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published 21 May 2012

Samsung begins blocking unofficial S-Voice requests ahead of Galaxy S III launch

After features underpinning its soon-to-be-released Galaxy S III smartphone leaked, Samsung is reported to have begun blocking unofficial requests generated by its S-Voice service from unsupported devices. The S-Voice APK, which contained services ...

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by Mat Smith on engadget.com

Unofficial S-Voice app gets gagged, Samsung waits for its flagship hero

Did you get a chance to download Samsung's voice assistant APK over the weekend? Don't bother trying now, as Samsung (or Vlingo, who are behind the app) has locked down access for unauthorized devices -- namely anything that isn't a Galaxy S III. ...

by Ben Kersey on slashgear.com

Samsung and Vlingo blocking unofficial S-Voice use

Samsung Galaxy S IIIs are already out there in the wild even though the phone doesn’t official hit retail channels until May 29th. The exclusive Flipboard APK was ripped from the phone pretty quickly, and over the weekend Samsung’s personal voice ...

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by Shawn Ingram on gottabemobile.com

S Voice Leaks for Any Android 4.0 Phone, Quickly Blocked By Samsung

S Voice Leaks for Any Android 4.0 Phone, Quickly Blocked By Samsung is a post by Shawn Ingram from Gotta Be Mobile.S Voice, one of the big software features in the Samsung Galaxy S III leaked on the web this weekend, but Samsung and Vlingo are ...

on pcworld.com

Samsung Squashes Hack of Voice Assistant App

Samsung is blocking a hack of its S Voice digital assistant software that allowed any Android phone running Ice Cream Sandwich to use the app.The hack of the app, designed for Samsungs hot new Galaxy S III smartphone scheduled to reach retailers on ...

by Killian Bell on technobuffalo.com

Samsung Now Blocking S Voice Requests From Unsupported Devices

Samsung has begun blocking S Voice requests from unsupported devices after its flagship voice-controlled assistant was leaked online. The official APK file was available to almost all users with an Android handset running Ice Cream Sandwich ...

by Salman on thetechjournal.com

Samsung Blocks Unofficial Use Of S-Voice With The Help Of Vlingo

We recently reported that the firmware of Samsung Galaxy S III was recently leaked, letting developers make use of the S Voice APK. S Voice is the voice-based assistant that is part of Galaxy S III. However, Samsung has been quick in responding to ...

by Jordan Kahn on 9to5google.com

Samsung blocking Vlingo-powered “S-Voice” feature for non-Galaxy S III users

Shortly after the new Siri-like S-Voice voice assistant feature of Samsungs new Galaxy S III made its way to other Android devices via an available APK, reports confirm Samsung has begun to block non S III users from accessing the service. XDA ...

by View my complete profile on tech-ex.net

Samsung, Vlingo begin blocking unofficial S Voice server requests

Samsung's S Voice feature, coming to the Galaxy S III, sounds an awful lot like the Siri feature on the iPhone 4S. It turns out, that just like Siri, it has to contact the Mother Ship to get information for its responses, and just like Siri, it ...

on pcworld.com

Samsung Squashes Hack of Voice Assistant App

by Cosmin Vasile on news.softpedia.com

Samsung Blocks Unofficial S-Voice Service Usage

It looks like those happy Android tech-savvy who managed to rip apart the first official Galaxy S III ROM will be disappointed that their work has been crippled by Samsung. As soon as the official Android 4.0.4 ICS ROM for Galaxy S III leaked ...

by Phone Arena on phonearena.com

S Voice free ride is over, Samsung blocks servers to devices other than Galaxy S III

Soon after Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S III and its unique S Voice feature to take on Siri, the APK was extracted and pretty much every Android owner whod install it, got access to the voice assistant. The free ride however is now over as Samsung ...