Samsung Galaxy Note 3

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Samsung Galaxy Note 3 update now rolls out to address third-party accessory fiasco

Samsung has just been reported to have started the roll out of an update that addresses issues with third-party accessories for the Galaxy Note 3 that appeared after upgrading to Android 4.4. This was after the manufacturer flip-flopped on placing the blame on those unofficial accessories.

The Android 4.4 update that arrived on the Galaxy Note 3 was a bittersweet gift for some users. Along with the improvements and new features that the latest Android version brought, users discovered that third-party accessories, particularly unofficial S-View cases, suddenly stopped working like they used to.

At first, Samsung's official reaction was to blame it on third-party accessory makers. After all, it was a perfect opportunity to advertise how its own official accessories work perfectly. There were even rumors that the Korean manufacturer was purposely doing this in order to advertise and increase the sales of its accessories. Nevertheless, a few days later, Samsung, while not really issuing a mea culpa, announced that it has discovered the software issue underlying the compatibility problem and will soon be issuing a software update.

That update now arrives almost a month later, at least for users in Poland and Russia where the update was spotted, bearing the build number N9005XXUENB3. Interestingly, this update also supposedly fixes another reported issue where apps could not write to external SD card storage. It is still unconfirmed whether this is related to the new restrictive external storage policy in Android 4.4 that has recently been unearthed.
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So since we have the polish edition, there should be an update available, I'm guessing from Sammobile. Haven't checked yet.
 
hj2k_x said:
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Do the brick n mortar stores have them? Can't say I've seen any in the shops..
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Shops do stock them but it is to be noted they sell a replacement back with the receiver built in which adds quite a bit of bulk, cases have trouble fitting them so beware.

Also the prices are insane.
 
I flashed my phone a couple of weeks ago with dominatrix' file, so I'm running 4.4.2, the Samsung version. When I got home an hour ago, I got a 27mb update. I have no idea what it's for.
 
CamiKaze said:
I flashed my phone a couple of weeks ago with dominatrix' file, so I'm running 4.4.2, the Samsung version. When I got home an hour ago, I got a 27mb update. I have no idea what it's for.
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Maybe it was the update to address the third party accessory issue.
 
So I updated to 4.4.2 last night. I wiped my phone first, and then updated through Odin. No issues there. Not much difference in look and feel, however, Deezer does not seem to work for some reason, which is most unfortunate. Anybody else use Deezer having issues on 4.4.2?
 
my Tapatalk on the Note 3 keeps signing me out, any help here?
 
BrokenRSA said:
So I updated to 4.4.2 last night. I wiped my phone first, and then updated through Odin. No issues there. Not much difference in look and feel, however, Deezer does not seem to work for some reason, which is most unfortunate. Anybody else use Deezer having issues on 4.4.2?
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Mine works fine.
Agree on the look and feel, no major diffs. Lol
 
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