Verizon has
announced that their version of Samsung Galaxy S5 is getting a brand new
Android 4.4.4 KitKat OTA update. This is a small firmware update and it is
not the new Android 5.0 Lollipop, which should be ready for a January 2015
launch.
There aren’t too
many new changes added in this release, as most probably Verizon has probably
already started to test the Android 5.0 Lollipop and we will soon receive news
on its possible official launch. Up until then you should flash this new
Android 4.4.4 KitKat build.
The
KTU84P.G900VVrU1ANK2 Android 4.4.4 build comes with bug fixes and it replaces
the Isis Mobile Wallet to Softcard as the former name resembles the acronym now
used by a jihadist rebel group. There are no other major changes in this new
firmware, but you’re free to tell us in comments if you can find some new
features worth mentioning after testing the G900VVRU1ANK2 firmware.
Android 4.4.4
KitKat update is being rolled out in phases for the Galaxy S5 by Verizon and it
will not hit all units at the same time. However, before the end of this year
all the Verizon Galaxy S5 users will receive the new firmware files. The update
is available through OTA (over-the-air) and most probably it will soon be
pushed through Samsung KIES, too.
When the
update notification arrives on your Verizon Galaxy S5 you should read the
changelog and then simply confirm the Android 4.4.4 KitKat firmware update
installation. Note that this new release is a small Android 4.4.4 build and it
should be installed in under ten minutes. If your Galaxy S5 hasn’t received the
new update notification, then you can go to Settings> More> About
Phone> Software menu and see if there are any new KitKat firmware files
ready for download.
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