Nexus-Jellybean ?

[Zorachus]

So the last rumors I heard about the next Android OS update was that Jellybean is the code name, and was said to release in late Spring or early Summer. Do we know if that is still possibly on track ?

Will Jellybean be just an update to ICS and be OS 4.5, or will it be a major upgrade and be 5.0 ?

And if true and Jellybean release around June or so, which is a very popular smartphone month, that is typically when Apple releases the iPhone, and the EVO and Galaxy series launch around that time. Would there be a new "Nexus" phone to accompany the release of Jellybean ? And this time would be a Nexus not made by Samsung, but possibly back to HTC again, or Motorola

 

[Aegis]

There aren't really any details available yet. My only guess is that there will most likely be a Nexus phone to accompany Android 5.0 (Jelly Bean), but it's still too early to tell.

 

[sfbates]

I would think it would be a "update". Like froyo to gingerbread. No major changes. With how ground breaking ICS was, they won't renvent anything as huge as Ics. Plus most top phones out today won't get ICS until april

 

[Officerpolabear]

Yeah, honestly, I can't really think of anything significant that ICS has left out, and what has been left out can easily be replaced by a 3rd party app.

 

[moosc]

No the nexus is released in Nov with a major os update so I'd say it'd k. But do remember google did say they where slowing down with one oc a year so j could b a Nov released.

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[3rdpig]

Yeah, honestly, I can't really think of anything significant that ICS has left out, and what has been left out can easily be replaced by a 3rd party app.

Is there a 3rd party app for reliable voice calling? If so point me to it and I'll pick up a Nexus on the way home. Oh, and it would be nice if the ringtone fix, the volume fix, the speakerphone fix, the battery life fix and the HD camera app were included so I don't have to have all those extra apps to fix what should have been there in the first place.

Google needs to get it right. Some of the above can be blamed on Samsung and lousy hardware, but the Nexus is Google's showcase for ICS, they should have made sure Samsung got their end right before the phone shipped.

 

[Officerpolabear]

Is there a 3rd party app for reliable voice calling? If so point me to it and I'll pick up a Nexus on the way home. Oh, and it would be nice if the ringtone fix, the volume fix, the speakerphone fix, the battery life fix and the HD camera app were included so I don't have to have all those extra apps to fix what should have been there in the first place.

Google needs to get it right. Some of the above can be blamed on Samsung and lousy hardware, but the Nexus is Google's showcase for ICS, they should have made sure Samsung got their end right before the phone shipped.

I said ICS, not the Nexus...

 

[chevyman29]

ICS has its far share of bugs and short comings without samsung .

 

[Paul627g]

LOL.. Only 2 devices have official ICS.. Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus and we are discussing the rumor of Jellybean...

Enough said...

 

[Premium1]

Is there a 3rd party app for reliable voice calling? If so point me to it and I'll pick up a Nexus on the way home. Oh, and it would be nice if the ringtone fix, the volume fix, the speakerphone fix, the battery life fix and the HD camera app were included so I don't have to have all those extra apps to fix what should have been there in the first place.

Google needs to get it right. Some of the above can be blamed on Samsung and lousy hardware, but the Nexus is Google's showcase for ICS, they should have made sure Samsung got their end right before the phone shipped.

ICS has nothing to do with battery, and actually battery is pretty good for an lte device.. Plus what is wrong with the stock voice calling? Not to mention those apps are not done by google so why would they be included?

 

[EggoEspada]

As someone else pointed out, Google is most likely moving towards a yearly cycle rather than the six month cycle originally. Also, Jellybean will most likely be 5.0. There's no way to tell how big this update will be, but I remember a while back This is my next -- now known as The Verge -- reported that Jellbean or whatever they decide to call it, will be just as big of an update as ICS. All speculation of course.

 

[Officerpolabear]

Also another thing to point out to people who were disappointed by ICS, this is Google's first version of their OS where they merge the smartphone and tablet experience, I'm betting that they're going to hit the right marks when the next update comes.

 

[anon(596177)]

Also another thing to point out to people who were disappointed by ICS, this is Google's first version of their OS where they merge the smartphone and tablet experience, I'm betting that they're going to hit the right marks when the next update comes.

Ya'll are being so hard on ICS and the Nexus both. Just like this post says, ICS is a completely new OS. When a brand new OS and a Brand new Phone come together there are bound to be some bugs. Anyone who thought that the GNex was going to be perfect right out of the box was completely kidding themselves. Software updates will come, ICS will get better, the GNex will get better.

 

[tropper]

Seriously jelly bean? It's jue jue bee.
Really tho ICS isn't even out for non nexus phones and speculation has the big G slated to drop the next update, it's not logical.