HTC One UK users to finally receive KitKat update

HTC is expected to begin the roll-out of a second Android KitKat update for European HTC Oneowners, which should come as particularly good news by device owners in the UK, who have up to now been kept waiting.

The HTC One European update to Android 4.4 KitKat began in late January, but for reasons which remain unknown the UK was left out of the initial list of countries included. An update for UK owners was then confirmed for release by a February 24th tweet from the HTC UK account.

That news should have seen an over-the-air rollout in full swing by early March. However on March 3rd Android Central reported that the update was being withdrawn due to "difficulties". Users who had already acquired the update were experiencing issues, which prompted HTC to pull the update and release the following statement:

"We are aware that a limited number of HTC users are experiencing difficulties with the KitKat update. As a result, all FOTA updates have been temporarily suspended. HTC is committed to providing customers with the best possible mobile experience and we are working hard to resolve the issue quickly."

The new update should address the issue, and provide an trouble-free 4.4.2 experience to users yet to receive the latest Android iteration. The release notes detail enhancements and bug fixes alongside support for more routers to improve wi-fi performance.

HTC's software update page states the latest build (4.19.401.11) will be pushed out to UK Vodafone, O2 and Three customers, alongside owners of unlocked HTC One handsets. Select European countries are also set to receive the revised update.