Samsung Galaxy S5 Android 4.4.4 KitKat OTA Update Now Available from Verizon

Samsung Galaxy S5 Android 4.4.4 KitKat OTA Update Now Available from Verizon

Verizon Wireless has started the official Android 4.4.4 KitKat roll out for the Samsung Galaxy S5. Keep an eye on your phone’s notification panel as the official KitKat firmware files should arrive any time now.

The new Android 4.4.4 KitKat official update doesn’t add that much over the previous Android 4.4.2 firmware which was launched last month. With this new KitKat build you will get several security fixes and bugs corrected along with several user interface improvements. The Verizon Galaxy S5 official web page hasn’t been updated yet with the change log of this new update, but this should appear eventually.

Numerous users on various forums and Google+ posts have noticed that the Fingerprint Scanner animation has been improved and it works way better than it did until now. Also, the Visual Voicemail has been tweaked, the Bluetooth headset loss of audio has been fixed, the Smart Remote features a new design, the Emergency Call button that’s present on the lockscreen can be initiated by swiping its icon, Lockscreen Landscape is now support on lockscreen, and numerous other small tweaks done to the overall UI.

Android 4.4.4 KitKat for Verizon Galaxy S5 is rolled out in phases which mean that not all users will get the latest firmware files today, but you should get them surely by the end of the month if you’re running a stock ROM on your device. The new update has the firmware version set to KTU84P.G900VVRU1ANHA and it will surely be the final KitKat build that we will see released for any Samsung Galaxy S5 phone.

Google is getting ready to release the official Android L (5.0) update any time now and Samsung along with all the US carriers will want to start working on optimizing the Android L for their devices. After the new operating system is released, Samsung will surely persuade every carrier to ready their phones and release the first Android L update by the end of this year.

If the Android 4.4.4 OTA Update has been released for your Verizon Galaxy S5, then you can use the field below and tell us if you’ve found any major changes and if your phone is running better than it did with the Android 4.4.2 build. Also, make sure to test the battery life where we all know that Samsung and Verizon could have done better and made it last much longer than it currently does.

Remember that the new firmware is rolled in phases and that you should use the Wi-Fi connection when the KitKat notification arrives for your device. Download the files, and then let the Verizon Galaxy S5 complete the Android 4.4.4 Update by itself.