Samsung Android Phones

Samsung Galaxy S3 users in the United Kingdom and other regions experienced a number of problems with the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update. It should be a relief for users to know they can skip the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update and go straight to Android 4.4 KitKat. There is now a custom ROM that allows the immediate update. For those using Galaxy S3 GT-i9300, the Android 4.4 KitKat update should offer bug fixes and other conveniences compared to Android 4.3.  The team from OmniROM devs provided the ROM. Many sources consider the ROM to be stable although people should be prepared for dodgy video-playback and lagging camera. Aside from this, there should not be any problems.  Disclaimer: As mentioned, the ROM is only for the Galaxy S3 GT-i9300 international model. Trying it on other models can cause problems. Providers of the update cannot be held responsible for what happens to the device. Users can update at their own risk.  Follow these instructions to update the Samsung

While there is no formal ceremony or rite of passage, it seems clear to me that 2013 was the year that Android finally came of age as a fully mature mobile OS to power the world. Rather than a fancy coronation ceremony, let's take a look back at the highlights of the past 12 months in Android. The first commercially available Android phone, the HTC Dream or T-Mobile G1, launched over five years ago. At the time, it hardly seemed as though it carried the new mobile operating system that would soon take over the world. Yet, this past year seems to be the one that most firmly cemented Android in our world. Software updates were more solid and consistent, and big hardware launches from Samsung, HTC, Motorola and Google began to become almost as anticipated as Apple launch events. Big flagships no shows at the big shows The year in Android kicked off at CES in Las Vegas, where we saw all kinds of new hardware from the likes of Huawei and Lenovo, as well as Sony's waterpr

Samsung will reportedly launch a variety of new Android tablets in the first quarter of 2014, including models that will get the "Pro" moniker, if Sam Mobile 's insider is to be believed. The company is working on three such Pro tablets that will be part of two families, the Galaxy Tab and the Galaxy Note, as follows: 8.4-inch Galaxy Tab Pro (SM-T320/T325), 10.1-inch Galaxy Tab Pro (SM-T520/T525), 12.2-inch Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 (SM-P900/P905). A "Lite" tablet is also apparently in the works, the 7-inch Galaxy Tab 3 Lite (SM-T110/T111). The Galaxy Tab 3 Lite will sell for under €100 (around $136), the same report says, and will launch in the second week of 2014 (January 6-12). The Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 and Galaxy Note 12.2 will launch in week six (February 3-9) followed by the Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 a week later. All these tablets will be available in Wi-Fi and cellular versions, although the Galaxy Tab 3 Lite will be the only one not to offer LT

Samsung's new GamePad controller. (Credit: Samsung) Android smartphone owners can add some gaming savvy to their device via a new controller from Samsung. Dubbed the GamePad, the steel-framed controller grasps your phone as you work the knobs and buttons to play your favorite games. The GamePad can hold Android devices ranging in screen size from 4 inches to 6.3 inches, so it's geared more for phones but can certainly squeeze in a phablet. The controller is compatible with any device of the right size running Android 4.1 or higher. But Samsung says it's also optimized for Galaxy devices outfitted with Android 4.3 or higher, such as the Galaxy S4 and S3 and the Note 3 and 2. That means the GamePad can more easily pair with Galaxy devices via NFC and that it will give Galaxy owners quicker access to games via a Play button. The Play button launches Samsung's Mobile Console app, which helps people browse and buy games supported by the GamePad. The 35 available

In September, Samsung announced the Galaxy Note 3, a follow up to the popular Galaxy Note 2 and original Galaxy Note. The device arrived on shelves in late September with Android 4.3 Jelly Bean on board, the first Samsung device to do so. Here, we take a look at what we expect from the Galaxy Note 3′s software future, after the Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update that is currently on board and after Android 4.4 KitKat. In the build up to the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 launch, we heard quite a bit about the device's features. One of those features was the supposed Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update that was supposedly going to run stock, right out of the box. This wasn't too surprising, given that Samsung loves to put the current Android software on board its new flagship smartphones. Sure enough, the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 was announced with a bunch of powerful features including Android 4.3 Jelly Bean making it the first Galaxy smartphone with Google's Android 4.3 update on board.

Android manufacturers including HTC, Motorola and Sony have announced their plans for the Android 4.4 KitKat update. Motorola has even rolled out a KitKat update to the Moto X. That doesn't seem to have phased Samsung as the company remains quiet about its Android 4.4 KitKat update for devices like the Galaxy S4, Galaxy S3 and more. Several months ago, we started hearing about a brand new Android update, set for later in the year, an update that would replace Android 4.3 Jelly Bean as Google's primary operating system. Several weeks ago, we saw Google make good on those rumors as it announced the Android 4.4 KitKat update in early September, detailed the update in late October and released it just a short time later. Android 4.4 KitKat isn't a massive update by any stretch of the imagination. Instead, it continues Google's trend of incrementally improving the foundation that was left behind by Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and Android Jelly Bean. With Android 4

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 was the first Samsung device to arrive with Android 4.3 Jelly Bean right out of the box. That means that its users skipped all of the madness that has surrounded Samsung's Android 4.3 Jelly Bean roll out to the Galaxy S4, Galaxy S3 and Galaxy Note 2. It also means that users have had their eyes on the future, on Android 4.4 KitKat and beyond. Before early September arrived, we had heard a lot about the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, a device that was rumored to be coming to replace the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 as the company's high-end Galaxy Note variant. Amidst all of the Galaxy Note 3 rumors, we heard that the device would be coming with Android 4.3 Jelly Bean, an update that Samsung hadn't announced for any of its other devices, devices that remained on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, a piece of software that rolled out back in July of last year. Android 4.3 was announced in July and Samsung has been known to put the most current version of Android on its