Lastest Android 4.3 leak for the Samsung GALAXY Note II said to be close to final build

posted by Alan F. / Nov 17, 2013, 12:47 PM

Lastest Android 4.3 leak for the Samsung GALAXY Note II said to be close to final build

The Samsung GALAXY Note II is supposed to be the next device to receive the Android 4.3 update. Test versions of the update have already leaked, but a new ROM has been obtained by SamMobile that is said to be close to the final build. It brings the UI for the phablet closer to the one on the Samsung Galaxy S4 and Samsung Galaxy Note 3.

The new build, N7100XXUEMK4, is said to be stable and includes features like Samsung KNOX which offers secure applications for business use. Samsung Wallet is also part of the Android 4.3 update. We should point out that this is not an official release from Samsung. Having said that, installing the firmware will not void your warranty. If you can't wait to have Android 4.3 running on your GALAXY Note 2, you can flash the leaked ROM by clicking on the sourcelink below.

"OpenGL 3.0 Support
ANT+ Support
Samsung KNOX Implementation (KNOX bootloader and dedicated application)
Samsung Wallet comes pre-loaded
Improved RAM management
Improved Display colour reproduction (Display looks much sharper than before)
Improved TouchWiz Launcher (Much less launcher redraws and less lag)
New Samsung Keyboard
New Samsung Browser (Full screen by default, new tab interface and more)
New Reading Mode (Optimises display for reading, used by only a few specific applications)
New Camera firmware
Minor UI tweaks (Contacts app, Flashlight Widget, dialog boxes etc)"-Android 4.3 Changelist for the Samsung GALAXY Note II

Screenshots from the latest leaked version of Android 4.3 for the Samsung GALAXY Note II

Screenshots from the latest leaked version of Android 4.3 for the Samsung GALAXY Note II

source: SamMobile via GSMArena

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49 Comments

1. ihavenoname

Posts: 1693; Member since: Aug 18, 2013

Samsung we are waiting for kitkat...

posted on Nov 17, 2013, 1:01 PM 6

7. JakeLee

Posts: 1021; Member since: Nov 02, 2013

Don't bother. You won't get it.

posted on Nov 17, 2013, 1:30 PM 3

10. woodshop20

Posts: 459; Member since: Sep 14, 2013

Really? Let's see in 4 month's time.

posted on Nov 17, 2013, 1:46 PM 1

12. JakeLee

Posts: 1021; Member since: Nov 02, 2013

Remind me then please.

posted on Nov 17, 2013, 1:59 PM 2

18. rd_nest

Posts: 1656; Member since: Jun 06, 2010

No problem.. A Note with 4.3 is much better than a Nexus with 4.4. Atleast it will give you a full day battery unlike a Nexus.

posted on Nov 17, 2013, 2:21 PM 4

21. woodshop20

Posts: 459; Member since: Sep 14, 2013

Yep, I'd rather have a working phone with no updates than a broken with with updates...(unlike the iPhone 4/4s and iPad 2).

posted on Nov 17, 2013, 2:31 PM 0

28. ihavenoname

Posts: 1693; Member since: Aug 18, 2013

Just ordered a Note 3, so no problem. Keeping my S4 Mini as my third phone, though. And I just meant that Samsung should already launch kitkat.

posted on Nov 17, 2013, 4:22 PM 0

32. bucky

Posts: 3771; Member since: Sep 30, 2009

those phones/tablets are over 2 years old.......and still they work fine.

posted on Nov 17, 2013, 6:24 PM 0

45. c.hack

Posts: 614; Member since: Dec 09, 2009

Still loving my 4s after 2+ years it got the latest update on the day of release and runs great. Reliable fast, solid and supported for 2+ years. Can't say that about all the Android junk that gets abandoned within a year (if your lucky) and is so locked down with locked bootloaders and loaded with crapware and malware you have to upgrade every year.

posted on Nov 18, 2013, 7:59 AM 0

34. spectrums

Posts: 127; Member since: Nov 14, 2013

Reasons? Don't Make Me Laught :D

posted on Nov 17, 2013, 8:21 PM 0

39. Larry_ThaGr81

Posts: 489; Member since: May 26, 2011

So your saying that Samsung only supports the most current generation of their popular phone series? If that were true, then they wouldn't have updated the S3 to OS 4.3. Since the Note III is the most current phone for the Note series, it makes since to assume that the Note II will continue to get support at least until the Note IV comes out.

