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Android 4.4.4 update for Google Play editions [updated]

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In the shadow of yesterday's preview of the upcoming Android L release at Google I/O, was the arrival of Android 4.4.4 on the various Google Play edition devices: HTC One (M7), HTC One (M8), Galaxy S4, Moto G and Sony Z Ultra. [Update: the LG GPad 8.3 GPe has now received the Android 4.4.4 update as well, as has the standard Sony Xperia Z1 Compact and Xperia Z1]

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The Android 4.4.3. Whether the 4.4.4 code carried some other improvements with it or these cases are simply a matter of luck we do not yet know.

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If you've got a Google Play edition device, you've now got Android 4.4.4 as well. / © Play Store

Unlike some previous rollouts the Motorola group of devices is still waiting for the Android 4.4.4 update, with the news that Android 4.4.3 would be dropped and the Moto G, Moto X and Moto E would simply leapfrog direct to Android 4.4.4. Despite the apparently minor changes in the latest version Motorola owners didn't beat the Nexus family or even the Google Play edition devices to the punch this time around. 

Have you got the Android 4.4.4 update yet? Have you seen any other changes since 4.4.3?

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Kris Carlon

Kris Carlon
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Kris is a former AndroidPIT Editor who came to the team via a lengthy period spent traveling and relying on technology to keep him in touch with the outside world. He can usually be found juggling three phones at once and poring over G+ posts, Reddit and RSS feeds.

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  • 2
    ahmad safadi Jul 6, 2014 Link to comment

    i still not get 4.4.3 :/


  • patrick bath 5
    patrick bath Jun 30, 2014 Link to comment

    I have 4.4.4 in my hox with AICP rom... Nothing perceptive to humans,,,


  • 2
    Casey Myers Jun 30, 2014 Link to comment

    no I haven't I have the lg exceed 2 will I be getting that and android l ????????????????????//


    • Kris Carlon 35
      Kris Carlon Jun 30, 2014 Link to comment

      I'd be very surprised if you didn't get the latest Android version as the device is still very new. As for Android L, who knows. There may be hardware prerequisites from Google's end that we don't know about yet so it's hard to say, but it should be out in the next few months and making its way to carrier devices early next year so keep your fingers crossed that LG puts the Exceed 2 on the update list.


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    Deactivated Account Jun 27, 2014 Link to comment

    It fixed all the bugs I had with 4.4.3!

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