We heard that some of the handsets from Samsung are going to be stopping on Jelly Bean 4.2.2. Two of these devices include the Samsung Galaxy Note and Samsung Galaxy S2. KitKat 4.4 is now out and it brings with it an update to the Linux kernel that supports low memory devices. This has left owners of existing handsets wondering if they are going to get the update to KitKat 4.4.
Last March SamMobile reported that they had a list which showed details about which devices of Samsung would be receiving an update to Jelly Bean 4.2.2 along with devices that were said to be moving forward and getting what was thought at the time to be Android 5. One insider let it slip that the Note 1 and Samsung Galaxy S2 would both remain with Jelly Bean 4.2.2. The handsets originally came with ICS and Android 2.3.
Google launched KitKat 4.4 instead of the anticipated Android 5 Key Lime Pie. However it was said that Key Lime Pie was just a reference to KitKat. We then heard from Android Central who talked about the Linux kernel being updated. It has been said that Linux kernel will bring with it such as support for NVIDIA Tegra, the Samsung Exynos DRM drivers, lower memory footprint and flash friendly file system support.
According to the source the Samsung Galaxy devices that should get an update to KitKat 4.4 include the following:
1. Galaxy Grand and Grand DUOS
2. Galaxy Ace II
3. Galaxy S III mini
4. Galaxy Beam
5. Galaxy Express
6. Galaxy S Advance
7. Galaxy S II and S II 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 III
2. Galaxy S IV and other variants
3. Galaxy Note 8.0 and other variants
4. Upcoming Galaxy Note 10.1 and 12.2
5. Galaxy S IV 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 device
