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post #41 of 51
9/28/12 at 11:46am
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new leaked Verizon baseband update - to improve signal strength ....

http://rootzwiki.com/topic/34053-officialmodems-vrlhd-verizon-sgs3-sch-i535-odin-or-recovery-flashable/

As usual ... do this at your own risk ...

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post #42 of 51
10/3/12 at 9:11am
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http://sammyhub.com/2012/10/02/samsung-to-unveil-galaxy-s-iii-mini-on-october-11/

Not sure why they want to do this headscratch.gif

If the rumors are of anything but correct, this will be a watered-down in specs from the current S3 with the same size as Apple iPhone 5

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post #43 of 51
10/5/12 at 8:27am
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Hold on tight everyone ... Jelly Bean is coming (soon) to US shores winknudge.gif

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post #44 of 51
10/9/12 at 3:35am
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They just started to update South Korea S3 on Jelly Bean (increase in usability and performance) mellow.gif

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post #45 of 51
10/16/12 at 4:27am
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So ... 4.1.2 is now available for update ... Welcome to Google Chrome everyone laugh4.gif

And in case of anyone is being wondering, yes ... 4.2 is now floating out there ...

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post #46 of 51
10/17/12 at 9:54am
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he he he .... US users of Samsung S3 will not get their Jelly Bean update until sometimes next year - in 2013 azz.gif

DALLAS — October 17, 2012 — Samsung Telecommunications America, LLC (Samsung Mobile) – the No.1 mobile phone provider in the United States and a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the No. 1 smartphone provider worldwide1 – continues its commitment to bringing the latest innovation to market with the rollout of Android 4.1, Jelly Bean, the latest version of the world’s most popular smartphone operating system, to all Galaxy S III smartphones in the U.S. in the coming months.

The update will be made available both over the air and as a download via Kies, Samsung’s content sync and software update solution. The specific timing and update method will be announced by each carrier partner, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless and U.S. Cellular.

Galaxy S III owners will receive the Jelly Bean update as well as a host of new and enhanced TouchWiz features, making it a faster, richer and more responsive device experience. Samsung’s best-selling flagship smartphone just got even better.

Samsung refined and enhanced the Galaxy S III experience by adding new capabilities to the camera, video and user interface, including:

· Camera Enhancements:

o New live camera and camcorder filters offer a range of new ways to spark your creativity. Warm vintage, cold vintage, black and white, sepia, color highlights (blue, green, red/yellow), and many more are selectable from the main camera screen.

o Pause and resume while recording video allows users to string together multiple captured video clips from a party, birthday or sporting event into a single file with no post editing required.

o Low light photo mode takes advantage of Galaxy S III’s best-in-class High Dynamic Range (HDR) capabilities and offers an optimized mode for low light and indoor photos.

· Pop Up Play Update: Users can now easily resize or pause the Pop Up Play picture-in-picture video window, taking full advantage of the Galaxy S III’s powerful processor and large 4.8-inch screen.

· Easy Mode: Easy Mode is a simplified user experience option for first-time smartphone owners, providing large home screen widgets that focus on the device essentials. The Easy widgets include both 4x2 and 4x4 arrangements of favorite contacts, favorite apps, favorite settings, clock and alarm.

· Blocking Mode: Galaxy S III owners can disable incoming calls, notifications, alarms and LED indicators for a designated period of time.

· Improved Usability: Users now have multiple keyboard options with the addition of the Swype® keyboard.

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean offers users a smoother, faster and more fluid experience with expanded feature functionality, including:

· Google Now™: Google Now gives users the right information at the right time, like how much traffic to expect before leaving work, when the next train is scheduled to arrive at the subway station or the score of a favorite team’s current game – conveniently delivered as notifications. Additionally, Google Now provides powerful voice assistant functionality across a range of domains, including weather, maps, navigation, search, image search, flight status and more. Google Now can conveniently be launched from the lock screen shortcut or by a long press on the menu button from any screen.

· Rich Notifications: Notifications can now expand and shrink with a pinch to show the right amount of information a user needs. Notifications have been enhanced so action can be taken without having to launch the app first – like sharing a screenshot directly from the notification.

· Automatic Widget Adjustment: Customizing the home screen is easier than ever before. Users can simply place a new icon or widget on the screen, and existing icons will move out of the way to make space. When widgets are too big, they automatically resize to fit on the screen.

