[Q] Thoughts on being updated to 4.4? - Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Though it's great that the Note 3 will come with Jellybean 4.3, Kit Kat 4.4 has already been announced. I see that 4.3 will be coming to the Note 2 and the GS3 sometime in October, I'm presuming to get everyone caught up to speed with the Note 3. How long would it be, before we could expect 4.4 to roll out on the Note 3? Just wanting general thoughts/opinions.

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You answered your own question...
N2 is just getting 4.3... Probably safe to assume we will get 4.4 when N4 is released
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The Note 3 is getting 4.4... that is all I can say

It doesn't really matter does it? If the device works fine with 4.3 why would we instantly need 4.4. Just my 2c
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We can only hope...N2 still on 4.1.2

Sammath said:
It doesn't really matter does it? If the device works fine with 4.3 why would we instantly need 4.4. Just my 2c
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Because we NEEEEEDS it!
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Nobody knows what 4.4 is about, nobody has much clue about GN3 performance till we start using it, and we have a thread about 4.4 on GN3. I couldn't care less about version of android as long as the phone works perfectly.
If someone is really fussed about 4.4, here's some facts:
It will take time to come to GN3, because note-series is not about latest android. It's about all proprietary stuffs stuffed into the handset.
If you want 4.4 at the earliest, get a Nexus - end of discussion.
You won't get 4.4 on GN3 for probably 4-5 months after release. You know this very well, infact everyone knows that. What more you would want to discuss here is a mystery to me. If I am totally honest here, there is nothing to discuss on this topic.
Everybody knows how this (update scenario) works, yet we spend countless time in unconstructive debate.

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A Nexus device is usually the only one to get the new OS for a couple of months. We will see devices announced at CES likely with 4.4 on them (maybe) but as to the GN3 getting it, late spring into early summer. Think April to June time frame depending on when it gets released. Verizon of course being DEAD LAST!

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How long will we have to wait for 4.2??

Hi all,
the nexus 7 is my first nexus device (although I am drooling at the nexus 4 ),
but I was just wondering if anyone else, who has owned a different nexus device, could tell me how long you normally have to wait for the next version of android?.
Thanks in advance
Cheers
corey
Some of the features will be available on the Nexus 7, some won't and you'll need to get a whole new device costing a small fortune to get the full update. It might break things along the way without giving you a way back.
....but then I remember it's Android and not Apple!
littld said:
Some of the features will be available on the Nexus 7, some won't and you'll need to get a whole new device costing a small fortune to get the full update. It might break things along the way without giving you a way back.
....but then I remember it's Android and not Apple!
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..... I'm not entirely sure what you're trying to say here.
Being part of the whole Nexus line, there's a good chance we'll get 4.2 pushed out when the Nexus 4 and 10 get released. Google will be keen to have its flagship line all under the same version.
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Kearkan said:
..... I'm not entirely sure what you're trying to say here.
Being part of the whole Nexus line, there's a good chance we'll get 4.2 pushed out when the Nexus 4 and 10 get released. Google will be keen to have its flagship line all under the same version.
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I agree. Google made it pretty clear (to me at least) that the Nexus line will be receiving the 4.2 update. There was absolutely no mention of Nexus 7 not receiving certain aspects of the update. I would say that Nexus 7 would receive the update the same day the 4 and 10 are released as well.
littld said:
Some of the features will be available on the Nexus 7, some won't and you'll need to get a whole new device costing a small fortune to get the full update. It might break things along the way without giving you a way back.
....but then I remember it's Android and not Apple!
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This is a joke for you guys who don't get it. All Nexus devices get updated I think. I think even old ones like the Nexus S and all that.
Lol well if he meant it as a joke it didn't read like one. Especially since a new device owner was asking about something he deemed a legit concern. If it was meant as a joke then my fault.
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TokenAntiAppleRant said:
Lol well if he meant it as a joke it didn't read like one. Especially since a new device owner was asking about something he deemed a legit concern. If it was meant as a joke then my fault.
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I agree. Pretty dumb answer to someone asking a legitimate question.
Google was supposed to release the 4,2 update on October 29th, but according to Asus it has been delayed ever so slightly.Asus says to expect an update to android 4.2 very soon.
fishingfon said:
Hi all,
the nexus 7 is my first nexus device (although I am drooling at the nexus 4 ),
but I was just wondering if anyone else, who has owned a different nexus device, could tell me how long you normally have to wait for the next version of android?.
Thanks in advance
Cheers
corey
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3weeks
yousef8824 said:
3weeks
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I heard that the update will be released on the 14th of November. Custom roms will be updated in the same week probably
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Looking forward to it. People aren't used to nexus devices, they are used to their galaxy tabs that take forever to update and get cut off too soon
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Cor-master said:
Looking forward to it. People aren't used to nexus devices, they are used to their galaxy tabs that take forever to update and get cut off too soon
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My friend is still on stock N7 and got the update within a week. My dad is still on his stock S3 and the update won't come till next year.
Edit: I'm referring to 4.1.2 and 4.1.
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Apocalypse487 said:
My friend is still on stock N7 and got the update within a week. My dad is still on his stock S3 and the update won't come till next year.
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I think you are confusing 4.1.2 with 4.2.
As far as I know, no one will have 4.2 before 13 November.
rmm200 said:
I think you are confusing 4.1.2 with 4.2.
As far as I know, no one will have 4.2 before 13 November.
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I'm not confused. I'm confusing others. I meant to say the last update. I'll leave the correction under that post.
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Expect android 4.2 on November 11th to November 12th on the nexus 7
Hi,
Thanks heaps guys, as long as we with the n7 arnt left in the lurch for weeks after the update comes out on the n4
My friend has a nexus s, and he had to wait a few weeks after 4.1 was released before he got it, but our devices are newer I suppose
Thanks
Cheers
Corey
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Unless you sideload, don't expect it on the 13th. OTA rolling updates can take up to a couple of weeks.
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fishingfon said:
Hi all,
the nexus 7 is my first nexus device (although I am drooling at the nexus 4 ),
but I was just wondering if anyone else, who has owned a different nexus device, could tell me how long you normally have to wait for the next version of android?.
Thanks in advance
Cheers
corey
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Because you asked you can't have it until January of next year!
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heat361 said:
Google was supposed to release the 4,2 update on October 29th, but according to Asus it has been delayed ever so slightly.Asus says to expect an update to android 4.2 very soon.
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Got a reliable source on that? I'm guessing no because it's not true. Google has never released an OS on the day it was announced, and when they announce a new device, they never release the OS for older hardware until the new device is available. So the correct answer is to expect the update in the weeks following the N4/N10 release. Hopefully it will be out within a week, but it can take longer.
Google has said they will start rolling out 4.2 from Nov 11th, 2 days before new devices release.

