4.3 update 12/24/13? - Galaxy S 4 Active Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I remember reading online a few months ago, that the S4 Active is currently stated to receive the 4.3 update on 12/24/13. Does anyone have any current information regarding this. Are we finally going to get the update tomorrow?

I've been curious about this myself but without a solid root method for the 4.3 leak that we have im staying on mf1 even if they do have a update.
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I'm wondering the same but, as the previous poster pointed out, this phone is locked down tight so....how much fun is it really gonna be?
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Is there information regarding the regions, where will this update?

NEM1PRO said:
Is there information regarding the regions, where will this update?
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It was mentioned on a couple websites a few months ago but there were really no details gave about it. It won't happen tomorrow and if it does the international version will get it first. The att users will have to wait.
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Here is the link to the information anyway:
http://www.phonedog.com/2013/10/25/...galaxy-s-iii-s-4-s4-active-and-note-ii-leaks/

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MY HTC ONE from sprint Got 4.3 UPDATE

Hey guyssssssss I live in Puerto Rico and my 4.3 update just got to me SEP/30
I used the standard process for unloocking bootloader /TMWP Recovery/ SuperSU/ and installed costom ROM. And everything is still working. If anyone else got the update please tell me.
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A bit about my phone. I bought it from a best buy clerk that won it in a pre release of the HTC one ( promotional propaganda to push the phone as they came into market. CWM touch recovery don't work on my phone always crashes.
Here here not smoking nothing. 5 hours of semi bricked device and I am back. No joke I can't get back to stock. RUU's dont work so I cant replicate what I did in a video. The update came to my phone Sep30. Tried to update but since I had a costume recovery kept falling to update ( even though the phone was forcing me to update everytime) decided to use the original RUU and update all the way throu. At 4 updates later I finally had it. All the bloatware from HTC wanted to update and so did sprint. What I first ran to check was the VVM because I know is not working on 4.3 and in fact had an update. Extracted the .apk and .odex and are on other post. And whent ahead and unlocked bootloader wish did normaly. Next went to install recovery and so it did. Then installed super user. All good. Final step change ROM so I did. When came the time to do it all again I couldnt. When I relocked phone it erased side loaded ROM and RUU don't work. Hit error as is tries to identify version. Hope HTC releases the update. If anyone has any way of getting RUU to work please page me. I would love to replicate the update for you guys
A ~250MB update is going to be the 1.31.651.2 OTA. If it is anything different than 4.1.2 then please post screen shot of About Phone -> Software Information screen. Appreciate it.
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dcsmaniatico said:
Hey guyssssssss I live in Puerto Rico and my 4.3 update just got to me SEP/30 if you guys need anything just tell me and I will send it to you. (It was a 250 MB update)
I used the standard process for unloocking bootloader /TMWP Recovery/ SuperSU/ and installed costom ROM. And everything is still working. If anyone else got the update please tell me.
I already posted the new Sprint VVM in hopes it will fix the problems people are having with the 4.3 roms. I dont know how to compile it so i added the .apk and the .odex if something else is missing please tell me.
YAYYYYYYYYYY 4.3 is HEREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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I will post pics very soon
If in fact it has been updated to 4.3 it is extremely easy to pull OTAs from HTC devices versus any other manufacturer
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At the same time I would highly highly doubt that this will be the 4.3 OTA due to a custom ROM will most likely have major issues due to the firmware update and all from the new OTA.
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Isn't the 4.3 update almost 600 mbs
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dcsmaniatico said:
Hey guyssssssss I live in Puerto Rico and my 4.3 update just got to me SEP/30 if you guys need anything just tell me and I will send it to you. (It was a 250 MB update)
I used the standard process for unloocking bootloader /TMWP Recovery/ SuperSU/ and installed costom ROM. And everything is still working. If anyone else got the update please tell me.
I already posted the new Sprint VVM in hopes it will fix the problems people are having with the 4.3 roms. I dont know how to compile it so i added the .apk and the .odex if something else is missing please tell me.
YAYYYYYYYYYY 4.3 is HEREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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I hope for your sake that you are just misunderstanding something because the mods have said that the next person to post a thread about a fake 4.3 update is going to get banned. The 4.3 update is not just 250 mb as has been said and is just the 1.31 update which is still 4.1.2.
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Unmmm, bogus,,,
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Your either confused or smoked one too many my man because I just checked on sprint's official updates and Puerto Rico isn't on the list for getting 4.3
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Trolllolol
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Bull
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Why do through the effort? If it is bull it just doesn't make sense. I would like for it to be true though.
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Screencap or GTFO!
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BrianBaker said:
(hillbilly voice) "Puerto Rico, enough said....."
All the Sprint 4G waves around that island have made them report crazy things.
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Wowwww. Lots of hate from everyone. I am a reputable person. I have created a guide for Kindle Fire 2 when it did not had yet costume ROMs. And helped people hack their Kindle 2. I may not be a coder but I know my way around android. Wow lots of hate
dcsmaniatico said:
Wowwww. Lots of hate from everyone. I am a reputable person. I have created a guide for Kindle Fire 2 when it did not had yet costume ROMs. And helped people hack their Kindle 2. I may not be a coder but I know my way around android. Wow lots of hate
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I wasn't hating man. What you report makes no difference to me unless I seen it on my phone.. I was just making lite of the situation because everyone is taking it so serious.. Sorry if I offended you... Carry-on.
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dcsmaniatico said:
Wowwww. Lots of hate from everyone. I am a reputable person. I have created a guide for Kindle Fire 2 when it did not had yet costume ROMs. And helped people hack their Kindle 2. I may not be a coder but I know my way around android. Wow lots of hate
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Hey, they aren't hating. They just don't like being teased. This site sometimes has the worst trolls. I read your history. You seem reputable. It just seems odd that you have this update. Maybe you got it, maybe you thought you did but were mistaken. A simple screenshot would end and presumed hostility.
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dcsmaniatico said:
Wowwww. Lots of hate from everyone. I am a reputable person. I have created a guide for Kindle Fire 2 when it did not had yet costume ROMs. And helped people hack their Kindle 2. I may not be a coder but I know my way around android. Wow lots of hate
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No offense thrown at ya for my comments on the beginning of thread. Just believe you have taken on the 1.31.651.2 OTA judging based on size of update alone. I just wanted a screenshot is all. Not everyone is hating here lol go look at the first few comments in this thread again lol
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Closed for flamefest 4000.
OP unless you post a real screenshot any thread you start on this is going to end in a flame war due to this claim being highly unlikely

