About Device; Software Update - Samsung Galaxy S III User Manual

About Device

View information about the phone, including status, legal
information, hardware and software versions, and a tutorial.

Software Update

Software update lets the phone connect to the network and
download any new phone software directly to the phone. The
phone automatically updates with the latest available
software when you access this option.
1. From the Settings screen, under System, touch About
device Software update.
2. Touch Update. A Terms and Conditions screen displays.
3. To proceed to Software Update, touch I accept all the
terms above, then touch Confirm. Your device registers
itself with your Wireless Provider's Software Update
service, connects with your Wireless Provider's server,
and scans for software updates.
4. At the Software update prompt, touch OK to continue.
5. The phone automatically updates the software (if
available), otherwise, when the The latest updates have
already been installed prompt displays, touch OK.
6. When updating software, once the update file is
downloaded, you can delay the update on the start
screen by postponing it for a certain period of time. If
you want to resume the update before the selected
time, touch Continue update.
Details
Touch options to view details:
• Status: View Battery status, Battery level, Network, Signal
strength, Mobile network type, Service state, Roaming, Mobile
network state, My phone number, MIN, PRL version, ERI
Version, IMEI, ICCID, IP address, Wi-Fi MAC address, Bluetooth
address, Up time, and Device status.
• Legal information: Display open source licenses; Google info;
and configure license settings, including your DivX
registration.
• Model number: View the phone's model number.
• Android version: View the firmware version for this phone.
• Baseband version: View the baseband version for this phone.
• Kernel version: View the kernel version for this phone.
• Build number: View the build number for this phone.
• Hardware version: View the hardware version for this phone.
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