14 DAY TRIAL // We reported last week that Samsung wants to update its Samsung Galaxy S II up to Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean operating system and the Galaxy S III to Android 5.0 and now we’ve got new info regarding its tablets.
Apparently, Samsung thinks it would be nice to offer Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean update for all tablets and smartphones that are equipped with dual-core processors.
According to SamMobile, all Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 tablets will receive an Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean update by the end of September.
This would be the last major update that Galaxy Tab 2, and probably first-gen Galaxy Tab devices, will receive from Samsung.
The South Korean company does not plan to offer other operating system upgrades after Android 4.2.2 and Samsung will no longer support it after this update.
Furthermore, SamMobile cites a source close to the matter who claims Samsung evaluates the possibility of updating the first-gen Galaxy tablets, such as Galaxy Tab 8.9, to Jelly Bean.
Currently, the company tests how well Jelly Bean works on the Nvidia 2 T20 chipset that packs a dual-core processor clocked at 1GHz.
If everything works smoothly, then Samsung will update the first-gen Galaxy Tab with dual-core CPUs to Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, otherwise they will be stuck on Honeycomb.
In the same piece of news, SamMobile reports the handset maker managed to get passed the problems with the Exynos chipset embedded into Galaxy Tab 7.7 and Galaxy Tab Plus and will release the promised Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update soon.
The company currently tests an Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean build for the two tablets mentioned earlier and is likely to announce the availability of the update in the coming weeks.
If these rumors prove to be correct, then Samsung will be the only handset maker to have its smartphones and tablets updated to the latest version of Android available on the market.