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Rant: Vodafone Australia says Samsung is working on a 4.1.2 build for the Galaxy Nexus

Vodafone Jelly Bean Galaxy Nexus

Vodafone made a tweet today letting us know a bit more information about the Jelly Bean update for the Galaxy Nexus. It appears that Samsung is no longer working to submit the Android 4.1.1 update, but rather an update to 4.1.2. Here’s the tweet:

Android 4.1.2 only started rolling out to international versions of the Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 7 and Nexus S (as well as the Voda version of the Nexus S) over the last week. Samsung has even yesterday submitted the Jelly Bean update to Vodafone for the Galaxy S III.

However, it was exactly 99 days ago that Vodafone let everyone know that they were working together with Samsung to get the Galaxy Nexus updated to Jelly Bean. That was 99 days ago and Samsung are yet to submit squat.

Now, Samsung has decided to work on submitting an update based on the 4.1.2 codebase. What, are they starting all over? How long will we be waiting? If you ask me this is on the verge of absurdity. While we can’t be sure this means there’ll be a longer wait, it certainly can’t mean the update is any closer. Here’s what Voda say in their blog post -

Samsung have now confirmed to us that the build that is currently under preparation is based on the Android 4.1.2 codebase.

We do not have any further information to share on expected delivery from Samsung for testing or when it will be available to customers.

Seeing as though all Australian carriers have stopped selling the Galaxy Nexus it does not look like their a positive future for the carrier branded GNex down under. Heck, we’re already hearing a whole lot about Android 4.2, which will most likely be announced on October 29th. What are your thoughts? Is the Galaxy Nexus in Australia going to be updated to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean any time soon?

Source: Vodafone Blog
Thanks: Nathan!

Written by : Josh is the founder of Android Australia. He is an adamant vegan, tech enthusiast and psychology student. He is currently a Google Chromebook Product Specialist and a Student Ambassador. You should probably follow him at +Josh on Twitter or on his personal blog!
  • gurgle

    While it’s sad and disappointing for Android as a platform that manufacturers and carriers drag their feet when it comes to timely upgrades, i’ve gotta say if you *really* care about having the latest version of Android on your device, you should be rooting and installing it yourself.

    • Nathan Elcoate

      It is unfortunate that I have to agree with you gurgle.

      People want the latest and greatest and want it now, I just really don’t understand why the Nexus S keeps getting updates almost immediately whilst the newer Nexus is still waaaaay back on 4.0!

    • http://androidaustralia.com.au Josh Berg

      While this is true, it is only to an extent. I know many people who wouldn’t flash their phones and install a ROM for many reasons. They’re either unwilling to do it, don’t want to void warranty, don’t know how, or don’t really mind.

      All of these are perfectly valid excuses. Even if they don’t mind, the Jelly Bean update would provide a much more enjoyable experience which is not being provided.

    • Bob Burgess

      Whilst I agree with you gurgle, and do as a rule install custom ROMs on my phone and tablet, it’s a sad state of affairs for the Android ecosystem as a whole that this is the case.

      The power of Android may very well be a geek’s wet-dream, but that doesn’t mean that average consumer should be left out in the dark when it comes to having the latest version, ESPECIALLY on a Nexus device.

    • Cam Charles

      the others have said it but yea its not us tech savvy people that suffer we just get annoyed and flash, its yhe regular folk, who quite rightly want a os that works and gets timely updates to keep then secure and current, in the bigger picture Android is what suffers because no one wants to invest in an out of date os that from all historical showings won’t get an update.

  • Cam Charles

    the update situation outside the direct from google nexus line is my biggest pet hate and the worst part of the Android eco system, imo.

    from a software engineering point the differences between 4.1.1 and 4.1.2 would be minimal, so under normal circumstances moving to the latest version wouldn’t be so crazy but,as the carriers tell us, they are simply testing the builds and making small changes, those tests would have to be run from step 1 with the new version, so ye they are literally going back to square one, ri-dic-ulous