{"id":3442,"date":"2014-01-26T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-26T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8105\/?p=3442"},"modified":"2021-12-04T21:24:00","modified_gmt":"2021-12-04T21:24:00","slug":"galaxy-note-3-n9005-kitkat-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.shahada.abubakar.net\/?p=3442","title":{"rendered":"Galaxy Note 3 N9005 – KitKat Update"},"content":{"rendered":"
Galaxy Note 3 N9005 : KitKat Update<\/b>Read on till the end to see why I think this is crap!<\/i><\/p>\n

Got the kitkat android 4.4 update for my Note 3. Only difference I’ve noticed are the colors of the status icons and slightly smoother animation. But then I’m also using Nova Prime launcher.<\/p>\n

Honestly, I think it’s only a big deal if you’re on a stock Nexus device.<\/p>\n

Update:<\/p>\n

1. First issue has hit. Seems most apps can no longer write to the sd card. ES File manager, AndFTP, VoiceRecorder can’t, VoiceRecorder, but Samsung’s File manager can. This new policy is going to break A LOT of stuff I use. Hopefully there’s a workaround (I’m guessing this involves “changing how you’re used to using your device”) or else will have to consider rooting.<\/p>\n

I can see some advantages to moving in this direction, security wise and all, but really, these kind of policy changes that affect how you use a device should only be rolled out on a new device, not an update. That way, I have a choice to decide NOT to buy the thing, rather than have it forced on to me.<\/p>\n

2. Call Recording is no longer supported on Android Kit Kat<\/i>.<\/p>\n

This is fixable by rooting (losing warranty due to knox flag) and buying Call Recorder (http:\/\/goo.gl\/2dhvi<\/a>) at USD9.95. The trial version is slightly newer than the one in the Play store and recognizes the Note 3 and has MP3 as a supported format.<\/p>\n

#android<\/a><\/a> \u00a0 #note3<\/a><\/a> \u00a0 #kitkat<\/a><\/p>\n

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