Samsung updated the Galaxy Note II (N7100) and Galaxy Note II LTE (N7105) to Android 4.3 starting yesterday and as expected the carrier variants were still waiting for this update. The wait is now over as the very first carrier variant of Galaxy Note II from Sprint has started receiving an update to Android 4.3 and other carriers shall follow this path soon enough (T-Mobile Galaxy S III is also being update to Android 4.3 now) . The news was documented by Sprint.com itself just a few hours ago and the firmware code for the Android 4.3 update goes by L900VPAMK4. The table below illustrates all the major updates provided by Sprint till date to the Galaxy Note II (SPH-L900).As stated above the update brings some new features including Samsung Knox, Galaxy Gear support and Android 4.3 obviously. The other list of features remain similar to the International variants and are listed below (Provided by Sammobile)
– TRIM Support (Makes the device much faster)
– Samsung Wallet (Pre-loaded)
– Better RAM management
– Core UI elements updated to the ones on the Galaxy S4 (Galaxy S4′s theme all over)
– New Samsung Keyboard
– GPU drivers have been updated (Higher GPU benchmark scores)
– New Lockscreen: Multiple Widgets, improved ripple effect than Android 4.1.2, ability to change clock size and set a personal message
– New screen modes (From S4): Adapt Display and Professional Photo
– Daydream
– Driving mode
– Actionable notifications
– Move-to-SD-card feature
– New Camera mode : Sound and Shot
– New Additions in Notification Centre
– Completely revamped Settings UI (Tabbed interface – Exactly like the Galaxy S4)
– Implementation of Voice controls (Let’s you control various parts of the phone using voice commands – Galaxy S4 feature)
– New Samsung Apps: Calculator, Clock, Contacts, Gallery, Music
– Full screen Samsung apps
– New S-Voice (from Galaxy S4)
To update your Galaxy Note II LTE to Android 4.3 Jelly Bean, connect your device to your computer and use Samsung KIES. To download and install the firmware via OTA, go to Settings > More > About Device > Software update > Update.