Galaxy S II Plus getting Android 4.2.2 update in Germany, build I9105PXXUBMG8

Seriously? So touchwiz has problems on the note 2 but a now ancientish phone is recieving this update now? Thats it final straw. Bye bye note 2. Im getting a nexus!
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If you like the nexus more than the awesome note 2 you should do that. I love my note even if i have to wait for the update to 4.2.2
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If you like the nexus why don't you just put stock android on then... omg you have 4.2.2 like the nexus which has 4.3 atm but at least you'll have the second latest rom. I rather wait than get rid of such a brilliant phone.
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Thank you for the extremely useful and important information. This topic was just what we all needed!
Oh, wait, I thought we were in the SII Plus forums.
It's hard to believe that he has been lurking in the forums for 4 years and still posts something so craplike.
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Who said about any problems with Touchwizard, it's only release schedule, new Android for Note 2 will be released about 2 months after Note 3 premiere. And will most probably be 4.3 and not 4.2.2.
mat9v said:
It's hard to believe that he has been lurking in the forums for 4 years and still posts something so craplike.
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Who said about any problems with Touchwizard, it's only release schedule, new Android for Note 2 will be released about 2 months after Note 3 premiere. And will most probably be 4.3 and not 4.2.2.
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Yea alright keep your hair on. If you dont like the subject dont comment. So what if I have been lurking I may not be a technical genius or a developer but I have helped a couple of people out while ive been here. Isnt that what this forum is about? Learn and share?
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While we are here let's put even more metaphorical wood to the proverbial fire ... even the Galaxy Tab 2 is now getting android 4.2.2.
This is so going to anger people more for no good reason. ( rub hands and smile in an evil way ... )
So much hate for the only other manufacturer that actually does update their hardware for a decent number of Android versions if you exclude the Nexus devices.
Sure they are slow but come on what if you bought an LG or HTC , you would be lucky if your device got a single version upgrade.
we samsung customers are lucky enough compared to other brands that rarely provide updates to their phones. don't worry I'm pretty sure we'll get one sooner or later. if not I'll be selling this and my S4 and get a new one that deserves a love. nevertheless i love this note2. and my S4 but i love this note more
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op, why can you use facebook/twitter/g+ for this kind of "thread", be mature..
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thedadio said:
Yea alright keep your hair on. If you dont like the subject dont comment. So what if I have been lurking I may not be a technical genius or a developer but I have helped a couple of people out while ive been here. Isnt that what this forum is about? Learn and share?
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If your only purpose in creating the thread was to say "nyah nyah I'm getting a Nexus" what response were you expecting?
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apallohadas said:
If your only purpose in creating the thread was to say "nyah nyah I'm getting a Nexus" what response were you expecting?
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@Apallohaddas how about we troll before this thread got lock
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apallohadas said:
If your only purpose in creating the thread was to say "nyah nyah I'm getting a Nexus" what response were you expecting?
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LOL precisely. Go on and get a Nexus FFS. I'm just waiting 4.2.2/4.3 for touchwiz features. Otherwise I might as well flash Cyanogenmod and get it over with meh. All the incessant whining here is just getting annoying. As if lot of other carriers are rolling out updates readily for their older (relatively) flagships.
Thread closed as is frankly useless.

