Android 4.2
Verizon owners of the HTC Droid DNA will be pleased to hear that Big Red will be updating the handset with the latest version of HTC's Sense UI and Android 4.2 Jelly Bean.
Samsung has started updating the Samsung Galaxy S4 (version GT-19505) in Germany. But don't get your hopes up, because the update is only a small update for the firmware of the German Samsung Galaxy S4s. So we continue to wait for the Samsung Galaxy S4 Android 4.3 update release date.
The update will fix some errors in the recent 4.2.2 upgrade and improve performance.
Sony Xperia Z owners may be set to receive a juicy update in the near future. While it hasn't been confirmed, two mysterious new Sony firmwares have just been approved, one of which could be Android 4.2.
CyanogenMod has released an Android 4.2.2 mod for the Samsung Galaxy S3.
Samsung Galaxy S3 Android 4.2 Update: Galaxy S4 Features Likely in Galaxy S3; Ice Cream Sandwich, Jelly Bean Popular Over Gingerbread
Verizon Galaxy Nexus owners stuck on Android 4.1.1 can now upgrade to the latest 4.2 before an official release.
Sure, a lot of people are looking forward to the Samsung Galaxy S4 handset, but Samsung's flagship offering from last year, the Galaxy S3, is by no means a slouch. The smartphone was, and is, the first legitimate competitor to the iPhone, and Samsung is planning on keeping it relevant with an Android 4.2 update.
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.
Expect to see an updated version of Android Jelly Bean, Android 4.2.2, on phones pretty soon. Today photos of the enhanced Google operating system running on a Nexus leaked to the web.
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.
The M7, HTC's next flagship smartphone, is still in development. Will it be HTC's answer to the Samsung Galaxy S3? Let's compare the two.
Sprint Galaxy Nexus owners can download Android 4.2 Jelly Bean straight from Google.
Today, the first image of what is purportedly HTC's new M7 smartphone leaked on Twitter by @evleaks and was published by unwiredreview.com.
The next Galaxy S3 Android update will bring multiple user accounts and the new Photosphere mode to the table.
