Good News: Samsung releases official Android 4.3 update for Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500) Indian Users

By: Unknown on 05:57

Android 4.3

As promised Samsung has just started rolling out Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) update to the Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500) Indian Users.There are not much visual changes but there are a ton of under the hood improvements and optimisations. The device simply feels much faster than before, and benchmark scores have significantly increased as well. In Antutu Benchmark we used to get a score of 25-26K with Android 4.2.2 and now with Android 4.3 we get around 29-30K. Samsung doesn’t provide an official change log for its updates but after testing a few internal builds and this official one, we can give you folks our own list of changes and improvements we have noticed.
CHANGES AND IMPROVEMENTS IN ANDROID 4.3 UPDATE
- TRIM Support (Makes the device much faster)
- ANT+ Support
- Samsung KNOX Implementation (KNOX bootloader and dedicated application)
- Samsung Wallet comes pre-loaded
- Improved RAM management
- Improved Display colour reproduction (Display looks much sharper than before)
- Improved TouchWiz Launcher (Much less launcher redraws and less lag)
- New Samsung Keyboard
- New Samsung Browser (Full screen by default, new tab interface and more)
- New Reading Mode (Optimises display for reading, used by only a few specific applications)
- New Camera firmware
- Minor UI tweaks (Contacts app, Flashlight Widget, dialog boxes etc)
How to get it:
1. Connect your phone to Kies PC app and Update.
2. Goto settings > misc > About Device > Software Update > Update.
3. You can also get it here for flashing through Odin Mobile (In the search box type I9500):
http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/
4. Direct Link for offline Flash:
http://www.hotfile.com/dl/251536546/b2a935e/I9500XXUEMJ5_I9500ODDEMJ5_INU.zip.html
Size OTA/Kies: Approximate 658.31 MB, so better try updating using your PC or on a WIFI Network.
Size of Full Package Direct Download from Hotfiles:  Approximate 1379 MB
Users from Other countries who can also get this update are:
Russia / Vietnam / Indonesia / India
Enjoy:)