Now that 4.4 is out how long do you think it will be till we get it?

Or do you think we will have to wait for custom roms?
GiZiM said:
Or do you think we will have to wait for custom roms?
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until someone compiled the build for the device
LastStandingDroid said:
until someone compiled the build for the device
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Safe to assume that we would most likely lose the Touchwiz stuff and S-Pen features? Pretty much go stock 4.4?
some of the under-the-hood improvements in 4.4 are pretty interesting/exciting.
but Samsung is gonna take ages.. probably
(I only need the Spen...)
wilflare said:
some of the under-the-hood improvements in 4.4 are pretty interesting/exciting.
but Samsung is gonna take ages.. probably
(I only need the Spen...)
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I think the Note 2 people are still waiting for 4.3 ...... So I think we'll have a long wait unless you go custom.
Until Note 5 release, Samsung after sale service is horrible. Don't dream about you will get KitKat within a year.
-Kitkat will be on S5 or Note 4.
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maidangisme said:
Until Note 5 release, Samsung after sale service is horrible. Don't dream about you will get KitKat within a year.
-Kitkat will be on S5 or Note 4.
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Not really fair to be honest. Every Samsung device I've had got at least 1 major update within a few months of its release. It's the the older devices, ie note 2, s3 that will wait ages or not get it. The S4 + Note 3 will get kit kat by January if history repeats. Also in the past Samsung have denied updates to older devices due to hardware limits, Google are claiming kit kat can run happy on 512mb Ram so who knows, maybe old devices might just get a break (pun intended, sorry )
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maidangisme said:
Until Note 5 release, Samsung after sale service is horrible. Don't dream about you will get KitKat within a year.
-Kitkat will be on S5 or Note 4.
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This.
As always, samsung is super slow with updates, so don't bother in at least 6 or 7 months, and even with that, the note line is never the first one, so probably S4 and S5 will get 4.4 2 or 3 months before the note.
Saw someone quote a samsung rep tweet about them being more concerned about getting most of the older devices to 4.3 first. And about note 3 having to wait at least 2 months for 4.4
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on other news, HTC pledges to get 4.4 out to its HTC One in 90 days, Google Play Edition, in 15 days...
would be nice if Samsung could make and keep to a similar commitment
This is one thing, coming from iOS which is absolutely mind blowing how Samsung doesn't give a rats ass about being up to date. Why own a Android device that runs old software 1 month after buying it and not be allowed to update it.
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i dont think its going to be within a month but i ve had all the notes so far. i717 original galaxy note shipped with gingerbread(2.3)
got updated to ice cream sandwhich 4.0.4( i believe) and than got updated to jellybean 4.1.2
note 2 was ics→4.1→4.3 coming in next month
the updates come but they are slow......But we do have a secret weapon... XDA woot woot!
I wish it was faster but to be honest doesnt really matter to me since im just gong to mess with
They did sell a significantly larger amount of Note 3's in a much shorter period than previous Note devices. So who knows? We had 4.3 well before the flagship S4...
As for the N2 (and S3) still lagging behind, that's because they skipped 4.2.
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skibadee said:
...Google are claiming kit kat can run happy on 512mb Ram so who knows, maybe old devices might just get a break (pun intended, sorry )
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yet...G refused to update the gnex to 4.4 it doesnt matter if the new OS version will work on the phone, what matters is do they still wanna support an old phone
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Khizar said:
yet...G refused to update the gnex to 4.4 it doesnt matter if the new OS version will work on the phone, what matters is do they still wanna support an old phone
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To quote Engadget :
Update: There's still no official word on why this is the case, but sources close to the company have pointed the finger at a different hardware issue on the Galaxy Nexus: its Texas Instruments-built chipset. The company is out of the mobile business and as such isn't in a great position to give the support necessary for continuing OS upgrades -- presumably some of those 1,700 employees let go in the shift away from mobile could have helped. Now we'll have to see if the community can pick up where the corporations left off or if this is the end of the road for the Gnex and its other OMAP-based kin like last year's Kindle Fire HD, Nook HD and Droid Bionic.
Seeing as we're talking Samsung devices here, I think we should be ok
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joverclock said:
i dont think its going to be within a month but i ve had all the notes so far. i717 original galaxy note shipped with gingerbread(2.3)
got updated to ice cream sandwhich 4.0.4( i believe) and than got updated to jellybean 4.1.2
note 2 was ics→4.1→4.3 coming in next month
the updates come but they are slow......But we do have a secret weapon... XDA woot woot!
I wish it was faster but to be honest doesnt really matter to me since im just gong to mess with
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The note 2 actually came shipped with 4.1 jb.
I don't really know about the fuzz with updates. It's not like apple pushes em out on a monthly basis, only when needed. Same for Samsung, people should stop whining about fast updates, making them work etc takes a lot of time. If they release it early and there are a few bugs people will whine about that.
If the phone works and it does very smoothly here under 4.3 why do you instantly need an update?
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Could someone (in theory) create a stock google 4.4 rom for our Note 3?
I know stuff like eye detection and the S-Pen and god knows what else wouldn't work..
AOSP roms won't be out for a while until Samsung gives the community the binary drivers.
Samsung are slow at doing, only in Oct did they release the binaries for S4 6 months after release.
In theory you can download 4.4 and cook your own rom but without drivers from Samsung it won't be stable or certain hardware will not work at all.
If you want the latest and greatest Andriod then you should have brought a Nexus phone.
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Kit katt for note 3

