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Android update for the S3

Fastbenny

Hey Verizon

I was wanting to know when you guys have planned releasing a newer version of Android to the Galaxy S3.

Kitkat 4.4 was released yesterday for the Nexus 5 - Which I heard you won't be carrying.. *sigh*

Android 4.3 has been out a couple of months now and you don't have that yet.

Android 4.3 isn't even released to the S3 yet.

Maybe I'm missing something, such as Samsung has to release the firmware first and then you modify it with your apps. I believe I heard a friend tell me that.

If you can, just clear the air with more details. Not just for me, but other S3 users who may be thinking the same thing.

Thanks! Smiley Happy

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japetty

Look toward the bottom of this page: http://www.gottabemobile.com/2013/10/25/galaxy-s3-galaxy-note-2-android-4-3-update-breakdown/ it shows the SIII. This is not a VZW schedule so expect 4.3 some time about those dates. The S4 update to 4.3 was on the date that was on that schedule which shocked me. Remember though along with new updates to old phones and the SIII is an old phone today no matter how new it is to you comes problems/issues to some of them. I was luck with my S4 which is now old as well even though I did not purchase it until the 32gb model. This was well after VZW started selling the S4 - 16gb. I did have issues with my S4 and if you look through comments in the S4 forum and check other S4 forums you will see. When I owned the SIII and it was updated from 4.0.4 ICS to JB many owners could not even use their phone as a phone because of the update and it was more than 2 weeks passed before VZW released an OTA fix to that issue. I usually now don't let my phone update until after the update has been our for a few days and check the forums to see if there are issues others experience before I update my phone. YMMV Good Luck with your update to 4.3. It is in Samsungs/VZW interest to get 4.3 and 4.4 on as many phones as they can so they can so they can sell other gear with requires 4.3/4.4 to work with our phones.

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