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International i9500 KitKat 4.4.2 releases

Flashed my I9500 to it last night and so far so good. The UI is faster and smoother, RAM management seems great to, and they've also upgraded Multi Window Multitasking with Note 3 features such as being able to run the same app twice and interacting between the two windows.
Am also digging the white icons in notification bar:
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I had a play round with the beta version on the i9505, it's a huge improvement in that the lag is reduced allot, pulling the notification bar is no longer laggy and scrolling is smooth.

Why they had to wait until kitkat to bring us these improvements I don't understand. Should have been like this from the start Samsung.
 
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KitKat, Androis 4.4.2, is now also available for International, GT-i9500, users in India on CSC code ODD and Product code INU.

Model: GT-I9500
Model name: Galaxy S 4
Country: India
Version: Android 4.4.2
Changelist: 699287
Build date: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 11:33:19 +0000
Product Code: INU
PDA: I9500XXUFNB3
CSC: I9500ODDFNB3
MODEM: I9500DDUFNA4




Check both Kies and OTA, (Over The Air). For more details on firmwares, CSC and Product codes, see 23 Galaxy S4 models - know yours?
 
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More KitKat, Android 4.4.2, releases for the International, GT-i9500 on the following CSC codes...


OJV = United Arab Emirates

OJV = Saudi Arabia

OZS = Hong Kong

OLB = Indonesia

OLB = Singapore

OLB = Malaysia

OLB = Thailand

OLB = Vietnam

UUB = Trinidad and Tobago

OJV = Turkey

OZS = Taiwan

OZT = Brazil




Check both Kies and OTA, (Over The Air). For more details on firmwares, CSC and Product codes, see 23 Galaxy S4 models - know yours?
 
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More KitKat, Android 4.4.2, release for the International, GT-i9500 on the following CSC codes...


DOR = Dominican Republic (Orange)

OXE = Kazakhstan

ZTO = Brazil

YDD = India

OXE = Uzbekistan

OJV = Tunisia

OJV = Afghanistan

OJV = Pakistan (PAK)

OJV = Mauritania




Check both Kies and OTA, (Over The Air). For more details on firmwares, CSC and Product codes, see 23 Galaxy S4 models - know yours?
 
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Interesting!... a 2nd update for India on the KitKat firmware, see post #4. This takes the firmware from NB3 to NC1. This looks like a bug fix release.

ODD = India (Product code INS)

ODD = India (Product code INU)

ODD = Nepal

ODD = Sri Lanka

ODD = Bangladesh






Check both Kies and OTA, (Over The Air). For more details on firmwares, CSC and Product codes, see 23 Galaxy S4 models - know yours?
 
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More KitKat, Android 4.4.2, release for the International, GT-i9500 on the following CSC codes...


CHU = China

CHN = China
(updated)


This brings the number of releases so far for the International, GT-i9500, octa core to around 29 to-date.




Check both Kies and OTA, (Over The Air). For more details on firmwares, CSC and Product codes, see 23 Galaxy S4 models - know yours?
 
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KitKat, Android 4.4.2, releases for the International, GT-i9500 on the following CSC code/s...


UWA = Dominican Republic

UUB = Argentina



This brings the number of releases so far for the International, GT-i9500, octa core to around 35 to-date.



Check both Kies and OTA, (Over The Air). For more details on firmwares, CSC and Product codes, see 23 Galaxy S4 models - know yours?
 
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KitKat, Android 4.4.2, releases for the International, GT-i9500 on the following CSC code/s...


ICE = Costa Rica

OJV = Iraq

OJV = Egypt



This brings the number of worldwide KitKat releases so far for the International, GT-i9500, octa core to around 39 to-date.


Check both Kies and OTA, (Over The Air). For more details on firmwares, CSC and Product codes, see 23 Galaxy S4 models - know yours?
 
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KitKat, Android 4.4.2, releases for the International, GT-i9500 on the following CSC code/s...


TFG = Argentina (Movistar)

UUB = Panama

PSN = Argentina (Personal)

UUB = Uruguay



This brings the number of worldwide KitKat releases so far for the International, GT-i9500, octa core to around 45 to-date.



Check both Kies and OTA, (Over The Air). For more details on firmwares, CSC and Product codes, see 23 Galaxy S4 models - know yours?
 
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