International Samsung Galaxy Note getting OTA, brings coveted S III and Note 2 aspects Along

We aren’t sure what has prompted Samsung to start pushing updates and keepingÂ theirÂ devicesÂ new and fresh, but we are very glad to see it. During the Galaxy Note 2 unveiling at IFA, Samsung stated that theÂ originalÂ Note would be getting a software update to bring many of the features to the first generation device. That was some awesome news, but we all figured it would be pushing out for quite sometime. At least until after the Note 2 was actually available across the globe. It looks like Samsung isn’t going to kick back and wait though. Currently there is an OTA update landing in Germany for the Note.

While it is still an Ice Cream Sandwich based update, it does bring in many features the Galaxy S III owners love along with some of the new tricked out additions of the Note 2. It brings in Pup-up Play, Note 2 styled 3D photo Gallery, new Lockscreen and some home screen enhancements. It even brings in the still unannounced S Cloud with contact back-up support. Lets not forget a new motion action that calls the current contact displayed simply by raising the device to your ear. You can take a quick look at the new 3D Gallery features and Pop-up Play in this quick little YouTube video below.

Now all we need to do is wait and see how long it takes to hit the rest of the international devices along with AT&T and T-Mobile. Those of us here in the states probablyÂ wouldn’tÂ see the update for at least a month sadly. That doesn’t mean that our wonderful Note developers aren’t already hard at work integrating the new features though.

If you happen to have a Galaxy Note I7000, check for an OTA. SamMobile also says that the update is available via Samsung Kies for manual update. IF all else fails, you can just go to SamMobile and grab the latest update as well. Here is a list of all the new goodies in the latest update from androidindian from XDA.

– Direct Call from S III
– Resizable Pop Up Play from Note II
– New Gallery taken directly from Note II (without Air View)
– Lockscreen Rotate to Camera from S III
– New TouchWiz Launcher taken from S III. Improves performance dramatically.
– New Setup Procedure
– New Backup to Samsung Account (SMS etc)
– new launcher (like the Galaxy S3)
– new gallery with fancy 3D effects
– new contact list
– pop-up video can now be resized
– slightly changed contact list layout
– you can now save contacts in the S-Clound (like google contacts)
– performance improved!
– added S-Cloud (there is no dedicated App but after flashing you will be asked if you want to sycn all your settings with samsung)
– added new motion: call contact currently displayed if you raise the phone
– added bloatware (NTV, Lieferheld, ChatOn, myTaxi)
– new gallery from note 2