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LG G2 upgrade to Android 4.4 Kitkat this March

We just got word from LG Philippines that the upgrade to Android 4.4 Kitkat of the LG G2 is due to roll out this month.

The LG G2 has been around since September 2013 and is the first one of LG handsets to get the latest Android Kitkat upgrade.

The LG G2 32GB variant still has the suggested retail price of Php29,990 while the 16GB model retails for Php24,990 (of course, the street prices have already gone down to the Php20k to Php25k range).

We’ll update more on this once the upgrade is in progress.

You can read about our LG G2 review here.

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Abe is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of YugaTech with over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. He is one of the pioneers of blogging in the country and considered by many as the Father of Tech Blogging in the Philippines. He is also a technology consultant, a tech columnist with several national publications, resource speaker and mentor/advisor to several start-up companies.

78 Responses

  1. Avatar for Nate Maxwell Nate Maxwell says:

    KITKAT Finally!! Can’t wait to have the first bite. :)

  2. Avatar for marvin De Verra marvin De Verra says:

    very nice!!! hoping to upgrade my phone as soon as possible. :)

  3. Avatar for giann giann says:

    hi mr. abe… how about lg g pro lite when the upgrade to kitkat will be arrived? thanks…

  4. Avatar for neilruzty neilruzty says:

    Indeed, G2 taiwan can be updated na!

    You can check here:
    http://lg-phone-firmware.com/index.php?id_mod=36

    Sa Philippines, wala pang new! Sad.. :(

  5. Avatar for hooray hooray says:

    Still got no update here. Both OTA and PC Suite. Hopefully included sa update yung ART :)

  6. Avatar for Nido Nido says:

    I got my OTA Kitkat update for my D802 Twaiwan (Bought @ a local online store) 9AM today. :)

  7. Avatar for user1 user1 says:

    sana maayos nila yung gps signal sa lg g2

  8. Avatar for Gelo Gelo says:

    @Riba. Hi, after I downloaded and installed the update. I charged my G2 to 100% and set my brightness level to max with the my mobile data on for 3 hours. I really noticed the improvement of the battery life. It’s way faster and more fluid than before also. I am using the Gold G2 D802 that I bought from an online store by the way. I received the update via OTA and was really surprised. The file was around 500MB. Hopefully you receieved yours too. Note: The gold version of G2 is from Taiwan.

  9. Avatar for Fra Fra says:

    wala pdin haha

  10. Avatar for ahmed ahmed says:

    When i get kitkat for my lg g2 d802 in middle east (Qatar) ?

  11. Avatar for Riba Riba says:

    wag naman sana magtanga tangahan dito kasi hindi lang naman ikaw (or kayo) ang may ganitong unit para hindi malaman ang totoo

    • Avatar for rape rape says:

      @ riba, you’re funny. ikaw oks ka lang ba?

    • Avatar for Ribobo Ribobo says:

      @riba big deal masyado? Easy lang hahaha

    • Avatar for wew wew says:

      @riba kalma lng,samahan kita sa nbi kasuhan naten yang nagpapahighblood sau.hahaha

    • Avatar for Gelo Gelo says:

      Chill Dude. Maxado ka yatang affected. It’s not our fault that ur unit is still not receiving the update via OTA. Do you want some screenshot for proof? The other guy is right, you’re funny.

    • Avatar for Riba Riba says:

      better do a video and post it on youtube, show ur gold variant taiwan model, open quick memo and write “RIBA FU” take note: 4.4.2

    • Avatar for wew wew says:

      @gelo pagbigyan mo na to nang tumahimik na.

    • Avatar for Gelo Gelo says:

      Here’s a screenie for proof. I hope youre contented with this. https://onedrive.live.com/#cid=90AA7EBA7E400169&id=90AA7EBA7E400169%211034&v=3

    • Avatar for Riba Riba says:

      simpleng request lang, hindi pa sinunod, anyway, may nakapag-access na ba? di ko maaccess eh

  12. Avatar for Riba Riba says:

    are u sure gelo?

    updated was 4pm, tapos posted comment mo dito 7.42pm. in more than 3 hours, napansin mo na agad yung improvement ng battery life?

    yung akin na 70 hours umaabot, so kailangan maging 80 hours ko imonitor ang cp, para masabi kong nag improve talaga ang bat,

    ok ka lang ba talaga? o baka naman nasearch mo lang sa net itong mga sinabi mo, which is nabasa ko na saan mang website

    halata ka boy,

    saka hindi pa available, OTA n/a, lg pc suite n/a, at kahit sa LG MOBILE SUPPORT TOOL n/a

    masabi lang na una siya, tsk tsk!

