The Galaxy S III uses Google's Android mobile operating system, which was introduced commercially in 2008.[37] Its TouchWiz "Nature UX" graphical user interface (GUI)—which is influenced by the "organic" customer trend—is more interactive than Samsung's previous GUIs, with the notable addition of the "Water Lux" effect, which produces ripples upon contact.[23] To complement the TouchWiz interface, and as a response to Apple's Siri, the phone introduces S Voice, Samsung's intelligent personal assistant. S Voice can recognize eight languages including English, Korean and French.[38] Based on Vlingo, S Voice enables the user to verbally control 20 functions such as playing a song, setting the alarm, or activating driving mode; it relies on Wolfram Alpha for online searches.[39]
The S III comes with Android version 4.0.4, named "Ice Cream Sandwich", which became commercially available in March 2012 with the Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus.[40] Ice Cream Sandwich has a refined user interface, expanded camera capabilities, security features and connectivity.[41] In mid-June 2012, Google unveiled Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean", which employs Google Now, a voice-assistant similar to S Voice, and incorporates other software changes. Samsung accommodated Jelly Bean in the S III by making last-minute hardware changes to the phone in some markets.[42] Jelly Bean updates began rolling out to S IIIs in selected European countries, and to the T-Mobile in the United States in November.[43][44] On October 17, Samsung announced, that US S IIIs will be updated to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean "in the coming months".[45] Samsung started pushing Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean to the international version of the S III in December 2012.[46] The S III is also compatible with CyanogenMod 10, a custom firmware that implements the characteristics of Jelly Bean.[47]
The S III comes with Android version 4.0.4, named "Ice Cream Sandwich", which became commercially available in March 2012 with the Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus.[40] Ice Cream Sandwich has a refined user interface, expanded camera capabilities, security features and connectivity.[41] In mid-June 2012, Google unveiled Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean", which employs Google Now, a voice-assistant similar to S Voice, and incorporates other software changes. Samsung accommodated Jelly Bean in the S III by making last-minute hardware changes to the phone in some markets.[42] Jelly Bean updates began rolling out to S IIIs in selected European countries, and to the T-Mobile in the United States in November.[43][44] On October 17, Samsung announced, that US S IIIs will be updated to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean "in the coming months".[45] Samsung started pushing Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean to the international version of the S III in December 2012.[46] The S III is also compatible with CyanogenMod 10, a custom firmware that implements the characteristics of Jelly Bean.[47]
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