The Samsung Galaxy S3 for Verizon up until now did not benefit from Android 4.3 and all of the very cool features the operating system came with. But now the American giant is updating its variant of Samsung's phone from last year with it. What this means is that the Verizon Galaxy S2 is now enhanced with support for the Galaxy Gear and KNOX functionality. But the 4.3 version of Android is extremely rich in features and there are of course a number of other upgrades to the phone.So if you are interested in seeing what were the updates brought with the newer version of Android then here is the entire changelog:
Support for the Galaxy Gear
Driving mode
New Samsung Keyboard
Support for TRIM
Certain user interface elements were made similar to the ones on the Galaxy S4
Updated GPU drivers
New Screen modes (From S4): Adapt Display and Professional Photo
Daydream
Support for KNOX is now available
New Lockscreen: Multiple Widgets, a better ripple effect than the one on the Android 4.1.2, plus the possibility of modifying clock size and setting message
Actionable notifications Move-to-SD-card feature
The Notification Centre has now been improved and certain options were added to it in order to improve its usefulness
The user interface of the Settings tab was modified completely, it is now tabbed and it is similar to the one you can find on the Samsung Galaxy S4
The Camera has been changed as well and two new modes have been added to it: Sound and Shot modes.
Implementation of Voice controls which grants you control over certain features of your phone. This is something that was adapted to the Galaxy S2 from the Samsung Galaxy S4
New Samsung Apps: Calculator, Clock, Contacts, Gallery, Music
Full screen Samsung apps
New S-Voice. This S-Voice was adapted to the Samsung Galaxy S2 from the Galaxy S4
This upgrade has the build number JJSS15J.I535VRUCML1. It is being delivered to devices right now so if you haven't got it already you can either wait for it or search for it by going to "Settings" - "About Phone" - "Software Updates". You can read more about this upgrade if you click here. As soon as a download version is made available we will provide you with a download link.Download I535VRUCML1_I535VZWCML1_VZW.zip
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The Samsung Galaxy S3 for Verizon up until now did not benefit from Android 4.3 and all of the very cool features the operating system came with. But now the American giant is updating its variant of Samsung's phone from last year with it. What this means is that the Verizon Galaxy S2 is now enhanced with support for the Galaxy Gear and KNOX functionality. But the 4.3 version of Android is extremely rich in features and there are of course a number of other upgrades to the phone.So if you are interested in seeing what were the updates brought with the newer version of Android then here is the entire changelog: