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Galaxy Note 3 third party accessory issues not due to KitKat upgrade: Samsung

Galaxy Note 3 third-party accessory issues not due to KitKat upgrade: Samsung

By Robin Sinha | Updated: 29 January 2014 11:40 IST

Samsung has quickly cleared the air regarding its Galaxy Note 3 third-party accessories issue, which were said to have become incompatible with the handset following the Android 4.4 KitKat upgrade, as part of a speculated policy enforcement that required Note 3 accessories to be Samsung certified.

Previously, reports speculated that the third-party accessories for Samsung Galaxy Note 3 would no longer run with the device after the recently released Android 4.4 KitKat update, that required authentic Samsung ID chips to be included on the accessories post the certification process, which enabling proper pairing.

However, the Korean consumer electronics giant firm, a few hours after these initial reports, addressed the issue, saying that the customers can continue using the third-party accessories and the issue has no relation with the Android 4.4 KitKat OS.

"To ensure a pleasant and smooth user experience with Samsung products for our customers, we recommend that only original accessories from Samsung are to be used. Of course, customers can continue to rely on third-party accessories. The full functionality of our devices and accessories, however, can only be ensured with genuine Samsung components, since only in this way it is certain that the equipment and accessories are perfectly matched. A correlation between the Android version 4.4 and the supposed incompatibility of third-party accessories does not exist," stated the firm to All About Samsung, a German website.

Recently, Samsung started rolling out the Android 4.4 KitKat to its Galaxy Note 3's Exynos processor variant. It has been understood that the first country to receive the Exynos Galaxy Note 3 update will be Russia, followed by other regions in the coming weeks.

The company is already rolling-out Android 4.4.2 KitKat for the Snapdragon 800-powered Galaxy Note 3 (SM-N9005), starting with Poland.

Samsung Galaxy Note 3

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Brilliant HD screen
Excellent performance
Latest OS version
Options for easy single-handed operation

Bad
No FM radio
No 4K video recording
Expensive
Bad low light photography

Read detailed Samsung Galaxy Note 3 review

Display 5.70-inch

Processor 1.9GHz octa-core

Front Camera 2-megapixel

Rear Camera 13-megapixel

RAM 3GB

Storage 32GB

Battery Capacity 3200mAh

OS Android 4.3

Resolution 1080x1920 pixels

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