Android Jelly Bean
Motorola has announced that the RAZR and RAZR MAXX will receive the upgrade to Android 4.1.
Verizon Galaxy Nexus owners stuck on Android 4.1.1 can now upgrade to the latest 4.2 before an official release.
Samsung has almost completely rolled out Android 4.1.2 to all Galaxy S3 users internationally.
Motorola is preparing a soak test for Jelly Bean on the RAZR and RAZR MAXX, signaling a potential wide release soon.
Samsung has released the source code for their Galaxy Note GT-N7000 smartphone.
One disappointing feature of the new Sony Xperia Z smartphone is its operating system –- it ships with the slightly out-of-date Android 4.1 installed.
When Blackberry 10 OS launched last week, it was known that they were going to support Android apps with an Android emulator. Now it's looking like runtime support is going to be upgraded soon.
Although the Samsung Galaxy S3 Mini was banned from the U.S. as a byproduct of Apple's lawsuit against the Korean company, the budget smartphone is now available in the UK
Sony will be rolling out an update to Android 4.2 Jelly Bean shortly after they launch their new Xperia Z smartphone sometime in the next couple of months, likely in March.
Android 4.1.2 continues to release in waves across a wide swath of devices in dozens of regions, and given the non-uniform launch of the Jelly Bean update, it can be hard to keep track of when or where the OS releases for any given device
LG Mobile's popular smartphone, the quad-core Optimus G, will soon be getting an update to Android 4.1. The updated operating system, called Android Jelly Bean, will soon bring features such as boosted, smoother performance, a better keyboard, and Google Now features, such as voice control.
While many Galaxy S2 owners had their hopes up for Jelly Bean, it looks like nobody will receive it in 2012.
