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Saturday, July 21, 2012

Android and Me

HTC confirms Android 4.1 updates for the HTC One X, HTC One XL and HTC One S

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 06:43 AM PDT

Roughly 24 hours after Telstra revealed that Android 4.1 updates for the HTC one XL and HTC One S are already in the works, HTC has released an official statement announcing that the HTC One X, HTC One XL and HTC One S will all be updated to Android 4.1.

We know HTC fans are excited to get their hands on Google's latest version of Android. At this point in time, we can confirm that we have plans to upgrade our HTC One X, HTC One XL and HTC One S to Jelly Bean. Please stay tuned for more updates regarding device upgrades, timing and other details about HTC and Jelly Bean.HTC

While we would have liked to get a little more detail as to when the updates for these handsets are expected to be released, we know that release estimates can easily be pushed out due to long testing cycles by carrier partners. Since Google announced that handset partners have had their hands on Jelly Bean for some time now, we are expecting to see updates roll out a lot quicker than it took HTC and other OEMs to push out Android 4.0 to their existing handset lineup.

Manually install the Jelly Bean update on your GSM Nexus S

Posted: 20 Jul 2012 05:50 AM PDT

Though only a .1 release, Jelly Bean feels like a major upgrade to the Android platform. Project Butter makes the operating system feel smooth and fluid, addressing one of the bigger criticism of Androids past. When the 4.1 OS was unveiled at Google’s I/O developer conference, Google told us that the Nexus devices would receive the update in mid-July.

Good news for those of you who own a GSM Nexus S (either I9020T or I9023) looking to get your hands on the latest great Android release. A user over at XDA Developers has posted the official OTA update from Google so you can manually install Jelly Bean before it hits your phone as an OTA. Sprint Nexus S 4G owners will have to wait a little longer for your Jelly Bean goodness, though it should hopefully still come before the end of the month.

If you do install Android 4.1 on your Nexus S device, let us know your initial impressions of Jelly Bean in the comments below.