Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play edition
The Google Play editions of the popular Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One smartphones were created for one main reason: to give fans of the devices an option that runs stock Android and can be upgraded quickly. Now that Android 4.4 KitKat has been released, let's take a look at when these two devices will get the new operating system.
Android 4.4 KitKat was finally announced Oct. 31, raising the same question in many Android enthusiasts' minds: when will it arrive on my device? Those who foresaw this inevitable day and prepared by picking up a Google Play edition of the Samsung Galaxy S4 instead of the normal edition will be pleased to know the update should land during the month of November.
When the Samsung Galaxy S4 and HTC One Google Play Editions came out, they promised the "nexus experience," meaning that both handsets would get updates as if they were part of Google's very own brood of smartphones. That has proved to be true, as the most recent Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update for the Google Play edition of the Samsung Galaxy S4 shows.
The i9505 Snapdragon variant of the Samsung Galaxy S4 is about to get a lot cooler: Starting Thursday, those who backed the IndieGoGo crowd funding campaign to bring MoDaCo.SWITCH to the Samsung Galaxy S4 will get a chance to try out the tool, which allows you to boot up your Galaxy S4 in either stock Google Play Edition Android 4.3 or Samsung's TouchWiz Android Jelly Bean.
The Google Play edition of the Samsung Galaxy S4 was created mostly so that the devices could get Android and other software updates far quicker than if they had to wait for Samsung to add its own interface to the new operating system. For Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play edition owners, that just paid off: Android 4.3 is on the way.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play edition was created for one main reason: so that owners can receive Android updates far quicker than if they had to wait for Samsung to layer its own interface on top. Purchasing the Google Play edition instead of the Samsung-centric, carrier-tied variants is about to pay off, for Android 4.3 is set to land on the smartphone soon.
Tired of waiting months for a new Android update, but tired of Google's Nexus handsets not offering top-of-the-line specs? Enter the Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play edition, which for some lucky buyers who pre-ordered begins shipping out today, July 9.
