Things I would like to know before updating to KitKat

[Destiny1]

Hi everyone,

Am new to Sony and am delaying doing the update via PCC or SUS until the bugs I have read about are sorted.  Meanwhile i have a couple of questions which I cannot find answers to. 

How do I get rid of the notification I have on my phone telling me 14.3.A.0.681 is waiting? selecting 'clear' does not work. 

I read about the upcoming fixes due shortly but does that mean I will need to go ahead and install the 'buggy' 14.3.A.0.681 beforehand OR will a complete new KitKat be available to replace Jellybean? 

Have noted alexdon's advice of things to be aware of before updating but should the phone be on or off? 

Presumably MTP needs to be activated and USB debugging on?

Generally is it wise to do a factory reset after FW update?

Sorry to ask so many questions but updating Samsung Galaxy via Kies was never straightforward so want to be prepared this time and hopefully any responses will help others too.  Thank you

[_alexdon_ · Accepted solution]

You cannot get rid of the notification until you update,if you clear data for update centre it will come back.

It seems that you can wait for the next update without installing this one,but I am not sure if it will work fine when you update.

The phone must be turned on for PC companion(I updated to kitkat about 4 days ago and it needed the phone on).Sony update service needs the phone turned off because it first checks for the firmware version.

You need to have MTP enabled.

About the factory reset,it is not necessarily.I have not done factory resets and I do not encounter big problems with the KK(only the loudpeaker-earspeaker thing).Even before,on my Xperia P,I have not reseted to factory settings after each update.

[camaro322hp]

Clearing data will at least temporarily remove the notification, at least until you reboot or run the app again.

Go to settings, apps, all, Update Center, then click clear data. It's kept the notification gone for me.

[Destiny1]

Thanks camaro322hp  your suggestion worked. Now to decide whether I want KitKat or not now I know the fixes are due shortly.

[_alexdon_]

The next update should start rolling on April 7th.

[Destiny1]

Whilst waiting for the expected update please can anyone advise which is the better method of doing updates, SUS or PC Companion?  Presume they both have pros and cons.

My earlier query still remains.  I, like others here, chose to keep Jellybean until I felt that KitKat and it's various bugs appeared to be sorted so I will keep a check on this forum once the new fix is rolled out before making a decision.  What I do not understand is do I then have to accept the original KItKat (which my phone is still offering me) before I use the forthcoming update with fixes? 

In a perfect world, I would like to think Sony will issue a new FULL version of KK (minus bugs) for those of us who chose to wait but not sure if this is what will happen? 

Grateful for any thoughts.

[camaro322hp]

My notification just came back, so I had to clear data again to make it go away.  So you may need to clear data every couple days to keep this thing away.

I am definitely waiting for another release before upgrading to KK.  I may not upgrade to KK at all, since there are no major enhancements that will be useful to me, plus the SD card writing restrictions will basically force me to have root access - I won't accept apps not having write access to SD card.  4.3 has been very stable for me, so I'm happy staying on that for the time being.

As for your other question, I am fairly certain that you won't have to perform a step upgrade - that is, you won't have to update to .681 to get the new update.  You should be able to update directly to the new version without first being on .681.

[_alexdon_]

Sony update service is an update engine by definition,PCC is more of a file explorer.