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[Galaxy Note 3 General] anilkumarpt12:
I can confirm, India got 4.4.2 update.

Updated, feel like no UI changes expect battery icon,and lock screen and music player on lock screen.

Hope it will fix battery drain issue. Anyway Thank Q Samsung :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] semantsen:
Yes Sammobile has not updated yet. And I was counting on it LOL:(

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Everybody who have updated via OTA make a factory reset and feel the change:good:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Grame smith:
Please can you mention the price. because i thinking of buying a Note 3. So if you mention the price than it will help me to take a decision.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Shyam:
4.4.2

Just updated to 4.4.2 through OTA..some UI changes, some extra/new settings I could see at the first glance..:cowboy:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] alok_dhawal:
Why do we need to do a factory reset? It should be fine without it also right? It a pain to back up everything and lose progress on games etc... any specific reason?

Also is the battery better than MI5 I haven't updated post it to keep a good battery life
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sachinaik:
Guys,

I've been running Russian KitKat version on N3 from past 4 days.

I faced an issue with extsdcard and had to flash several fixes. Even then Root Explorer does not work. I migrated to Solid explorer.

Could you please check after upgrading to 4.4 are you able to take backup in Titanium Backup (Backup dir : extsdcard).

Also if you have root explorer, try to create a file in extsdcard and see what happens ?

Waiting for Sammobile to release Indian 4.4 ROM...:)

PS: Standby battery consumption is very low on Kitkat :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sunster777:
4.4.2 in India

Hello Shyam,

Is this an official Indian update or is it the Russian Rom.

Thanks and cheers

Sunny
[Galaxy Note 3 General] predator21:
its official..... bro.. 361 mb...
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sunster777:
Hi Sachin

I have updated to the Russian firmware too and have no real problems but still would like the Indian one. Is there any other way to install the Indian update as the OTA says the latest updates have been installed. What if I do a factory wipe will it take the indian rom or retain the russian one? Sorry if this is a nooby qn.

Cheers

Sunny

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[Galaxy Note 3 General] sachinaik:
It wont upgrade to Indian Kitkat as we are already on Kitkat firmware.

Only way is to go back to Indian JB which is impossible because of changes in the bootloader.

We should wait for the Indian Odin flashable KitKat to release for India....
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sunster777:
Hmm...Thanks for that Sachin

I was going to download the JB Mk2 firmware but now as you say its impossible to install it via odin due to the changed bootloader, I guess its the waiting game again. BTW any comparisons between the Indian and the Russian 4.4.2. The Russian one was a 1.2GB file and the Indian one is only about 300MB..WOnder why??
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sachinaik:
Actually the Russian firmware is a complete firmware that's why its 1.2GB. The Indian 300MB is just a firmware update over existing JB firmware, hence the size is less.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] rajat_delhi:
The total firmware size will be different once on sammobile.com. I am getting an OTA update of 361 mb.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Sharp-Razr:
Downloading the update now. :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] rajat_delhi:
There is a chocolate in my phone. Do you guys have the camera short cut on the lock screen? I can't get that on kitkat.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sunster777:
OTA

So are there any differences...good or bad.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ritesh_chanchal:
Anyone Done updating this new software update?

Just curious to know if its 4.4 or as ususal jb update? downloading view slow
[Galaxy Note 3 General] rajat_delhi:
It is kitkat. Android 4.4.2.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sandeeppandey:
Guys those who have updated to the official Indian ota update please confirm if the external sd card bug is present in this rom as well?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] abheshekk:
No external sd card bug in Indian Kit Kat rom
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Sharang:
Has samsung stopped kitkat OTA update ( India ) ?? :( Coz earlier today I checked for updates and it show 361.04 mb ! Now I again checked several times for updates it is showing " latest updates have been installed " :confused:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] arjunedaz:
Screen Prints

