Good news for Bell LG Optimus LTE owners today. Bell today announced that the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade is now available. It will bring up your device to software version LG-P930-V20e. The update requires the LG Mobile Support Tool and will not be provided in an OTA version. Bell has instructions on how to perform LG smartphone updates […]
OS upgrades
Rumour: Android 4.1 updates coming to Samsung Galaxy S II, S III, Note and Note 2
Samsung will reportedly update a number of its higher-end devices (both older and new) to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean by the end of the year. According to SamMobile, updates will begin this quarter and stretch into the fourth quarter. The Galaxy S III will be first device to be updated. Since the first reports in July, Samsung has apparently succesfully […]
Sony “still investigating” Android 4.1 for 2011 Xperia devices
Sony today issued a correction to comments made earlier by a company representative that suggested that there would be no Android 4.1 Jelly Bean upgrades for 2011 Xperia smartphones. It turns out that Sony is still looking at offering such upgrades according to its statement: A quick note – during a Q&A session last week on our Sony Mobile GB […]
2011 Sony Xperia models unlikely to receive Android 4.1 upgrades
A number of recent comments by Sony UK suggest that the company will not provide Android 4.1 Jelly Bean upgrades to its 2011 Xperia device lineup. In a question and answer session conducted on Facebook, John Cooper, UK Product Manager for Sony Mobile, confirmed that neither the Sony Xperia Arc S nor the Sony Xperia Mini Pro would be upgraded […]
Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi Android 4.1 Jelly Bean upgrade roll out underway
Google today announced via Google+ and Twitter that it has begun to roll out Android 4.1 Jelly Bean to Motorola Xoom Wi-Fi tablets. We’ve started rolling out Android 4.1 Jelly Bean to Motorola Xoom Wi-Fi tablets. Enjoy the tasty update! The roll out is likely to be phased so it may take a bit of time for the update to […]
HTC provides further details on HTC Desire HD Android 4.0 update decision
HTC today provided additional information as to why it finally decided to cancel the HTC Desire HD Android 4.0 update. The move comes after confusion and a lot of back-and-forth on whether it would offer it or not. HTC explains that the decision came down to two reasons: The first has to do with how storage is implemented on the […]
TELUS LG Optimus LTE Android 4.0 update slips to August 20th
In the latest version of its “Device OS Upgrade schedule,” TELUS indicates that the Android 4.0 upgrade for the LG Optimus LTE has slipped to August 20th. Earlier this month, it had been scheduled for August 7th. While TELUS provides no explanation for the delay, the fact that the testing status shows “OEM not yet submitted” suggests that LG has […]
No Android 4.0 upgrade for LG Optimus 2X in Canada
LG Canada looks set to not follow in its corporate parent’s footsteps in offering an upgrade to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich for the dual-core LG Optimus 2X. While LG confirmed such plans last November (and even reconfirmed in December), LG Canada today revealed via Twitter that it had no plans to offer the update in Canada: The Optimus 2X […]