Confirmed: Sprint 4.3 released and discussion thread

http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...or-the-galaxy-s4-s4-active-s-iii-and-note-ii/
AP is usually pretty accurate. Dates are always subject to change based on carrier, but the current target date for Sprint S4 4.3 update appears to be 10/30
Edit: according to the article, the Verizon update was expected to be released today, and it did - http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...now-lists-android-4-3-ota-update-i545vruemj7/
2 days to go for 10/30 - woohoo!
Edit 2: http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...sprints-galaxy-s4-is-ready-right-on-schedule/
Now, waiting for "I got it" threads, and for "4.3 flashable, rooted available here"
I'm looking forward to a TW rom with 4.3, but I'm really wanting the AOSP 4.4 Rom
What's new for 4.4? I'm mostly looking forward to 4.3 to utilize the NotificationListener service.
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If we are just getting 4.3 on Halloween then chances are we won't see KitKat until December-January, possibly even February! :/
Joe0113 said:
If we are just getting 4.3 on Halloween then chances are we won't see KitKat until December-January, possibly even February! :/
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Which was my estimate.
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Man I can't believe no one has got this leak yet? Usually someone has it before it comes out OTA.
Here is Phonedog's article...
http://www.phonedog.com/2013/10/25/...galaxy-s-iii-s-4-s4-active-and-note-ii-leaks/
Alright. I can't wait to see how this breaks rooting and tethering.
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Alright. I can't wait to see how this breaks rooting and tethering.
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Only if smart ones would try to flash international leaks on Sprint or flash unrooted on a rooted phone.
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Seems like with this phone, by the time the full tar.md5 is discovered, there's already a flash for root and hotspot. The hard part is to find the strength to wait past the update zip and tar and go for the full flash. With this phone, and decades of pc updates with Windows, the best and most thorough experience is had with waiting for the full flash, not update, to surface. Yes the updates work but my opinion is held that a full install is better than just a patch update. Your mileage may vary.
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What's new for 4.4? I'm mostly looking forward to 4.3 to utilize the NotificationListener service.
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4.4 hasn't been officially announced yet.
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It has been officially announced, it just isn't running on any devices yet.
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It has been officially announced, it just isn't running on any devices yet.
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It has only been "announced" in the sense that Google revealed the name and version number in an online post. They haven't actually held a traditional announcement in which they give release info and go over the new features that are included. We don't know when it's coming out or what all it includes yet.
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It has only been "announced" in the sense that Google revealed the name and version number in an online post. They haven't actually held a traditional announcement in which they give release info and go over the new features that are included. We don't know when it's coming out or what all it includes yet.
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That announcement will be made when announce the new Nexus devices since they will be offered with 4.4 out of the box in all likelihood.
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Sammobile listing leaked 4.3 builds for AT&T phones. Sounds like they have kept a tight grip on the 4.3 release. I would have expected at least one early release to be leaked before the OTA is available.
I wouldn't be too happy about an update given that there is basically a 100% chance that it will include a Knox-equipped bootloader.
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I wouldn't be too happy about an update given that there is basically a 100% chance that it will include a Knox-equipped bootloader.
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We all know there will be a workaround... always is!
Ooh where is sextape????????
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chris-allen said:
Ooh where is sextape????????
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They gone.
Gone where?
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Their website is shut down, I'm sure they're still here.
That sux
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When will the Official kitkat for At&T be released ?