Hi Shyam,

Can you please post some screenshots of the UI. Thanks in advance
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sobhan06:
I am trying to update for the past one hour but it is showing 'My phone is upto date with latest software'.. Any idea guys:confused:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ravishah922:
Can nebdy confirm whether the s-view cover works wid this update... Original or no original...
[Galaxy Note 3 General] fenza2:
same here :( :( y sammy stooped the update...hope der is serious bugs....:P what about those updated?? :P:P
[Galaxy Note 3 General] vijai2011:
Anybody from chennai know the lowest price of N3 as of now(Incl. location if possible)? Broke my note 1 yesterday and switching to N3 :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ritesh_chanchal:
try updating via kies
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Technoholick:
Original S view cover works without hassles..
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ritesh_chanchal:
Antutu benchmark after 4.4.2 kitkat update

Antutu benchmark screenshot after 4.4.2 kitkat update
[Galaxy Note 3 General] rajat_delhi:
Where is the camera shortcut on the lock screen? I can't find it in any settings.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ckhurana:
Got an N9005 and need a little guidance/help!

Hi All,

I just got my hands on a Note 3 N9005 which I ordered from http://mygsmstore.com/242-samsung-n9005-galaxy-note-3-lte-32gb-black.html, in US, and delivered via a friend here.

Now, this is factory unlocked (i asked again from the guys @ gsmstore) but it has the EU sticker in french (so am guessing this is a France N9005)

I am yet to go ahead with the initialisation and configuration, but am asking my queries first.

My queries follow -

1. Although I am yet to check this, will I get the KitKat etc updates OTA here in India on this device?

2. And these will be the French/EU ROM, then?

3. Will I need to make any configurations / settings for GPRS / 3G here in Delhi?

If anyone has any idea or steps which I can follow, I would be obliged.

But please keep it simple, I am a techie but a new one in Android :(

Thanks all.

Chetan
[Galaxy Note 3 General] abheshekk:
No 'ok google' from homescreen in kitkat...what a waste.....only works inside search
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sobhan06:
Still no feedback from guys who updated to KitKat ?

Weird :confused:

Can someone share the update at least ?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Technoholick:
Nothing great to brag about 4.4.2. But that's because 4.3 itself was good, barring the last update. I'm not sure if there's any change on the performance front (both battery and user experience). Minor UI tweaks.. They are so minor that you wouldn't mind leaving it unnoticed. Even the benchmark scores seem unmoved. One change I've noticed is ram usage has been optimized since there's a lot more RAM left when the phone is idle.

This is My experience with the device in the past few hours.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] abheshekk:
Whats update you want?

I have updated to kitkat....now note 3 is super smooth....and external SD bug is not there. original s-view cover is working....ART is not included,,,,,ok google from homescreen/lockscreen not included
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ruchirtrehan:
Small feedback and things I noticed so far after updating N900 to 4.4.2 via OTA.

1 - S-view (original) works unlike on N9005 it got broken after 4.4.2.

2 - There were no stutters or any lags on 4.3 but can surely feel 20-30% of smoothness in 4.4.2.

3 - Auto-Rotation seems to be broken, does not work any more after updating to 4.4.2. (started working after a factory reset)

4 - Ugly looking green battery icon replaced with white icon.

5 - No ART (you should know why :p )

6 - battery drain isn't as huge as compared to before.

7 - RAM management is better.

8 - Camera short cut is now on lock screen.

9 - Few more apps in pen window now.

10 - Ok Google does not works from home screen though works from Google Now

will find all other changes and keep updating this. ;)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ritesh_chanchal:
Settings- device tab - lockscreen - shortcut - camera
[Galaxy Note 3 General] zadigre:
it will only work if you switch the language in Google Now to English US.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] abheshekk:
its working inside google now...but not from homescreen when you change language to US eng
[Galaxy Note 3 General] mehul.agarwal:
Auto-rotation works fine here!!!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] rajat_delhi:
1. You won't get the OTA updates. You can flash stock / custom roms.

2. During the setup, choose English as language. EU/French model may have some additional apps.

3. 3G / gprs settings will be provided by the service provider and you will have to save them to use it.

Just make sure that the device is not region locked.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Sharang:
Yeah maybe ! Dnt knw whats the problem with sammy :confused:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] anjan_oleti:
THANKS!!!

