Near-final Android 4.3 Firmware For The Galaxy S4 Leaks

Near-final Android 4.3 firmware for the Galaxy S4 leaks

BY Rajesh Pandey

Rajesh Pandey

Rajesh is a 26-year old freelance writer from Kolkata, India. He loves to tinker around with his Android devices and flash custom ROMs on them....

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Published 14 Oct 2013

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A couple of weeks ago, the folks over at SamMobile leaked an Android 4.3 firmware for the Galaxy S4. The firmware was still under development and had a few bugs. Today, they are back with another 4.3 leak for the Galaxy S4 with a near-final build.

The new leak does not bring any new major feature or enhancements, but contains quite a lot of minor new additions. Below are the changes noticed by Galaxy S4 owners who were brave enough to try the leaked firmware -:

http://youtu.be/8Z8kwAeJDqE

Much more smoother compared to Android 4.2 and the previously leaked 4.3 firmware
OpenGL ES 3.0 support
ANT+ Support
Support for Galaxy Gear
New keyboard layout
Fullscreen mode for stock browser by default
Samsung Wallet and Samsung KNOX are included
Reading Mode
Slightly higher free internal storage

Keep in mind that the leaked firmware is only for the I9505 (Qualcomm) variant of the Galaxy S4, and not the Exynos variant. Samsung is expected to roll-out the final Android 4.3 update for the Galaxy S4 by the end of October.

If you are feeling brave enough to flash the firmware, head over to this XDA thread for the download link and instructions.