<s>
Samsung	B-Application
Kies	I-Application
is	O
a	O
freeware	B-License
software	I-License
application	O
used	O
to	O
communicate	O
between	O
Windows	B-Application
or	O
Macintosh	B-Device
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
recently	O
manufactured	O
Samsung	B-Application
mobile	O
phone	O
and	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
devices	O
,	O
usually	O
using	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
connection	O
(	O
though	O
wireless	B-Architecture
LAN	I-Architecture
Kies	O
connectivity	O
is	O
now	O
possible	O
using	O
some	O
devices	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samsung	B-Application
has	O
released	O
new	O
software	O
to	O
replace	O
Kies	O
,	O
named	O
Samsung	B-Application
Smart	I-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
mainly	O
directed	O
at	O
migrating	O
customers	O
onto	O
new	O
Samsung	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kies	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
several	O
versions	O
and	O
editions	O
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
specific	O
Samsung	B-Application
device	O
and	O
the	O
OS	O
it	O
is	O
running	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kies	O
(	O
currently	O
in	O
version	O
2.6.4.20043_5	O
)	O
supports	O
devices	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
2.1	I-Application
through	O
4.2	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kies3	O
(	O
version	O
3.x	O
)	O
supports	O
devices	O
with	O
Android	B-Application
Jelly	I-Application
Bean	I-Application
(	O
4.3	O
and	O
up	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
Kies	O
Mini	O
version	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
available	O
only	O
for	O
specific	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
Samsung	B-Application
Captivate	O
,	O
Infuse	O
,	O
or	O
Vibrant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
update	O
these	O
devices	O
 '	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
(	O
OS	O
versions	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
there	O
are	O
both	O
Windows	B-Application
and	O
Macintosh	B-Device
versions	O
of	O
the	O
full	O
Kies	O
product	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
only	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Kies	O
Mini	O
for	O
most	O
Samsung	B-Application
devices	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
non-Windows	O
users	O
may	O
overcome	O
this	O
limitation	O
by	O
using	O
a	O
Windows	B-Application
virtual	B-Architecture
machine	I-Architecture
,	O
installing	O
Kies	O
Mini	O
within	O
it	O
and	O
connecting	O
a	O
Samsung	B-Application
device	O
via	O
USB	B-Protocol
cable	O
to	O
accomplish	O
the	O
OS	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Windows	B-Application
devices	O
,	O
the	O
file	O
transfer	O
happens	O
via	O
a	O
plug-and-play	B-Device
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2012	O
,	O
Intel	O
processors	O
mounted	O
the	O
Cache	B-Device
Acceleration	I-Device
Software	I-Device
,	O
which	O
was	O
tuned	O
by	O
system	O
administrators	O
when	O
connected	O
with	O
SSD	O
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Kies	O
connectivity	O
has	O
traditionally	O
been	O
via	O
mini	O
or	O
micro-USB	O
cable	O
(	O
needing	O
some	O
software	O
,	O
and	O
not	O
plug	B-Device
and	I-Device
play	I-Device
)	O
,	O
wireless	B-Architecture
LAN	I-Architecture
connectivity	O
between	O
a	O
Samsung	B-Application
device	O
on	O
which	O
the	O
Kies	O
Wireless	O
Android	O
app	O
is	O
running	O
,	O
and	O
any	O
Windows	B-Application
or	O
Macintosh	B-Device
computer	O
running	O
the	O
Kies	O
full	O
version	O
,	O
is	O
now	O
also	O
possible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
such	O
connectivity	O
,	O
though	O
,	O
must	O
be	O
via	O
a	O
local	O
Wi-Fi	O
connection	O
(	O
and	O
not	O
via	O
cellular	O
2G	O
,	O
3G	B-Architecture
,	O
or	O
4G	B-Architecture
data	O
networks	O
)	O
wherein	O
all	O
involved	O
devices	O
are	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
Wi-Fi	B-Architecture
LAN	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
full	O
version	O
of	O
Kies	O
may	O
be	O
downloaded	O
from	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
Global	O
Download	O
Center	O
or	O
from	O
the	O
download	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
individual	O
mobile	O
device	O
's	O
technical	O
support	O
web	O
page	O
on	O
the	O
Samsung	B-Application
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
few	O
exceptions	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
only	O
the	O
Kies	O
Mini	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
not	O
the	O
full	O
version	O
,	O
that	O
is	O
downloadable	O
from	O
a	O
given	O
Samsung	B-Application
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smart	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
is	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
technical	O
and	O
commercial	O
strategy	O
finalized	O
to	O
connect	O
all	O
electronics	O
in	O
a	O
unique	O
semi-automation	O
system	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
managed	O
via	O
a	O
smartphone	O
central	O
app	O
of	O
Samsung	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2012	O
,	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
Intel	O
product	O
line	O
mounted	O
the	O
Cache	B-Device
Acceleration	I-Device
Software	I-Device
,	O
both	O
as	O
an	O
accelerator	B-Device
and	O
a	O
temporary	B-General_Concept
database	I-General_Concept
in	O
connection	O
with	O
the	O
parallel	O
subsystem	O
named	O
Intel	B-Device
Management	I-Device
Engine	I-Device
(	O
with	O
ring-3	O
privilege	O
inside	O
the	O
device	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
lockstep	B-General_Concept
,	O
simple	O
and	O
oldest	O
Trivial	B-Device
File	I-Device
Transfer	I-Device
Protocol	I-Device
was	O
optimized	O
for	O
a	O
client-server	O
network	O
,	O
far	O
different	O
from	O
a	O
one-to-one	O
and	O
peer-to-peer	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	O
File	O
Transfer	O
for	O
Linux	O
is	O
a	O
FOSS	B-License
app	O
,	O
stable	O
since	O
version	O
2.2.	O
,	O
though	O
FOSS	B-License
has	O
somewhere	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
on	O
GitHub	B-Application
)	O
protected	O
under	O
the	O
copyright	O
law	O
,	O
and	O
subject	O
to	O
file	O
robots.txt	O
mirroring	O
exclusions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OS	O
CPU	O
RAM	O
HDD	O
space	O
Screen	O
resolution	O
Required	O
software	O
Windows	B-Application
7	O
SP1	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
Intel	O
Pentium	O
Dual-Core	O
2.1	O
GHz	O
processor	O
or	O
higher	O
(	O
recommended	O
)	O
2	O
GB	O
recommended	O
At	O
least	O
500	O
MB	O
1366	O
×	O
768	O
(	O
600	O
)	O
,	O
32	O
bit	O
or	O
above	O
.NET	O
Framework	O
4.6.1	O
or	O
later	O
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
12	I-Device
or	O
later	O
,	O
DirectX	B-Application
11	O
or	O
above	O
Mac	B-Device
OS	I-Device
X	I-Device
10.6	I-Device
(	O
Samsung	B-Application
Kies	I-Application
mini	O
)	O
1.8	O
GHz	O
Intel	O
or	O
faster	O
processor	O
1	O
GB	O
or	O
more	O
30	O
MB	O
of	O
available	O
hard	O
disk	O
spaceWave	O
(	O
GT	O
–	O
S8500	O
)	O
firmware	O
upgrade	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
bada	B-Operating_System
1.2	O
or	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
