Jul 11

Samsung drops universal search from Sprint’s Galaxy S III

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Sprint’s latest OTA update to its new flagship jewel, the Galaxy S III, addressed some security niggles, but the download remained otherwise fuzzy on the details. It now appears the update also nixes the universal search function, meaning the handy box now directs to the web upon entry. It’s likely a response to recent legal hairpulling between Apple and the Samsung-made Galaxy Nexus — a phone which has the very same search capabilities. As Android Central notes, those looking to return the search option can hit up a download of the previous version in their forums. Visit the source to grab it while you can.

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Samsung drops universal search from Sprint’s Galaxy S III originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 11 Jul 2012 12:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jul 06

Samsung Galaxy S III OTA update adds brightness widget to drop-down menu

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Samsung Galaxy S III OTA update adds brightness widget to dropdown menu

While we didn’t have many complaints with what Samsung offered us in its 2012 flagship, several users noted that the auto-brightness setting wasn’t really making the most of that 4.8-inch screen. The Galaxy S III’s latest OTA update tries to fix this by throwing in a new brightness gauge and auto toggle within the drop-down notification menu. There’s also a handful of stability fixes included in the 73MB update and according to SlashGear, the update can now be pushed to global models by hitting up the update section in the settings menu.

Samsung Galaxy S III OTA update adds brightness widget to drop-down menu originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Jun 27

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean preview download is live, probably won’t work on your Galaxy Nexus — yet (Update)

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Android 41 Jelly Bean preview download is live, probably won't work on your Galaxy Nexus yet

Google has opted to deliver Android 4.1 Jelly Bean as an OTA update to the ICS already on the Nexus phones and tablets it just handed everyone at I/O 2012, and there’s a manual download link available too. As Android Police notes, only GSM phones running the IMM330D firmware will take the update (which you probably don’t have, although a fresh phone from the initial Google Play run might work.) With this release already in the wild it’s surely only a matter of time before various third parties open it up to a wider variety of hardware. As always with early and somewhat untested software YMMV, keep an eye on those XDA Developers threads for the latest updates.

Update: Just that quickly, an SDK port has already popped up for the HTC One X. Of course, it’s described as unstable and the author has no plans to try to fix the numerous problems but if you’re desperate to see Jelly Bean you can, you just probably shouldn’t.

Update 2: And almost as quickly, a rooted version for ClockWorkMod Recovery and ROM Manager has appeared. Check the latest thread for all the details.

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean preview download is live, probably won’t work on your Galaxy Nexus — yet (Update) originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Jun 2012 23:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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