Last week, Samsung and Verizon began the update for the Samsung Galaxy S III, which may have a few glitches. It adds a trial version of Caller ID which some users don't like. Some users have reported LTE connections.
Solutions to problems appear to disabling the caller ID app or completing a Factory Reset.
Sprint has sprinted to the update process for the Samsung Galaxy S III faster than any another other U.S. carrier and will start pushing out the update for Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean later today. This update will seem like it just drops into to Samsung Galaxy S III, however we'd like to remind to try not to drop your S3 on the ground or into the pool (see what happens).
Typically over-the-air (OTA) updates start slowly at first and then are sent out in bigger numbers over time, especially over the weekend. When your Samsung is eligible for the update, it will download automatically.
Apple has not been able to stop the release of the Samsung Galaxy S III(S3) in the United States which it claims infringes upon iPhone patents. A judge ruled that she would not be able schedule it.
So what does that mean to the general public? The carriers will be able to continue with their current release dates (see list of release dates.)
The latest news on the Samsung Galaxy S III front is the Verizon Wireless website is showing "will ship by 7/9." In the past, the ship date is usually the release date or the day before the release date for a smartphone from Verizon Wireless.
UPDATE 6/14/2012 12:08 PM PDT: Verizon Wireless has changed the "will ship by" date to 7/10 which could mean that it has sold-out of previous stock or someone at Verizon read this article and fixed the date. Whatever it means the Samsung Galaxy S III will be out in July from Verizon Wireless.