Android update
Samsung Galaxy Note 2 owners worldwide are expecting a major Android 4.3 update later this year, but owners of the Vodafone Australia-branded Galaxy Note 2 can go ahead and already snag another significant update that adds HD Voice Calling.
Sony's latest flagship smartphone, the Xperia Z1, has yet to hit the United States, but worldwide Sony fans will be pleased to hear that the Japanese electronics manufacturer is in the midst of rolling out several updates for the phone.
HTC is kicking off an aggressive Android 4.3 update campaign for its flagship One smartphone with a bang. The Taiwanese manufacturer recently released Android 4.3 for HTC Ones in Taiwan, and it looks like HTC isn't slowing down, as reports that Android 4.3 is now rolling out to Developer Editions of the HTC One and unlocked U.S. HTC Ones.
Motorola's recently-released Moto X smartphone built quite the hype train for itself in the month leading up to its launch, which was sadly ruined by a number of issues plaguing the device, especially the camera problems. Luckily, Motorola seems to have rolled out a fix for T-Mobile and Sprint users, with AT&T Moto X owners next in line.
After months of wavering and a full season of "will they or won't they," Samsung Galaxy Note 2 owners may finally be on the cusp of receiving the first major Android update in quite some time. The latest bit of news from the technosphere reveals that Samsung has finally started testing Android 4.3 Jelly Bean upgrade for the Galaxy Note 2.
If one insider is correct, it could be a long time, even forever before the older HTC One X flagship phone receives Android 4.3.
Good news Samsung Galaxy S3 owners: we now have a more specific release time frame for the highly-anticipated Android 4.3 update. The latest intel indicates that the Galaxy S3 Android 4.3 update should begin rolling out at the end of October.
It looks like HTC beat Samsung to the punch. The Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer has finally released an Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update for its 2012 flagship device the HTC One on its home turf, with the United States set to get the upgrade soon as well.
While Samsung has given its Galaxy S4 customers a definite timeline as to when they can expect Android 4.3, HTC has been a bit quieter on the update front. If one insider is correct, however, then the HTC One Android 4.3 update should begin rolling out late September or early October.
Samsung Galaxy S4s around the world are slated to receive Android 4.3 in October, but the South Korean electronics manufacturer is already pushing out an update that preps the device for Samsung's KNOX security suite.
Samsung recently promised to have its flagship Galaxy S4 smartphone updated to Android 4.3 in October and it looks like the South Korean electronics giant will be keeping its word. Screenshots of a Galaxy S4 (non-Google Play edition) running Android 4.3 have already surfaced, indicating the build might be close to completion.
Sony's new flagship handset, the Xperia Z1 has barely been out of the gates, but keeping in line with its promise to keep the Xperia lineup updated, Sony has already released the first firmware update for the smartphone.
Sony has been ramping up its efforts to keep its lineup up to date, and the flagship Xperia Z smartphone is one of the latest recipients of a brand new software update. It's not a new Android version, but a patch has now been released to Xperia Zs worldwide.
HTC's mid-level variant of its flagship phone, the One Mini, is a little over a month old, having landed in Europe in August, but the smartphone is already the recipient of a rather hefty update.
HTC Butterfly owners in India are finally receiving the much-anticipated Sense 5 update, bringing features such as BlinkFeed to the subcontinent. That's not all, however, as HTC is also pushing out Android 4.2.2 alongside the Sense update.
