There are a few weeks, the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 began to receive the update to Android version KitKat operating system. Obviously, this was good news, KitKat bringing a small graphic renewal and performance optimizations.
Except that, with the new update (which happens as OTA), third accessories would become incompatible with the terminal . Many people have complained on the forums because after updating their "flip cover" manufactured by others no longer work normally.
Developmental defect or commercial operation? Nobody knows. Some media suggest the presence of fleas on stamped identifications Samsung accessories that allow smartphones to recognize those from the same brand as the phone. And updating Kit Kat would just activated a feature associated with these chips identifications.
But anyway, it seems that Samsung now corrects shooting with a new update. Previously, South Korea had admitted the existence of the problem and had communicated this:
"We have now identified a software compatibility problem with the update to Android 4.4 (KitKat) and some third-party accessories. A software update will be available soon. We are committed to providing a diverse and reliable for all customers mobile experience, providing ongoing support and solutions to any problems that arise with updates to products for both accessories manufactured by Samsung and by those third. "
Today, our colleagues SamMobile report that the deployment of this update has started. The first country to benefit was Poland and concern variant SM-N9005 with quad-core processor. This update should normally also happen in other countries and other variants like the Exynos model.
Besides the problem with third-party accessories, the update also would correct a writing microSD card problem that some users may have noticed.