Android 4.4 KitKat Release Date: Rumors Suggest October 14 Launch For New OS, Pantech Vega Confirms Year-End Availability Of KitKat In Devices

Android 4.4 KitKat still does not have an official release date from Google or even hints at what we should expect. According to Gotta Be Mobile however, this has not kept a well-known manufacturer from confirming that the much awaited update will be dropping soon.

If speculations are anything to go by, we should learn of the specs in October. To be more exact, October 14th when Google has an announcement for the upcoming Nexus 5 that we expect to carry Android 4.4 KitKat.

Gotta Be Mobile states that the only confirmation available was Google stating earlier that the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 launch with Android 4.4 KitKat is coming. There was a splash page surrounding it that touted a partnership with Nestle but no concrete details has emerged on what the release date would be or what features reviewers and users could look forward to.

Gotta Be Mobile, however, reports that Android manufacturer Pantech has already let it be known on Twitter that they have an Android 4.4 KitKat update for Vega Iron Smartphone that is being release before the end of this year.

According to Gotta Be Mobile, Blog of Mobile were the first to unearth this tweet (from the official Pantech Twitter account) which still kept the exact launch date for Vega Iron owners a mystery. All they got was that they can expect it soon. In other words, the only device that has been confirmed officially to come with Android 4.4 KitKat update before the 4.4 launch is the Pantech Vega Iron.

No other companies have spoken on the subject to-date reports Gotta Be Mobile while they still try to figure out which products will have the update and by when they can get it. So far what Gotta Be Mobile can confirm is that a majority of the devices like Galaxy Note 2, S3 and many more will be upgrading to Android 4.3 and then the KitKat upgrade will come further down the line. Speculations suggest that HTC One X and One X+ will not even get the upgrade at all but HTC has not commented on this.

As far as Gotta Be Mobile is concerned, Nexus lineups are usually the first to come with Android updates so it is probable that the Pantech Vega Iron will only come after the Nexus 4, 7 and 10 in terms of the Android 4.4 KitKat Release Date.

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