There were supposed to be a few Samsung devices that were due to have Jelly Bean 4.2.2 as their last update, like the Galaxy S2 and the Note One. Google brought out Android KitKat last October, and this new OS has a Linux kernel specially for devices with low memory, so have you got a handset that’s about to get KitKat?
Last March, SamMobile posted a list of the Galaxy devices that’ll be getting Jelly Bean 4.2.2 and those that were in line for Android 5 (which we thought was going to be Key Lime Pie but turned out to be KitKat).
The Linux 3.8 kernel in KitKat is full of good things – full support for NVIDIA Tegra, Exynos DRM drivers, flash-friendly file-system support and a low memory footprint, which is important for older devices.
Have a look at this list – are you on it?
1. Galaxy Grand and Grand DUOS
2. Galaxy Ace 2
3. Galaxy S3 Mini
4. Galaxy Beam
5. Galaxy Express
6. Galaxy S Advance
7. Galaxy S2 and S2 Plus
8. Galaxy Premier
9. Galaxy Note I
10. Galaxy Young and Young DUOS
11. Galaxy Fame
12. Galaxy X Cover 2
13. Selected Galaxy Tabs
Some Galaxy devices are meant to get Android 4.4 KitKat straight away:
1. Galaxy Note 3
2. Galaxy S4 and other variants
3. Galaxy Note 8.0 and other variants
4. Upcoming Galaxy Note 10.1 and 12.2
5. Galaxy S4 mini
Android 4.4 KitKat Features on Samsung Galaxy devices:
– Better processor support on Exynos chipset
– Wider network coverage and better compatibility
– Enhances screen orientation responsiveness
– Additional cloud storage with Android’s exclusive Cloud system
– More Samsung accessories compatible
– Speeds up the RAM and overall performance
– More battery juice on your handset
