Right! KIT KAT HAS BEEN RELEASED!!!
The purpose of this thread is to discuss the features, possibilities, difficulties, ports etc. of the latest OS by Google for the Galaxy S4 i9500.
We already have an almost stable CM 11 Rom now with official CM support.
And now Official 4.4.2 has been released by Samsung!
4.4 ported apps - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2506082
4.4 Launcher - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2506414
4.4 Nexus 5 wallpapers - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2507143
4.4 theme - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2516611
4.4 System UI - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2536507
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According to htc every htc one owner in the us will be updated in 90 days...
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Yawn
If my knowledge is up to date, all models other than the One are yet to receive 4.3.
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mbc663 said:
Yawn
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Yeah its that kind of a morning.
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Try this - an awesome experience :
1) get an aosp ROM (I'm running Halogen Mod)
Go to Phandroid.com
2) install the 4.4 launcher, Google search and play services 4.0
3) get the new keyboard (much better than aosp keyboard)
4) get the new hangouts app
5) install deskclock
Profit
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yashvchauhan said:
Try this - an awesome experience :
1) get an aosp ROM (I'm running Halogen Mod)
Go to Phandroid.com
2) install the 4.4 launcher, Google search and play services 4.0
3) get the new keyboard (much better than aosp keyboard)
4) get the new hangouts app
5) install deskclock
Profit
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Sweet!
Just checked the play store. Nexus 5 coming soon starting at 28,999 INR.
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modyt said:
Sweet!
Just checked the play store. Nexus 5 coming soon starting at 28,999 INR.
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Yup. 349US$ in the US and 29k here in India :/
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Also, you can check out the new email app (replaces also email app - gives it a new interface similar to gmail app)
Androidpolice.com
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Galaxy S4 Google edition soon will get 4.4 update. Don't worry by January/Feb S4 will get Update.
Disturbed™ said:
Galaxy S4 Google edition soon will get 4.4 update. Don't worry by January/Feb S4 will get Update.
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Rumours suggest S5 will probably be launched by then. I have a feeling 4.4 will be introduced by Samsung only with S5. Anyway the usual launch happens in April/May.
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modyt said:
Rumours suggest S5 will probably be launched by then. I have a feeling 4.4 will be introduced by Samsung only with S5. Anyway the usual launch happens in April/May.
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They wont leave s4 with just 4.3
That would be horribly stupid.
Even s3 had been launched with 4.0.4
But then ended up getting 4.1.1 then 4.1.2 and a leaked version of 4.2.2
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i expect someone to mess around with AOSP and cook up a rom by tonight.. like the old days before GPE.. I'm surprise someone ain't do it with the SDK yet
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Rumours suggest S5 will probably be launched by then. I have a feeling 4.4 will be introduced by Samsung only with S5. Anyway the usual launch happens in April/May.
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Yes. It may be. But surety says Yes in Jan/Feb.
With no further ado, here is when Android 4.4 is coming to various devices:
HTC
HTC One (including carrier models) – Within 90 days
HTC One Google Play Edition – Within 15 days
Motorola (no timeframes yet)
DROID Ultra
DROID Maxx
DROID Mini
Moto X
Nexus Devices
Nexus 4 – “Coming weeks”
Nexus 7 – “Coming weeks”
Nexus 10 – “Coming weeks”
Samsung
Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition – “Coming weeks”
I've heard S4 GPe is based on Touchwiz. I wonder if their sources would be helpful in CM development?
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Disturbed™ said:
With no further ado, here is when Android 4.4 is coming to various devices:
[*]Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition – “Coming weeks”
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If I recall, the Google Play edition S4 is virtually identical hardware to the S4 i9505 international isn't it? (?)
Could this mean a ported ROM for the non play edition ... well fairly quickly?
I'd miss several Samsung features :/
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I've heard S4 GPe is based on Touchwiz. I wonder if their sources would be helpful in CM development?
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Hmmmm... nope GPe based on AOSP
knowing Samsung, there's just no way the non-GE S4 will receive kit kat before the S5 releases
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i just wanted that 4.4 on all sammy devices come without the knox crap. but knowing the samapple, the 4.3 is the deadline. no problem, my next device won't be a galaxy, for sure.
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Hmmmm... nope GPe based on AOSP
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No GE rom is based on touchwiz
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Is it possible to somehow port or make 4.4 GAPPS work on a 4.3 ROM?
Also, if the dialer app can be installed as an APK or installed through a similar package.
P.S. Sorry if I have put the question in the wrong category. Couldn't figure it out.
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The title says it all.
Thanks!
For me Stock 4.2.2 Ubmi3
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For me the best is stock 4.2.2 I9105PXXUBMI1 it's a bit older than MI3 but for me is better in everything(battery life,gaming and etc)
Thanks, guys!
I talked with someone that said that I shouldn't have upgraded by Android to 4.4.2 and stick to 4.1.2.
4.1.2 since 4.2.2 has wi-fi bugs. or maybe custom roms.
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Hey guys! I own a Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2, and want to port cm10.1 to it. I've read various guides for porting but they require a flashable zip. The problem is, my device has no custom rom, and the only firmware available is an odin-flashable tar
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Now available cm11 rom for our devices
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I just wondered if you can downgrade from lolipop 5.1 to 5.0.1 or 5.0?
Yep. If you download the factory image from google you can downgrade to any version. You have to know how to flash factory files. I am sure there is a tutorial around here somewhere. There are some instructions on google's factory image page as well.
https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images
What if you have a custom rom 5.1.1 and then you want to roll back to another custom rom 5.0.1, both GPE Jflte???
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duendemago said:
What if you have a custom rom 5.1.1 and then you want to roll back to another custom rom 5.0.1, both GPE Jflte???
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You do realize you're in the Nexus 5 subforum, do you?
Sammy's take might be different, but bootloaders usually are backwards-compatible, and in that case installing an older custom ROM poses no problem.
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AndyYan said:
You do realize you're in the Nexus 5 subforum, do you?
Sammy's take might be different, but bootloaders usually are backwards-compatible, and in that case installing an older custom ROM poses no problem.
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I didnt realise that...but i can say i made the downgrade with no problem thanks
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