Jelly Bean rolling out to Samsung Galaxy S III on Sprint beginning today

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Sprint First U.S. Wireless Carrier to offer Jelly Bean to Samsung
Galaxy S III Customers,
Rollout Starts Today

Today, Sprint became the first U.S. wireless carrier to offer the
Android™ 4.1.1, Jelly Bean, update to
its Samsung Galaxy S® III customers. The update began rolling out
today and adds a host of new and
enhanced TouchWiz® features, offering a faster, richer and more
responsive device experience.

The update is available as an over the air update. When your Galaxy S
III is eligible for the update, it
will automatically download. Once the download is complete, you will
be prompted to install the update.
Installation will take a few minutes, and your device will be disabled
during the installation process. It will
be ready to use when the process is complete.

Jelly Bean offers users a smoother, faster and more fluid experience
with expanded feature functionality,
including:
• Google Now™ gets you just the right information at just the right
time, like how much traffic to
expect before you leave for work or when the next train will arrive as
you're standing on the
platform. Google Now can be launched by pressing and holding the menu
key from the home
screen.
• Expandable, actionable notifications allowing you to take action
directly from the notifications
shade.
• Android Beam™ now lets you send photos and more.
• Widgets work like magic as you place widgets on the screen,
everything else automatically
moves to make room; when they're too big, widgets resize on their
own.

Samsung also added new capabilities to Galaxy S III, including:
• Camera Enhancements:
o New live camera and camcorder filters offer a range of new ways to
spark your creativity.
Warm vintage, cold vintage, black and white, sepia, color highlights
(blue, green, red/
yellow), and many more are selectable from the main camera screen.
o Pause and resume while recording video allows users to string
together multiple captured
video clips from a party, birthday, or sporting event into a single
file with no post editing
required.
o Low light photo mode takes advantage of Galaxy S III's best-in-class
High Dynamic
Range (HDR) capabilities and offers an optimized mode for low light
and indoor photos.
• Pop Up Play Update easily resizes or pauses the Pop Up Play
picture-in-picture video window,
taking full advantage of Galaxy S III's powerful processor and large
4.8-inch display.
• Easy Mode is a simplified user experience option for first-time
smartphone owners, providing
large home screen widgets that focus on the device essentials.
• Blocking Mode can disable incoming calls, notifications, alarms and
LED indicators for a
designated period of time.
• Improved Usability with access to multiple keyboard options and the
addition of the Swype®
keyboard.

With the Jelly Bean update, Galaxy S III will also add support for
some exciting new accessories.
• AllShare® Cast Wireless Hub allows users to wirelessly mirror their
phone screen to any HDTV or
HDMI® display. It even supports licensed content playback of premium
TV and movies.
• NFC One Touch Pairing Support pairs Galaxy S III with supporting NFC
Bluetooth® accessories
in a single touch.