Samsung Galaxy S4 is, undoubtedly, a smart phone with some advance featured included in it. Samsung has poured all of its innovation to make it fall under the ‘best smart phone’ category. It is loaded with heaps of features into it including 5 inch wide screen, 1920*1080 HD resolution, temperature and humidity censors, ease of multitasking and a powerful 13MP camera. These striking features when combined with the most widely used software platform ‘Android’ makes a great combo.
Android is basically an operating system created by Google to run on smart phones. Choosing a right phone is equally important as choosing a right OS for it. With the powerful OS android available, you just don’t have to worry at all. This OS has approximately 7million apps available to download in Google play which includes Google search, chrome for android, Google maps, Google drive, Google wallet, to name a few. Android, therefore, makes it easier to navigate and control smart phones without much complication.
Samsung Galaxy S4
The Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition featuring Android 4.2.2 will not be shipped to owners till 9th July, but if one has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 variant of the Galaxy S4, the 4.3 Jelly Bean versions can be updated on your device.
Google hasn’t yet publically released the Android 4.3 version for Samsung Galaxy S4. Hence, there are many features that are soon going to be implemented and are in the development phase. The above said version is expected to be out by July this year.
To install the Android 4.3 on Galaxy S4, one has to follow the instructions below:
1. Copy Google Play Edition ROM:
The initial step includes copying Google play edition ROM file to your internal SD Card using any of the links provided,
- Android-4.3-I9505GUEUBMFP-Odexed-I9505.zip
MD5: 363ED9CC32A841A512E72372A19C7D05
- Android-4.3-I9505GUEUBMFP-Deodexed-I9505.zip
MD5: 74D241B64266220161018EB98A19F279
2. Recovery:
Now enter Recovery by pressing these buttons (Power + Volume Up + Home)
3. Wipe/Factory Reset:
You will now have to do a Wipe/Factory Reset (Necessary due to new Android version)
4. Flash Google Play:
Now flash Google Play Edition ROM
5. Rebooting:
Finally, just reboot your device and you will be able to see the Android 4.3 on your Galaxy S4.
Important things to be taken care of while installing Android 4.3
1. It will void your device warranty so undertake the installation at your own risk.
2. This is not flashable through Odin. You will have to flash your device in the above installation procedure, so undertaking the installation is completely your decision. If you do not possess skills to flash a custom ROM, it is advisable not to go ahead with the procedure.
3. You also need to backup all the important data stored on your device before proceeding with the installation.
Android 4.3 is expected to have these major changes:
1. API improvement for developers
2. Support for Bluetooth Smart
3. Opengl ES 3.0 support
4. Sharper and clearer camera app. The app’s version is 1.1.40012 and occupies 21.76 MB space on your device. The camera app promises to be better that the previous one.
There is no getting away from the fact that Samsung Galaxy S4 is indeed the best designed smart phone so far and being android enabled makes it an excellent choice for smart phone lovers. Thus, Samsung Galaxy S4 with android OS is indeed a great choice.
