Samsung Galaxy S3 I9305 4G KitKat Update Android 4.4.2 Still MIA Outside US

Samsung Galaxy S3 I9305 4G KitKat Update Android 4.4.2 Still MIA Outside US

Samsung started rolling out the Android KitKat 4.4.2 update for its 2012 flagship – Galaxy S3 a few months back, but the update release has been painfully slow. Not just that, but many variants of the Galaxy S3 are yet to receive the much awaited update from Samsung.

While US owners of the Samsung Galaxy S3 4G LTE model have received the update, owners of the device across Europe are still waiting. They’ve only received the Android 4.3 Jellybean update from Samsung so far.

Vodafone Spain says they’ve not received any official word from Samsung on when the KitKat update will be pushed to the devices. They claim to have only received information about the Android 4.3 update, which remains the latest update available for S3 LTE users.

Not just Spain, but carrier-bought S3 LTE devices across the UK and Australia are also stuck on Android 4.3 Jellybean. The carriers seem to have no fitting reply for frustrated Galaxy S3 LTE owners who’ve been waiting for the Android 4.4.2 update for a long time. They wonder why the US models with the same hardware have received the update from Samsung, but not their devices. What’s making the wait even more difficult for owners is the buggy Android 4.3 Jellybean firmware for their devices.

Australian network carrier, Telstra, seems to be as clueless as European carriers on the S3 LTE 4.4.2 update. They’ve received Android 4.4.2 and other updates for devices like the Galaxy Note 3, Note 2 4G and the Galaxy S5, but nothing for the S3 LTE.