Rogers Rolls Out Galaxy S4’s KitKat Update

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Rogers has just announced that it is in the process of pushing out the much-anticipated Android 4.4.2 KitKat upgrade to all its carrier-branded-variants of Samsung’s former flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S4, currently located in Canada . This fairly hefty upgrade, weighing in at 415MB, brings a mass of new functionality, together with the usual multitude of bug fixes, stability improvements and speed optimizations.

Android 4.4.2 is an incredibly major upgrade from 4.3, packing a completely redesigned user interface, SMS message integration in the standard Hangouts application, Google Now on the home screen, Wi-Fi printing capabilities for HP ePrinters and Google Print customers, autocomplete for the traditional telephone dialer, Emoji integration for Google Keyboard, built-in word processing software and lots, lots more.

The full changelog for the upcoming over-the-air update can be seen below:

  • Android 4.4 OS upgrade
  • Samsung Galaxy Gear compatibility
  • Drag and drop to uninstall or disable applications
  • Call reliability improvements

You will need to be connected to Wi-Fi in order to download and install this upgrade, To do this, simply head into ‘Settings’, ‘About Device’, then tap ‘Check for Updates’. For more detailed instructions on how to update your device — click the source link below.