How to update the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 To get the most from your Galaxy Note 3 you should always make sure that it is running the latest possible firmware version. At the time this article is written the Note 3 currently runs Android 4.3 ( Jelly Bean ). From time to time Samsung releases new upgrades to their phones. According to rumors Samsung is already testing Android Kit Kat 4.4 on this device.
We suspect that we won’t have to wait too long before it gets here. It is likely that the Note 3 will receive another big update before Sammy stops updating it. It is not yet known whether the next version will be called Android 4.5 or 5.0.
Before you update take a moment to backup your data. Although I have never ever lost any data while updating any of my Android phones, I highly recommend that you spend some time backing up your phone.
Required software.Net Framework 3.5 SP1 or above Windows Media Player 10 or above DirectX 9.0C or above * For Windows Mobile 6 devices, use ActiveSync 4.5(Windows XP) or Windows Mobile Device Center 6.1(Windows Vista/7) ** Windows 8 includes Windows Media Player. Note: As you know, this program has both Windows and Mac versions, and this guide will show you some screen shots of Windows version, if you are a Mac user, you can follow the similar steps to control Samsung Galaxy S9 on Mac.
At the very least I would. This way you make sure that you don’t loose the most important data, should anything go wrong and you brick your phone. How to update the Note 3 OTA. From your Home screen tap the Settings icon.
From the settings tab choose the General tab. Now you have to click where it says About device.
Next, click the Software update tab. And finally click where it says Update. If this was useful why not. How to update the Note 3 via a computer with Kies. Before you start check that you have the following.
A USB cable to connect your phone to your PC. A PC with or a MAC with. Once you have downloaded and installed the correct Kies version you are ready to begin. Launch Samsung Kies and connect the device to the computer with the USB cable.
Kies will automatically check if your phone has the latest available Android version. If an update is available a pop up will appear and you can choose to start the process. If you have just successfully updated your Galaxy Note 3, congratulations.
If no update was found you should wait a few days and give it another go. I had trouble updating my Note 3. I would get errors about network unavailable, saying my phone is up to date even though it’s two versions behind, and update interrupted before even starting the update. I was on support forums and AT&T wasted 20 minutes just collecting information and then telling me to take it to a store without any troubleshooting. Eventually I took my wife’s phone and put her SIM in my phone, changed the date so I could try for another update, but still wouldn’t update. Without changing the date back I put my SIM back in and it started updating right after startup. I don’t know that it’s the fact that I put her SIM in I’m thinking you just need to reseat the SIM, change the date, and reboot.