Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Exynos-variant starts receiving Android 4.4 KitKat update

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By Robin Sinha | Updated: 21 January 2014 13:58 IST

The latest Android 4.4 KitKat update has started seeding for the Samsung Galaxy Note 3's Exynos 5 Octa-powered processor variant (SM-N900).

It has been understood that the first country to receive the Exynos Galaxy Note 3 update will be Russia, followed by other regions in the coming weeks.

The latest KitKat firmware for the Galaxy Note 3 is said to revamp the performance of the flagship phablet by improving the RAM management and by increasing the system stability.

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Other additions included with the OS update are monochrome status bar icons, full-screen album on the lock-screen and some bug fixes. The information on the battery performance of the handset after the update is not yet known.

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There is no word on the Galaxy Note 3's CDMA (SM-N9009) and Duos (SM-N9002) variants getting the KitKat update, and for now, they still seem to be stuck with Android 4.3 Jelly Bean, as mentioned on the Samsung-Update page.

The Korean tech giant recently started rolling out Android 4.4.2 KitKat for the Snapdragon 800-powered Galaxy Note 3 (SM-N9005), starting with Poland.

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The changelog for SM-N9005 update included features like music Album art displayed on the lockscreen while playing music; camera shortcut on the lockscreen; upgraded Emoji icon; default launcher (TouchWiz easy Home, TouchWiz basic Home, or a third-party one) from the settings menu; new wireless printing service, and more inbuilt Google apps-like Photos and Drive.

The update for Galaxy Note 3 also includes the option to choose the default messaging app from Google's Hangouts, the device's Messages app, or other third-party messaging apps. Hopefully, these above changes will also arrive to the handset's Exynos variant.

 
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