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Did Local (Universal) Search Get Restored In Galaxy S III Jelly Bean Update?

In what appears to be a little known development from yesterdays Galaxy S III Jelly Bean update, Samsung looks to have snuck local search back into their TouchWiz software. Local Search, if you’ll recall was removed from the Galaxy S III in response to Apple’s lawsuits courtesy of a maintenance update this past August. The update deleted the option for local search on all T-Mobile Galaxy S III devices. Now, … [read full article]

T-Mobile Galaxy S III Jelly Bean Update Now Pushing Out Over The Air

Waking up to some big news (and a lot of emails in my inbox) as T-Mobile drops a big software update bombshell on us today with the release of Jelly Bean for the Galaxy S III. While a rumor in mid-October had Samsung announce the update for the “coming months,” we guess T-Mobile had other plans and thankfully so. According to T-Mobile’s support page, the over the air update to T999UVLJA … [read full article]

T-Mobile Pushing Out Maintenance Update For Samsung Galaxy S III

After some early morning news over Samsung’s timetable for a Galaxy S III Jelly Bean Android 4.1 upgrade, comes word that a new maintenance update is on the way for S III owners. It’s a pretty minor maintenance update (Jelly Bean it isn’t) with two notable improvements: Resolved Media Hub playback issues — likely related to reports over The Avengers Pinch & Zoom backend changes — no visible user changes The update … [read full article]

Reminder: Samsung Galaxy S Blaze 4G Ice Cream Sandwich Update Available Today

A quick reminder to all you Galaxy S Blaze 4G owners out there as today marks the first opportunity to get your hands on Ice Cream Sandwich. You can kick back and wait for the OTA to arrive or move right along and get the update via Samsung’s Kies software. Find all the instructions at the T-Mobile support link below. T-Mobile Support Download update from T-Mobile – T769UVLF4 You may … [read full article]

(Updated) HTC One S Android 4.0.4 Software Update Pushing Out

Update: T-Mobile has added the details to their support forums and we’ve added the improvements and fixes below.  We’re just getting word that HTC One S owners are seeing a new OTA update arrive bringing Android 4.0.4 and Sense 4.1. There’s been no sign of a new update on T-Mobile’s support site, so we’re unsure if there are any specific bug or security  fixeshere. Here’s what we are seeing: Android … [read full article]

myTouch And myTouch Q By Huawei Software Update Fixes Camera Resolution

Beginning today, September 18th T-Mobile is sending out a OTA software update for the T-Mobile myTouch and myTouch Q by Huawei to “improve device performance and stability.” One of the notable additions in this software update is the optimization of the camera to the full 5.0 megapixel resolution. It was back in August when Consumer Reports revealed that camera images were capped at 3.9 megapixels, a limitation of the phone camera’s … [read full article]

(Updated) Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Receives Ice Cream Sandwich Update

Update: Apparently a number of you are receiving the update via OTA, contradicting what the above document says.  Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 owners woke up nice surprise yesterday as T-Mobile released an optional Ice Cream Sandwich update. T-Mobile does give a quick note for everyone thinking of upgrading — advising them that the Ice Cream Sandwich update will wipe the home screen layout, so be advised of this change before proceeding ahead … [read full article]

Samsung Galaxy S II Update Includes Bug Fixes, ISIS Support

Samsung Galaxy S II owners rejoice as a brand new maintenance update includes bug fixes that will hopefully work out a number of issues you’ve had since the Ice Cream Sandwich update. Unfortunately, T-Mobile’s support website doesn’t detail exactly what “bug fixes” entails, but we can only hope they fix a number of the issues encountered after the anticipated Ice Cream Sandwich update. The real highlight of this update is the ISIS/NFC … [read full article]

Samsung Galaxy Exhibit 4G Receiving Maintenance Update

T-Mobile’s Galaxy Exhibit 4G, formerly known as the Exhibit II 4G, formerly known as the device T-Mobile rebranded for unknown reasons is set to receive a minor software update. Regardless of the name, the device will receive a maintenance update with a few bug fixes and improvements. Sorry, no Ice Cream Sandwich here for you Exhibit 4G owners, but any update that brings “device stability improvements” and “bug fixes” is just fine … [read full article]