Android 4.4 KitKat Problems: Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Third Party Accessories Rendered Non-Functional By Update

While many are rejoicing that the Android 4.4 KitKat update for the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is officially underway, many early adopters are not quite as ecstatic about the issues that have come with it.

Android 4.4 began updating on the Galaxy Note 3 SM-N9005 model in Poland last week while the Galaxy Note 3 SM-N900 model in Russia began updating earlier this week. Thus far, only these two regions have seen updates for the Galaxy Note 3, but that has not stopped tech-savvy people from discovering a tricky flaw having to do with third-party accessories. Users at the XDA Developers forum report that since the Android 4.4 KitKat update has rolled out Galaxy Note 3 handsets, third-party accessories such as as smart covers are no longer working. The Spigen Slim Armor View smart cover, in particular, has been singled out as an accessory that does not work with the Android 4.4 updated Galaxy Note 3. It appears the origin of this problem is simple and may be deliberate on Samsung’s part.

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