’t often see devices get a jump to a software version four times higher than what they were launched with, but with the PadFone 2, we might be seeing a welcome exception. ASUS has started rolling out an update to Android 4.4 for its second-generation PadFone, bumping its software from Android 4.1 to the
Samsung has expanded its budget smartphone lineup with the addition of four new handsets running Android 4.4 out of the box. All four smartphones are upgraded versions of an existing product lineup which includes the Galaxy Core II, the Galaxy Ace 4, Galaxy Young 2 and the Galaxy Star 2. So let’s run you through the
The Android 4.4 update for the AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II was temporarily halted due to unknown reasons. However, it seems like the update rollout has finally resumed as customers are reportedly getting OTA notifications. There’s no clarification as to what this update will bring, but coming from Android 4.3, there are going to be
An avalanche of KitKat updates is all set to hit various Samsung devices. Verizon will begin rolling out the Android 4.4.2 update to the Galaxy S III and Galaxy S4 mini, while Sprint will be updating the S4 mini and the Galaxy Mega. All the updates are scheduled to start rolling out from today, and
The Sprint version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini is now getting the Android 4.4 update. This comes only a day after the Samsung Galaxy S III on AT&T received the update. It seems like Samsung wants to speed up the update process before its new lineup of devices arrive. With the Galaxy Note II,
Galaxy S III owners on AT&T’s network are in for a treat, as the device will start receiving its KitKat update from today. The updat for AT&T’s variant comes a little over a month after Sprint became the first carrier to update the Galaxy S III to KitKat, and will bump the software version on the
Verizon was the last carrier to update the Galaxy Note 3 to Android 4.4.2 KitKat, but it seems it won’t be doing the same for the Note 3’s predecessor. Verizon has started rolling out the KitKat update to the Galaxy Note II, bringing the device up to speed with everything that Android has to offer. The
More than a month after halting the rollout of the Android 4.4.2 KitKat update for Samsung’s Galaxy S4 Active, AT&T has once again started pushing the update to the rugged device. AT&T has announced that the update is currently rolling out over the air – the new update carries a different build number, suggesting things
Samsung’s 2014 Edition Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet is now apparently getting the Android 4.4 update. It is said that the LTE variant of the tablet is getting the update first, starting from the Nordic region, but we expect it to roll out to other regions subsequently. The WiFi variant of the tablet has already received the update
It seems to be raining KitKat on Samsung phones this week. We’ve seen US Cellular and Sprint roll out the KitKat update for the Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note II, and now, Samsung is pushing the latest version of the OS to the Galaxy Mega 6.3, the largest phone in its extensive smartphone lineup.
The huge amount of leaks and rumors have indicated that the Galaxy S5 Active could make its way to markets very soon, but owners of the Galaxy S4 Active now have one less reason to upgrade to the rugged Galaxy S4’s successor. Samsung has begun rolling out the Android 4.4.2 KitKat update to the international
The LG G Pro from last year (launched as the Optimus G Pro) on AT&T is now getting the Android 4.4.2 update. The update is rolling out in batches, so remain patient if you don’t see a notification yet. It has already been rolled out to international variants of the smartphone, so the update has obviously
Sony is updating four more devices in its extensive Xperia lineup to Android 4.4 KitKat today, bringing them up to date with the best Google’s mobile OS has to offer. These devices include the Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR, and the Xperia Tablet Z, all of which were launched in the first half of
Users of the Dell Venue 7 and the Venue 8 tablets will be pleased to know that the company has now started seeding the Android 4.4.2 KitKat update to these two budget offerings. Both tablets are getting the update simultaneously, which is good on Dell’s part to avoid long waiting times for owners of the tablets. The tablets