Jelly Bean

Google halts WebView patching on Android 4.3 Jelly Bean and older

Google Android Jellybean

Android Jelly Bean (4.1) was first announced at Google I/O on June 27, 2012. The first device to run Jelly Bean, the original Google Nexus 7, followed later that summer. Despite now being over two years old, Jelly Bean can still be found on 46% of Android devices. Given how prevalent it remains, one would assume that security updates for […]

Android 4.3 update for Xperia T and Xperia SP now available in Canada

Sony Xperia T

Lost a bit in the flurry of MWC 2014 announcements, Sony Mobile today announced that an update to Android 4.3 Jelly Bean is now available in Canada for the Sony Xperia T and Xperia SP which had been carried by Bell Mobility, Eastlink, Mobilicity, MTS, Rogers Wireless and WIND Mobile. Use PC Companion to access the #Android 4.3 update for […]

Xperia Android 4.3 update lands in Canada for Xperia Z, ZL, Z1 and Z Ultra

Sony Xperia Z1 in purple

Good news for Canadian owners of a number of Sony Xperia devices. Sony Canada just tweeted that its Xperia Android 4.3 update for the Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia Z1 and Xperia Z Ultra are now available. The #Android 4.3 update for #XperiaZ #XperiaZL #XperiaZ1 & #XperiaZUltra is available in Canada! Connect to PC Companion to update. — Sony Xperia […]

Sony rolling out Android 4.3 upgrade for Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR and Xperia Tablet Z

Sony

Sony Mobile yesterday announced that it had begun to roll out its Android 4.3 Jelly Bean upgrade for the Xperia Z, Xperia ZL, Xperia ZR and Xperia Tablet Z. Much like the just announced Xperia Z1 and Xperia Z Ultra Android 4.3 upgrade, it includes not only the latest version of Android Jelly Bean but a few other Sony enhancements […]

Sony Xperia Z1 and Xperia Z Ultra Android 4.3 upgrade rollout now underway

Sony

There is good news today for Sony Xperia Z1 and Xperia Z Ultra owners. Sony Mobile announced that it is now rolling out Android 4.3 Jelly Bean to both devices. The update includes not only the latest version of Android Jelly Bean but a few other Sony enhancements. “We’ve been working to blend our Sony Xperia software with Google’s Jelly […]

Jelly Bean now on 54.5% of Android devices with KitKat staking out 1.1%

Android version distribution - December 2013

The latest installment of the Android Platform Versions report is out. As usual, it tracks the devices that accessed the Google Play Store in the prior 7 days and provides a summary of the Android versions seen over the previous seven days. Designed to help developers decide which versions to support in their apps, it also continues to give us […]