    and yugatech, feb 28 pa po ito official announced sa official lg blog website nila, ang late naman ng call sa inyo ng lg ph

    • Avatar for Gelo Gelo says:

      @Riba. Hi, after I downloaded and installed the update. I charged my G2 to 100% and set my brightness level to max with the my mobile data on for 3 hours. I really noticed the improvement of the battery life. It’s way faster and more fluid than before also. I am using the Gold G2 D802 that I bought from an online store by the way. I received the update via OTA and was really surprised. The file was around 500MB. Hopefully you receieved yours too. Note: The gold version of G2 is from Taiwan. By your reaction on my post, it seems that you still haven’t received yours, so that would make me one of the few people from the Philippines to receive the 4.4.2 update first, so that’s awesome. : )

    • Avatar for Riba Riba says:

      @gelo

      ayan ka na naman eh,

      kung ang mismong taga hk and taiwan, hindi pa updated, bakit ko nasabi yun? kasi nakita ko sa available latest version of OS sa LG MOBILE SUPPORT TOOL. if meron ka nun, check the country and lalabas ang lahat ng list. nakaindicate pa if FOTA / PC

      magsisinungaling pa ba ang mismong source ng LG kaysa sayo?

      and fyi din, lampas 1 gig ang size ng update (based on g2 korean, at&t, t-mobile versions)

      anyway, basta this march ito lalabas, at kapag nilabas ito, sabay sabay na to sa asia, europe, basta D802 ang model, regardless kung black, white, gold, red, 16, 32 pa.

      pero nice try gelo

    • Avatar for Riba Riba says:

      may zoning pa nga ang lg ng update list nila

      EURO OPEN (consist of countries in europe)
      HK/Taiwan/China (Chinese Language)
      PH(TCI)/Vietnam
      ASIA MID (Middle East/Arabic Language)

      lahat ng to hindi pa seeding ang update to 4.4.2

    • Avatar for neilruzty neilruzty says:

      mukhang tama naman si gelo.. mga taga taiwan or owners ng D802 taiwan model eh meron ng update at mga 500mb+ lang..

      source:
      http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2681230

  13. Avatar for Gelo Gelo says:

    Updated mine earlier at 4 pm. Vast improvement on battery life, camera stability and faster response sa knock on feature. I’m happy camper.

  14. Avatar for Brent Brent says:

    Not yet available in OTA

  15. Avatar for Carl Bytes Carl Bytes says:

    Korean versions are already updated to Kitkat since Dec. I can say no significant changes. At di pa compatible sa Xposed framework.

  16. Avatar for Oliver Bayani Oliver Bayani says:

    Hello Guys! Kit Kat is now served! Check your updates!

  17. Avatar for Charles Angelo Charles Angelo says:

    No updates yet for my Globe-sourced G2 (OTA and LG PC Suite). Yung may mga notifications na mga galing grey market na international versions.

  18. Avatar for s3xballs s3xballs says:

    My phone just got a new notification 1:30 PM today. Looks like I’ll get to experience KitKat now :)

  19. Avatar for coachjojoc coachjojoc says:

    While on the other hand…Kitkat for Note 3 in the Philippines is aready out. But only for Globe-locked devices.

    • Avatar for a-bezel-zel a-bezel-zel says:

      http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=SM-N9005&pcode=SMA#firmware

      wag mo na pabanguhin image ng globe.

    • Avatar for pines pines says:

      Coachjojoc.. hmmmm.. me and my girlfriends note 3 was updated to Kitkat 4.4.2 last march 6. Both phones are smart-locked and unrooted..;)

    • Avatar for coachjojoc coachjojoc says:

      A friend told me his note 3 was updated to kitkat. So I phoned the main Samsung office in Taguig and I was informed that Globe and only Globe phones were eligible for the kitkat update for the meantime. Mine is unlocked (purchased locally) and until now no kitkat update whether by OTA or Kies 3.

    • Avatar for pines pines says:

      Coachjojoc… you should call samsung taguig and tell them to update their system. I think the main service center of samsung is at bonaventure building in greenhills. Dun kc ako ngpaayos ng laptop (purchased abroad). try using a smart or globe postpaid number. Yung phone kc namin eh free sa aquired plan sa smart.

  20. Avatar for Francis Francis says:

    Yeah! at long last!

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