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Galaxy S4

A firmware update is now available in Kenya for the Samsung Galaxy S4. The firmware is 370.49MB in size. It is available for download through OTA (Over-The-Air) or via the Samsung Kies PC suite.

Firmware update - Galaxy S4

The S4, when released, had a few shortcomings which this update hopes to fix.

For instance:

  • The 16GB version had a lot of bloatware and users were only left with 9.15GB as internal storage.
  • The S4 also didn’t support the transfer of apps and games to the SD card.
  • The camera app had issues and it sometimes restarted the phone.

Users can expect the following improvements after installing the firmware update (as reported by sammobile:

  • New Camera firmware
  • Smearing issue has been fixed (Purple effect while scrolling)
  • Smart Pause Toggle
  • Move Apps to SD Card
  • HDR Video (Can record HDR video)
  • Semi-transparent status bar
  • New Icons in Settings
  • Secure boot status (About Phone)
  • Increase legibility (Display) (New feature)
  • More internal storage: From 9.15GB to 9.23GB.

Update your Galaxy S4 and then tell us what you think of the new firmware update.