Some of you that own the Galaxy S3 might be wondering why you are still stuck without the Android Jelly Bean 4.3 update and that would be a good question. The fact is that some handsets are updated later than others, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel as a new report indicates that the most popular smartphone from last year is set to be updated sooner than later. The Galaxy Note 3 is set to launch tomorrow, but that does not mean that Samsung has forgotten about the smartphone.
A little while ago, Samsung released the Android Jelly Bean 4.1 update for the device, but the company has been completely silent about anything more since that day. At first, it was thought that the Galaxy S3 was going to be updated to the Android Jelly Bean 4.2 software this summer, but that changed when more than one smartphone decided they would skip that update for the latest software available. Now that Galaxy S3 users still have not been updated, some are thinking that the company might be waiting for another reason, which could be Key Lime Pie. The rumor was confirmed by some wireless carriers that said they would be waiting for Android 4.3.
Coming from the same source that claimed the Android 4.2 software would be skipped, it appears that the Android Jelly Bean 4.3 update will be coming to the smartphone soon as a test build was spotted in a leaked image. The phone shows the Galaxy S3 clearly with the information indicating that it was running Android 4.3 during the testing phase. Since the screenshots that show test results can be faked, it will just have to be an additional rumor until Samsung gets around to officially announcing the update.
The test build is rumored to be coming out shortly after the release of the Galaxy Note 3, expected tomorrow and with Android Jelly Bean 4.3 pre-installed. The initial report does not mention the Galaxy Note 2, or the Galaxy S4 at this point, but some are expecting that the update should be ready for those two handsets around the same time. The Galaxy S4 has been sitting at the Android 4.2 for some time now, while the Google Edition was recently updated to the Android Jelly Bean 4.3 software.
