Comments on: Samsung: Factory Wipe Security Hole Already Patched on Galaxy S3

By: michael arazan

michael arazan — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 08:14:00 +0000

That;s good to hear it is in the 404 update, If I had an SG3 I wouldn’t have downloaded the last update that dumbs down the search on the phone, that’s BS that already sold phones are suppose to get it, it should be new phones only being made, the old phones and already sold phones should be grandfathered somehow, for already owners of the SG3 before the law suit, I’d think owners could class action suit Samsung for dumbing their devices down, eff apple

By: S.Ober

S.Ober — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 16:22:00 +0000

I got propted for an update though the night. However, It failed since I am on CWM.

By: tony

tony — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:47:00 +0000

The update is most likely already in your phone. If you have 4.0.4 than you don’t have this issue.

By: SJ Prettyman

SJ Prettyman — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:41:00 +0000

Tried all that as well. VZW tech support even called Samsung, and the Samsung tech support did not even have a clue as to what is up.

By: PuzzleShot

PuzzleShot — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:32:00 +0000

Did you try going into airplane mode, then turning on wifi, then searching for update?

By: PuzzleShot

PuzzleShot — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:30:00 +0000

My Galaxy Nexus isn’t, and it’s on stock jelly bean. The article even says that it isn’t vulnerable. First off, it doesn’t dial the number by itself. Second, the test says to ignore whatever happens if your phone is a Nexus.

By: EndiSky

EndiSky — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:28:00 +0000

Thank god that your not running unauthorized software with a rooted phone or Verizon might not be able to assist you! … Ohhhhh wait…. You are running authorized software that will damage your phone and they STILL cant help you. Good luck SJ, I did a quick browse of
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1708 and did not see a solution. You might want to browse around there though.

By: Joe Bertolino

Joe Bertolino — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:26:00 +0000

I wish they would send out a fix for whatever the cause of the ‘Cell Standby’ running @40% all the time

By: angel maldonado

angel maldonado — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:13:00 +0000

I got the OTA update yesterday morning, I thought it was jelly bean lol

By: Tristan Cunha

Tristan Cunha — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:08:00 +0000

To see if your phone is veulnerable (and I was surprised to find my GNEX was) check out this CNET article: http://www.cnet.com.au/test-your-android-phone-for-the-web-browser-hard-reset-exploit-339341779.htm
It includes a link to a similiar function to see if your dialer will launch from a web page, and include the reset code, the test link just pops up your IMEI code.
A quick fix if your phone is vulnerable is to download this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.voss.notelurl
This basically gives your phone a 2nd option besides launching the dialer, circumventing the problem, at least until you can get updated firmware.

By: TG

TG — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:04:00 +0000

no update..what version am I supposed to be on? help me kellex kenobi, you’re my only hope.

By: michael smit

michael smit — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 15:02:00 +0000

The inevitable joke: Verizon coming 2015.

By: SJ Prettyman

SJ Prettyman — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 14:58:00 +0000

What about those of us who can’t get the VZW update for the GS3? I’ve contacted VZW about getting a “service unavailable” error every time I check for an update….they have no clue what it is or how to “fix” it.

By: Sebastian Gorgon

Sebastian Gorgon — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 14:53:00 +0000

So S3 is patched… but no other Galaxy phone was patched