Galaxy Grand Duos: Software Update Brings Group Play to Jelly Bean Phablet

Good news for Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos owners out there in India! The South Korean tech giant has started rolling out constant official software updates for the phablet.

Yes! Galaxy Grand Duos has received a software update. Measuring 27.68MB, the update is claimed to improve the stability, but, in the change log, it is clear that it brings the Group Play functionality to the phone.

Group Play feature was introduced with Galaxy S4 and it lets users to transfer and view or play multimedia content including photos, videos, documents and more with other S4 users with a tap.

In Galaxy Grand, it seems like this feature is limited and it allows users to share pictures, music and documents with other Samsung smartphones that are connected on the same Wi-Fi network.

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This is an OTA update and is can be downloaded via Settings → About Device → Software Updates → Update. A few days back, Galaxy Grand Duos received two minor updates for improved stability and for Blocking Mode.

To remind of specs, Galaxy Grand Duos features a 5-inch capacitive touchscreen display with 800 x 480 pixel resolution, 1.2GHz dual core processor, 1GB RAM, 8GB onboard storage, micro SD card slot supporting up to 64GB additional storage, 8MP rear camera, 2MP front camera, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and a 2,100 mAh battery.

Galaxy Grand Duos is priced at Rs 21,500 in India, making it a reasonable offering in the budget conscious market.