Samsung suspends the Android 4.3 update for Galaxy S III

18 November, 2013
Samsung has officially acknowledged the issues with the Android 4.3 firmware for the Galaxy S III.

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  • 3xs
  • 19 Nov 2013

Faster , 18 Nov 2013Flat android is much smoother and lag free. For icons you j... moreBut thats the problem though when you get a phone you expect it to work straight out of the box right and don't get me wrong my nexus 5 runs awesome but the look of pure android now has seriously read 90% of the IOS book and that sucks android is suppose to be different from all that thats why I like touchwiz I even like my htc sense at time but not my favorite but her better than pure android now on nexus 5

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    • corect
    • ajZ
    • 19 Nov 2013

    rama_10, 19 Nov 2013For all those dumb people who think samsung is cancelling 4... moreYou are very right ;)

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      • AnonD-25948
      • 3xs
      • 19 Nov 2013

      what, 18 Nov 2013haha so how many phnes do you have? lag on htc one? I have ... moresad thing is I am not a sammy boy I just use the best phone out that year thats why I always buy so many phones like in 2011 I had the s2 coz that was amazing that year then 2012 I had HTC one x even though i did by the s3 the one x was my daily driver and after playing with the HTC one and Galaxy s4 the S4 was working better so thats my phone for this yeah and the note 3

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        • AnonD-25948
        • 3xs
        • 19 Nov 2013

        AnonD-3678, 18 Nov 2013Enable the ART. You'll see that the fluidity improves much. I would but ATR is only on 4.4 at the moment and even then its still in development

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          • 3xs
          • 19 Nov 2013

          Anonymous, 19 Nov 2013"this is why you should think twice about buying a Sam... moreI dont think so samsung always update for example the galaxy s2 that stated on 2.3 ended up on 4.1.2 I can not remember and flagships that came out the same year that got to 4.1.2 HTC one x that came out a year after the s2 is still running 4.1.1 and as for sony the xperia arc that came the same year stopped at 4.0 so in terms of upgrade they do alright i feel

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            • John Dilmer
            • nHd
            • 19 Nov 2013

            =))) desperate people with your updates. What did you think that it will turn into S4?

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              • cduarte
              • iF}
              • 19 Nov 2013

              dear all. I recomend using CM11. It's awsome, fast, battery friendly and smooth. 4.4 it's lighter than the previous releases.

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                • pqB
                • 19 Nov 2013

                bye bye Samsung, welcome Nexus 5.

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                  • AnonD-3234
                  • vGV
                  • 19 Nov 2013

                  I knew it see then after this samsung will tell that it will too skip 4.3 update and go for 4.4 which will hardly come by Jan-Feb 2014 S3 users have to wait another long months

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                    • misicro
                    • 0Cc
                    • 19 Nov 2013

                    Dear all, if you want android 4.3.1 on you SGS 3, use Cyanogenmod 10.2. It is stable, incredibply fast and 95% bugfree. Ram manager is way better and it will be faster than SGS 4 on daily use.

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                      • AnonD-43136
                      • 39x
                      • 19 Nov 2013

                      While kitkat would be the most sensible option for s3 - due to its lower ram, it wont get it till after the s4 has been updated! So sammy boys - its time to get rooting as 4.4 is designed to run on low ram phones! Also have any of you gamers noticed that most of the hackers and cheats usually have a sammy device behind it?

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                        • AnonD-43136
                        • 39x
                        • 19 Nov 2013

                        AnonD-20358, 19 Nov 2013FYI, all Samsung phones ARE bootloader unlocked.... This lo... moreReally? When was your last update then?

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                          • Geek
                          • Kht
                          • 19 Nov 2013

                          There is no way to go back at all and just for latest update from samsung..

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                            • Anonymous
                            • JbF
                            • 19 Nov 2013

                            bought samsung once and never do that again.that's it.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • ixu
                              • 19 Nov 2013

                              sohail, 19 Nov 2013hi same problem happening with me after updating new softwa... moreyou cant without flashing and taking step back

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                                • sohail
                                • my2
                                • 19 Nov 2013

                                resabauer, 18 Nov 2013i have installed uk rom for my S3 14 nov., it's work smooth... morehi same problem happening with me after updating new software in galaxy s3, could anyone tell me how to go back to previous version of android?

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • bJ6
                                  • 19 Nov 2013

                                  I can't stand touchwiz, htc sense is way better looking and lag free.

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                                    • AnonD-204059
                                    • wra
                                    • 19 Nov 2013

                                    I think gs3 with Android KitKat is more promising. The KitKat have Project Svelte, where the RAM is optimized

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                                      • Kartik
                                      • IaH
                                      • 19 Nov 2013

                                      You know it hardly matters anymore because the premium suite of 4.1.2 they released 2 months ago in India was plagued with the restarting issue. Me No offence to sam boys will never buy Samsung again. It's time to go back to roots of telephony "Motorola which is now a Google Companyb"

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                                        • AnonD-20358
                                        • vG7
                                        • 19 Nov 2013

                                        AnonD-175233, 18 Nov 2013No, this is why you should think twice about buying a Samsu... moreFYI, all Samsung phones ARE bootloader unlocked.... This locked bootloader is a 'gift' of hTC...
                                        And one more thing - at least they TRY to give its customers the latest OS, where are the others in this regard (on devices that were launched at the same time as SIII)?