Gionee Pioneer P4 gets an Android KitKat OTA update

Gionee smartphones keeping up with their word of bringing KitKat to their Android smartphones brought the operating system update to Gionee Pioneer P2. Gionee Pioneer P4 which was launched some time back was running on Android 4.2 JellyBean until today. The OTA update apart from upgrading the mobile operating system also adds some of the enhancements which aim to make the experience better. The complete changelog is listed below:

• New Desktop layout
• Added Touchpad inputs method for faster and more efficient typing experience.
• Removed the world cricket champion and Real football game
• Updated Amigo paper with a brand new UI design
• Updated Game Zone with a new UI design
• Updated Gionee Xender for optimized performance and further improved the linking success rate
• Updated UC browser with optimized UI interface and page loading effects
• Updated NQ mobile security for better protection of your phone
• Updated Kingsoft office for more efficient work and study related operations
• Added two games : Hitout Heroes and TexasPoker
• Updated Wechat with new interactive interface for smoother communication
• Updated Map with only one entrance into the main menu
• Theme and wallpaper will be reset to default after system update, but data will not be lost. Simply re-apply chosen theme and wallpaper.

The OTA update is a 808MB download which needs a stable internet connection. In case you own a Gionee Pioneer P4 check out for the update in the software updates section in the settings menu.