Samsung Galaxy S5 apps leak, work just fine on the Galaxy S4 and Note 3

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Published 13 Mar 2014

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The worldwide availability of the Galaxy S5 is still a few weeks away but that has not stopped an eager user on XDA from getting his hands on all the new apps that the device will ship with. All the leaked apps sport the new flatter and Holo look that was shown off by Samsung at the handset’s launch event. 

Below is the full list of all the apps whose APK have leaked:

  • S Note
  • WatchON
  • Gear Manager
  • Gear Fit Manager
  • Calculator
  • S Health
  • S Translator

The majority of these apps will work just fine on the Galaxy S4 and Note 3 running Android 4.4 KitKat and can be installed without any hackery as well. However, you might need to uninstall the preinstalled version of these apps on your device, which requires root access. Only the S Health app will not work properly as both the Galaxy S4 and Note 3 lack the required hardware. 

The Gear Fit Manager app is not going to be of much use since the device itself has not been released. Some users on XDA forums also reported that the Gear Manager app failed to connect with their Gear so your mileage may vary.

You can download the APK files of all the above mentioned apps from here.