Samsung promise to restore local search on the international Galaxy S III

Samsung released a firmware update for the Galaxy S III that removed the ability to use the universal search tool for looking into local data (contacts, media files, apps, etc.) due to the violation of a patent ruled in US courts as belonging to Apple.

However, the lawsuit didn't include the international version of the Galaxy S III, so that samsung will bring this feature back to the International Galaxy S III devices only.

Here's the Official statement:

"The most recent software upgrade for the Galaxy S III in the UK included the inadvertent removal of the universal search function. Samsung will provide the correct software upgrade within the next few days." - Samsung

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