Samsung rolls out Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update to Galaxy Note II LTE

Samsung was busy in developing the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update to its ex-flagships, and finally the update is available to Galaxy Note II LTE (N7105), so far there's no word on the non-LTE version (N7100) that leaked recently.




The following are the changes and improvements in Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update:

- Galaxy Gear Support
- TRIM Support (Makes the device much faster)
- Samsung KNOX
- Samsung Wallet (Pre-loaded)
- Better RAM management
- Core UI elements updated to the ones on the Galaxy S4 (Galaxy S4′s theme all over)
- New Samsung Keyboard
- GPU drivers have been updated (Higher GPU benchmark scores)
- New Lockscreen: Multiple Widgets, improved ripple effect than Android 4.1.2, ability to change clock size and set a personal message
- New screen modes (From S4): Adapt Display and Professional Photo
- Daydream
- Driving mode
- Actionable notifications
- Move-to-SD-card feature
- New Camera mode : Sound and Shot
- New Additions in Notification Centre
- Completely revamped Settings UI (Tabbed interface – Exactly like the Galaxy S4)
- Implementation of Voice controls (Let’s you control various parts of the phone using voice commands – Galaxy S4 feature)
- New Samsung Apps: Calculator, Clock, Contacts, Gallery, Music
- Full screen Samsung apps
- New S-Voice (from Galaxy S4)

To update the firmware, you can use Samsung Kies on the PC or OTA service. Note that the update is only available in LTE variant of Galaxy Note II, so Malaysian unit surely won't get the update at this moment. We're not sure will this update faces the same issues as the Galaxy S III. Let us just hope that Samsung will update the non-LTE variant quickly.

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