Samsung Galaxy S3 finally gets Android 4.3

After the frustrating delay, the long wait of the Samsung Galaxy SIII users is now coming to an end. Samsung has finally started rolling out the much-awaited Android 4.3 update to the last year’s flagship.

The former Galaxy flagship gets the treat it deserves. Skipping the 4.2 update, the Galaxy S III is jumping right ahead to Android 4.3 “Jelly Bean” which brings some new features under-the-hood. Also, the latest version of Samsung’s proprietary TouchWiz is on board. That means you’ll get some Galaxy S4 and Note 3 features.

Here is the list of changes and improvements (by SamMobile):
– GALAXY GEAR Support
– TRIM Support (Makes the device much faster)
– ANT+ Support
– Core UI elements updated to the ones on the Galaxy S4 (Galaxy S4?s theme all over)
– New Samsung Keyboard
– GPU drivers have been updated (Higher GPU benchmark scores)
– New Lockscreen: Multiple Widgets, improved ripple effect than Android 4.1.2, ability to change clock size and set a personal message
– New Screen modes (From S4): Adapt Display and Professional Photo
– Daydream
– Driving mode
– Actionable notifications
– Move-to-SD-card feature
– New Camera mode : Sound and Shot
– New Additions in Notification Centre
– Completely revamped Settings UI (Tabbed interface – Exactly like the Galaxy S4)
– Implementation of Voice controls (Let’s you control various parts of the phone using voice commands – Galaxy S4 feature)
– New Samsung Apps: Calculator, Clock, Contacts, Gallery, Music
– Full screen Samsung apps
– New S-Voice (from Galaxy S4)

The update is currently rolling out first in Ireland. Other regions of course will follow including the Philippines. Keep in mind that the update is for the international Galaxy S III (GT-I9300).

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Daniel Morial

This article was contributed by Daniel Morial, a film school graduate and technology enthusiast. He's the geeky encyclopedia and salesman among his friends for anything tech.

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119 Comments

kim says:

11 years ago

bossing may idea ba kayo regarding the i9305? wala kasi ako nabasa so far for the ETA for i9305 eh. sana soon yay.
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mang kanor says:

11 years ago

Daniel, ikaw ba iyong kumanta ng “neseye ne eng lehet”?
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jtuazon says:

11 years ago

panu naman yung s3 mini?
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jayo says:

11 years ago

akala ko may new update na sa pinas..
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cimone says:

11 years ago

4.3? i heard there is 4.4 kitkat now from Nexus 5
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nile says:

11 years ago

nexus has Android 4.4 kit kat :)
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carlito says:

11 years ago

i think g2 is better to other smartphone
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Reinhard says:

11 years ago

Tagal pa ung sa pinas,globe plan akin and nag search ako mga 2-3 months pa… cant w8, ayaw ko ng magroot gsto ko official :D
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mrkwuzhir says:

11 years ago

A rooted version of this will be better. S3 user here. :) hi yuga!
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gian says:

11 years ago

How about note 2 guys,
do you have any information?
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carla says:

11 years ago

really 4.3 I’ve heard, the S3 mini won’t be getting the 4.2/4.3 update because of TouchWiz issues.
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jay says:

11 years ago

i wanna try LG G2 nababasa q sa ibang link this G2 is the best smartphone…
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zorro says:

11 years ago

i wish that, i can afford bka sobrang mahal nyan..
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zorro says:

11 years ago

do you have a promo this no. and dec.bcoz i dont have a anything news..
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joy says:

11 years ago

hmmmm, much better if you also try smartphone like LG G2. :)
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dimple says:

11 years ago

how about the price? bka sobrang taas ng price nito.
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genie says:

11 years ago

introducing phones every month! they still don’t get what their market need? mmmh? i hope they can think like LG! trying to chose btw G2 and S4, happy to chose G2 ^^
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fanatic says:

