Shortly after rolling out to most of Google’s last two generations of Nexus devices, Android 4.2.1, or the December fix update, has been pushed into the AOSP. Factory images, binaries, and all.
Hot on the heels of the over-the-air update for Android 4.2.1, factory images for the yakju and takju Galaxy Nexus variants have been ... Read More »
The long overdue Android 4.1 update for the HTC One X is finally here. Users in Asia, Europe and South America are reporting that the update is available for unlocked HTC One X phones (CID_038 & CID_044). From what we can gather, the Android 4.1 update with HTC Sense 4+ is being pushed out in two separate parts: a ... Read More »
Sprint may have been the first to roll out the Android 4.1 update for the Samsung Galaxy S III, but T-Mobile customers can now join in on the party. We’re received a handful of reports that the Jelly Bean update for the T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S III has started rolling out and T-Mobile has Read More »
Today’s launch of the Nexus 4 and Android 4.2 comes with a bit of sad news. Android Open Source Project technical lead Jean-Baptiste Queru announced today that the Nexus S and Motorola XOOM will not be updated to Android 4.2. Both devices will finish out their days on Android 4.1.2, just ... Read More »
Now that the Nexus 4 with Android 4.2 is available on Google Play, Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 7 owners are starting to see the latest version of Android trickle out. At the moment, only a handful of users have reported getting the OTA update on their devices, but you can always take matters into ... Read More »
In a somewhat surprising move, Motorola has just announced the official release of the Android 4.1 update for the DROID RAZR M. When the Motorola DROID RAZR M was unveiled in early September, Motorola did promise to deliver the Jelly Bean update for the device before the end of the year. Given Motorola’s history of pushing out updates, it looks like the company ... Read More »
Less than three months after Jean-Baptiste Queru from Google announced the experimental addition of the Xperia S to the Android Open Source Project, Google has decided not to pursue further development. As it stands now, the AOSP build for the Sony Xperia S is able to boot up with support for 3G data and calling, microSD storage, Wi-Fi, multiple sensors ... Read More »
The transition away from the old Android, anything below Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, has been slow and painful. It’s been a year since Android made the major shift away from the confused mess that was its earlier releases. Now it’s time to see just how many users are actually enjoying the more mature operating ... Read More »
There’s not much to go off of with this story, but O2 has just launched a “coming soon” page for the Nexus 4 on its UK website. The page highlights some of the new features included in Android 4.2 and claims the device will be available in November. With sales of the SIM-free Nexus 4 scheduled ... Read More »