4.4.3 on Note 3?

[ranajit saha]

While there's the news about 4.4.3 update to come out to s4 & s5 only, does anyone know whether note 3 will also get the update? And what's the difference from 4.4.2?

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[vpblaze]

Here is hoping we get it soon! And hopefully the difference will be bug fixes and the improved battery life that they forgot to add to the 4.4.2 update...!

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[jpr]

The Note 3 will definitely be getting 4.4.3. We just don't know when yet. The entire update is intended to be a bug fix update. That doesn't mean there may not be a few new features added depending on the phone, but the update itself is intended for bug fixing. There are long lists of bug fixes included available of you do a search for it.

As far as battery life, T-Mobile users already got a stability update last month that significantly improved battery life as well as adding download booster, kid mode, and VoLTE. I never had bad battery life on kit kat but the TMO update increased my screen on time by 30-40%. So your provider should be able to get you those improvements as well unless the battery difference is solely Tmobile specific features, which seems unlikely. I know my signal strength and connection has not changed at all, so it is not a matter of that, which would be the biggest provider specific factor affecting battery.

 

[anon8380037]

http://bgr.com/2014/03/31/android-4-4-3-kitkat-update-changelog/ (corrected)

@B.Diddy provided this article link, although it was some released some time ago. It does seem mostly bug fixes. Hopefully some little extras as jpr says, but probably not much. I don't know what the S5 and S4 people are getting excited about.
Also the update instructions for the Nexus 7 2012 here is a little worrying
Nexus 7 KitKat Update Android 4.4.3 Rollout

Information seems to be vague everywhere -
Ultimate Android 4.4.3 KitKat Update List: Which Phones Will Get It?

I hear Android 4.5 will require a permanent connection to a mains outlet.

 

[jpr]

....
I hear Android 4.5 will require a permanent connection to a mains outlet.

Do we have a root method yet for the outlet?

 

[anon8380037]

Do we have a root method yet for the outlet?

Ha ha. They're working on it now.

 

[KeenAndroid3]

Ha ha. They're working on it now.

What does that mean ? ("Do we have a root method yet for the outlet?")

 

[FanOfAnything]

Over here in Australia we still don't have the kitkat update yet. . . Vodafone and freaking SamsungAu

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[ChristopherH1]

Wish the next update would include the new TouchWiz from the S5.

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[stackberry369]

The Note 3 will definitely be getting 4.4.3. We just don't know when yet. The entire update is intended to be a bug fix update. That doesn't mean there may not be a few new features added depending on the phone, but the update itself is intended for bug fixing. There are long lists of bug fixes included available of you do a search for it.

As far as battery life, T-Mobile users already got a stability update last month that significantly improved battery life as well as adding download booster, kid mode, and VoLTE. I never had bad battery life on kit kat but the TMO update increased my screen on time by 30-40%. So your provider should be able to get you those improvements as well unless the battery difference is solely Tmobile specific features, which seems unlikely. I know my signal strength and connection has not changed at all, so it is not a matter of that, which would be the biggest provider specific factor affecting battery.

I'm sure that the note 3 will be getting the features of the S5 in an update

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[ranajit saha]

You are just saying or it is confirmed news?

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[anon8380037]

I doubt it somehow.
Both the S5 and Note 3 are now on 4.4.2, yet we still have Touchwiz that's at least 3 years old?
It will take too much integration.

The Note 4 is now so close.

Although they may sell Note 3's for another year I don't think they are spending resources on a new TW for it.

Witness the Note 2 stuck on 4.1 until recently.

How did KK work out on that BTW?