Official Android 4.3 Jelly Bean firmware for Samsung Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Note 2 get push update schedule in the United States from four network carriers - AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon.

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Android 4.3 Jelly Bean Update Schedule

Android 4.3 Jelly Bean is now out for Galaxy S4 and network carriers finally set their schedule for the Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Note 2. A leaked document from Best Buy was found by Geek and it reveals the designated push update dates from four United States network carriers, bringing Android 4.3 to Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Note 2.

The document specified staggered rollout based on specific carriers compatible on the following devices:

Galaxy S3

Galaxy Note 2

Galaxy S4

Galaxy S4 Active

AT&T

November 13

November 20

November 13

December 24

Sprint

November 6

November 20

October 30

N/A

T-Mobile

November 25 to LTE variant

December 2

November 18 to LTE variant

N/A

Verizon

November 22

November 29

October 28

N/A

AT&T and Sprint subscribers with Galaxy S3 get the official Android 4.3 first then followed by T-Mobile and Verizon customers by late November.

Owners of Galaxy Note 2 in the United States will get an update initially from AT&T and Sprint on November 20, followed by Verizon on the 29th then finally from T-Mobile by December 2.

Official Android 4.3 Jelly Bean Features

Aside from Android 4.3 features, both Galaxy S3 and Note 2 are getting Galaxy Gear support as a native function on the device plus other implementations from Samsung.

1. TRIM support to make device faster

2. ANT+ support enabled

3. Samsung Knox Security Suite now a dedicated application

4. Samsung Waller becomes a native application

5. Improvements on the RAM management

6. Enhancement on display colour reproduction to make it look sharper

7. More stable TouchWiz UI performance with less redraws and lags

8. Updated Samsung virtual keyboard

9. New Samsung browser with full screen as default, new tab interface and more

10. Reading Mode improvements with optimisation on reading and can be used by specific applications

11. New camera firmware, UI and functionalities

12. Tweaks on applications, dialog boxes, widgets and more

Samsung Galaxy S3 and Note 2 owners in other regions may also get the update at the same time with United States user from their respective network providers via FOTA or Samsung Kies PC Suite.