posted on Nov 18, 2013, 12:43 AM 0

46. JakeLee

Posts: 1021; Member since: Nov 02, 2013

They are way too busy with the joke of the century : a 64-bit smartphone with 32-bit Android.

posted on Nov 18, 2013, 8:41 AM 0

24. imkyle

Posts: 1111; Member since: Nov 18, 2010

4.3 is better than nothing.

posted on Nov 17, 2013, 3:50 PM 0

2. rawbow

Posts: 428; Member since: Mar 30, 2012

bwhahahahahaha 4.3, it's like the first major update since the phone launched. HTC rules man if they roll out 4.4.

posted on Nov 17, 2013, 1:09 PM 1

3. Wiki_jaan

Posts: 704; Member since: Jun 24, 2012

tell us which htc 2k12 device got 4.3

posted on Nov 17, 2013, 1:23 PM 5

6. rawbow

Posts: 428; Member since: Mar 30, 2012

read comment 2 again and then go all defensive. What do you understand by "if"?

posted on Nov 17, 2013, 1:29 PM 0

8. Shatter

Posts: 2036; Member since: May 29, 2013

HTC doesn't have any devices even close to the age of the note 2 still getting support. The One X plus is a dead device. Note 2 will still have support after the One is long dead.

posted on Nov 17, 2013, 1:31 PM 5

16. CanYouSeeTheLight

Posts: 1122; Member since: Jul 05, 2012

I heard that one too many times, tell me how many updates did the Note 2 get until this day? That's right it's still running on 4.1, a year later. At least the One X, and X plus owners got their 4.2 with Sense 5, 3 months ago (not exactly what i would call a "dead device". Oh and if the S3's update is of any indication of the update the Note 2's getting then its a bug fest.

posted on Nov 17, 2013, 2:15 PM 2

29. peacekeeper05

Posts: 33; Member since: Apr 23, 2012

You realize 4.2 is like a very minor update coming from jelly bean. Don't worry I'll laugh at your face when my Note gets 4.3 and 4.4 (w/c it's surely going to have) and the One X got stuck at 4.2.

posted on Nov 17, 2013, 4:40 PM 0

31. skyline88

Posts: 697; Member since: Jul 15, 2013

go do some homework about HTC devices before you start bashing here like a hopeless fanboy

posted on Nov 17, 2013, 6:17 PM 2

19. rd_nest

Posts: 1656; Member since: Jun 06, 2010

Don't bother with HTC trolls. They will go the same path as Nokia. Dead.. LOL

posted on Nov 17, 2013, 2:22 PM 2

23. rawbow

Posts: 428; Member since: Mar 30, 2012

says the person going ballistic with a dollar store phone...yeah samsung

posted on Nov 17, 2013, 3:10 PM 0

25. Pancholo

Posts: 380; Member since: Feb 27, 2012

A dollar store phone? Which one? Galaxy Mini? Low-end devices you mean, right? What's "premium" for you might be feces for the next guy. Once a fangirl, forever a fangirl.

posted on Nov 17, 2013, 4:03 PM 0

43. rawbow

Posts: 428; Member since: Mar 30, 2012

s4 s3, all are dollar store stuff. Of course i speak for myself. Interesting you want the "general" opinion of things.

posted on Nov 18, 2013, 5:36 AM 0

47. Pancholo

Posts: 380; Member since: Feb 27, 2012

Cool story, bro, but bad trolling! Bad!

posted on Nov 18, 2013, 9:13 PM 0

33. JDogg5281

Posts: 74; Member since: Aug 09, 2012

Go ask the htc amaze and sensation about updates. Galaxy S2 got jelly bean. Let me go fire up my amaze and sensation and see if they got jellybean.....Please do some research about past HTC phones before you post how great they are about updates.

posted on Nov 17, 2013, 6:43 PM 2

36. PapaSmurf

Posts: 10457; Member since: May 14, 2012

Sensation never saw an update after ICS, which is why I left HTC for Samsung.

posted on Nov 17, 2013, 10:29 PM 1

44. JDogg5281

Posts: 74; Member since: Aug 09, 2012

Same here...i loved htc but after i knew my amaze and senstation would never see another update. I jumped ship to Samsung and never looked back

posted on Nov 18, 2013, 7:43 AM 0

4. JakeLee

Posts: 1021; Member since: Nov 02, 2013

After they provided GS4 users kind of hotpacks via the 4.3 update, it's now Note2's turn. A bigger hotpack that lasts somewhat longer. It's getting cold. People will appreciate this.