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Samsung Galaxy S III US variants to receive Jelly Bean update in 2013

http://thedroidguy.com/2012/10/sams...ariants-to-receive-jelly-bean-update-in-2013/
Can't believe this if this is true, anybody know how reputable that site is? I haven't seen any other sites report that It definitely won't be out this year.

Samsung hs their own site that specifies when updates are coming out. All of the major US carriers EXCEPT Verizon said November last time I checked (Monday). Verizon is listed as pending or something like that.
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Just did a search and you might be right... Unfortunately.
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elecga said:
http://thedroidguy.com/2012/10/sams...ariants-to-receive-jelly-bean-update-in-2013/
Can't believe this if this is true, anybody know how reputable that site is? I haven't seen any other sites report that It definitely won't be out this year.
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Doesn't the faulty grammar and horrible syntax in this article make you slightly skeptical as to how trustworthy it may be? Typically I distrust full page articles that present themselves as one huge run-on sentence.
Also he doesn't cite any sources, and his other articles cover a huge range of products from cell phones to cars, making it hard to believe he has the inside track on any industry, and just roams around the surface discussing whatever he feels like.
The fact that none of his articles have generated any comments should tell you how seriously his articles are taken.

Android Authority says the same... what a shame, best to start using one if the many jb ROMs we have, of course a vzw leak would be nice too.
http://www.androidauthority.com/no-...66/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
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Ryno77 said:
Samsung hs their own site that specifies when updates are coming out. All of the major US carriers EXCEPT Verizon said November last time I checked (Monday). Verizon is listed as pending or something like that.
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Just did a search and you might be right... Unfortunately.
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I was with Sprint before Verizon and I thought Sprint was bad at releasing updates, so it seems each carrier is bad at releasing updates. Glad there's custom ROMs.

Wow this is crazy, I get on the forums everyday of hoping I see a JB update talk ar something. Guess I'll stay on ICS because it seems like every JB Rom has something broken or something. I'll stay on my stable ICS ROM.
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Given the fact Samsung replied with a your getting jb in the coming "months" this is in fact 100% true. Demon carriers!
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Given the fact Samsung replied with a your getting jb in the coming "months" this is in fact 100% true. Demon carriers!
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Mountain out of a molehill. You guys are putting way too much emphasis on spotty sourcing and broken english.

How does "in the coming months" and them letting carriers announce dates on their own turn into 2013?

We already have fully working JB roms both touchwiz and AOSP With rooting there's no need to wait on silly verizon to get us jellybean

So after jelly bean, it's up to manufacturers to post updates and not carriers correct?
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Just get custom ROMs folks.
No point of owning an Android phone without rooting, IMHO.

Well depending on how awesome the RAZR maxx hd will be I will probably be selling my s3 for one
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If you enjoy perma-locked bootloaders, then Motorola is definitely for you

I think you miss the official Samsung response to this story. Their response is fact beyond this original spotty story
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There only two and a half months left
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Neverendingxsin said:
We already have fully working JB roms both touchwiz and AOSP With rooting there's no need to wait on silly verizon to get us jellybean
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Amongst touchwiz JB, what do you recommend?
I know there are 2 of them out there for i535, but both are kinda not fully stable.

Neverendingxsin said:
We already have fully working JB roms both touchwiz and AOSP With rooting there's no need to wait on silly verizon to get us jellybean
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What JB ROMS are "fully working"?

Neverendingxsin said:
We already have fully working JB roms both touchwiz and AOSP With rooting there's no need to wait on silly verizon to get us jellybean
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kimsj756 said:
Amongst touchwiz JB, what do you recommend?
I know there are 2 of them out there for i535, but both are kinda not fully stable.
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lexluthor said:
What JB ROMS are "fully working"?
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This is why we want the "Official" because all those bugs and quirks that are not working properly can be hammered out. I agree that Stock blows, but stock source is the key. Especially if we get the kernel source. Then all will be well with out custom ROMs/Kernels.
FWIW, this was posted on the TMo SGS3 side from engadget:
Samsung will update US Galaxy S III devices to Jelly Bean 'in the coming months'. Again, no time lines, just more carrier dependency.

kimsj756 said:
Amongst touchwiz JB, what do you recommend?
I know there are 2 of them out there for i535, but both are kinda not fully stable.
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Jellywiz by incubus, last i checked everything on there was working. I haven't personally used it, but i do browse that thread every day keeping up to date on it.
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What JB ROMS are "fully working"?
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LiquidSmooth for a fact, i say that because its been my daily driver the past couple weeks and i haven't had a single issue with it. Granted its AOSP and some people may not like that. But gps, bluetooth, nfc, data, wifi, etc all work

While I agree that most of us root and don't really need to wait for a carrier to release an update I can't stand when people say that. We shouldn't need to do that. These damn carriers and OEMs should be supporting their devices, that we spend our hard earned money on, in a better manner.

