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Latest Samsung Galaxy S III news
Here you will find the latest news and most recent developments on the Samsung Galaxy S III, with regular updates and all the information you need.
KitKat update rolling out to AT&T and Canadian variants of Galaxy S III, Galaxy Note II
Multiple Galaxy S III variants are on track to be updated to KitKat starting today. The update will begin rolling out to AT&T’s variant of the Galaxy S III in the US later today, and should also be available from carriers Bell, Rogers and TELUS over in Canada. The update will bring the software version […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
SamMobile Recap: Lots of KitKat updates, Simband health platform, 7-inch phones
There’s a lot of stuff that happens in the mobile industry, something that is especially true when it comes to giants like Samsung. If you missed out on some (or all) of what happened in the last 24 hours or so, well, here’s a recap of all the big things that went down. Samsung launched […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
US Cellular Galaxy S III also getting Android 4.4.2 KitKat update today
It seems US carriers have chosen today for updating quite a few of Samsung’s phones to Android 4.4.2 KitKat. Sprint will be rolling out KitKat to the Galaxy Note II as we reported just moments ago, and it turns out that the Galaxy S III on US Cellular will be getting the update as well, […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
SamMobile Recap: Galaxy Note 4 features, Samsung’s Virtual Reality headset, and more
There’s a lot of stuff that happens in the tech industry, something that is especially true when it comes to giants like Samsung. If you missed out on some (or all) of what happened over the weekend, well, here’s a recap of all the big things that went down. We published exclusive info on some […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
US Cellular to update Galaxy S III to Android 4.4 KitKat soon?
We’ve already seen US carrier Sprint roll out the KitKat update to the Galaxy S III, and it looks like US Cellular could soon be doing the same. If you head over to the US Cellular page for the Galaxy S III, the phone is mentioned as running “Android™ KitKat” out of the box – […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
SamMobile Recap: Unofficial Galaxy S III KitKat ROM, Gear Glass rumors, Fake leather battery packs
There’s a lot of stuff that happens in the tech industry, something that is especially true when it comes to giants like Samsung. If you missed out on some (or all) of what happened in the last 24 hours or so, well, here’s a recap of all the big things that went down. A new […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Samsung says no KitKat for Galaxy S III, community devs say otherwise
A few days back, Samsung announced that the Galaxy S III wouldn’t be getting updated to KitKat, which naturally raised quite a few angry responses. Samsung touted memory issues as being the reason, but it’s something the devs over at XDA weren’t willing to accept. As a result, a few devs namely Kryten2k35, arter97, forumber2 and JustArchi, have […]
- By Martin R.
- 9 years ago
Opinion: Samsung needs to update its multimillion selling devices for longer than 18 months
Google has a simple policy that all Android manufacturers follow: any Android device will get a software update for 18 months after its launch. That is usually enough to get every flagship device two major updates, something that has been true for all of Samsung’s flagship phones since the original Galaxy S took the smartphone […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
SamMobile Recap: No KitKat for Galaxy S III, Apple trial to be fruitless
There’s a lot of stuff that happens in the tech industry, something that is especially true when it comes to giants like Samsung. If you missed out on some (or all) of what happened in the last 24 hours, well, here’s a recap of all the big things that went down. Well, it was a […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Samsung officially confirms no KitKat for Galaxy S III (GT-I9300) and Galaxy S III mini
Here at SamMobile, we get asked all sorts of questions, and in recent months, a recurring query has been about whether the Galaxy S III would be receiving an update to KitKat. There were many signs that it had been cancelled, but then recently, Sprint started rolling out KitKat to its variant of the Galaxy […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Sprint Galaxy S III gets Android 4.4 KitKat update
We’ve got some good news for Galaxy S III users on Sprint. Samsung just released the Android KitKat source code for the Galaxy S III and now Sprint has confirmed the roll out of the KitKat update. The L710VPUCND8 update should roll out from today and though we’re not sure what exactly it brings to the […]
- By Kunal G.
- 9 years ago
Why the Galaxy S III might never get an update to Android 4.4 KitKat
Every time Google unveils a new version of Android, it’s followed by months of questions from smartphone owners about if and when their particular device will get an update to said Android version. Android 4.4 KitKat, arguably the nicest version of the OS yet, was announced in November last year, and naturally, the same story […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
[Updated] Samsung Arabia: Galaxy S III KitKat update coming by end of March
It has been a conflicting few weeks of reports about whether the Galaxy S III will be getting an update to Android 4.4 KitKat or not, but Samsung Arabia might just have given us some semblance of an official confirmation that the S III will be updated to KitKat. Responding to a user inquiry on Facebook, Samsung […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Samsung introduces Milk Music, a streaming radio service for Galaxy devices
Samsung has decided to join the internet radio market with Milk Music, a streaming music service that’s named the way it is for its “fresh” take on music. It is similar to Apple’s iTunes and other popular services like Pandora and Spotify, but one that doesn’t ruin the experience with ads (at least for now.) Currently […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago
Samsung USA confirms Android 4.4 KitKat update for multiple devices, rollout begins today
Earlier this month, a leak bought an unofficial list of devices that would be getting updated to Android 4.4 KitKat, at least in the U.S.. Today, Samsung USA has decided to make things official and has announced which of its phones and tablets will be getting the KitKat update, with many of the devices that […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 9 years ago