Samsung pauses the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update to Galaxy S III

Two weeks ago Samsung started rolling out the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update to the Galaxy S III. The update does bring some nice features such as support for the Galaxy Gear smartwatch, but many users complaint that the update brought a lot of issues to the Galaxy S III.



According to some users, the update made the Galaxy S III becomes unresponsive on different occasions, crashing and being incapable of proper multi-tasking due to poor RAM manager, stuttering on music playback and even battery drain.


Today Samsung UK has responded:
"As we are currently investigating the reported issues with Galaxy S3 4.3 Jelly Bean update, the upgrading service has been temporarily suspended. We are committed to providing customers with the best possible mobile experience, and will ensure to resume the upgrading service at the earliest possibility."

So, this might disappoint Samsung fans as Kies and OTA service are now suspended. Stay tuned for further firmware news of the Galaxy S III.

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