If you have a free Samsung Galaxy S3 or purchased through Vodafone, you are in luck. From today, the update to the latest version of the Google operating system compatible with this terminal begins to be deployed. We are talking about Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, which a few weeks ago began to arrive through various European regions, but which until now was reluctant to land in our country.
It has been the delegation of the South Korean multinational in our country that has confirmed the possibility of acquiring the most recent edition of the platform, which can be obtained through OTA ”” Over the air , without resorting to anything else that the own wireless connection of the Samsung Galaxy S3 "" as well as through Kies "" the desktop application that serves both to synchronize content and to keep the firm's equipment up to date.
The update process in Spain of the Samsung Galaxy S3 will be staggered, and although all the devices registered in this first phase "" remember: devices free or subject to the Vodafone firmware "" will receive the Android version 4.1 before the rest, it is They may not be able to access the upgrade package for several hours, maybe days. In any case, after a little patience, you can get a portion of Jelly Bean on your Samsung Galaxy S3, which will gain in functionality thanks to the additions that are incorporated in this version of the system.
As announced by Samsung Spain itself, the most impatient users should turn to Samsung Kies, since that is where it will be possible to obtain it before than through the servers to which the Samsung Galaxy S3 connects when you consult the possibility of downloading the package. update directly on the phone. By the way, downloading the update involves considering about 300 MB of data, so it would be recommended that, in case you are one of those who will wait for the OTA route to get Android 4.1 on the Samsung Galaxy S3, you find yourself connected to a Wi-Fi network if you don't want to deal a good blow to your accountMobile data.
The Samsung Galaxy S3 is the second phone to be shown powered by Jelly Bean in the company's catalog. The first was the Samsung Galaxy Note 2, which in fact was the first smartphone to go on sale with Android 4.1 as standard. Another mobile from the Galaxy family will continue these honors, the Samsung Galaxy S3 Min i, which in November would be seen in stores running with what is so far the newest from Google.
For a couple of months it has been possible to get Android 4.1 Jelly Bean on the Samsung Galaxy S3, although for this you had to resort to the ODIN platform to be able to install the official ROM of this version of the operating system. However, with this announcement, access to this process is provided with greater convenience. At the moment there is no news about when the terminals anchored to Movistar, Orange and Yoigo could be updated.