Possible 4.1.2 coming as soon as friday?

http://androidheadlines.com/2012/12...mas-present-jelly-bean-update-on-its-way.html
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We can hope. I doubt it will be 4.1.2 but you never know with VZW.

Where in that article does it say 4.1.2????? I only see it mention 4.1. How do you jump to the conclusion that it will be 4.1.2?

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Where in that article does it say 4.1.2????? I only see it mention 4.1. How do you jump to the conclusion that it will be 4.1.2?
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If I'm not mistaken does it even matter? I thought the x.x.2 update was basically patches for the nexus 7 with an update for power management and then just very minor updates to the rest
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Chyrux said:
If I'm not mistaken does it even matter? I thought the x.x.2 update was basically patches for the nexus 7 with an update for power management and then just very minor updates to the rest
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What makes it important to us, is the changes Samsung made to the TouchWIZ framework in 4.1.2:
Multi-View Multitasking - The ability to run two different apps simultaneously on one screen.

pdykstra said:
What makes it important to us, is the changes Samsung made to the TouchWIZ framework in 4.1.2:
Multi-View Multitasking - The ability to run two different apps simultaneously on one screen.
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Do any of the US variants even have that? Pretty sure they reserved that for just the international version and the note 2 because of the quad core.
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I saw an article from tom's hardware about the Samsung suite pack. It should be released later on. The international one, I believe is what got the updated features.
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Chyrux said:
Do any of the US variants even have that? Pretty sure they reserved that for just the international version and the note 2 because of the quad core.
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Well, we don't have any 4.1.2 US variant builds yet (even leaks), so it's hard to say whether or not we will get the Multitasking built in. What is likely though, is that we will get the framework changes that support it (even if Samsung doesn't provide the actual application to do it). In that case, it will be a simple port to get it up and running.

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Well, we don't have any 4.1.2 US variant builds yet (even leaks), so it's hard to say whether or not we will get the Multitasking built in. What is likely though, is that we will get the framework changes that support it (even if Samsung doesn't provide the actual application to do it). In that case, it will be a simple port to get it up and running.
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Thanks for clarifying :thumbup:
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I don't believe it will come for vzw...

Chyrux said:
Do any of the US variants even have that? Pretty sure they reserved that for just the international version and the note 2 because of the quad core.
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I'm pretty sure we'll get it. There's lots of stuff in the framework that's associated with the multi-view feature such as images and XML files so it's a safe bet that it'll come to the US variants.

Regarding multi view, scott on the clean rom forum said its definitely in the framework, but its "turned off" in almost 180 something files, he said it would be painstakingly time consuming , byt someone with the time and knowledge could definitely turn it on.
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I highly doubt that it will come to Verizon anytime this year... which is a shame

LOL Verizon getting 4.1.2
WOW you have your hopes high, they still haven't released 4.1.1. and I'm using a leaked version and there are still bugs in it. I highly doubt we will see 4.1.2 before April.

LOL at some of the funny comments - I'm sure if its coming to the US, Verizon will get it too - seriously - I can't stop laughing.

Yeapppp! Still don't even have jellybean update. Lol
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4.1.2 is unlikely. Support docs have started shipping out, and K3 is the official Verizon build #, so the K3 we're seeing around here should be what's pushed out via the OTA when it starts:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/1...ly-bean-update-support-docs-for-galaxy-s-iii/

Friday for 4.1.1 But maybe we can get the leak of 4.1.2 this year.
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Friday for 4.1.1 But maybe we can get the leak of 4.1.2 this year.
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You realize there is only like 2 weeks left in the year?

It was told that 412 will release 2nd week of january.So for the leak 2 weeks is enough if that is real.
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4.2.2 rolling out soon (good news for cm10.1 bluetooth)

Looks like 4.2.2 is ready to roll out. Hopefully the CM team, AOKP and other developers can implement the fixes for the new jelly bean builds to fix A2DP issues.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105....2.2-a-better-jelly-bean-rolls-into-the-wild/

Wonder if 4.2.2 will also address the flickering/ui stuttering issue.

