 The S III initially shipped with Android version 4 @.@ 0 @.@ 4 , named " Ice Cream Sandwich " , which became commercially available in March 2012 with the Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus . Ice Cream Sandwich has a refined user interface , and expanded camera capabilities , security features and connectivity . 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 . Jelly Bean updates began rolling out to S IIIs in selected European countries , and to the T @-@ Mobile in the United States in November 2012 . Samsung started pushing Android 4 @.@ 1 @.@ 2 Jelly Bean to the international version of the S III in December 2012 . In December 2013 , Samsung began rolling out Android 4 @.@ 3 for the S III , adding user interface features back ported from the Galaxy S4 , and support for the Samsung Galaxy Gear <unk> . In March 2014 , Samsung started the rollout of 4 @.@ 4 @.@ 2 KitKat for the 2 GB variant of the S III . 