Thanks a lot for your help, Hapticc :good:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] semantsen:
S view cover is working normal with this update..
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ravishah922:
Hey whrn i connected my fone to kies ti update, it shiws latest updates r installed... More, when i click on upgrading the device thru above tabs in kies, smethin eritten in KOREAN appears... Strange!!!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] rahman3412:
well first of all if you haven't put a simcard in your phone then read what regions are mentioned in that sticker on the box and try to arrange for a sim from that region, because you'll have to insert it one time in the beginnning for the device to release region lock, then operate with whatever sim you want

i don't think there will be any such thing as french rom, even if there is the difference will be very minimal, so no worries there, and yes you can still get the ota updates as well

lastly, no you don't have any special settings for 3g;although you will get a message from carrier it self regarding gprs settings as soon as you switch your phone on after inserting the sim and then you can set them as default(although the phone it do it automatically)

let me know about the region lock though.

cheers.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sandeeppandey:
The update is no longer available, neither through kies or ota. Tried both the means. It was available till afternoon but I didn't had access to wi-fi at that time.

Anyone knows why the update has been pulled?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] NoteThrob:
Query

Hey Guys ...

I am gonna buy this beast in a few days...

But I wanted 2 know a few things...

- Now that about 2-3 updates have already gotten rolled-out for this beast since its launch, would the unit that I`ll buy come pre-loaded with these updates or I`ll have to update it myself ?

-Will these updates remain available for the Unupdated units forever? I am asking this bcoz I was worried in case I buy mine a little later ,then would these updates still be available for me ?

-Is there anyway by which I can password-protect the "Yes" and "No" to the OTA updates. I have this little 6-yr old cousin in my family and she is so smartphone-freak herself that she seldom lets me use my own iPhone 4, so I am sure she s gonna be really obsessed with my note 3 and this makes me worry about my possible loss of such updates if she clicks No on them !!!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] jdomadia:
Preloaded is depend on when u buy & how old stock is there from store but u don’t have to worry, once u buy u will get latest firmware, u can lock your phone to avoid any one to access.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] NoteThrob:
Naah ... locking the fone itself is not gonna be the solution for me ..

I would really prefer the funnction-based locking,if possible !!!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] jdomadia:
Uncheck automatic firmware update in settings.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] rajat_delhi:
So a good news after the update to 4.4.2. After the MK2 update, BT wake lock kept the phone awake even if if bluetooth was turned on for a second and I had to reboot the phone otherwise it would eat up the battery very fast. This has been taken care off now. So no battery drain. The phone can now deep sleep. :D
[Galaxy Note 3 General] AeonXS:
Cool so the wakelock is fixed for other apps too which wont allow the phone to deep sleep ?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Kristech2011:
Why havent i have received the update, has samsung take it back!!!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] letaureau:
hey do you know of any good apps for taking notes on photos, importing the photo in snote is very zoomed out and no details.

right now im using screen write but need more zoomed in details for writing on it.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] predator21:
is it me or has anyone noticed... after update in whats app no media file can be sent.in whats app...it can b shared only via file manager.... and also batt drain... too
[Galaxy Note 3 General] fulcrum1971:
Update is back on.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ritesh_chanchal:
oh ya.. yesterday even i was not able to send images on whatsapp.. some toast message was coming (something unable to send i guess) ..

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oh ya.. yesterday even i was not able to send images on whatsapp.. some toast message was coming (something unable to send i guess). Guess issues related with this updates.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] rajat_delhi:
Yes. It is fixed.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Sharang:
Hello Guys there's a trick 2 have OTA update ! I earlier today tried this ! 1) Go to Settings>application manager>services try to force stop Google Services ! I guess there'll be 3 services ! Try 2 force stop all those !

2) Again press home button I.e task manager and go in RAM tab and clear RAM !! Then check for updates ! Hope that helps
[Galaxy Note 3 General] shadyabhi:
This makes so much sense!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Sharang:
I know this doesn't make any sense but atleast try !
[Galaxy Note 3 General] AeonXS:
Which is the best call recorder for the exynos note 3 model ?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] pankajgavri:
No, u have to purchase it separately
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ilordvader:
Zerolemon in Note 3 - Ferrari Mobile Skin Sticker

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqgg6KUfi1U

Must have Battery

But i hate the back cover more of a Armour cover

not everyone wants or needs that
[Galaxy Note 3 General] pankajgavri:
Using my note3 from last 2 months, not even a single time i faced any lag . This is really a beast device:thumbup:

