Just recently got my Dell Venue 8 Android. It indicates it is running 4.2.2. I understand you received 4.3 (Is that Kit Kat?). Did you need to do anything to get it, or does it automatically update when Google/Dell whomever pushes it to the device?
I guess we in Canada, as always, are going to have to wait ;-) I just checked and tried to do a System Update. It indicated I am current, and yet I am still seeing 4.2.2. on my info page. I imagine Dell is pushing the update out slowly, or perhaps the update for Canada isn't ready yet.
I went to Settings >About Tablet > Software Update and clicked on Check for Updates and it began to download the software. I'm pretty sure Android 4.3 is still a version of Jelly Bean, 4.4 is Kit Kat. Good luck!
Yeah, it's a fairly new device so I'm even surprised I received an update before next year. Not too many changes but Android Trim support should help with the speed on the tablet. I think that's pretty cool.
im in Halifax NS and I had my venue 8 since last week future shop sale (149) and I updated to JB 4.3 about 2 days ago. the update is there you just have to click check maybe a few times and if not reboot device and try again.
btw do you have the touch screen freeze issue that a lot of people are facing as well?
If you c 4.3 you have it if not then you don't, when you check about tablet system update you have to hit check now to start the process it should update found android 4.3 then just click and DL it there was another update prior to this one it was about a 6 MB file size if you already downloaded and installed that do it again and it. Should. Be The. New. One
I also bought the Venue 8 at FS, the first day of the sale (they sold out by the next day). I'm on the West Coast of Canada. When I tried to update, the tablet using the steps indicated, it indicated "your system is up to date", but it was still reading 4.2.2. I am going to try again now.... I just tried again, and when I hit the "Check Now" icon, I get that same thing, only the time of the check changes to current time.
Very odd...
No, my touch screen has doesn't freeze, however it is a bit non-responsive at times, particularly around the edges of the active screen area near the corners. But that might also have something to do with the apps I am using. Hard to say...
I exchanged mine yesterday because of the screen freeze issue and now it's working perfectly, when I try to update to Android 4.3 system doesn't show update available, but this leads me to believe since the update on my other venue 8 file size was only about 165 or so MB which ISNT A full firmware size, I'm thinking dell pushed that out to users who were experiencing issues with their devices or something
A few Ppl on here said they didn't get the update but their screen isn't freezing do I dunno I'm cool with 4.2.2 for now knowing 4.3 is coming now especially that the tablet works the way it should now
My tablet downloaded the update for 4.3 last night. I hit the button for "Reboot and Install" nothing happened. I powered it down, and back up again, still nothing. Look in About tablet, still version 4.2.2. Check for updates, "System is up to date." I am totally lost and a little irritated at this.
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Posted December 20th, 2013 03:00
Just recently got my Dell Venue 8 Android. It indicates it is running 4.2.2. I understand you received 4.3 (Is that Kit Kat?). Did you need to do anything to get it, or does it automatically update when Google/Dell whomever pushes it to the device?
Thanks