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Samsung has released the Android 4.4 KitKat kernel source for Sprint’s Galaxy S4 variant, which is great news for Galaxy S4 users on the U.S. carrier. Samsung does not release kernel source code for non-official builds, so the availability of the KitKat kernel means that users should be receiving official Android 4.4 KitKat OTA updates […]
Samsung has not yet released the Android 4.4 KitKat update for the Google Play edition Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505G) but it looks like it will start the initial roll out very soon, as Samsung has just dropped the kernel source code at its Open Source Release Center. Samsung has a good reputation of releasing kernel source code […]
Last week, Samsung finally decided to roll out Android 4.3 update to the Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500 & GT-I9505). Immediately after the release many developers started to wonder when will Samsung release the new kernel source code so they can begin modifying and tweaking the fresh new code. I'm pleased to tell all developers out there that […]
Custom ROM and kernel development just got easier for developers working on the Galaxy S4 Zoom and the Galaxy S4 LTE-A, as Samsung has released the kernel source for both devices. The Galaxy S4 Zoom already had sources available, but the new ones are for the LTE variant, while S4 LTE-A's sources have been released […]
Samsung has just released Galaxy S4 Active (GT-I9295) and Galaxy S4 Mini Dual-SIM (GT-I9192) kernel source code. The Galaxy S4 Active is a dust and water-proof variant of the Galaxy S4 and the Galaxy S4 Mini is a smaller-sized variant of the Galaxy S4. Both of these devices were recently announced by Samsung, but these devices […]
Samsung has just released Galaxy S4's kernel source. The Galaxy S4 is not even on the market, yet, but soon will be released in various countries and as always Samsung has released the device's kernel source before the device itself. The good this is that as soon as some developers get their hands on the Galaxy […]
Samsung India has released an incremental update for the Galaxy S4 (I9500) in the country. The core OS version remains at Android 5.0.1 even though it has been a couple of weeks since Google released Android 5.0.2. This is an incremental update that comes in just north of 300MB. It doesn't bring any major changes […]
Yesterday, Samsung announced that the Android 4.4 KitKat update will begin rolling out to devices, and now, the company has posted the KitKat kernel source for the Sprint variant of the Galaxy Note 3. The KitKat kernel source for the Sprint Galaxy S4 was followed by the OTA update, so it's a surefire sign that […]
Samsung released the KitKat kernel source code for Sprint's Galaxy S4 variant yesterday, which was a sign that the official KitKat update wasn’t far away. A leaked internal document from Sprint indicates that the KitKat update will be rolled out to users starting later today. The memo mentions that customers must wait until Google’s servers […]
The Android 4.4 KitKat kernel source release from yesterday is now followed by a software update. Google has confirmed that they've started rolling out the latest Android update for Samsung's Galaxy S4 Google Play edition phone. The OTA should arrive in the next few hours, if you haven't already received the notification. The new Android […]
Samsung is expected to update the Galaxy S4 to Android 4.4 KitKat in January next year, but if you can't wait that long and are willing to try out a custom ROM that takes away all the features Samsung's puts on its devices, then you can try out Android 4.4 on your S4 right away, […]
Samsung is continuing its spree of releasing kernel source for its devices – following a source release of the Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition, developers can now access all the kernel data they need for the Galaxy Tab 3 Kids and the GT-i9507. That's right, the source is available for the GT-i9507, a Galaxy S4 […]
Less than a day after posting its kernel source, Samsung has announced that the LTE-enabled Galaxy S4 Zoom is now available commercially in Europe, and will soon be making its way to the UK. The LTE model supports multi-band 4G, and will be compatible with both old and new 4G networks thanks to its support […]
Samsung has just pushed U.S. Cellular Galaxy S4's (SCH-R970) firmware to the KIES server. In the last few days, we have received stock official firmwares of AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint variants of the Galaxy S4 and just now U.S. Cellular Galaxy S4's firmware has hit the servers! The firmware is based on Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean with […]
Samsung has just started to push Canada Galaxy S4′s (SGH-I337M) firmwares to the KIES server. Today, we received a huge amount of GT-I9500 and GT-I9505 firmwares and we were wondering when we would see the first carrier branded firmwares of the Galaxy S4, and as we were wondering around Canada Galaxy S4′s firmware hit the servers! The […]