14 DAY TRIAL // Owners of a Galaxy Nexus or a Nexus S 4G smartphone on the airwaves of wireless carrier Sprint are beginning to receive an upgrade to the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system on their devices.
The operator has already made it official that update’s deployment has begun, unveiling that it would be performed in stages, and that not all users would receive it right from the start.
However, the Jelly Bean platform release should make its way to all Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S 4G smartphones on Sprint’s network within the next week or so, it seems.
On Galaxy Nexus, the new update will arrive as software version JRO03R, with a nice range of enhancements packed inside when compared to the previously available Ice Cream Sandwich firmware.
The update will actually deliver Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean to users, with a smoother interface packed inside, expandable notifications, Android Beam, Google Now, better voice search and camera application, and offline voice dictation.
The list of enhancements packed inside this update also includes:
- Enhanced Accessibility functions - Bi-directional text and other language support - User-installable keyboard maps - Ability to turn off notifications on an application specific basis - Shortcuts and widgets can automatically be re-arranged or re-sized to allow new items to fit on home screens - High resolution Google+ contact photos - Multichannel audio - USB audio added for external sound Digital to Analog Conversion - Audio chaining also referred to as Gapless Playback. Gapless playback is the uninterrupted playback of consecutive audio tracks
Unfortunately, Jelly Bean discontinues support for Adobe Flash Player. Adobe hasn’t certified the software for use on this platform release, and users are recommended to uninstall Flash Player.
As soon as the notification on this update arrives on handsets, users are offered the possibility to either install it right away or install later.
“If you choose install now, your phone will reboot and begin installation; just follow the on-screen instructions to download and install the update. If you choose install later, you will receive reminders once or twice a day to install the update until it is complete,” Sprint notes.
As for Nexus S 4G, the update process has already started over-the-air, the wireless carrier announced, adding that it is being sent directly from Google.
“Checking for an update will only work if your Nexus S has received the prompt to Install Now or Install Later. The Jelly Bean update will take little over a week to reach all Nexus S phones customers,” the company explains.
Following the update to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, Nexus S users should no longer receive Garbled Text Messages with No Sender, Sprint concludes.