I hope it also fixes the S-beam incompatibility problem with S3's running ICS. Every since my wife's S3 upgraded to JB, S-beam has been unable to pair with my S3 running ICS.
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parzec said:
I hope it also fixes the S-beam incompatibility problem with S3's running ICS. Every since my wife's S3 upgraded to JB, S-beam has been unable to pair with my S3 running ICS.
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We don't have 4.2.1 stock lol. We wont be getting a jump from 4.1.1 to 4.2.2
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zetsumeikuro said:
Wonder if 4.2.2 will also address the flickering/ui stuttering issue.
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Check hardware overlays in developer options.
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parzec said:
I hope it also fixes the S-beam incompatibility problem with S3's running ICS. Every since my wife's S3 upgraded to JB, S-beam has been unable to pair with my S3 running ICS.
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how come still on ICS if I may ask

I was waiting for them to address the screen stutter and battery drain issues that my wife's S3 has been experiencing. Plus, I'm rooted with google wallet working and other customizations that I don't feel like redoing for JB until those bugs are fixed. Sort of the "if it's not broken, don't fix it" mentality.
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We don't have 4.2.1 stock lol. We wont be getting a jump from 4.1.1 to 4.2.2
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Check hardware overlays in developer options.
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I didn't even notice the extra 2 until you pointed it out...LOL! We really are behind the times here at Verizon. (should be big red's new tagline)
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parzec said:
I was waiting for them to address the screen stutter and battery drain issues that my wife's S3 has been experiencing. Plus, I'm rooted with google wallet working and other customizations that I don't feel like redoing for JB until those bugs are fixed. Sort of the "if it's not broken, don't fix it" mentality.
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think you can ODIN JB w/o wiping and no major changes to customization. jb is much faster and smoother, it might even fix your problem.
go here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1974114

TXI Kaze said:
We don't have 4.2.1 stock lol. We wont be getting a jump from 4.1.1 to 4.2.2
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Who knows when 4.2.x will get pushed to VZW phones, BUT I would be shocked if it wasn't 4.2.2 or some higher iteration. It doesn't make sense to go to 4.2.1 at this point. Back in the GB days, it wasn't uncommon to go from froyo to 2.3.5 or 2.3.7

It is Verizon's slow update policy that made me root in the first place. Next phone I get, I'll consider a google phone and a pre-paid plan somewhere...

Ditto on that ... I am just not sold on pre-paid plans yet. I would like either the ubuntu phone or nexus phone from google.

d1ez3 said:
Looks like 4.2.2 is ready to roll out. Hopefully the CM team, AOKP and other developers can implement the fixes for the new jelly bean builds to fix A2DP issues.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105....2.2-a-better-jelly-bean-rolls-into-the-wild/
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Article by CNET's Eric Mack. Let me introduce you to this gentleman. About a year ago, he posted articles about the upcoming ICS update to the Droid Razr. Twice. Both wrong. One cited a screenshot allegedly from a Best Buy employee, the other a "secret source inside Verizon". His last wolf-cry was about a month and a half wrong.
Bottom line, take anything he says with a huge grain of salt. He's usually wrong.

anacree said:
It is Verizon's slow update policy that made me root in the first place. Next phone I get, I'll consider a google phone and a pre-paid plan somewhere...
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That's what I said too... then I experienced T-Mobile and AT&T in my area with a Nexus 4 and lasted one month on each before I went back to Verizon on a work phone.
Loved the Nexus 4 compared to this thing... It's a shame that Verizon is just too damn good.

Android 4.3 arriving for Galaxy S3 in October

http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/04/android-4-3-arriving-for-galaxy-s-3-and-galaxy-s-4-in-october/

Please, please,please Verizon don't screw this up!

Even if big red puts us on hold, maybe someone will get a leak.
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We will have 4.3 either way. Whether it's official Verizon or not, we got it.

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http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/04/android-4-3-arriving-for-galaxy-s-3-and-galaxy-s-4-in-october/
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These types of announcements are almost always indicating the proposed release dates for the international version. The US variants are usually a good 6 months or more behind the international version on getting the same update.

4.3 is all over the android development threads.

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4.3 is all over the android development threads.
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That is AOSP we are talking about Touchwiz.

jmxc23 said:
That is AOSP we are talking about Touchwiz.
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my bad

I don't want any of that Touchwiz 4.3 garbage.
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Juice3250 said:
I don't want any of that Touchwiz 4.3 garbage.
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Then just install cm10.2 http://get.cm/?device=d2vzw

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I don't want any of that Touchwiz 4.3 garbage.
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No Crapwiz on my device

Samsung 4.3 & Google Android's 4.3 are not the same. I don't expect anything too awesome. It will be Samsung & Verizon's modified firmware.
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U guys are gonna be waiting so long. I'm gonna guess April 2014. Vzw doesn't give a crap about the s3 any more.

October is only for the i9300 model, not ours.

