Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One Google Editions Receive Android 4.3, JellyBean Security Upda

Both the HTC One and GS4 Play Editions are maintained by Google. They will receive updates shortly after the Nexus devices do. If your running CyanogenMod 10.2 or are hoping for 10.2 to make it to the non play editions of those devices it will certainly expedite development having kernel source for the device.

People with a regular HTC One or GS4 will not receive a timely update to 4.3 Especially if they live in the US or Canada.

You have a Verizon GS4... good luck 3 months if your lucky? Even after Samsung is done porting and updating touchwiz for 4.3 Verizon as a carrier will reject the update a few times until the bug list only has 1 fatal bug and 10 regular ones.
 
My Galaxy S4 says I have Android Version 4.2.2 and the update is version 4.3 but my phone is stating it is up to date. Anyone else?


Edit **** Ok Rain. I was typing this before I saw your post.. thanks
 
Duke said:
My Galaxy S4 says I have Android Version 4.2.2 and the update is version 4.3 but my phone is stating it is up to date. Anyone else?
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Duke slow down before your brick your phone. You do NOT have the phone mentioned in this article the Verizon Galaxy S4 SCH-I545 is not the same phone as the Galaxy S4 I9505.

I will explain further in a minute but read my previous post. Also note that Verizon will deliver your updates through OTA not through the android update system. Even in a couple months when the update does arrive it will not arrive on the same day for you as other people they tend to stage it to save bandwidth.
 
Okay first things first those are GOOGLE PLAY EDITIONS. Basically they are Nexus experience devices under their OEM brandings rather than the Nexus Branding. Google handles the updates for these phones. They do not contain ANY Samsung or Verizon software. The UI itself and all the preinstall applications do not exist on these editions.

Your phone is on Verizon and is a Samsung TouchWiz UI device. When Google releases an update like 4.3 they make the source available to OEM's like Samsung. Samsung will develop TouchWiz back into this new android version. International phones have the least changes of all the varients and they tend to recieve the updates first. Once Samsung FINALLY gets around to updating the Verizon version Verizon will then spend weeks testing it and everytime they have a problem they will reject the build and make Samsung keep working on it. Typically 6 months after a Nexus device gets an update, A CMDA US Carrier variant will get updated.

The Galaxy S4 touchwiz update is expected for October on the International I9505, the exact same phone that is getting this update today will not get 4.3 for another month. Your phone has the same CPU but different radios. Even if you were to successfully install the i9505 Google Play Edition update and come to terms with the fact that you have lost everything Samsung and Verizon about the device. Your Phone, Data and Wifi will not function.
 
Tried to see if there was any idiotic responses from Verizon in their forums for you but alas nothing - https://community.verizonwireless.com/message/993088#993088

The discussion are much better in the GS 3 forums. People are crying when are we getting an update to 4.3 and some are like dude.. the GS4 hasn't gotten it yet. Anyways id keep an eye out there but If you call verizon right now the rep will give you the cookie cutter speech. Samsung currenlty has an estimate for when they will be done. There is not a single person working for Verizon that knows when they will OTA it because they haven't a fucking clue.
 
If you want to see the difference between the software on a Google Play Edition versus the Samsung Touchwiz version might check this out:
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Thats 4.2.2 of course. I looked on XDA Developers they have ported 4.2.2 Google Play Edition roms to the Verizon variant. Keeping in mind that your phone has a locked bootloader and you have to deal with that (and voiding your warranty) to take such adventures.

Running Google Play Edition you lose things like Gestures, IR Blaster (Using your phone as a TV remote). All the hardware is there but when you run stock android the software, drivers etc is not.
 
damn I love how easy I have it on my Sprint gs4.

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