Android Jelly Bean update on Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III now available

Previously, I wrote a post about the Jelly Bean update on U.S. Galaxy S III, which suggested that the US Galaxy S III would get Jelly Bean update until 2013. Now, this seems to be unreliable. The latest reports showed that the Sprint version of Samsung Galaxy S 3 has been available for Jelly Bean update now. Sprint is the first U.S. carrier to deliver an Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update for the Samsung Galaxy S3. Available starting this morning as an over-the-air update, the handset will benefit from features such as Google Now, enhanced and expanded notifications, and Android Beam.

Samsung has taken steps to enrich the user experience on its end, giving little extra touches to the camera aspect. Once users download the Jelly Bean update they will discover new live filters for still images and video as well as the power to pause and resume while recording.

What's more, the Galaxy S3 will pick up a new Easy Mode that will help new smartphone users learn their way around the handset. Rounding things out, the version 4.1 update adds additional support for accessories with NFC One Touch Pairing for Bluetooth devices and wireless mirroring through AllShare.

Sprint advises that the Samsung Galaxy S3 will automatically download the Jelly Bean update, prompting users once it's ready to install.

Android Jelly Bean update on US Galaxy S III is confirmed to happen until 2013

Ever since its official release, Samsung Galaxy S III has been very popular among the world, even though it only comes with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The absence of the latest Android Jelly Bean system and its advantages have made people so eagle to get Jelly Bean updates for their Galaxy S III smartphones. By now, the east European users have got the Jelly Bean update on Galaxy S III in late September, while other regions of the world also get Jelly Bean update in September, except users in US. According to Samsung Mobile’s latest official press-release, the Jelly Bean update for the U.S. versions of the Galaxy S III will arrive "in the coming months." It also mentions that the specific time of release for each update will be revealed by each respective carrier.

According to the Examiner reports, Samsung spokesmen have informed that the U.S. versions of the Galaxy S III will be the last to receive a software update to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Though the exact reasons have not been specified, there might have something to do with carrier testing processes or the slightly different hardware found in those versions of the phone.

So, what all of this means in this case is that the U.S. versions of the Samsung Galaxy S III may not receive their Android 4.1 updates until 2013! But, if you are an Android user, haven’t you yet been used to waiting for the update of OS for all these years? 

Samsung Galaxy S III Jelly Bean update available in east Europe

Since the official release of Samsung Galaxy S III, it’s been months. As the latest flagship of Samsung, Galaxy S III has attracted people’s attention widely. However, it comes with the absence of the Android Jelly Bean OS, which makes it somewhat a little disappointing. Two weeks ago, Samsung has announced Android Jelly Bean update on Galaxy S III worldwide. But still some places and regions have not received the installation package, like east Europe. Now, the good news comes that Samsung Galaxy S III Jelly Bean update is available for east European users.

According to the European user feedback information, the update could be available via KIES update with a total size of 282.5 MB. The update would include Google’s latest Project Butter interface and support Google Now.

Poland, Croatia, and Macedonia, Serbia and other east European regions would take the lead to have Android 4.4.1 update. Upon the server stability and response speed, Samsung may start the update in different regions gradually. The current OTA upgrade is not available in UK and other regions. At the same time, British KIES did not provide any new firmware version.

Update of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean for Samsung Galaxy S III Is Now Available

For a long time period, people were waiting for the Samsung Galaxy S III and finally it got released days ago. All features of Samsung Galaxy S III are considered perfect, though it is only operating on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. If those people who are OS-addicted, the Android 4.0 ICS might be not enough. However, the Samsung does not disappoint its fans and supporters by announcing the update availability of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean for Galaxy S III. Samsung has been prepared to commit to releasing a timely update of OS on Galaxy S III ever since the Jelly Bean was announced. And now, Samsung has made it possible for you to update your Galaxy S III to Jelly Bean.

Galaxy S III Jelly Bean update new features:
Project Butter - smoother UI animations with higher frame rate
Google Now
Offline voice typing support
Better notification area with expandable notifications
Better Settings organization
Two different modes for home screen behavior
Resizable pop-up play window
S Note app replaces S Memo
Faster web browser

Sadly, the update will cost you your official Flash support, but at least for now you still get the option to side-load a modified Flash apk if it's a must-have for you.

We have all known the great performance of Samsung flagships operating on ICS. When the company allows users to update the flagships to the latest and greatest 4.1 Jelly Bean, we can imagine how great the phone performance would be.

By the way, for certain owners of the Samsung GALAXY Tab 2 (7.0) or the Samsung GALAXY Note 10.1, some good news has arrived - the OTA Android 4.1.1 update for both tablets has been made available. If you're rocking the GT-P3100 or the GT-N8000, all you need to do is follow the directions for each tablet. Before you start, you need to make sure that each device has the proper firmware base. That would be N8000DDALH1 for the Tab 2 7.0 and P3100DDBLH3 for the Note 10.1.