Android 4.3 update
If you own the original Google Nexus 7 tablet from last year, you might have noticed a significant drop in performance, including system-wide lag among other issues, after the Android 4.2 Jelly Bean rolled out last year. Good news is that Android 4.3, which is currently rolling out for the Nexus 7, seems to fix that.
Google's already moving forward with Android 4.3 and HTC One owners in the United States are still stuck on Android 4.1.2. Sound like a familiar scenario? That's because it is, and it looks like the gap may widen even more in the future.
Android 4.3 has been announced, meaning we finally have details on the next update for the Samsung Galaxy Note 2. Here's what it brings to the table.
Google announced Android 4.3 Jelly Bean last Wednesday and stated that it would immediately begin rolling out for the Nexus 4, Nexus 7, and Nexus 10 devices. While this would make most device owners happy, it seems that the Nexus 4 Android 4.3 update comes with more problems than it's worth.
There's not much good news for HTC One X owners regarding Android 4.3 at this point in time.
While Sony is still updating some of its older devices to Android 4.1, and its flagship Xperia Z and ZL models to 4.2 Jelly Bean, the company confirmed that it will update the Xperia SP to Google's new mobile operating system as well.
Owners of the Google-branded Samsung Nexus 10 tablet can now count themselves among an elite group of Android users with an official Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update available starting Wednesday.
Despite Android 4.3 having been announced and already released on a few Nexus devices, owners of the HTC One Google Play edition will be disappointed to know that they will have to wait longer. All we know now is that the update should be coming "soon," according to Google.
Google announced Android 4.3 Wednesday, and the reveal has many OEMs scrambling to keep their lineups fresh and updated. While Sony has come out with an official statement regarding which devices will get Android 4.3, rival smartphone manufacturer Samsung has only sidestepped the question.
Google's Android 4.3 announcement has sent many developers and manufacturers rushing back to the coding table in order to whip up a new batch of firmwares to roll out. Google Nexus devices that run AOSP such as the Nexus 4, Nexus 7, and Nexus 10 are all already receiving Android 4.3, and Google has even released factory images for all the firmwares - well almost all. Verizon's Galaxy Nexus variant seems to have been left out.
Sony's popular Xperia Z smartphone is still in the midst of receiving Android 4.2.2, but that hasn't stopped Sony from officially coming out and confirming Android 4.3 will land on the smartphone in the future.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 Google Play edition was created for one main reason: so that owners can receive Android updates far quicker than if they had to wait for Samsung to layer its own interface on top. Purchasing the Google Play edition instead of the Samsung-centric, carrier-tied variants is about to pay off, for Android 4.3 is set to land on the smartphone soon.
Good news owners of the Google-branded LG Nexus 4, there's a new version of Android in town, and it's currently rolling out for the handset.
Recent developments have indicated that Samsung might simply skip Android 4.2.2 for the Galaxy S2 and release Android 4.3, and there's now palpable proof that may turn out to be true: a Samsung Galaxy S3 running Android 4.3 has been spotted.
Most of the world is still playing catch up to Android 4.2.2, in the meantime, however, Google is expected to unveil Android 4.3 next week at an event July 24. Samsung has been tipped to have an Android 4.3 update for the Galaxy S4 Google Play edition ready for release immediately upon launch time, and while Wednesday isn't too far off, there's a new leaked build that eager beavers can snag.
