New HTC One M7 Android 4.4.2 OTA Update Rolls Out for Sprint Users

The HTC One M7 device on Sprint has received earlier today a brand new Android 4.4.2 KitKat update with firmware version set at 5.05.651.2. Check your device’s notification panel starting today and see if there are any new files available for download and installation.

Android 4.4.2 KitKat firmware version 5.05.651.2 adds a Google Security tweaks, fixes bugs and improves the overall performance of your device. The download size of this new update build is 325.18 MB, so you should be able to complete the installation even with your device’s mobile data connection.

These security changes added by the new update should’ve been released with Android 4.4.4 KitKat, but it seems like HTC and Sprint have decided to skip it and instead implement all tweaks in an Android 4.4.2 update. In case the new update notification doesn’t show up in the Notifications panel, then you can go to All Apps > Settings> System Updates> HTC Software Update and hit the ‘Check Now’ button. If there is any new file available for download, then you should confirm the process and your device will automatically complete installation.

Make sure that your Sprint HTC One M7 device has at least 40% power left in it before you start the update process. If the new update doesn’t show up in the Notifications panel, then you can always choose to install the new Android 4.4.2 5.05.651.2 KitKat firmware manually by following the instructions listed at HTC support web page here.

This 5.05.651.2 firmware of Android 4.4.2 will probably be the final KitKat release that we will see for the One M7 Sprint device, as Google has launched the official Android 5.0 Lollipop and HTC will begin to work on implementing the new OS version for all their smartphones. Tell us in comments if you’ve got the new update and if you’ve found any major change that’s not listed in our article.