Samsung Galaxy S3, S2 and Note to get Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update in Q3-Q4

Samsung Galaxy S3, S2 and Note to get Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update in Q3-Q4

Android 4.1 Jelly Bean

So far with no worthy competitor, the Samsung Galaxy S3 smartphone is the finest piece of technology on the market, but the handset is still powered by Andoid 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich fact which many consider a waste of fine hardware. It is not a new thing, and I am sure that we were all unofficially  introduced to various Jelly Bean builds for the Samsung devices that also include a CyanogenMod 10 preview ROM, despite Samsung’s retention to officially announce the Andoid version 4.1 for Samsung Galaxy S3 for example.

On the other hand there are still many Samsung devices that are crying for Jelly Bean, such as the Samsung Galaxy S2, the Galaxy Note and Galaxy Note 2, but despite this obvious need, Samsung has not announced any Jelly Bean rollout schedule for these gadgets. Sam Mobile has some interesting details regarding each gadget, but to be sure one hundred percent we obviously have to wait for the Samsung company to officially confirm them.

Samsung Galaxy S3

According to Sam Mobile, the Galaxy S3 Jelly beam firmware testing has been completed, and now Samsung is hard at work in creating a Jelly Bean version for the public. Samsung is somehow also confirming this fact by stating that the delay is due to the need of Google agreement. If we also add to the equation the carrier involvement, you will soon see why Q3 or Q4 is a very plausible release date for the Samsung Galaxy S3 Jelly Bean.

Galaxy S2

From my point of view this is the part where the report gets very interesting as the publications suggests that the Samsung Galaxy S2 will not get the Jelly Bean update. The 4.1 version of Android is still in the testing phase when it comes to Galaxy S2, and the first results are promising. But not so promising is the next quote :  “If Samsung decides at the last moment not to update the Galaxy S II, all Galaxy S II owners will get a value pack update. But so far there is no reason not to update the Galaxy S II to Android 4.1.“

The question remains: will Samsung have the  courage not to update the Samsung Galaxy S2 to the 4.1 Andorid Jelly Bean? Unhappy customers means less profit eventually.

Samsung Galaxy Note

There is not much to add when it comes to the Galaxy Note Jelly Bean update. The process is very similar with what we talked at Galaxy S2. The testing phase up to this potin is going well, but no one can tell for sure if this won’t change in the near future. The Galaxy note will probably get its Jelly Bean update in Q4

Samsung Galaxy Note 2

Samsung’s next generation of tablets will probably be unveiled on August 29, a few day before the IFA 2012. If we think that Samsung is very hurried to unveil its tablet before the ‘Iphone 5’ it won’t be a surprise for us to see this tablet running an 4.0.x version of Android with an update that will come in Q4.