Very happy to be a proud owner of Note 3:D
[Galaxy Note 3 General] R@J$3K#@R:
Hi guys

I got an update of 361mb just now

I think its kitkat
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Sharang:
Finally updated to official kitkat ! But there is some problem with screen mode I guess !! All screen mode appear to be same ! Did any note 3 kitkat user find this ? :confused:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] pankajgavri:
Yuppp, its kitkat

U can check in settings> about phone

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Which screen mode are u mentioning???
[Galaxy Note 3 General] defic:
getting OTA kitkat update to my Thai exynos variant as well.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] pankajgavri:
Great, enjoy the new ui
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Sharang:
I meant display> screen modes I.e dynamic ! Standard etc ! BTW fixed the problem :) Had 2 reboot
[Galaxy Note 3 General] rajat_delhi:
What new UI?

I don't see any difference.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Arvind Soni:
After update to 4.4.2 my Note 3 resetting itself specially when on call. Any else facing this problem.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sobhan06:
Still I didn't get update !!!:confused::confused::mad::banghead:

I don't know y.. Tried doing Google services but not working
[Galaxy Note 3 General] alok_dhawal:
I updated today morning went fine.... Try restarting your device.... Or via kies
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sobhan06:
OK will give it a try thanks !!
[Galaxy Note 3 General] alok_dhawal:
For those looking to have pure android experience try out the below launcher. OK google keyword works from the home screen.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2561057

[4.4.2 GEL] The new Google Experience Launcher v0.10.1.920880 for Nexus 10

Also running Kitkat since morning. ..its pretty smooth. .not much of visual changes but under the hood changes has made it quite snappy
[Galaxy Note 3 General] NoteThrob:
Third-party Note 3 smart covers no longer work following KitKat update, some users report

androidauthority.com/note-3-smart-cover-kitkat-337976/
[Galaxy Note 3 General] abheshekk:
Hi,

Will this launcher can be used on touch wiz based rom

Sent from my SM-N900
[Galaxy Note 3 General] alok_dhawal:
Yes of course I am using it for over a week without any issues
[Galaxy Note 3 General] abheshekk:
Can you please tell me steps to use this launcher?

Sent from my SM-N900
[Galaxy Note 3 General] alok_dhawal:
Download the launcher and install it. Press the home button and you will be getting an option to select default action. Chose Launcher and enjoy.

*make sure in Settings-> security you check allow apps from unknown sources
[Galaxy Note 3 General] rajat_delhi:
Already loving it. How to use ok google from the home screen?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] alok_dhawal:
Go to Google Search-> Settings-> Voice

Check Hot word detection and you are done.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] rajat_delhi:
I don't have that option. Also I can't add more pages.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ravishah922:
Kies3 dsnt show ne updates... Strange!!! Nebdy facing such issue???
[Galaxy Note 3 General] alok_dhawal:
This should be in Google search settings. Else update google search. To add more widgets add a widget and drag it to the extreme right corner should add another page.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] abheshekk:
You need to choose US English in Language option in google search to get this option.

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I see one issue in using this launcher, notification badges not working using this launcher.....like missed call alert badge or sms badge etc...not working....how did you fix that?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] rajat_delhi:
Got it. Thanks
[Galaxy Note 3 General] sobhan06:
I am also waiting for update .. Nothing has popped-up in Mobile and kies.

Tried stopping Google framework method also nothing seems to work.. Atleast someone to post the ROM to flash it via odin
[Galaxy Note 3 General] pxdx:
It is still not available on Sammobile. Surprised why?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] jdomadia:
Update available threw OTA will not appear in sammobile, it will appear once Kies update available.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] cellfrens:
issue

My gn3 generated an issue..therez a black spot (like few pixels) in the camera lens..its not a screen problem or dead pixels on scree..i have checked with dead pixel test..but its only visible through camera..i'm will go to a service center on Monday..does anybody know the possible reason for this?:crying:
[Galaxy Note 3 General] Shyam:
New permission on KK

Not sure if this was already known..just posting, in case..

