The new update of the Galaxy S3 eliminates the local search in Europe

The international version of Galaxy S3 is getting a new OTA update called "stability" with a new baseband version and XXLG6  XXBLG6 . The only change is the only probable ' elimination by Samsung of the function of local search  (on device), a feature that we remember is integrated in Android OS. This feature had already been eliminated in America; Samsung removes silently Local Search by Galaxy S3 USA, Galaxy Nexus effect? ​​and now the initiative appears to embrace all markets.

 

It is likely a result of legal action by Apple in the States where the sales of Nexus were temporarily blocked Galaxy, Samsung have previously disabled the search function on the device internal, features that allows you to search contacts, music, applications and other content in memory Internal.

It is unclear why they opted for a similar solution with the international version but this is the current situation and the update from about 27 MB we receive these days hide this aspect.

The local search feature may not be among the most used features of Android, but the functionality and immediacy is undeniable, we hope the community will find a solution to restore the functionality of S3 lost after upgrading.  by