It's out on other carriers. Anyone know when AT&T are going to release it? I'm running the leak which works fine...
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It's unknown. Att could be trying to fix the gps issue but for all anyone knows they just don't feel like releasing yet.
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It's out on other carriers. Anyone know when AT&T are going to release it? I'm running the leak which works fine...
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AT&T hasn't said crap about it..You'll just have to wait if you want it. KNOXRAID is one if not the only KK custom ROM that works flawlessly.
wait til 4
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AT&T hasn't said crap about it..You'll just have to wait if you want it. KNOXRAID is one if not the only KK custom ROM that works flawlessly.
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I don't think AT&T will release it til the Note 4 comes out
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I don't think AT&T will release it til the Note 4 comes out
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People thought the same about the s4.
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if all of us hold or breath while signing the petition then they will have to listen. it must have worked with t-mo http://www.tmonews.com/2014/03/andr...wnload/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
It'll come out when it comes out. Just like everything else smartphone related. When it does, I'll be right here saying "I told you so."
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Hope the GPS issue is fixed.
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I have been pestering at&t customer service about it as frequently as I can. Maybe once a week.
The chat guys are really nice but they admit they dont know anything about the update. They admit it has been released over 3 months ago (by samsung to at&t) and that they have to sanction it first. They also say "i dont konw, might be never".
I got a chat guy for AT&T to admit that 4.4.2 for S4 was released 2/26/2014
So if it was this recently, note 3's update is probably coming soon.
Has anyone else received a small software update? I am currently in baseband nb4.
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Has anyone else received a small software update? I am currently in baseband nb4.
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I'm on NB4 and haven't received any updates since but they say KitKat is coming soon.
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The title really should be changed.
1: it is misleading and makes people think it has been released
2: it has not been released so this "discussion" is exactly the same as the rest all over the forums.
3: it is a question in the OP asking for an ETA. Not really allowed and nothing has been said or heard on when it comes out. It gets released when it gets released. And since it is a question, it belongs in the QA section.
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Has any one heard anything recently?
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I had an update today on my Note 3 that failed and then my update checker said it my device was up to date.
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I had an update today on my Note 3 that failed and then my update checker said it my device was up to date.
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How big was the download? 30 mb or so?
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Hawkhell said:
I had an update today on my Note 3 that failed and then my update checker said it my device was up to date.
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are you on the latest update? NB4? if so, that would be very weird..
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How big was the download? 30 mb or so?
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It was 37MB and then my wife had one on her S4 that was 300+MB that failed. Is it common to not be able to update over the air? I've always had to use kies to upgrade.
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It was 37MB and then my wife had one on her S4 that was 300+MB that failed. Is it common to not be able to update over the air? I've always had to use kies to upgrade.
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She got kitkat. We haven't yet. On her phone the entire system has to be bone stock to update. At least that's what I'd do just to be sure. Make sure she has a good wifi connection.
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if at&t follows their usual update patterns, i expect it will be released in late april or early may (when the s5 is coming out). im assuming they're just waiting for the s5 to come out before releasing kitkat so people will buy the s5 instead of the s4 since it will be their only kitkat phone. just an educated guess
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if at&t follows their usual update patterns, i expect it will be released in late april or early may (when the s5 is coming out). im assuming they're just waiting for the s5 to come out before releasing kitkat so people will buy the s5 instead of the s4 since it will be their only kitkat phone. just an educated guess
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AT&T already officially released the 4.4.2 KitKat update for the S4 about 2 weeks ago.

