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| Samsung Kies | |
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| Developer | Samsung |
| Final release | 3.2.16084_2 |
| Operating system | Windows,Mac OS X |
| Available in | Multilingual |
| License | Proprietaryfreeware |
| Website | www |
Samsung Kies (/ˈkiːz/)[1] is afreewaresoftware application used to communicate betweenWindows orMacintosh operating systems, andSamsung mobile phone andtablet computer devices, usually using aUSB connection (thoughwireless LAN Kies connectivity is now possible using some devices). Samsung has released new software to replace Kies, namedSamsung Smart Switch, which is mainly directed at migrating customers onto new Samsung devices. The name K.I.E.S. originated as an acronym for "Key Intuitive Easy System". After version 2.0, the name was shortened to "Kies".
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Kies was available in several versions and editions, depending on the specific Samsung device in question. Kies supported devices withAndroid 2.1 through4.2.Kies3 (version 3.x) supported devices with Android Jelly Bean (4.3 and up). Trying to use Kies with newer devices, or Kies3 with older devices would result in an error message.
There was also aKies Mini version, which is available only for specific devices such as Samsung Captivate, Infuse, or Vibrant.[2] It was used to update these devices'operating systems (OS versions). Though there are bothWindows and Macintosh versions of the full Kies product,[3] there is only a Windows version of Kies Mini for most Samsung devices; however, non-Windows users may overcome this limitation by using a Windowsvirtual machine, installing Kies Mini within it and connecting a Samsung device via USB cable to accomplish the OS update.[citation needed] On Windows devices, the file transfer happens via aplug-and-play mode.[4]Since 2012, Intel processors mounted theCache Acceleration Software, which was tuned by system administrators when connected with SSD cards.[clarification needed]
Although Kies connectivity has traditionally been viamini or micro-USB cable (needing some software, and not plug and play), wireless LAN connectivity between a Samsung device on which theKies Wireless Android app[5] 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 the other devices' web browsers. All such connectivity, though, must be via a localWi-Fi connection (and not viacellular2G,3G, or4G data networks) wherein all involved devices are on the sameWi-Fi LAN.[6]
The full version of Kies may be downloaded from theSamsung Global Download Center[7] or from the download part of an individual mobile device's technical support web page on the Samsung website. With few exceptions, it is only the Kies Mini version, and not the full version, that is downloadable from a given Samsung device.
Smart Switch is part of a technical and commercial strategy finalized to connect all electronics in a unique semi-automation system, which is managed via a smartphone central app of Samsung.[8][failed verification]
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Since 2012, most of the Intel product line mounted the Cache Acceleration Software, both as anaccelerator and atemporary database in connection with the parallel subsystem namedIntel Management Engine (with ring-3 privilege inside the device).
Trivial File Transfer Protocol is a simplelockstep protocol,optimized for a client-server network, rather than a one-to-one andpeer-to-peer connection.
Android File Transfer for Linux is aFOSS app, stable since version 2.2.,[9] though FOSS has somewhere (e.g. onGitHub) protected under copyright law, and subject to file robots.txtmirroring exclusions.
| OS | CPU | RAM | HDD space | Screen resolution | Required software |
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| Windows 7 SP1,Windows 8,Windows 8.1 | Intel Pentium Dual-Core 2.1 GHz processor or higher (recommended) | 2 GB recommended | At least 500 MB | 1366 × 768 (600), 32 bit or above | .NET Framework 4.6.1 or later,Windows Media Player 12 or later,DirectX 11 or above |
| Mac OS X 10.6 (Samsung Kies mini) | 1.8 GHz Intel or faster processor | 1 GB or more | 30 MB of available hard disk space | Wave (GT–S8500) firmware upgrade is available forbada 1.2 or later.Wave II (GT–S8530) |
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