Android 4.3
HTC One owners on AT&T's network are in for an imminent treat before the middle of October hits: that's right folks, Android 4.3 Jelly Bean has been certified for the AT&T HTC One and should begin rolling out Oct. 8.
Samsung Galaxy S4 owners recently got a treat in the form of a leaked Android 4.3 Jelly Bean test firmware, allowing users to see upcoming features before the official October rollout. Now, it looks like Samsung Galaxy Note 2 owners can also snag an early build of Android 4.3 for the 2012 flagship phablet.
If you're waiting for the Android 4.3 update to finally hit your Samsung Galaxy S4 in October (or Samsung Galaxy Note 2 and Samsung Galaxy S3 in Nov.), here's a sneak preview.
Today we have more news concerning the Android 4.3 update for both the Samsung Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Note 2. While Samsung has already announced a time frame for the rollout, French carrier SFR has published a timeline detailing that the two devices won't receive Android 4.3 until November at the earliest.
HTC set an aggressive goal for itself when it announced it would try and have both U.S. and Canadian HTC Ones upgraded to Android 4.3 Jelly Bean before September ended. While HTC won't miss the deadline by much, it looks like there will be a slight delay in the rollout of the U.S. upgrade.
It looks like Canadian Samsung Galaxy Galaxy S3 owners will have to wait a little while longer to get their Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update.
Canadian owners of the HTC One should expect to receive Android 4.3 along with the latest Sense user interface by the end of September.
Sony's latest flagship smartphone, the Xperia Z1, has yet to hit the United States, but worldwide Sony fans will be pleased to hear that the Japanese electronics manufacturer is in the midst of rolling out several updates for the phone.
HTC is kicking off an aggressive Android 4.3 update campaign for its flagship One smartphone with a bang. The Taiwanese manufacturer recently released Android 4.3 for HTC Ones in Taiwan, and it looks like HTC isn't slowing down, as reports that Android 4.3 is now rolling out to Developer Editions of the HTC One and unlocked U.S. HTC Ones.
After months of wavering and a full season of "will they or won't they," Samsung Galaxy Note 2 owners may finally be on the cusp of receiving the first major Android update in quite some time. The latest bit of news from the technosphere reveals that Samsung has finally started testing Android 4.3 Jelly Bean upgrade for the Galaxy Note 2.
If one insider is correct, it could be a long time, even forever before the older HTC One X flagship phone receives Android 4.3.
Good news Samsung Galaxy S3 owners: we now have a more specific release time frame for the highly-anticipated Android 4.3 update. The latest intel indicates that the Galaxy S3 Android 4.3 update should begin rolling out at the end of October.
It looks like HTC beat Samsung to the punch. The Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer has finally released an Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update for its 2012 flagship device the HTC One on its home turf, with the United States set to get the upgrade soon as well.
While Samsung has given its Galaxy S4 customers a definite timeline as to when they can expect Android 4.3, HTC has been a bit quieter on the update front. If one insider is correct, however, then the HTC One Android 4.3 update should begin rolling out late September or early October.
Samsung recently promised to have its flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone updated to Android 4.3 in October and it looks like the South Korean electronics giant will be keeping its word. Screenshots of a Galaxy S4 (non-Google Play edition) running Android 4.3 have already surfaced, indicating the build might be close to completion.
