Everyone wants the latest Android 4.4 KitKat but sadly it’s not available for every handset yet. We’ve been hearing rumours and announcements of handsets receiving the update in early 2014 so Know Your Mobile asked those manufacturers to comment.
Samsung
We started off by asking the big dog Samsung when Android 4.4 KitKat would be hitting its latest bunch of handsets. A spokesperson for Samsung said, “Samsung UK will announce rollout plans for Android 4.4 in due course." Obviously that doesn't tell us much at the moment, but the comment hints that some big handsets will be receiving the latest Nestle-themed goodness very soon.
We’ve already heard the Samsung Galaxy S4 and Galaxy Note 3 would be getting KitKat in late January on French carrier SFR. That’s news Samsung probably didn’t want to leak out. SFR stated the update would be available for the S4 before January is over and the Note 3 at the beginning of February.
So for Samsung products, we know no dates in particular but it’s looking very likely it will be available in the next month or so. All we can do is wait until Samsung want to reveal more.
HTC
HTC’s flagship handset is still without Android 4.4 KitKat, when will it arrive? All we know is from the end of January.
We revealed in a previous post that the KitKat update for HTC One will be rolled out from end of January 2014. A spokesperson for HTC said, “HTC will work with carriers to begin the roll-out of Android 4.4 with Sense 5.5 for the HTC One from end of January. The Google Play edition will start to receive the update earlier, starting from the end of November.”
HTC has also confirmed that the HTC One mini and One max will both be receiving the update in 2014. It’s currently unclear exactly when so, it is unlikely to arrive in Q1 of 2014 but we’ll keep you posted once we know more.
LG
LG have declined to comment on the progress of updating its handsets with Android 4.4. What do we know so far? Well...nothing. Absolutely nothing has been confirmed but we’ve seen rumours trickle through over the past few months. One included an LG rep saying the LG G2 will start receiving the over the air update toward the end of March.
But it’s unsure whether the Canadian-based rep was just referring to handsets in LG Canada. LG’s Optimus G also began receiving the Android 4.4 KitKat update in December...but only in Estonia, and only on one specific network.
Sony
Let’s start with the good news; these handsets will all get the Android 4.4 update: Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia Tablet Z, Xperia Z Ultra and Xperia Z1. The bad news is, we have no clue when. Sony has confirmed the launch of Android 4.4 will be “phased” which will come down to where you live and which network you’re with.
We pressed Sony for a comment on when the updates will be rolling out but sadly the company wouldn’t spill the beans.
Motorola
Google and Motorola said the Moto G would begin receiving the Android 4.4 update in early 2014 but some American users received the update early. Some got 4.4.2 KitKat in late 2013. That was just the US rollout though, Motorola has simply said for the UK market the update will be “coming soon.”
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