Android 4.3 begins hitting Google Play edition Galaxy S 4 and HTC One

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When Google officially announced Android 4.3 last week, the company released operating system images for Google's Nexus phones and tablets were released almost immediately. However, we had no frame of reference for how long it would take Google and its partners to whip up an update for the phones in its still-new Google Play edition program, the Galaxy S 4 and the HTC One.
Well, it turns out we didn't have to wait very long after all. Reports that the phones were beginning to see over-the-air Android 4.3 updates began rolling in late Friday, just eight days after the official announcement. That's not quite as fast as a Nexus phone, but given how long it usually takes Google's partners and carriers to get Android updates out the door it's nothing short of miraculous.
These phones' updates include most of Android 4.3's key features—Bluetooth 4.0 and OpenGL ES 3.0 support among them—plus a few handset-specific enhancements. AnandTech reports, for example, that the Google Play edition HTC One's IR blaster has now been enabled, as has Bluetooth pairing for the Galaxy S 4. Both phones were already using the new stock Camera app included with Android 4.3 on the Nexus devices, but they each come with a few minor cosmetic tweaks of their own.
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