Sprint announced today that they're pushing Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean over-the-air to the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 this morning. Along with the Android version bump, this update offers a bunch of bug fixes such as device self activation client update (whatever that means), WiFi Qualcomm driver fix giving the ...
Prior to releasing a major update, Motorola has been known to launch what they call a 'Soak Test.' They basically pick a specific number of users who are members of the Motorola Feedback Network and ask for their feedback prior to doing an update rollout to the masses. Some of those members who are owners of ...
If you purchased your Galaxy Nexus from the Google Play store, there's some good news for you. The Android 4.1.2 update that has been rolling out to the Nexus 7 and international version of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus is now available to those who purchased their Galaxy Nexus from the Google Play store. The new ...
If you're a Galaxy Nexus owner with the international version of the phone, there's some good news heading your way in the form of an update. The Android 4.1.2 update that was released to the Nexus 7 is now starting to roll out to the yakju version of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus. The yakju variant of the Galaxy Nexus ...
If you're the owner of a Nexus S or a Nexus S 4G, there's some good news for you in the form of factory images. Today, Google released factory images of Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean for both the Nexus S and Nexus S 4G. The factory images can be used to return your phone to the original factory firmware in the event ...
An XDA user has developed a new method for rooting devices running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. XDA user Bin4ry has created a small script that uses the remount timing issue in Android's adb restore service. Theoretically, the root script should work with nearly all ICS/JB devices. ...
According to a leaked internal Sprint memo, both the Nexus S 4G and Galaxy Nexus will be updated to Jelly Bean today. Once upgraded, the Nexus S will see its software version changed to FH05 while the Gnex will be updated to software version JRO03R. If you haven't rooted your phone, flashed a custom ROM yet and ...
Along with announcing a couple of devices earlier today, Motorola mentioned that they'll update some of their 2011 handsets to Jelly Bean. If you happen to own a Motorola phone that isn't going to be graced with JB, you will be offered $100 to spend towards a newer one. The whole process suggests that you first ...
Just as predicted, today at their IFA 2012 press conference, Samsung went ahead and announced the Galaxy Note, the successor to the original Galaxy Note. With the new Galaxy Note 2, Samsung went ahead and redesigned the entire phone and gave it higher specs. Overall, the Galaxy Note 2 resembles the Galaxy S III, ...
Great news for T-Mobile Galaxy S III owners! The Jelly Bean update you all have been waiting for is finally here. While it didn't officially come from Samsung, you will still be able to load it onto your handset. In order to successfully achieve that, you have run stock or simply go back to it before flashing the ...
The wait for Android 4.1 Jelly Bean might soon be over for some Galaxy S III owners. According to the folks over at Android Central, Samsung is planning on releasing the Jelly Bean for the international Galaxy S III next week, after its Samsung Unpacked event that is taking place in Berlin. Although there's no ...
The ever-popular MIUI ROM has been updated to support Google's latest OS, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. So far, only the Galaxy Nexus in both of its variants, GSM and LTE, and the Nexus 7. MarkHUK from the MIUI team mentions that there is "no ETA for other" devices. The full changelog can be found here for those of you ...
The guys at SamMobile have obtained a test firmware of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean for the Samsung Galaxy S III. According to SamMobile, the OTA update is set to begin rolling out at some point towards the end of the month or the beginning of next month. So far, SamMobile has noticed these new features: New ...
Well guys, this is what you all have been waiting for! CyanogenMod announced earlier today that CM10 nightlies for select devices will be available tonight. Guess what? they kept their promise. It looks like CM has rolled out their nightlies to other devices like the LG Nitro HD and the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer. ...
According to some press shots of the upcoming Acer Iconia Tab A110 that appeared on UK retailer Ebuyer's website, the tablet could be launching with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean instead of 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. When initially announced, Asus said that tablet would launch with ICS. If this is the case, this would ...
According to some new reports from the guys over at Sam Mobile, some popular Galaxy line of Samsung products are expected to be upgraded to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean soon. Based on the report from Sam Mobile, which hasn't been confirmed by Samsung, the Galaxy S II, Galaxy Note, and Galaxy S III should be receiving ...
Apex Launcher is one of the coolest Android ICS-based launchers out there. To make it even better, The folks at Android Does released a new beta version of the application that has been rebuilt based on Android 4.1.1." They added many Jelly Bean features and improved the overall speed and performance of the Apex ...
Just a couple of days ago, Motorola gathered testers to give their feedback about Jelly Bean on their Wi-Fi Xoom tablets. We thought that the official roll out of the update was going to be sometimes next week but we were wrong. According to reports around the web, the JRO03H update is now being pushed to the all ...
Along with not having a dedicated camera launcher button, the Nexus 7 home screen does not rotate. Thankfully, the Android community is always hard at work finding solutions for us to enjoy our gadgets. If you're not into rooting/hacking your devices, there is an easy way for you guys to activate the screen ...
There is no doubt that the Nexus 7 is a hot product right now. While there are folks out there who are already familiar with Android, for others this tablet may be the first time to get to play with the mobile operating system. To help them go through the set up process, Google has just made a step-by-step video ...