Samsung Kies

Samsung Kies

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Samsung Kies
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Samsung Kies
Developer(s) Samsung
Stable release 2.6.2.14014_4_19 / February 2, 2014
Operating system Windows, Mac OS X
Available in Multilingual
License Proprietary freeware
Website www.samsung.com/us/kies/

Samsung Kies /ˈkiːs/ KEESS is a freeware software application used to communicate between Windows or Macintosh operating systems, and more recently manufactured Samsung mobile phone and tablet computer devices, usually using a USB cable connection (though wireless LAN Kies connectivity is now possible using some devices).

Name
The name "Kies" was originally an acronym. K.I.E.S., or the "Key Intuitive Easy System", was used until KIES version 2.0. After version 2.0, the name was shortened to "Kies", and the use of "K.I.E.S." as an acronym was discontinued.[citation needed]
Versions

Kies comes in two versions: the full version, to which most of this article refers, and the "Kies Mini" version, which is used solely to update certain Samsung mobile devices' operating systems (OS versions). While the full Kies product is capable of updating the OS versions of some Samsung devices, most devices may have their OS versions updated using only Kies Mini.[2] Though there are both Windows and Mac(intosh) versions of the full Kies product,[3] there is only a Windows version of Kies Mini for most Samsung devices; therefore, many Mac computer owners who wish to update said Samsung devices' OS versions find themselves having to lease or borrow a Windows computer onto which they may temporarily install Kies Mini, and to which they may then connect their Samsung device via USB cable to accomplish said OS version update.[citation needed]

Though most Kies connectivity has traditionally been via USB cable, wireless LAN connectivity between a Samsung device on which the Kies Wireless Android app[4] is running, and any Windows or Macintosh computer running the Kies full version, is now also possible. The Kies Wireless app also supports wireless connectivity with other devices via said other devices' web browsers. All such connectivity, though, must be via a local Wi-Fi connection (and not via cellular 2G, 3G, or 4G data networks) wherein all involved devices are on the same Wi-Fi LAN.[5]

The full version of Kies may be downloaded from the Samsung Global Download Center[6] or from the download part of an individual mobile device's technical support web page on the Samsung website. With few exceptions, it is usually only the Kies Mini version, and not the full version, which is typically downloadable from a given Samsung device's individual technical support web pages.[citation needed]
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This software may be used for:
Data backup
Data transfer (between a Windows or Mac PC, and a Samsung mobile device), limited to certain media file formats
Multimedia (audio, photos, video, etc.) management, but limited to certain file formats; for example, Kies does not recognise .avi files
Purchase/acquisition of additional or special device features
Device firmware and operating system (OS version) upgrades

This software contains Content SAFER  from the Korean company MarkAny for the prevention of illegal copying and distribution of multi media content.
Supported devices[edit]

This is a list of some of the currently known supported devices for Samsung Kies software:Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus
Samsung Galaxy Trend
Samsung Galaxy Gio
Samsung Galaxy Grand
Samsung Galaxy Spica
Samsung Galaxy 3
Samsung Galaxy S
Samsung Galaxy S Advance
Samsung Galaxy SL I9003
Samsung Galaxy S Plus
Samsung Galaxy S Duos (GT-S7562)
Samsung Galaxy S II
Samsung Galaxy S III
Samsung Galaxy S IIIα
Samsung Galaxy S III Mini
Samsung Galaxy S4
Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini
Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom
Samsung Galaxy Note
Samsung Galaxy Note II (Kies 3)
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (Kies 3)
Samsung Galaxy W
Samsung Galaxy Y Samsung Galaxy Y Pro
Samsung Galaxy R
Samsung Champ Camera 3303
Samsung i8910HD
Samsung C6625
Samsung C3112
Samsung GALAXY 3 GT-i5801
Samsung Galaxy Europa GT-i5500
Samsung Corby Pro GT-B5310
Samsung Duo GT-B7722
Samsung Galaxy Mini GT-S5570
Sidekick 4G
Samsung Galaxy Tab
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus
Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9
Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0)
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1)
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 (10.1)
Samsung GT-S5292
Samsung GT-S3370
Samsung GT-E2652
Samsung GT-S5233S
Samsung GT-C3200
Samsung GT-C6712 STAR II Duos
Samsung Galaxy Pro (GT-B7510)
Samsung GT-S3850 Corby2
Samsung GT-C3330 Champ 2

Note: As of 2 September 2012, Samsung Android ADB driver version 2.9.503.726 is broken (yielding the blue screen), and once installed fails to recognize Samsung devices (reporting "Manufacturer Hardware ID missing").[citation needed] This is supplied as part of Kies.[citation needed]
As of 1 June 2013 There have been some reports (between four and 10) that Kies Tab 7 and Windows 8 are incompatible. Some users have noted that after installing Kies on their HP device, Smart Drives quit reporting to BIOS, resulting in dead laptops.[citation needed]
System requirements
OS CPU RAM HDD Space Screen Resolution Required Software
Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista, Windows 7 Intel Pentium 1.8 GHz processor or higher (recommended) 1.00 GB (minimum), 2 GB recommended At least 500 MB 1024 × 768 (600), 32 bit or above .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 or later, Windows Media Player 10 or later, ActiveSync (Windows XP), Device Center (Windows Vista), DirectX 9.0C or above
Mac OS 10.5~ 10.6 (*Samsung Kies mini) 1.8 GHz Intel or faster processor 512 MB or more 30 MB of available hard disk space Wave (GT-S8500) Firmware upgrade is available for bada 1.2 or later. Wave II (GT-S8530)
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