Tmobile

Good morning guys. I just made the jump from AT&T and I was wondering does tmobile update their phones for the life of the device or like AT&T does that they update phones 3 times then concentrate on newer devices? Please let me know. Thanks in advance
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"...they update phones 3 times then concentrate on newer devices..."
Sad but true. The Note 2 I recently sold was still stuck on Jelly Bean and Note 2 owners were promised KitKat from T-Mobile, never received the update. And now there is no news of Lollipop for the T-Mobile Note 2.
I had the AT&T Note 4, but returned it, mainly due to the fact that it was not developer-support. Because I'm on the JUMP! Program, I'll most likely end up changing my device every 6-8 months or so, therefore the update schedule doesn't and shouldn't hurt me anymore.
lildoggs said:
Good morning guys. I just made the jump from AT&T and I was wondering does tmobile update their phones for the life of the device or like AT&T does that they update phones 3 times then concentrate on newer devices? Please let me know. Thanks in advance
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Thanks for the reply man. It's messed up the American companies do this. The international versions of the phone that we stopped receiving updates for here in the u.s are still receiving updates internationally. Even though I switched from AT&T cause I'm tired of locked bootloaders. I think if you own a device you should have the freedom to do with it as you please. ?
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Take that statement to the Supreme Court. FCC needs to look over this, in addition to Net Neutrality, haha.
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Thanks for the reply man. It's messed up the American companies do this. The international versions of the phone that we stopped receiving updates for here in the u.s are still receiving updates internationally. Even though I switched from AT&T cause I'm tired of locked bootloaders. I think if you own a device you should have the freedom to do with it as you please.
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lildoggs said:
Thanks for the reply man. It's messed up the American companies do this. The international versions of the phone that we stopped receiving updates for here in the u.s are still receiving updates internationally. Even though I switched from AT&T cause I'm tired of locked bootloaders. I think if you own a device you should have the freedom to do with it as you please. ?
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who says you cant "do with it as you please"
you just wont get carrier provided updates after awhile, but you are free to do anything you want to your phone, you just have to deal with the consequences if you break/ruin/brick it..
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Good morning guys. I just made the jump from AT&T and I was wondering does tmobile update their phones for the life of the device or like AT&T does that they update phones 3 times then concentrate on newer devices? Please let me know. Thanks in advance
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you're lucky to make it out of what it ships with lol

S5 Update but Not Lollipop Rolling Out

http://www.sammobile.com/2015/02/04/att-galaxy-s5-receives-software-update-thats-not-lollipop/
Tmo got 2 Ota updates all at once. Looks like we wont...thank God 444 now I can sleep at night , U SUCK ATT
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I think the 4.4.4 is a required prereq to lollipop. So we will get lollipop soon they just decided to stagger the two updates, someone said 2/4 as a rumor for lollpop in another thread
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I think the 4.4.4 is a required prereq to lollipop. So we will get lollipop soon they just decided to stagger the two updates, someone said 2/4 as a rumor for lollpop in another thread
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I'm sure it is too, except they won't release 5.0 for another 4-6 months. (Like the 4.4.2->4.4.4 upgrade)
Has anyone with an active gotten an update yet? Just curious
I got the update tonight on my active
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I got the update tonight on my active
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Haven't gotten anything on my active yet..I checked Samsung firmware site also nothing on there either.

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