Tuesday, 23 December 2014

Android 4.4.4 KitKat OTA Update Rolling Out for Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 and 10.1 at Verizon



The official Android 4.4.4 KitKat OTA update is rolling out right now for the 10.1 and 8.0 inch variants of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 4. The update has been pushed earlier by Verizon and you should check the tablet’s Notifications panel to see if there are any new firmware files available for download.
Android 4.4.4 KitKat OTA Update for both Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 and Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 features the same firmware versions: VRU2ANK1. The new update is rolling out only for the Verizon variants of these tablets and it comes with the following changes: tablet self activation support, Find My Mobile, Kids Mode Widget, My Verizon 10.0.710 update, Hancom Office with support for reading comments of pdf file, Here & Now widget is no longer present. Besides all these changes you will see that numerous bugs have been fixed; now your tablet should be much more stable than before.
The new Android 4.4.4 update is rolled out by Verizon in phases, so you shouldn’t panic in case the firmware doesn’t arrive today for your device, as the roll out will continue until all the tablets are successfully updated. When your Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 / Tab 4 10.1 device shows the update notification you should simply confirm the download and installation process.
If the update notification isn’t shown by your device, then you should go to Software Updates menu and check manually for it. Remember that these types of updates are only sent out for 100% Stock Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 and 10.1 variants, so you shouldn’t expect to receive any update notifications in case your tablet is running a custom ROM.
The Android 4.4.4 KTU84P VRU2ANK1 firmware update build will probably be the final KitKat, as Samsung along with Verizon will start to work on releasing the first Android 5.0 Lollipop firmware for the Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 and Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 tablets. When the Android 4.4.4 OTA Update notification is shown you should simply confirm the install process and then your tablet will complete the rest of the process by itself. 


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