Android 4.3
It wasn't too long ago that Samsung announced that it's 2012 flagship phone, the Galaxy S3, wouldn't be receiving Android 4.2.2 and would instead get Android 4.3 in October. Well, it looks like Samsung is going to be living up to its words as another Galaxy S3 has been spotted in the wild running Android 4.3.
Find out what's the deal with the Verizon Galaxy Nexus Android 4.3 update.
HTC Ones around the globe should be receiving an Android and Sense update over the next couple months, but thanks to RootzWiki, eager parties can already snag a leaked Android 4.3 Jelly Bean build for the AT&T model.
Now that the Google Nexus 4 is about a third cheaper, is it worth it to pick up this device, or would that be a fool's errand at this time of year, when several new smartphones are also getting cheaper and the Google Nexus 5 is rumored to be released in months? Here's a look at the hardware specs and a consideration of those factors.
The giant-sized HTC device may get Android 4.3, but may not have a fingerprint scanner.
HTC One users got a bit of good news from HTC's U.S. president last week, as Jason Mackenzie announced on Twitter that the smartphones would receive an Android 4.3 update by the end of September, if there were no major bumps in the road before its release. Now we have evidence that the Android 4.3 release date is indeed on its way, as a pre-release build of the operating system update for the HTC One has leaked online.
The Google Nexus 7 2 is getting an update that reportedly will fix the touchscreen issues that some customers have been experiencing.
Those who can't wait for Android 4.3 for the Xperia Z can download a custom version of the operating system.
We now know that Samsung will be unveiling some sort of device on September 4, a day before the IFA 2013 consumer electronics show in Berlin (and, subsequently, just about a week before Apple's big iPhone announcement). That device will almost certainly be the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, and as we approach that release date, the leaks are coming fast and loose.
The Galaxy Note 2 will go from Android 4.1.2 to 4.3 sometime in the near future.
The next generation of the Google Nexus 7, commonly called the Nexus 7 2, has already been unveiled in the U.S. and released on July 30. But for the U.K., recent reports have put the Nexus 7 2's release date earlier than previously expected.
The update will fix some errors in the recent 4.2.2 upgrade and improve performance.
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.
It's been quite some time since Google has released a new version of Android, with Android 4.2 Jelly Bean rolling out last October. The wait should finally end, however, as Android 4.3 is expected to officially rear its head for the first time on Wednesday, July 24.
It seems that Android 4.3 has been spotted on every device but the one that's bound to receive it first. The soon-to-be released version of Android, however, has finally been seen running on a Nexus 4, and even better, it's available for download.