In addition to the operating system update, Samsung and ESPN worked together to integrate AllShare® technology into ESPN’s popular ScoreCenter® application. This means Galaxy S III owners will now be able to wirelessly push on-demand ESPN global sports coverage and highlights from the ESPN ScoreCenter app to their Samsung SMART TV™. When on the same Wi-Fi network as a Samsung SMART TV, a sharing icon will appear within the ScoreCenter video player which allows users to seamlessly push what they are watching to the TV. The ScoreCenter app with AllShare integration is available today for download through S Suggest™ on all U.S. Galaxy S III devices.

With the Jelly Bean update, the Galaxy S III will also add support for some exciting new accessory experiences.

· AllShare® Cast Wireless Hub: The AllShare Cast Wireless Hub accessory allows users to wirelessly mirror their phone screen to any HDTV or HDMI® display. Whether it’s sharing pictures, browsing the Web, playing games, streaming music, watching videos or projecting business presentations, users can control the action on the big screen wirelessly from their smartphone. AllShare Cast Wireless Hub even supports licensed content playback of premium TV and movies.

· NFC One Touch Pairing Support: Galaxy S III can now pair with supporting NFC Bluetooth® accessories in a single touch. The Samsung Galaxy HM3300 Bluetooth headset will be the first Samsung portfolio accessory to support this functionality (available in the near future), allowing users to pair their headset by touching it to the back of their device.
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post #47 of 51
10/25/12 at 9:36am
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well surprise ... Sprint rolled out 4.1.1 to its S3 ... a host of new and enhanced TouchWiz® features, offering a faster, richer and more responsive device experience. headbang.gif

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post #48 of 51
11/26/12 at 10:10am
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Don't understand a word they are saying, but the video is supposed to show how Samsung stress-tested their S3 ...



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post #49 of 51
12/21/12 at 9:59am
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The XDA thread has 56 pages (so far) [at the time of his comment] of people whose mainboards have suddenly died. The devices seem to last between 150 and 200 days before failing. Samsung are replacing them under warranty whether or not people have rooted the devices or installed non-standard firmware.

There’s speculation that the NAND is becoming corrupted and failing. Worryingly, Samsung are replacing the mainboards with the same revision so this may just be putting the problem off for another 6 months or so.

It happened to my S3 last week and I’ve never rooted or installed anything other than the official 3UK Samsung firmware, first ICS then JB. Samsung haven’t officially acknowledged that there’s an issue, but both the guy I spoke to in the authorised repair centre and the chap in the Samsung warranty call centre have said they’ve seen this issue a lot lately.

Tl;Dr – S3 mainboards dying for no reason, Samsung replacing mainboards for free, but no new hardware revision so it might just happen again.
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the phone turning off and not rebooting without any explicable reason – fret not, you’re not alone in this and apparently Samsung is aware of the situation.

The Maya got to Samsung laugh4.gif

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post #50 of 51
1/2/13 at 2:47pm
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^^

http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Ftweakers.net%2Fnieuws%2F86386%2Fsamsung-komt-met-update-voor-probleem-defecte-galaxy-s-iiis.html

Samsung do not let what the exact cause of the sudden failure of the motherboards of many copies of the Galaxy S III recent months, also referred to as' sudden death '. The manufacturer says to Tweakers aware of the defect. "It's only a very limited number of Galaxy S III models with 16GB memory," said spokeswoman Anne ter Braak. The cause lies in Samsung in a firmware bug, which 'can be easily solved by a firmware update.

An exact schedule for the update is not available yet, but according to Ter Braak will be rolled out as soon as possible. The problem occurs for users according to both the software from Samsung itself as custom ROMs. If the problem occurs, the phone will not be activated. This often happens at night when not in use.

Ter Braak refers people who encounter the problem to a Samsung Repair Center. Previously it appeared that the motherboard is replaced under warranty. It's not the only problem that the South Korean manufacturer must repair: a previously found leak is still in the firmware. The leak that phones could be reset with a line html code is now closed.
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Why can they just be specific and say out loud which devices with which serial numbers? Would this hope-to-be firmware update work with non-issue S3?

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post #51 of 51
1/13/13 at 5:38pm
It appears from the XDA thread found here that the issue turns out to be a software issue that is triggering the burn out.
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It seems that at the moment the only devices that have suffered from SDS are the 16GB version with eMMC: VTU00M FW Rev: 0xF1

looks like it's the international European version (i9300) that is susceptible.
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