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AT&T’s Samsung Galaxy S III gets Jelly Bean update via Kies

Categories: Android, AT&T, Devices, Samsung
By: , IntoMobile
Tuesday, December 4th, 2012 at 4:02 AM

Good news for folks with AT&T’s version of the Samsung Galaxy S III as you should be able to get your Jelly Bean fix as we speak. It’s not an over-the-air affair and you’ll rather have to connect your beloved smartphone to a computer and fire-up the ever-annoying Samsung Kies software. However, it’s well worth the effort as within couple of minutes, you’ll be running Android 4.1.1. As you know, this release brings a number of goodies to the table, including improved (and fancier lookin’) notifications, Google Now along with a number of performance enhancements from Project Butter. Plus let’s not forget few bug fixes and tweaks the Korean company included on its own to make for a that much better experience.

Just be warned that it’s a big download (738MB), so it could take up to half an hour for completion, and that’s not just for “pure download,” but also for the software to flash those files to your Galaxy S III. Good luck! ;)

[Via: Engadget, XDA-Developers.com]

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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.

  • Anonymous

    Good news for AT&T customers… (as long as they have this awesome phone). :)

  • http://twitter.com/SixFeetMo42 Mohammed Duqmaq

    i was going to cancel thank god