Samsung US has released a list including a number of Galaxy
devices which will be soon receiving the Android 4.4 KitKat OS update. The list
however skips the firm's Galaxy S III handset.
The number of
Galaxy devices which will be receiving the updates are Samsung
Galaxy Note 3;Galaxy S4; Galaxy
S4 Active; Galaxy
S4 Mini; Galaxy
S4 Zoom; Galaxy
Note II; Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014 Edition); Galaxy Note 10.1; Galaxy
Note 8.0; Galaxy Tab 3 8.0; Galaxy Tab 3 7.0; Galaxy Tab 3 10.1;Galaxy
Mega 6.3; Galaxy
Mega 5.8; Galaxy
Grand and Galaxy
Express 2.The news comes
from Robert Nawrowski's website,
where it has been stated that Samsung Galaxy S III has been missing from the
Android 4.4 KitKat update list due to the device's RAM which is 1GB.However, to much
surprise, the Samsung
Galaxy Grand also comes with 1GB of RAM and is there in
queue for the update. Moreover, Android KitKat
OS is said to work on devices with just 512MB of RAM, and it supposedly more
memory efficient.Additionally, it
has been noted that the Samsung
Galaxy S III US version will be experiencing the Android
4.4 KitKat experience as it comes with 2GB of RAM.
Last year, it was
noted that Samsung Galaxy
S III started facing some issues after the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean OS update.
Reports at the
time said that Galaxy S III users were complaining of unresponsive handsets,
particularly the lockscreen, after updating the smartphone. Other issues
included erratic Wi-Fi connectivity, poor battery backup, and a system hanging
problem that requires the battery to be pulled out to restart the smartphone.
Hopefully, this would not happen with Android 4.4 KitKat OS update.
