Mobile Phone Browser - Galaxy Ace

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At a clients house this morning and they showed me a Galaxy Ace that has been in a cupboard for about four years.

It looks brand new and was used for about three months on the 3 network before being put back in the box.

Whilst it poowers up (battery is still at 90%) and it ties in with the wifi without issue, the screen says it needs a browser update before browser update before it can be used, and for this it needs a Samsung account.

Since there is no SIM card tied in with the phone do I need to use another account (such as mine) or is there a way round this ?
 

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I have limited knowledge as I have stayed very static with providers indeed only 3 in 20 odd years however from my experience a browser update is not linked to a mobile phone account, it can be, but as long as play store is accessible which unless I am mistaken can be done through a Gmail account, as long as you have wifi it should update. Indeed I am now on three however my updates come from playstore and are set to come to me only over WIFI.
 

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Yep, from memory, Samsung phones have proprietory software, the GUI sits on top of Android.a while since I've owned one, but probably need a google account.
 

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Thanks. I'll 'borrow' the phone next time and have a go at updating here.
 
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