wraggster
August 4th, 2013, 17:45
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/08/google-play-edition-android-43-1375490950.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/02/google-play-edition-phones-start-receiving-android-4-3/)If you were wondering just how long it would take the Google Play Editions of the HTC One (http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/05/htc-one-google-play-edition-review/) and Samsung Galaxy S 4 (http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/06/samsung-galaxy-s-4-google-play-edition-review/) to get Android 4.3 (http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/24/android-4-3-jelly-bean-official/), we can now tell you: not long at all. Owners of both devices report that they're receiving over-the-air updates to the new OS. There isn't yet word of any GPE-specific additions, but we'll let you know if there are surprises in store.
Update: AnandTech has noticed (http://anandtech.com/show/7199/google-releases-43-ota-for-htc-one-and-galaxy-s4-google-play-editions) a few GPE-specific changes. Most home screen icons appear larger, infrared now works on the HTC One, and Bluetooth-based internet tethering is now an option for the Galaxy S 4.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/02/google-play-edition-phones-start-receiving-android-4-3/
Update: AnandTech has noticed (http://anandtech.com/show/7199/google-releases-43-ota-for-htc-one-and-galaxy-s4-google-play-editions) a few GPE-specific changes. Most home screen icons appear larger, infrared now works on the HTC One, and Bluetooth-based internet tethering is now an option for the Galaxy S 4.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/02/google-play-edition-phones-start-receiving-android-4-3/