If you’re the lucky owner of a Samsung Galaxy S III on Verizon, and you haven’t flashed any ROMs on it, you should be getting an update fairly soon. But before you get too excited, it’s a simple maintenance update, nothing big. This isn’t 4.2 Jelly Bean, unfortunately. However, the update does add better keyboard predictions, better Bluetooth… Read more
Until today, Android 4.2 was confined to the Nexus line, unless you were rooted of course. Many devices have unofficial 4.2 AOSP ROMs, and the Galaxy S III even has a 4.2 leak for it. Today, the first non-Nexus device gets an official 4.2 update, and it’s the ASUS Transformer Pad TF300. ASUS is rolling the OTA out right now in the US, with other markets… Read more
We thought we’d never see the day. Verizon is releasing an update to the LG Spectrum that actually removes bloatware apps. Specifically, it removes V CAST apps, Rhapsody, Verizon VIDEO, and Blockbuster. That’s very new to us, an update removing a significant amount of bloat. To top of all off, there are a bunch of improvements. It should be a good… Read more
It looks like Verizon is once again updating aging phones, except this isn’t like the Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Thunderbolt. This is no large update, no change in Android version. The Rezound update is only 6.9MB and contains what they say is “HTC device enhancement.” We have no clue what that could mean, but we’ll see. An update of that size… Read more
The HTC EVO 4G is getting a brand new software update today, and if that doesn’t shock you, you’re a cold, cold person. 32 months after the release of the device, almost three years, it’s getting an update. That’s amazing support from Sprint and HTC. Most people aren’t even on contract with this phone anymore, and they still decided to keep it as secure… Read more
After Android 4.2.2 rolled out for every other current Nexus device that’s non-carrier based, it’s finally the Nexus 4′s turn. The build number is for the new ROM is JDQ39, which is the same was what we’re seeing on the other Nexus devices. It’s obviously slowly rolling out OTA to your Nexus 4s, so if you want your hands on 4.2.2 now, you can… Read more
We’ve been seeing Android 4.2.2 around a few times, running on Nexus 4 devices but never rolling out. Now we finally get a hands on look at 4.2.2, as will all of you Nexus owners! It seems to be rolling out to a multitude of Nexus devices, like the 7, 10, and Galaxy Nexus. So far the update has not been seen on a Nexus 4, but it may be rolling out so… Read more
The Samsung Galaxy S II GT-I9100G is a bit different from its brother, the standard I9100. While the I9100 is Exynos 4 powered and was the standard model in many parts of the world, the I9100G was made with a TI OMAP 4430 processor inside. And like its Exynos-toting brother, the I9100G is now getting its update to Jelly Bean 4.1.2. Samsung is just… Read more
If you’re on US Cellular and you own a Motorola Electrify M, you probably know that the device is almost identical to Verizon’s DROID RAZR M. Since the DROID RAZR M got its update Jelly Bean 4.1.1 last year, you must have been jealous. Well today you get to one up the RAZR M, as the Electrify M is getting an update to Android 4.1.2. It’s an over the air… Read more
Verizon has apparently approved the Ice Cream Sandwich update for the ancient HTC Thunderbolt. We really can’t believe it, but it’s true. The almost two year old phone is getting the over one year old Android version very soon. That sounds overwhelmingly negative (hell, we have every right to be negative after that long wait), but in the end it’s still… Read more
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