Google Nexus S, Motorola Xoom Won't Receive Android 4.2

The older tablet and smartphone will remain on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.

Google has confirmed that the Motorola Xoom tablet and Nexus S smartphone will not receive the latest version of its mobile operating platform, Android 4.2 Jelly Bean.

Jean-Baptiste Queru, the Technical Lead for the Android Open Source Project, confirmed the news in a post on Google's forum regarding the recently released Android 4.2 update. "There is no support for 4.2 on Nexus S and Xoom. Those devices should continue using 4.1.2," he stated.

Both of the aforementioned devices received an upgrade to the original Jelly Bean version, Android 4.1.

Queru, however, did not divulge any information pertaining to the reasons behind Google halting the the updates at Android 4.1.2 for the devices. Android 4.2 isn't a considerably major jump from its predecessor so the firm's decision is a surprise.

The latest Android operating system, which has had its security features improved, recently launched on Google's Nexus 4 smartphone and its Nexus 10 tablet.

_{Contact Us for News Tips, Corrections and Feedback}

You need to be logged to post a comment

There are 13 Comments.

Other Comments

3

anonymous@guest , November 16, 2012 12:14 AM

When Google dropped support for the Nexus One they stated that their Nexus devices would be supported with official updates for less than two years (I think it was either 20 or 22 months). This falls right in line with that (iirc, the Nexus S was released December of 2010). Google fulfilled their support obligations (sure, I wish it was longer, but the owners received more updates than anybody else using a non-Nexus device). I highly doubt the hardware on the Nexus S was the deciding factor.
3

guru_urug , November 15, 2012 2:11 PM

flaxx...and the iPhone 3GS, a product older than the Nexus One, is on iOS 6.01 (the very latest version of iOS). This is my number one gripe with Android: fragmentation and planned (or neglected) obsolescence.

I believe when iOS devices are updated, the older models dont get all the features of the new OS. The same is not true for Android.
Im sure the good guys at xda will get 4.2 to these two devices. Anyway the jump from 4.1 to 4.2 is not as huge as the jump from 4.0 to 4.1. I'd be happy with 4.1 if I owned the nexus s
2

cutebeans , November 15, 2012 1:49 PM

The Nexus S is already 2 years ffs! It was lucky that it even recieved JB.

Google Nexus S, Motorola Xoom Won't Receive Android 4.2

Tom’s guide in the world