Verizon updated the tbolt to ICS. They will update the s3.
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Verizon updated the tbolt to ICS. They will update the s3.
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The question is, when? If it's June 2014, most already will get tired of waiting and will either go AOSP or upgrade to another device.

dohturdima said:
The question is, when? If it's June 2014, most already will get tired of waiting and will either go AOSP or upgrade to another device.
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I'm using the CM 10.2 nightly from last night with the dkp kernel. The CM stock kernel works great, but dkp gets me better battery life.
It's to the point that I'd rather keep my S3 over getting an S4.
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0xScott said:
I'm using the CM 10.2 nightly from last night with the dkp kernel. The CM stock kernel works great, but dkp gets me better battery life.
It's to the point that I'd rather keep my S3 over getting an S4.
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My CM experience was limited to my previous phone, OG Epic on Sprint. Thanks, but no thanks - staying with TW, as I like my phone as problem free as possible (app bug issues in Android are bad enough). Before someone starts saying that their CM in GS3 runs perfectly - it has never been my own experience. I can live with slightly worse battery life provided everything else works as intended.

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My CM experience was limited to my previous phone, OG Epic on Sprint. Thanks, but no thanks - staying with TW, as I like my phone as problem free as possible (app bug issues in Android are bad enough). Before someone starts saying that their CM in GS3 runs perfectly - it has never been my own experience. I can live with slightly worse battery life provided everything else works as intended.
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Agreed, after all it is in the end a phone..and it is no good if it doesn't work 100% when needed.

tburns said:
Verizon updated the tbolt to ICS. They will update the s3.
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Lmao, by the time VZW released ICS for the HTC Thunderbolt, it was already outdated due to Jelly Bean 4.1.2 and 4.2.2. I seriously wonder how much money VZW loses by spending too much time doing quality testing on their updates.
On the other hand, I hope Samsung can leverage their bargaining power and "push" Verizon to get the software released. Then again...Samsung's not in any hurry since they'd rather users go and buy the S4 if they want newer software.

KitKat - the 4.4.2 update - discussion thread

Well, Samsung has finally announced the list of phones that will get 4.4 and the S3 is on the list. Now we just wait for Verizon to send it out to us.
http://www.droid-life.com/2014/02/18/samsung-confirms-list-of-phones-and-tablets-to-receive-kit-kat-updates-begin-today/

Here's to to hoping for a new exploit and a way to flash custom roms again.
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All of the AOSP roms are on stable versions of 4.4.2 by now. Unless you love VZW bloat go check one of those.

To everyone about to post anything along the lines of "lol touchwiz sux" move along. Most of us know it already.. and for one reason or another we got stuck on 4.3. I know I'm looking forward to 4.4
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Dadud said:
To everyone about to post anything along the lines of "lol touchwiz sux" move along. Most of us know it already.. and for one reason or another we got stuck on 4.3. I know I'm looking forward to 4.4
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I don't like the look of it but my phone runs better on it. I've tried everything but nothing beats Beans 20. Hopefully 4.4 touchwiz will be as stable.
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I'm just hoping some sly samsung dev "accidently" left an exploit to allow custom recoveries
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Don't want it if it is just going to break FoxFi...

I'll believe it when receive it
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End of March if I had to guess
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All of the AOSP roms are on stable versions of 4.4.2 by now. Unless you love VZW bloat go check one of those.
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Doesn't help those that took the 4.3 OTA. I agree that 4.4.2 AOSP ROMs are rounding out very nicely. Although TW has the benefit of all the phone's hardware working correctly.

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Doesn't help those that took the 4.3 OTA. I agree that 4.4.2 AOSP ROMs are rounding out very nicely. Although TW has the benefit of all the phone's hardware working correctly.
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Could we keep this thread limited to talking about Verizon and Samsung bring 4.4.2 to the S3 and not arguing about different ROMs. If people want to talk about different roms then they can go to the other threads for that. Thanks!

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Except camera and signal strength tend to be hit and miss on aosp ROMS at least for me anyway.. I highly doubt Verizon will bring us 4.4.2
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It's cool that they made it official.
International first and then the trickle down will happen.
I say August for Verizon.
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Verizon always takes a while to get OTA. But good thing s3 not getting left behind
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If Sprint rolled 4.4.2 out to the S4 already then I would guess Verizon will soon too. Then say another month and Verizon could roll it out for S3 in April or May. That's just my uneducated ghess

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Well, Samsung has finally announced the list of phones that will get 4.4 and the S3 is on the list. Now we just wait for Verizon to send it out to us.
http://www.droid-life.com/2014/02/18/samsung-confirms-list-of-phones-and-tablets-to-receive-kit-kat-updates-begin-today/
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So, how do we got to know that they have released the list of new phones?

Krishu said:
So, how do we got to know that they have released the list of new phones?
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What?

Just a wild guess but I suspect this will be the LAST upgrade for the S3 which is getting a little long in the tooth now...

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On carbon nighties and it is running pretty smooth except the camera to video issue.
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xs11e said:
Just a wild guess but I suspect this will be the LAST upgrade for the S3 which is getting a little long in the tooth now...
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Your spot on about that man. It will sadly be our last update. But none the less the S3 is a solid phone
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