This is one of the big questions I have, too. Given how new the Note 3 is, that it's a flagship-level device, and that Kit Kat was *just* released, I'd be very surprised if we don't see an update. But I'm not betting on it coming any time soon. With my old original Epic, it took around 9-10 months to get updates and it was not unusual to be two versions behind the current Android OS. Based on that past experience with Samsung and Sprint, I'd be shocked if we see the 4.4 update in 2013 because that's only 2 months away. I'm hoping it'll hit by spring 2014, so within ~6 months, but think it could be as long as summer 2014 before we see it (that 9-10 month time frame I experienced before). IMO, FWIW, YMMV.