"On Kitkat Google has removed the possibilty for apps to access BATTERY_STATS. For that reason, the history & graphs are not available anymore."

So, WakeLockDetector doenst work on unrooted devices (http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=48149239&postcount=338 or this). Has a workaround, but we need to follow all the steps every time we reboot.

Betterbattery stats works, but most of the things needs root :(
[Galaxy Note 3 General] GKG4:
Yes, I have same issue

May be they released update for INS version, and you/me got the INU version of firmware
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ravishah922:
Yeah... I got the INU version...
[Galaxy Note 3 General] kevinarjun:
i got the ota update today..around 361.04 mb...still downloading..
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ravishah922:
Updated to 4.4.2... S-view aint working... Update not available on kies... Ehts Samsung cookin'??? I feel v mite get a maintainence update within a few days...
[Galaxy Note 3 General] fatekills:
Updating 361.04MB.. Downloading ....21.98MB :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] semantsen:
music player not opening after switching to normal back cover.

I recently updated to kitkat. Yesterday I switched the S view cover to normal back cover and found that music player is not opening at all! Shows only black screen. I have not done this before update so cannot tell if it is because of update. Anybody else facing this? Please try and tell.

Regards,
[Galaxy Note 3 General] fatekills:
So is ur player opening with s view cover on ?
[Galaxy Note 3 General] AeonXS:
Hey please reply which is the best call recorder for note 3 with no beeps
[Galaxy Note 3 General] amith007:
I feel that most of the probs that u face after the update can be fixed by a factory reset.. It might be the old user data causing these glitches.. I know it's bit tedious.. But give it a try if u can't live with the flows..
[Galaxy Note 3 General] pxdx:
Automatic Call Recorder

by Global effect

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.globaleffect.callrecord
[Galaxy Note 3 General] semantsen:
Yes with S view cover it is alright..
[Galaxy Note 3 General] fatekills:
Im not facing that kind of issue after update.. factory reset should solve all ur problem.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] jdomadia:
4.4.2 is available threw Kies now for INS & INU
[Galaxy Note 3 General] pxdx:
http://terafile.co/48683247033b/N900XXUDNA6_N900ODDDNA3_INU.zip
[Galaxy Note 3 General] ravishah922:
My Baseband version is NA1 nd Build version is NA6... How cme Kies show NA3???
[Galaxy Note 3 General] semantsen:
I already made the factory reset.(twice: from setting once and recovery once) nothing doing...
[Galaxy Note 3 General] abheshekk:
Try playing music from s-view cover once and then while music is playing open music player from notification panel... It will open music player and will start working...

Sent from my SM-N900
[Galaxy Note 3 General] semantsen:
I think you did not get me. It is working very well on S view, Not working on normal (flat) back cover:)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] drharnesswala:
help with ext sd card

Very strange issue after the recent update kitkat ie the ext sd card Is not accessible. .what I mean is its only on read only mode ..can't write on it but can copy using es explorer. ..works when attached to the computer but on the phone no files can be copied to the ext sd card or deleted from it ..i don't know if I am the only one with this issue ..plzz help. .
[Galaxy Note 3 General] zadigre:
It has been said a lot of time in this forum....

Apps need to be updated to regain read access to the SD card... There is a new permission that was added to kitkat and "old" apps do not have it.

Sent from my SM-N900 with Tapatalk
[Galaxy Note 3 General] vijai2011:
Finally bought note 3 today for 44.5k including s view cover, 23rd extended warranty (doubt it though). So far so good :)
[Galaxy Note 3 General] AshPokemon:
After rooting your device you will get a permanent fix as you will be able to update your firmware without flashing or in recovery.In other world OTA updates are not available on rooted device
[Galaxy Note 3 General] AnjniG:
no updates to my device

I don't understand. My device is still not getting any firmware updates after trying all the mentioned tricks. see the screenshot is there a problem with anything.
[Galaxy Note 3 General] jdomadia:
What kies shows when u connect with note3
[Galaxy Note 3 General] shethsa:
After kit kat update of stock rom I've had one random reboot, one occasion where sd card wasn't being read properly, few widgets disappeared and battery problem appears worse if not same than earlier. Will attempt factory rest and see...