Is there any update on 4.3 for the S3?

[captain_dl]

Not sure this has anything to do with the 4.3 upgrade or not, but I just got a Samsung Account Upgrade pushed to my phone. Could this be in preparation to the 4.3 update?

 

[nuttyandroid]

Not sure this has anything to do with the 4.3 upgrade or not, but I just got a Samsung Account Upgrade pushed to my phone. Could this be in preparation to the 4.3 update?

I did too yesterday.

 

[x893]

I have learned that the Android Samsung Galaxy S3 will be updated to Android 4.3 sometime next week.

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Awesome. ... as we've Seen over the last few days Sprint has been working on several builds trying to work the bugs out.

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[nuttyandroid]

I have learned that the Android Samsung Galaxy S3 will be updated to Android 4.3 sometime next week.

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I hope this is true!!!!

 

[Joseph Whitehead]

Samsung Galaxy S3 will no longer receive 4.3 Jelly Bean OS update and upgrade for Galaxy Note 2 will be delayed indefinitely, according to the report from Phones Review.


Samsung Galaxy S3 4.3 Jelly Bean Update No Longer Rolling Out; Note 2 OS Update Delayed - International Business Times

 

[x893]

Samsung Galaxy S3 will no longer receive 4.3 Jelly Bean OS update and upgrade for Galaxy Note 2 will be delayed indefinitely, according to the report from Phones Review.


Samsung Galaxy S3 4.3 Jelly Bean Update No Longer Rolling Out; Note 2 OS Update Delayed - International Business Times

That article quotes another article that says it's assuming that. ... the carrier has the update and already stated to a customer next week. Sprint would DEFINITELY not do that if it was not the case. ... they are very secretive about updates.
And while Samsung may have stopped updates directly. ... at this point it's up to the carrier in my experience. At least that is what a friend of mine at Verizon corporate IT told me.

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[sfrrr]

Yesterday, i woke up to a message that there is a an update waiting and ready. Sure enough, it upgraded my S3 to 4.3. Haven't heard anything about an upgrade for my international S4 but my S3 is sure au courant.

Sent from my GT-I9500

 

[meyerweb#CB]

Bloggers quoting bloggers quoting a reporter who is only speculating. Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.

Will the S3 get 4.3? I honestly don't know. But neither does the author of the article you cite.

 

[mc_gusto]

Yesterday, i woke up to a message that there is a an update waiting and ready. Sure enough, it upgraded my S3 to 4.3. Haven't heard anything about an upgrade for my international S4 but my S3 is sure au courant.

Sent from my GT-I9500

International s3?

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[dizzle16]

http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/522264/20131114/samsung-galaxy-s3-4-3-jelly-bean.htm#.UoW_1KNdXFo

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[buffdaddy72]

I find it odd that only Gotta Be Mobile and The International Business Times are the only ones reporting this. I haven't seen anything posted on AC, Engadget, The Verge or any of the other major tech blogs.

Has anyone seen any other articles anywhere other than these two sites?

 

[Silent Patriot]

I find it odd that only Gotta Be Mobile and The International Business Times are the only ones reporting this. I haven't seen anything posted on AC, Engadget, The Verge or any of the other major tech blogs.

Has anyone seen any other articles anywhere other than these two sites?

Yup... Android 4.3 update for Galaxy S3 causing problems, rollout stopped - AndroidPIT

 

[mc_gusto]

Yup... Android 4.3 update for Galaxy S3 causing problems, rollout stopped - AndroidPIT

After reading all those comments maybe it's a good thing sprint is holding off.

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[mouseglider]

Agreed on waiting! The upgrade blade cuts both ways!

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[buffdaddy72]

Well, I went on Sprint's site and talked to a Sprint CSR. Pretended I didn't now anything about updating my phone so below is a copy of the transcript.


Chat ID: 733614526301068684
DATE/TIME: 2013-11-15 08:41:57

Sprint: All agents are currently busy, please hold for the next available specialist.
Sprint: Thank you for waiting, you're in our Chat queue in position 2. We will connect you to a specialist soon.
Sprint: Thank you for waiting, you're in our Chat queue in position 2. We will connect you to a specialist soon.
Susie P: I understand that you had to wait for some time to chat with us. I appreciate your patience.
Customer: Hi
Susie P: Hello.
Susie P: Can you please provide a little more clarification on your question or concern?
Customer: I have Samsung Galaxy S3 and I have read that Android 4.3 was released but I can't seem to upgrade to it. I have 4.1.2 installed and when I hit the update button it says the phone has the current version
Susie P: I understand that you want to know about the software update on your phone.
Susie P: I will surely assist you with this.
Susie P: Please give me a moment.
Susie P: Thanks for waiting.
Susie P: From 11/06/13 - 12/19/13, Samsung will push an over-the-air (OTA) software update to L710VPUCMJ9 to Samsung GALAXY S III devices.
Susie P: For successful installation, a battery charge of at least 50% is recommended.
Susie P: It's Android 4.3 Jelly Bean (Minor Operating System update)
Susie P: Galaxy Gear - Galaxy Gear will now be compatible with the Samsung Galaxy S III
Customer: Ok what is an OTA? Is there a link that I need to download the update?
Susie P: I meant over the air.
Susie P: I am sorry there is no link. However, you will directly get it to your phone.
Susie P: You will be prompted to download it on your phone.
Customer: Oh OK.
Susie P: Thank you.
Susie P: I appreciate your patinece.
Susie P: *patience
Customer: no problem
Susie P: Thank you.
Susie P: My main goal is to make you happy at the end of this chat and to provide you the best customer service experience.
Susie P: You have been so great and so nice over the chat.
Susie P: It's been my pleasure chatting with a customer like you.
Susie P: Before we end our chat session, I want to make sure you are 100% satisfied with how I have assisted you.
Customer: sure thing
Susie P: Thank you for choosing Sprint - we appreciate your business!

You?ll receive a transcript of our chat within a couple of hours at the email address you provided for this chat session or your sprint.com email address if you signed in prior to chatting.

We hope you?ll give My Sprint a try the next time you need to make account changes. Click: sprint.com/mysprint to learn how to manage your account from your favorite device.
Susie P: Enjoy the rest of the day and take care!
Customer: U2
Susie P: Thank you.​

 

[makris0000]

So she pretty much said that it's rolling out from November 6th to December 19th.

 

[MaXXimus]

So she pretty much said that it's rolling out from November 6th to December 19th.

That's probably the timeline she was given. Keep in mind that the chat CSRs are probably pretty low level. The other CSR chat posted previously had similar, but slightly different timing on the roll out.

 

[buffdaddy72]

So she pretty much said that it's rolling out from November 6th to December 19th.

Yup pretty much. So we'll possibly see it within a month??

 

[x893]

On Sprint and have been receiving weird little push updates today. ...I managed to see one for a split second. .... said something about voice recognition update. .... leads me to believe it will be rolling out over the next week. ..... stay tuned. ..lol

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[TimmyTwo2]

I just noticed today the Find and update the software version on your Samsung Galaxy S3 was updated to say Last Updated: Nov 15, 2013. It's still showing version L710VPBMD4 as the latest though.