Samsung Kies ˈ is a software application used to communicate between the latest Samsung

Samsung

The Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea...

 devices.
The latest version is v2.0.3.11082_152, and was released on Sept. 26, 2011. It can be downloaded from the Samsung Global Download Center or the individual phone support pages.

Uses

This software can be used for:

• Data Backup
• Data Transfer (between PC & device)
• Multimedia Management
• Purchase Features
• Device Firmware Upgrade (including operating system)

Supported devices

This is a list of some of the currently known supported devices for Samsung Kies software:

• Samsung Wave
• Samsung Jet Ultra Edition
• Samsung Galaxy Portal
• Samsung Omnia Lite
• Samsung Galaxy Note
• Samsung Omnia Pro B7320
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• Samsung Omnia Pro B7330
  Samsung GT-B7330
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• Samsung Omnia Pro B7610
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• Samsung Omnia II
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• Samsung Galaxy Spica
• Samsung Galaxy 3
• Samsung Galaxy S
• Samsung Galaxy SL
• Samsung Galaxy S Plus
• Samsung Galaxy S II
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• Samsung Galaxy Tab
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• Samsung Galaxy Ace
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• Samsung Galaxy Gio
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• Samsung Galaxy Y
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• Samsung Champ Camera 3303
• Samsung i8910HD
• Samsung C6625
• Samsung Infuse 4G
• Samsung Exhibit 4G
• Samsung GALAXY 3 GT-i5801
  Samsung i5800
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• Samsung Galaxy Europa GT-i5500
  Samsung i5500
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• Samsung Corby Pro GT-B5310
  Samsung
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• Samsung Duo GT-B7722
• Samsung Galaxy Mini GT-S5570
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• Sidekick 4G
• Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus
• Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
• Samsung GT-S5260
• Samsung GT-E2652
• Samsung GT-C3200
• Samsung Galaxy Pro (GT-B7510)
• Samsung Hero E2232

System requirements

OS	CPU	RAM	HDD Space	Screen Resolution	Required Software
Windows XP SP2 or SP3, Windows Vista, Windows 7	Intel Pentium 1.8 GHz processor or higher (recommended)	1.00 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	512MB or more	30MB of available hard disk space		Wave(GT-S8500) Firmware upgrade is available for bada 1.2 or later. Wave II (GT-S8530)

Criticisms

The software is frequently criticised for it's numerous bugs, stability issues, slow and hard to use interface as well as regressions in newer versions. Power users opt for alternative software to perform operating system and firmware upgrades.