CyanogenMod team has released Android 4.4.4 KitKat based CM11 M10 custom ROM for the Samsung Galaxy S4 GT-I9500 (non-LTE) model. The CyanogenMod 11 ROM brings several welcome tweaks and customization options to boost your phone’s performance.
Jealous of your friend’s Moto X because it has Touchless Control? Samsung Galaxy S4 (or any phone running on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and above) users can now enjoy the same experience on their phone with Open Mic+ for Google Now app. The app triggers Google Now by just saying the phrase “OK Google” and ready to accept all your commands at any time without even waking up the device.
If you are a Samsung Galaxy S4 user, you might have already known its “Quick Glance” feature. This feature lets you preview the time, date, notifications and other details with a simple hand gesture. You do not need to unlock the phone to view time and notifications, instead, just hover your hand across the screen. Now you can make this feature even better with a simple app called Glance Notifications.
Samsung Galaxy S4 features certain sensors including temperature, humidity, barometer, and RGB Light Sensors. You can check ambient temperature, pressure and humidity level of your surrounding environment as well as measure RGB and white intensity of a light source. Unfortunately, Galaxy S4 does not have an easy solution to use these sensors.
We can’t say when will get Android 4.4 KitKat update on Galaxy S4. It will take months or year, however, if you have keen interest on this new KitKat OS and want to try right on your Galaxy S4, the easiest way is by flashing custom ROM. Here is how to update Galaxy S4 to Android 4.4 KitKat with an unofficial build of CyanogenMod 11.
After months of rumors and speculation, the Google Nexus 5 is finally out in the Play Store and available at affordable price in the US, Canada, UK, Australia, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Japan, Korea and India. It will be available in many other countries in mid-November. It brings the latest Android 4.4 Kitkat experience along with new hardware refreshes to users.