When will my phone get the Android 4.4 KitKat update: here is what we know
Posted: 28 Feb 2014, 02:22, by Victor H.Tags: Android+ Software updates+
Google has unveiled Android 4.4 KitKat as a fairly big update to the world’s most popular platform, but question remains: when will you be able to get it on your device? It’s a tricky one as always with Android, but we try to keep you up to date with the update schedule for different devices.
*We will be updating this post continuously as new information comes in.
Last in: AT&T's Samsung Galaxy S4 is now getting KitKat, as well as the T-Mobile and AT&T models of the HTC One. Samsung's Galaxy Note 3 and 2013 Motorola Droid phones have also started getting KitKat, and now a bunch of older LG smartphones are rumored to skip some point updates and get updated straight to 4.4.
Last update: Mar - 17th - 2014.
The improvements in Android 4.4 KitKat come mostly under the hood. Google claims that it has made huge optimizations to the platform and its core apps, so even devices with 512MB of RAM (the overwhelming majority of Androids across the world are actually low-end devices with 512MB of RAM) can have a satisfactory, smooth Android experience.
The new Android 4.4 KitKat however still seems to be coming first and only to the top-shelf devices. Here is the list of phones we know will get the update, and we have added a timeframe for its arrival for the phones that we know. Some of the information comes straight from the manufacturer, and update info for others is just based on rumors, so we've tried to make it clear what is the case for each phone.
If you are wondering whether a device that is not on the list will get KitKat, let us say that chances are the manufacturer has either not yet announced plans for the update, or - sadly - the device will not get the updated.
With all this in mind, here is when Android 4.4 is coming to various devices:
Asus
Padfone 2 - by end of Q2 2014
Padfone Infinity - by end of Q2 2014
Padfone A80 - by end of Q2 2014
New Padfone Infinity - Q3 2014
HTC
HTC One – rolling out now (AT&T and T-Mobile versions are getting it now)
HTC One mini - rolling out now
HTC One max - confirmed for update
HTC One Google Play Edition – updated
HTC Droid DNA - confirmed for update, by end of Q1 2014
LG
LG G2 - rolling out now (US carriers are not getting it yet, though)
LG G Flex - rumored to get KitKat
LG Optimus G Pro - rumored to get KitKat
LG Optimus G - rumored to get KitKat
LG G Pro Lite - rumored to get KitKat
LG Optimus L9 II - rumored to get KitKat
LG Optimus Vu II, Vu III - rumored to get KitKat
LG Optimus F7, F6, F3 - rumored to get KitKat
LG G Pad 8.3 - rumored to get KitKat
Motorola
Moto X - updated
Moto G - updated
DROID Ultra - rolling out now
DROID Maxx - rolling out now
DROID Mini - rolling out now
DROID RAZR M (including Dev Edition) - confirmed for update, no timeframe
DROID RAZR HD (including Dev Edition) - confirmed for update, no timeframe
DROID RAZR MAXX HD - confirmed for update, no timeframe
Atrix HD - confirmed for update, no timeframe
Electrify M - confirmed for update, no timeframe
Razr i - confirmed for update, no timeframe
Nexus Devices
Nexus 4 – updated
Nexus 7 – updated (arrived in early November)
Nexus 10 – updated (arrived in early November)
Samsung
Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition – updated
Galaxy S4 - rolling out now (AT&T getting it now)
Galaxy Note 3 - rolling out now
Galaxy S III - confirmed for update (rumored to get KitKat in March/April 2014)
Galaxy Note II - confirmed for update (rumored to get KitKat in March/April 2014)
Galaxy S4 mini - confirmed for update
Galaxy S4 Active - confirmed for update
Galaxy S4 Zoom - confirmed for update
Galaxy S III - confirmed for update
Galaxy S III mini - confirmed for update
Galaxy Mega - confirmed for update
Galaxy Light - confirmed for update
Galaxy Note 8.0 - confirmed for update
Galaxy Tab 3 (7-inch, 8-inch and 10-inch editions) - confirmed for update
Galaxy Note 10.1 - confirmed for update
Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) - confirmed for update
Sony
Sony Xperia Z1 / Z Ultra - confirmed for update (rumored to get KitKat in early February)
Sony Xperia Z, ZL, Tablet Z - confirmed for update, no timeframe
Sony Xperia SP - confirmed for update, no timeframe
Sony Xperia ZR, Xperia T, Xperia TX and Xperia V - investigating update possibility
Other Samsung devices like the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Galaxy S4 with TouchWiz are notably absent. That’s because Samsung has not unveiled plans yet.
reference: 9to5Google
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