Does anyone know when Verizon going to push the new kit katt 4.4 update out for the galaxy note 3??
monkeyjjk said:
Does anyone know when Verizon going to push the new kit katt 4.4 update out??
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Nope. Anytime between now and christmas. More times than not, we don't know what's happening until it's actually happening. Occasionally we will know if a leak happens to get out, but that is happening less and less frequently.
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kk: no real changes
monkeyjjk said:
Does anyone know when Verizon going to push the new kit katt 4.4 update out for the galaxy note 3??
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i've used kk on my other phone and frankly it is nothing really different
LeftyGR said:
Nope. Anytime between now and christmas. More times than not, we don't know what's happening until it's actually happening. Occasionally we will know if a leak happens to get out, but that is happening less and less frequently.
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It's not?
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Yeah the differences are minor. It's out for some note 3s already check it out on YouTube
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I think Google has focused mainly on performance and stability in the Kitkat and i have read the Kitkat users comments and they said...Performance is improved on kitkat, more RAM availability, better battery backup and the ROM is significantly faster than Jelly Bean...
A friend of mine who's brothers sisters nephew works at Verizon said it will be on on January 27th......
We will know when we get it
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We get a new note every year so I would not hold your breath on getting an update before you get your new note
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Cm11 kit kat was a huge improvement on my original droid razr. Ram management was awesome compared to stock. I hope samsung gets it right and it's not bogged down like 4.3. I've seen my note using 2.2 out of the 2.4 gb or ram available for no reason other than samsung apps running in the background. I know I shouldn't be too picky about it but thats also why I bought a phone with 3gb of ram so it would be a non issue.
KitKat has started release in Poland via Kies and official source code available now for developers. May be just around the corner. But we will just have to wait and see as usual.
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KitKat is a joke!

I am Not losing root for this ..sorry..My Gf has Tmo and got the update last night.. She is stock untouched Note 3..I played with it some...My rooted 4,3 is faster and more fluid..I will just wait for the Note 4 in October Maybe it will come with Key Lime Pie! For everybody waiting for this update to arrive..You will be disappointed.. Its not the second coming of Christ like it's being made out to be.
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GalaxyNotesTx said:
I am Not losing root for this ..sorry..My Gf has Tmo and got the update last night.. She is stock untouched Note 3..I played with it some...My rooted 4,3 is faster and more fluid..I will just wait for the Note 4 in October Maybe it will come with Key Lime Pie! For everybody waiting for this update to arrive..You will be disappointed.. Its not the second coming of Christ like it's being made out to be.
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To be honest, the only good and important updates for Android was 2.3 and 4.0.
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzz!!!!!!
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Sooooooo, Im running rooted stock 442. Validity of this thread?
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GalaxyNotesTx said:
I am Not losing root for this ..sorry..My Gf has Tmo and got the update last night.. She is stock untouched Note 3..I played with it some...My rooted 4,3 is faster and more fluid..I will just wait for the Note 4 in October Maybe it will come with Key Lime Pie! For everybody waiting for this update to arrive..You will be disappointed.. Its not the second coming of Christ like it's being made out to be.
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That's because people get caught up in the hype, expecting the next official release to be as good as the custom roms put out by developers. Or, they just don't understand the all together. I personally have not gotten excited over any release. If I want it that bad, I just grab a rom, which in most cases have the release in it plus other goodies. And I'll have it sometimes months ahead of the official release.
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Kitkat is an over haul just not a visual one the note 3 has plenty of ram and processing power we probably do not need the usefulness of kit Kat yet but it should be nice running on my RAZR m it has much weaker specs.
And we should stay up to date for software reasons of you expect to see something different you will be saddened.
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