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Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play edition gets Android 5.1 update

Google started the Google Play edition initiative to offer consumers regular non-Nexus smartphones with stock Android and quick access to the latest updates, and Samsung participated by launching the Galaxy S4 Google Play edition (GPe) back in 2013. Everything was well and good until earlier this year, when the Galaxy S4 GPe became the only GPe device […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
9 years ago

The Galaxy S4 Google Play edition will get Android 5.1

Like Nexus devices, Google Play edition (GPe) smartphones have the benefit of receiving major software updates faster than their standard OEM variants. The Galaxy S4, the only Samsung phone to have launched as a Google Play edition device, was among the first to receive the initial Android 5.0 update, but has been sidelined as far as […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
10 years ago

Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play edition starts receiving Android 5.0 Lollipop update

Google might be a bit late with this, but the search giant is finally updating the Galaxy S4 Google Play edition to Android 5.0 Lollipop. We gave you an exclusive preview of the update running on the device earlier at the beginning of this month, though the official update is a newer build. It's not […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
10 years ago

SamMobile Recap: Tizen UI demo, KNOX gets more support, Galaxy S5 Prime certified

There’s a lot of stuff that happens in the mobile industry, something that is especially true when it comes to giants like Samsung. If you missed out on some (or all) of what happened in the last 24 hours or so, well, here’s a recap of all the big things that went down. Samsung and […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

Android 4.4.3 rolling out to Samsung’s Galaxy S4 Google Play edition

Google pushed the trigger on the Android 4.4.3 update yesterday, and it has already begun rolling out to the Google Play edition of the Galaxy S4 (GT-I9505G), the variant of Samsung's 2013 flagship that runs a stock version Android. The update has started showing up on devices in the last couple of hours, and should […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition getting Android 4.4.2 update

The Galaxy S4 Google Play edition (the one sold by Google, not the standard Galaxy S4) has begun receiving an update to Android 4.4.2. The 57.5MB update (firmware version I9505GUEUCML4) is available over the air and should be reaching most devices in the next few days, bringing mostly bug fixes and security enhancements over Android 4.4, including a fix […]

By Faryaab S.
11 years ago

Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition getting Android 4.3 JWR66Y OTA update

Google wasn't joking when they said that the Google Play Edition phones would receive quick software updates, as only a few weeks after build JWR66Y of Android 4.3 was rolled out to Nexus devices, the latest version of the OS is now being pushed to the Google Play Edition (GPe) of the Samsung Galaxy S4 […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

Android 4.3 on Galaxy S4 Google Edition breaks SD card writing for apps, here’s a fix

While owners of the Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition may be merrily reaping the benefits of the latest version of Android, some of you might have noticed that many apps are failing to write to the external storage post the Android 4.3 update. It's an issue that Samsung seems to have overlooked when pushing out […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

Android 4.3 rolling out to Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition

Google has released the Android 4.3 update for the Google Play edition (GPe) of the Galaxy S4 (and the HTC One), just over a week after the update was pushed to the company's own Nexus devices, confirming that speedier updates will indeed be a part of the Google Play edition phones that Google releases in […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

Google announces Android 4.3, OTA rolling out to Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 10 starting today and S4 GE Soon

Google has, at long last, officially announced Android 4.3 Jelly Bean, the latest version of Android that has leaked for two different devices in the past few weeks. As expected, most of the improvements and features that we were already privy to were confirmed by the company, and if you own a Galaxy Nexus , […]

By Abhijeet Mishra
11 years ago

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