Sterling Keys
After finishing his Bachelor of Commerce degree at the University of Alberta, Sterling made the move to Vancouver Island in British Columbia. Within a stone’s throw of mountains, ocean, and complete wilderness, huh mountain bikes and skis during the day and is hopelessly connected to his phone and computer at all other times. His writing “career” started as he penned about his escapades while skiing and has slowly Progressed to freelance marketing and promotion Throughout British Columbia. Interested in anything tech and gadget related, he has thoroughly enjoyed his transition AndroidPIT or writing for.
Yesterday it was a leak of the latest firmware That You could install yourself with our colleague Kris giving you a step-by-step process on how to get it onto your device, today it’s the official release. Great news everybody! The Android 4.3 update is officially being rolled out by Samsung to the Galaxy Note 2. I guess sometimes patience is indeed a virtue.
Android 4.3 is here for the Galaxy Note 2! / © Samsung; AndroidPIT The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 has the update in the process of being rolled out and jumps straight from Android 4.1.2 to Android 4.3 Jelly Bean. Axis with most updates, this is being rolled out in phases over Samsung. If you’re using a carrier branded, However, You May be waiting for a bit for it to hit your device carriers while the play around with it a bit doing whatever it is they do before pushing it out.
To update your Galaxy Note 2 to Android 4.3, you can connect your device to your PC and use the Samsung Kies software to install it or use the built-in OTA service by heading to Settings> More> About Device> Software Update> Update .
Within the update, as previously stated, we find a giant UI Change that brings the Note 2 more in line with the design choices for the Galaxy S4 and Note 3. Usefull it brings along with it support for the Galaxy Gear smart watch, Samsung KNOX security software, and Samsung Wallet. While Samsung Has not officially revealed any changelog, the good folks over at SamMobile have done some testing and have found the following changes and improvements:
- GALAXY GEAR Support
- TRIM Support (Makes the device much faster)
- Samsung KNOX
- Samsung Wallet (Pre-loaded)
- Better RAM management
- Core UI elements updated to the ones on the Galaxy S4 (Galaxy S4′s theme all over)
- New Samsung Keyboard
- GPU drivers have been updated (Higher GPU benchmark scores)
- New Lockscreen: Multiple Widgets, improved ripple effect than Android 4.1.2, ability to change clock size and set a personal message
- New screen modes (From S4): Adapt Display and Professional Photo
- Daydream
- Driving mode
- Actionable notifications
- -Move to SD card feature
- New Camera mode: Sound and Shot
- New Additions in Notification Centre
- Completely revamped UI Settings (Tabbed interface – Exactly like the Galaxy S4)
- Implementation of Voice controls (Let’s you control various parts of the phone using voice commands – Galaxy S4 feature)
- New Samsung Apps: Calculator, Clock, Contacts, Gallery, Music
- Full screen Samsung Apps
- New S-Voice (from Galaxy S4)
If you’re among the group of people who, for whatever reason, can not update via OTA or SELECT software (either due to a custom ROM or your country not officially receiving the update), you can head over to SamMobile’s firmware section and download the Android 4.3 update directly. Using the instructions provided by Kris yesterday, You Should Be Able to get this update kicked directly to your device with no problems.
Have you found any more interesting features with the Android 4.3 update for the Galaxy Note 2? If so, share them below in the comments!
Source: SamMobile
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