Samsung has taken steps to avoid a potential ban on the sale of the Galaxy S III following up its software patch for US models with a similar patch for international unlocked versions of its flagship handset. Although described as a "stability update" by the Korean tech giant, it removes the local on-device search function that is a feature of the Google-developed Android OS. It is the same type of patch that Google and Samsung issued for the Galaxy Nexus in order to help it avoid a possible sales injunction.
