The Samsung Galaxy S4 Update: A Breakdown of the Latest Firmware Installation

As I hold my Samsung Galaxy S4 device, I want to take this opportunity to share with you all the details about the latest firmware update I received. The current Android version on my device is 4.4.2, and I'm excited to dive into the process of installing the update.

To begin, I'll apply the firmware update that I obtained via V OTA (Visual Over-the-Air) update. This update is a significant one, weighing in at 128 megabytes and aimed at improving stability on my device. It's worth noting that this update may not be applicable for Snapdragon Qualcomm versions, so if you're rocking one of those, please let me know in the comment section to see if it also affects your device.

The installation process is relatively straightforward. I'll just fast forward through the screens, and once the update is complete, my device will reboot. This process takes approximately 2-3 minutes, during which time the device will be applying the update and performing a restart. Don't worry if it takes a bit longer; this is all part of the normal process.

After what felt like an eternity, the update is finally complete, and my device has successfully booted up again. I was expecting some significant changes to the user interface, possibly even a new look inspired by the Samsung Galaxy S5. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case. The UI remains unchanged from the original Galaxy S4 design, with no major updates or enhancements to be seen.

However, it's worth noting that the update did result in a change to the build number, which may have implications for future software updates and stability improvements. Thankfully, the Android version has remained the same, at 4.4.2, but this could indicate an internal update aimed at enhancing overall performance or battery life.

Now that the update is complete, I'd love to hear from you – did you also receive this firmware update? How do you find your device's performance and battery life since installing the latest software? Share your thoughts in the comment section below!

In conclusion, while the Samsung Galaxy S4 firmware update may not have brought any major changes to the UI, it has undoubtedly improved stability on my device. If you're considering upgrading your Android experience or simply want to stay informed about the latest updates and releases, be sure to check out my other video on Google Now – a feature that can be accessed from almost every Android home screen.

That's all for this quick update on the Samsung Galaxy S4 firmware installation process. I hope you found this helpful, and don't forget to like and subscribe for more tech content.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhi there this is ranit and I have this Samsung Galaxy S4 with me and uh just yesterday I just got a firware update before that let me actually show you the current uh Android version I don't think so the Android version will change it's on the 4.4.2 and uh this is the build number uh so let's apply the firmware I got it V OTA it's OT update and actually it's a pretty big update it's a 128 megabyte update and Samsung just says that it improves the stability so we'll apply this update and uh this is the exos version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 uh do let me know if you also got this update I'm not very sure if it's also applicable for the uh Snapdragon Qualcomm version so if you have a Snapdragon qualcom version do let me know in the comment section if you got this update and this update procedure uh will take some time it'll take about 2 3 minutes uh as you can see this is the S4 uh I 9500 version that I have this is the exos version and it'll just apply the update and reboot the device so I'll just quickly fast forward all these screens spoiler alert if you thought this uh update would bring the new user interface that we saw on the Samsung Galaxy S5 I'm sorry to say that's not the case I did not find any major changes in the UI it's the same old UI that we have seen on the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the update is uh done almost now it's going to reboot a took almost about uh close to 5 minutes and now it's just restarting and generally the first boot uh does take some time so if it takes a long time don't worry it's just normal also if you're doing these updates make sure that your battery is adequately charged and uh now it's optimizing the Android apps and this will also take about a minute or two so I'll just skip these and move to the next screen and uh it's done this also took about close to about 3 minutes again it'll depend upon the number of apps that you have and it's booted so let's just unlock it don't see any changes in the home screen the same guesture let's pull down the tray and no changes I thought that we might get the new interface that we saw in the Galaxy S5 but doesn't look like that and uh let's just go to the settings that's the same so looks like the build number must have changed and yes the build number has changed as you can see and it says the device was successfully updated Android version is the same it's the 4.4.2 uh that's get cat so it's not 4.3 or 4.4 but looks like a stability uh or internal update and uh if you also got this update do let us know in the comment section what changes have you felt on your Samsung Galaxy S4 did it improve the performance or in fact even regarding the battery life did this update improve the battery life or decrease it it will be helpful for everyone so uh that's it for this uh quick update on the Samsung Galaxy S4 if you like Google Now Now Google Now can be accessed from almost every Android home screen I have made a separate video regarding that so you can check out that for more info thank you for watching this video this is ranit and I hope to see you in my next videohi there this is ranit and I have this Samsung Galaxy S4 with me and uh just yesterday I just got a firware update before that let me actually show you the current uh Android version I don't think so the Android version will change it's on the 4.4.2 and uh this is the build number uh so let's apply the firmware I got it V OTA it's OT update and actually it's a pretty big update it's a 128 megabyte update and Samsung just says that it improves the stability so we'll apply this update and uh this is the exos version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 uh do let me know if you also got this update I'm not very sure if it's also applicable for the uh Snapdragon Qualcomm version so if you have a Snapdragon qualcom version do let me know in the comment section if you got this update and this update procedure uh will take some time it'll take about 2 3 minutes uh as you can see this is the S4 uh I 9500 version that I have this is the exos version and it'll just apply the update and reboot the device so I'll just quickly fast forward all these screens spoiler alert if you thought this uh update would bring the new user interface that we saw on the Samsung Galaxy S5 I'm sorry to say that's not the case I did not find any major changes in the UI it's the same old UI that we have seen on the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the update is uh done almost now it's going to reboot a took almost about uh close to 5 minutes and now it's just restarting and generally the first boot uh does take some time so if it takes a long time don't worry it's just normal also if you're doing these updates make sure that your battery is adequately charged and uh now it's optimizing the Android apps and this will also take about a minute or two so I'll just skip these and move to the next screen and uh it's done this also took about close to about 3 minutes again it'll depend upon the number of apps that you have and it's booted so let's just unlock it don't see any changes in the home screen the same guesture let's pull down the tray and no changes I thought that we might get the new interface that we saw in the Galaxy S5 but doesn't look like that and uh let's just go to the settings that's the same so looks like the build number must have changed and yes the build number has changed as you can see and it says the device was successfully updated Android version is the same it's the 4.4.2 uh that's get cat so it's not 4.3 or 4.4 but looks like a stability uh or internal update and uh if you also got this update do let us know in the comment section what changes have you felt on your Samsung Galaxy S4 did it improve the performance or in fact even regarding the battery life did this update improve the battery life or decrease it it will be helpful for everyone so uh that's it for this uh quick update on the Samsung Galaxy S4 if you like Google Now Now Google Now can be accessed from almost every Android home screen I have made a separate video regarding that so you can check out that for more info thank you for watching this video this is ranit and I hope to see you in my next video\n"