Galaxy Note 2 officially received its Jelly Bean flavour
Last month Samsung announced that Jelly Bean will start rolling out to Galaxy Note 2. Today the internet exploded with rumours that Android 4.3 is really close to arrive to Samsung Galaxy Note 2 suggesting this will happen in a few days. But that was hours ago! Now it appears that Samsung went ahead all the speculations by launching the update in some regions for both the 3G and 4G variants of Galaxy Note 2. Users of GT-N7100 and GT-N7105 will be pleased to find out that the Jelly Bean update is very stable unlike the one that arrived to Samsung Galaxy S3 and got put on hold because of issues with lagging performance, unstable Wi-Fi connection, battery drain and a few other serious problems that need to be taken care of. Android 4.3 comes with all the improvements to be excited for, except for new S Pen features. If you were hoping for Air Command, S Note and other S Pen updates like the ones featured on Galaxy Note 3, you will probably have to wait for the next Android version update.
So far, Sam Mobile has noticed the most significant changes brought by Android 4.3 Jelly Bean to Galaxy Note 2, featuring the following improvements. Notice that this is not even the final list and there could be more.
- GALAXY GEAR Support
- TRIM Support (Makes the device much faster)
- Samsung KNOX
- Samsung Wallet (Pre-loaded)
- Better RAM management
- Core UI elements updated to the ones on the Galaxy S4 (Galaxy S4′s theme all over)
- New Samsung Keyboard
- GPU drivers have been updated (Higher GPU benchmark scores)
- New Lockscreen: Multiple Widgets, improved ripple effect than Android 4.1.2, ability to change clock size and set a personal message
- New screen modes (From S4): Adapt Display and Professional Photo
- Daydream
- Driving mode
- Actionable notifications
- Move-to-SD-card feature
- New Camera mode: Sound and Shot
- New Additions in Notification Centre
- Completely revamped Settings UI (Tabbed interface – Exactly like the Galaxy S4)
- Implementation of Voice controls (Let’s you control various parts of the phone using voice commands – Galaxy S4 feature)
- New Samsung Apps: Calculator, Clock, Contacts, Gallery, Music
- Full screen Samsung apps
- New S-Voice (from Galaxy S4)
Meanwhile, the new software update might take its time before arriving to your country, as the release is phased. So far the new Android 4.3 update for Samsung Galaxy Note 2 LTE (GT-N7105) is available in the Nordic countries and pending for the rest of the world. For what it’s worth, the rumours appear to be true and until the end of the week, your device will run a brand new Jelly Bean.
Source: Sam Mobile