11 years ago

onga samsung mag release na kayo ng SRP ng makapag decide na kung LG G2 ba o S4
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luiz says:

11 years ago

aw, grabe. LG debut fever na talaga to! I want LG G2. Sana this Chrismas meron na ko :)
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kenjie says:

11 years ago

super agree ako that G2 is the best smartphone in the word because of new features like knock on,guest mode and OIS camera…
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mary gent says:

11 years ago

awtsu. LG fever in the house. kaya dapat na tayong pumunta sa mga pinakamurang mall para bumili. early chrismas promo. LG+pocketphoto+quick window case :) db ang saya :) SRP 29,990 :)
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rizamae says:

11 years ago

android 4.3? try nexus android 4.3 :)
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yesh says:

11 years ago

yeah LG Nexus is android 4.4
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alexandra says:

11 years ago

you can try G2 that have many specs and features also affordable price…
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fakunoda says:

11 years ago

really 4.3 I’ve heard, the S3 mini won’t be getting the 4.2/4.3 update because of TouchWiz issues.
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jhonny says:

11 years ago

G2 fever they have many promo for us.. compare to other company..
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sarah says:

11 years ago

nice article, Nice LG G flex.
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ryan says:

11 years ago

as I was browsing through the comments to know or to at least have an idea why my i9305 has no 4.3 update yet, di ko mapigilan mapansing yung comments about sa LG G2. Are you guys from LG? srsly?
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prince says:

11 years ago

Lg sucks seriously note 2 kicked G2’s a$$
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ven says:

11 years ago

Iisa lang ang nagpopost ng LG G2 na yan. Look at the smileys at way ng pagcocomment, pare-parehas lang.

Anyway, still waiting for the update. It’s taking too long to arrive. Nauna nag-announce ang Samsung kesa sa HTC sa update na ‘to, 2 weeks yata, pero nauna pa silang mag-update kesa satin, WTF, Samsung?
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raindrops says:

11 years ago

tagal naman ng 4.3 update :/
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Danna Carissa says:

11 years ago

I have samsung galaxy i9035… and my current ios is 4.1 something.. am I already left behind??
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john says:

11 years ago

i read in some reviews nexus has 4.4 kit kat OS already
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Danna Carissa Calma says:

11 years ago

Will the update be applicable in s3 LTE? Cause I have the model i9305
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dondhie says:

11 years ago

Samsung has finally started rolling out the much-awaited Android 4.3 update to the last year’s flagship.

—-great :)
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ventocoseuss says:

11 years ago

Nakapag-update na ako. Hindi sya lumitaw sa auto-update, kailangan ko pang icheck sa Settings. Subukan nyo, baka available na sa inyo. Good luck sa update, guys!!
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samsung fanboy says:

11 years ago

Meron na ngang update! Sino na updated and so far kumusta? Ironed out na ba mga bugs? May significant changes?

Hindi siya lalabas sa auto-update, you have to manually check for software updates sa S3 or use Samsung Kies :)
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Lloyd says:

11 years ago

http://www.sammobile.com/2013/12/05/samsung-resumes-android-4-3-update-roll-out-for-galaxy-s-iii-gt-i9300/

UPDATE NA KAYO.
OFFICIAL FIRMWARE UPDATE!
meron na sa pinas.
solve na lahat ng issue.
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magian51691 says:

11 years ago

I think the reason why the update for s3 took so long was because it was reported to had many issues. I had updated my s3 few days ago, so far, I had no serious problems experiencing. I’m still waiting if I’ll have battery problems (although I already had it even before). The only drawback is that my Toucher Pro is not working completely okay. Anyway, it’s no biggie.
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chris says:

11 years ago

I Updated my GT-I9305 last week via OTA so far wala naman bug and It made my phone faster visual wise ang nag bago lang dito ay ung transparent notification panel, revamped UI (which looks like SGS4 and Note 3) and tons of new bloatwares from samsung the only thing that I like is the Knox
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