The Samsung Galaxy S3 and Note 2 may not be the most famous ones among the android brigade now but it doesn’t mean they shall be cared about any less, at least Sprint thinks so. The US carrier has already updated the Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy S4 to android 4.4.2 about a week ago and now they have acknowledged the other Galaxy devices that shall receive this sweet and much anticipated android update.
List Sprint variants to receive android 4.4.2 update in the near future
- Galaxy Mega
- Galaxy Note II
- Galaxy SIII
- Galaxy S4 Mini
- Galaxy Tab 3 7.0
While this might make you happy, there is no specific date or even a near indication from Sprint at the moment and they declined to mention when customers might see the updates, instead saying the “exact timing of the updates will be shared at a later date”. Talking about the features from android 4.4.2 from the Note 3 and S4 both featured slightly improved UI with less clutter and more space, and there’s a few other minor visual changes like white icons in the status bar. KitKat also adds a mode for full screen apps along with an option for wireless printing enabled. The android version is also optimized to run on devices with low specs so observing a better performance shouldn’t come as a surprise.
Android 4.4.2 update features mentioned by Sprint
- Location Menu: An integrated location menu enables users to easily activate GPS, Wi-Fi and mobile networks, while simultaneously checking the battery usage of apps running location service capabilities.
- Enhanced Messaging: Hangouts now includes SMS and MMS and a larger assortment of updated Emoji icons.
- Upgraded Google Mobile Service™ (GMS) apps: Users can automatically back up photos and video and can open, view, rename and share Google Docs and files.
- Updated Lock Screen Features: The lock screen now allows users to quickly access the camera with a new shortcut and view album art while music is playing.