Sprint Galaxy Nexus Receiving 4.2.1 Update Along With New Kernel
Oh, the curse of a carrier branded Nexus device. The Sprint Galaxy Nexus is now getting the update to 4.2.1 Jelly Bean, quite a bit later than its unlocked counterpart. Now there are two ways of looking at it. The more popular one is outrage, that Sprint delayed this update for two and a half months. It’s a Nexus device, it should get updates immediately! And this is a valid way of thinking. But let’s look on the bright side. Your Galaxy Nexus is on the newest version of Android, above any other phone other than the Nexus 4. You also got an update in 2.5 months, which is really fast for a carrier update.
To sweeten the deal, Samsung has also released a new kernel for the device. To grab the update (if you aren’t already in the spirit of the Nexus and on a custom ROM), go to Settings > About phone > Software updates to check if you have an OTA waiting for you.
I'm one of the unlucky few who purchased the Sprint Galaxy Nexus 4GLTE who are still waiting for LTE to hit my area (NYC) . Now there's the buzz about this 4.1.1 upgrade to Jellybean 4'2'1 OTA. Has anyone actually received it yet? Also, the article says to to go Settings> about phone> software update, but when I do it on mine, mine only says either "System Update" or "Sprint System Update". Would anyone know which of these options on the Galaxy Nexus I will find the OTA update that they speak of in "Software Update"?
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