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    Samsung Galaxy S III to Get Android Jelly Bean Update in October

    By Stan Schroeder | Mashable – Wed, Sep 12, 2012

    Samsung Galaxy S III

    Samsung's flagship Android smartphone, the Galaxy S III, will be updated with the latest version of Android in October, the company announced.

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    Android 4.1 or Jelly Bean brings numerous improvements, including smoother user interface, improved accessibility, expandable notifications, improved camera and voice search, among other updates.

    Samsung confirmed that the update will become available in October, but did not specify an exact date. The 4G version of the device, however, will come with Jelly Bean as standard, according to CNET.

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    This version will soon become available to U.K. customers through internet service provider Everything Everywhere, which recently promised to bring the first LTE network to the state.

    Are you excited for the Galaxy S II to be updated with Jelly Bean? Tell us in the comments below.

    This story originally published on Mashable here.

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