KitKat 4.4.2 test firmware has leaked online for the Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-i9505. The build number I905XXUFNA1 is said to have been tested and seems to be stable, apart from one or two hiccups, which may be expected. Samsung may begin to roll out the update in February or March for the Samsung Galaxy S4.
Minor changes have been noticed to the user interface with one being the status bar icons, which used to have the Gingerbread green styling and are now white and look great against the transparent status bar.
The performance received a slight bump up and there has been an increase in the benchmark scores. In landscape mode the keyboard layout has been improved, so typing is easier, while the gesture typing works great too. On the lock-screen Samsung have included a shortcut to the camera.
Anyone considering updating should bear in mind that this is a test build of the firmware and not the official from Samsung. Instructions have been given below ti make the update.
INSTRUCTIONS
– Extract (unzip) the firmware file
– Download Odin3 v3.09
– Extract Odin .ZIP file
– Open Odin3 v3.09
– Restart phone in download mode (Press and hold Home + Power + Volume down buttons)
– Connect phone and wait until you get a blue sign in Odin
– Add I9505XXUFNA1_I9505OXAFNA1_I9505XXUFNA1_HOME.tar.md5 to AP
– Make sure re-partition is NOT ticked
– Click start button, sit back and wait a few minutes.
– If you encounter any issues with the firmware (Any FC, Bootloop etc)
– Boot into recovery mode (Home+power+vol up)
– Choose to wipe/factory reset. (THIS WILL ERASE ALL OF YOUR DATA INCLUDING YOUR INTERNAL SD CARD!)
– Then choose reboot and you should be good to go!
via Sammobile
