SamMobile has leaked the firmware with the Android 4.4.2 KitKat update for the Samsung Galaxy S4.
SamMobile has mentioned that the update for the Galaxy S4 GT-I9505 model, which has the Snapdragon 600 chip, includes, as expected, certain important features of KitKat.
In the images we provide, you can see some new features such as the inclusion of a camera shortcut on the lock screen and notification icons that have been updated to match the visual redesign that KitKat has received.
Other small details include the disappearance of the blue and green colors in the icons that have been present on Samsung devices since Gingerbread.
Android 4.4.2 KitKat for the Galaxy S4
Aside from these minor tweaks, SamMobile has found some improvements in system performance and Samsung's own keyboard. Generally speaking, the optimizations in Android 4.4 will result in a performance boost for all devices that receive this version.
You can download the leaked firmware from SamMobile or from this link . The firmware file is 1,5 GB, and we'll explain how to flash it below. To download the file, you'll need to create a free account on TeraFile.
How to install Android 4.4.2
Please remember that we are not responsible if you have any problems and are performing these steps on your own.
- Extract the firmware file
- Download Odin3 v3.09 (From right here)
- Open Odin3 v3.09
- Restart the phone in download mode (press and hold the Home button + Power + Volume down)
- Plug in the phone and wait until you get the blue signal on Odin
- Añade I9505XXUFNA1_I9505OXAFNA1_I9505XXUFNA1_HOME.tar.md5 a AP
- Make sure that the distribution is not selected
- Hit the start button and wait a few minutes.
- If you find any problem with the firmware, restart in recovery mode (Home + power + volume up), choose wipe / factory reset (this will erase all data including those on the SD card) and choose to restart the phone and you would be the whole process complete.
If you find any problem in the flashing process, you have the comments to help us among all.
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