Since releasing Android 4.1.2 last week, Google has begun to release Android 4.1.2 factory images. The first was for the Google Nexus 7 and it was quickly followed by additional ones for some of the Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy S smartphones. Now attention has turned to device updates. The rollout for the Nexus 7 kicked off last week (although there […]
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Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update now hitting Google Nexus S in Canada
Australia’s Vodafone Google Nexus S owners may have to wait a bit longer for their Android 4.1 Jelly Bean upgrades but it has landed in Canada. After a 1MB update that updated the Android 4.0.4 build number of my trusty Nexus S from IMM76D to IMM76M but seemingly little else earlier today, the Android 4.1.1 update followed shortly after (about […]
Vodafone Australia halts Google Nexus S Android 4.1 update
Was it too good to be true? News broke yesterday that Vodafone Australia had approved the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update for the Google Nexus S and that updates would start today. With only hours to go, Vodafone has now postponed the update. A blog post explains that the delay is due to “a software issue.” As a result, the […]
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean to land on Google Nexus S starting July 19th?
Aside from the Google Nexus 7 which has Android 4.1 Jelly Bean preinstalled, only a handful of devices are so far confirmed to be receiving an upgrade to the latest version of Android (although that is likely to increase over the next few months). So far, the upgrade has begun for the Galaxy Nexus but it may be joined by […]
Android 4.0.4 starts arriving on Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus in Canada
Good news! The much anticipated Android 4.0.4 update for the Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy Nexus S smartphones and Motorola XOOM tablet has begun to arrive on Canadian devices. I’ve received a few reports that users have now received the upgrade on their Nexus devices (no word on XOOM updates so far). The Gadgetorama HQ’s trusty Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S […]
Galaxy Nexus, Nexus S and Motorola XOOM Google Android 4.0.4 begins
So much for those Android 4.0.5 rumours. Google today announced that it has begun to push out Android 4.0.4 to some models of the Galaxy Nexus, Nexus S and Motorola XOOM tablets. Some of you will be receiving Ice Cream Sandwich for the first time, while others will be receiving an update to your existing Ice Cream Sandwich experience with […]
Android 4.0 coming to Google Nexus S in “next few weeks”?
There may be some good news for Nexus S owners still waiting for their promised Android 4.0 upgrades. Engadget is today reporting that one of their “trusted sources” has confirmed that the official Android 4.0 update is expected “to drop in the next few weeks.” Both the 9020A and 9020T (AWS) versions of the software are expected. Google had originally […]
Google begins Android 4.0 rollout for Google Nexus S
Google today announced that it has begun to push out its Android 4.0 update for the Google Nexus S. We’re rolling out Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, to GSM/UMTS Nexus S devices over the coming month, starting today: As Google indicates, the deployment will be gradual with GSM/UMTS models getting the update first within the next month. To check if […]