Android 4.3 for Samsung Galaxy Note

Android 4.3 update should be hitting the Samsung Galaxy Note II pretty shortly, but if you don’t feel like waiting any longer you’d be interested to know that a leaked ROM is available for flashing right now. It’s reportedly a build very close to the final ones, so it will have no trouble serving as a daily driver. Samsung Galaxy Note 2 could begin rolling out on U.S. carriers within days, but while the Note 2 update is still unofficial, there is still time to download the leaked firmware.

Android 4.3 test firmware for the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 on Sunday. A leaked Android 4.3 update timeline indicates that rollouts should begin on Wednesday, with the AT&T and Sprint models of the Galaxy Note 2 receiving the update. Following recent issues with the Android 4.3 update for the Samsung Galaxy S3, some wonder of the Galaxy Note 2 update could be slightly delayed. Gotta Be Mobile notes, as a late-generation device, the software within the Galaxy Note 2 is much more similar to the Galaxy S3 than the Galaxy S4. Other news on the Galaxy Note 2 update is a bit dated, such as Australian carrier Telstra announcing its Android 4.3 roll out date for Nov. 25, and French carrier SFR reporting it will update the Galaxy Note 2 in December. In addition to the expected Nov. 20 roll out date for the AT&T and Sprint Galaxy Note 2, the Verizon Galaxy S3 is expected to update to Android 4.3 on Nov. 22.

Here’s the complete changelog:

• OpenGL 3.0 Support 
• ANT+ Support 
• Samsung KNOX Implementation (KNOX bootloader and dedicated application) 
• Samsung Wallet comes pre-loaded Improved RAM management Improved Display colour reproduction (Display looks much sharper than before) Improved TouchWiz Launcher (Much less launcher redraws and less lag) 
• New Samsung Keyboard New Samsung Browser (Full screen by default, new tab interface and more) 
• New Reading Mode (Optimises display for reading, used by only a few specific applications) New Camera firmware Minor UI tweaks (Contacts app, Flashlight Widget, dialog boxes etc) 
• The leaked ROM is only compatible with the N7100 version of the Galaxy Note II, so if you happen to have a N7105 LTE unit you are unfortunately out of luck.