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Samsung has confirmed

updates with KitKat for four of its last high-end models. However, the Samsung Galaxy Note seems relegated to stagnate 4.1.2 Android Jelly Bean . In the absence of official support initiatives such as the development group Paranoid ROM , who has already released a version Alpha for phablet based on the latest Google update emerge Android 4.4 .

Much

manufacturers ensures that your equipment will be updated during the first 18 months after its commercial launch. Some models even have the luck to receive updates beyond that limit. However, there are exceptions and the Samsung Galaxy Note is not expected to be included in this select group of terminals. In situations like this that prevent software upgrades launched by Google reach “obsolete smartphones”, the Android community offers an alternative for those who want to maintain their terminals for a long way. Are the custom ROM and Paranoid stands as one of the highlights.

First

progress

Notably

few weeks ago came the first version of the ROM based on Android 4.4 for the Nexus 4 and Nexus 7. Now, the development team has just released the first Alpha version for the Samsung Galaxy Note. This development means that the Samsung phablet can take advantage of optimizations implemented in the source code of Google even though the firm will not release an official update to that version of Android.

Installation

If you’re willing to take the plunge and install paranoidandroid 4.0 Alpha, you should know that you need Root permissions and recovery alternative from which to carry out the installation process. Similarly, it is noteworthy that Paranoid is based on the original Android interface (though with its own customization), which involves the loss of TouchWiz. In the same thread of XDA developers where the group announced the news you can find installation instructions via a couple of videos and information on the progress of the project and a section with FAQ. For now version 4.0 introduces some errors in system operation such as the FM radio does not work and the video output, the latter problem is due to lack of drivers to be a proprietary function Samsung.