Samsung posts Galaxy S III source code, modders start their engines

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That was fast: just a few days after the [Galaxy S III][3] reached [buyers' eager hands][4], Samsung has posted the phone's source code. Its dutiful clinging to Google's Android guidelines opens the floodgates to [custom ROMs][5] as well as a better sense of what makes Samsung's Android 4.0 variant tick. As you'd anticipate, the code is only valid for the international GT-i9300 version. [North American models][6], for the time being, are left out. Still, the source is useful for most anyone that wants to tinker with what should be the most ubiquitous Google-powered phone of the year, so get to downloading if that sounds like you.

[Samsung posts Galaxy S III source code, modders start their engines][2] originally appeared on [Engadget][7] on Thu, 31 May 2012 19:29:00 EDT. Please see our [terms for use of feeds][8].

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