Jelly Bean Android Users Surpass Ice Cream Sandwich Android Users

Jelly Bean Android 4.1

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Good news for Android users, the Jelly Bean Android OS has surpassed the number of mobile device using the Ice Cream Sandwich Android OS.

Around 28.4 percent of Android devices are using the latest versions of the mobile OS from Google. It was slightly ahead of the Ice Cream Sandwich or the Android 4.0, which accounted for 27.5 percent of all Android device users. The figures reflect users for the month of April.

However, the Gingerbread Android is still on top of the list with 38.5 percent despite falling by 1.7 percent.

The numbers were based on the users who visited the Google Play Store during a specific period of time. It shows a notable adoption of the Jelly Bean Android OS among mobile device users. The Jelly Bean Android OS was released by Google last July and it is gradually reducing its gap with the Gingerbread Android OS. The Gingerbread Android entered the market in December 2010 and it accounted for over 50 percent of Android users at the end of last year.

The increasing number of users of the latest Android OS can be attributed to the release of the Samsung Galaxy S3, which surpassed the 50 million unit level since it was released into the market last year.  With the upcoming release of the SamsungGalaxy S4, the Jelly Bean Android OS is expected to surpass the number of users of the Gingerbread Android OS soon.

Android 4.0 Update Scheduled For More HTC Devices

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The Android 4.0 update is set to be released for the HTC EVO 3D as well as the EVO Design 4G based on a recent announcement by Sprint.

The mobile service provider indicated that users of the two devices will receive a notification for the Android 4.0 update which will prompt them to download the update. Once the update is downloaded and installed into the smartphones, the users will be able to use the features of the Ice Cream Sandwich Android.

Even as the specific release dates for the Android 4.0 update were not revealed by the mobile service provider, it is expected to become available by the start of August. The specific release dates will be made available by the mobile service provider soon.

The Android 4.0 update will offer a better user interface along with a new camera application that offers a number of effects such as posterize, vintage, depth of field, and vignette.

Once the smartphones will receives the Android 4.0 update, web browser of the smartphone will sync the Google Chrome bookmarks as well as offer a new tabs layout. The People application will also be integrated into Google+ to facilitate browsing the photos of contacts in high resolution.

The other features offered with the Android 4.0 update include a new Gmail app that allows searching for emails even without a data connection, better keyboard, and an integration of Google+ for video chats and hangouts. The update will also bring the Face Unlock feature that facilitates unlocking of the device through facial recognition.

Even as Google has yet to release the Android 4.0 update to all Android-powered devices, the latest version of the OS was introduced recently. The Jelly Bean Android 4.1 OS debuted on the Google Nexus 7 tablet and was recently made available for the Galaxy Nexus and will be released to the Motorola Xoom and the Samsung Nexus S soon.

More Galaxy Devices To Receive Android 4.0 Update Soon

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The number of devices that received the Android 4.0 update has increased recently with the inclusion of the Samsung Galaxy Note and Samsung Galaxy S2 Skyrocket of AT&T. This comes as the Jelly Bean Android 4.1 is set to be released with the upcoming Google Nexus 7 tablet.

The Samsung Galaxy Note is a 5.3-inch smartphone/tablet hybrid that saw notable sales in the market. The long-awaited release of the Android 4.0 update to the Samsung Galaxy S2 Skyrocket of AT&T was finally implemented even as its successor has already entered the US market.

The Android 4.0 update brings a number of new features into the Android-powered devices including a new user interface, the Face Unlock feature, a new browser, and the Android Beam, which is the latest sharing protocol for Android-powered devices that feature near field technology or NFC.

However some users who received the Android 4.0 update on their Samsung Galaxy Note units have noted that the device seemed to function like a Gingerbread Android-powered device and not like the Ice Cream Sandwich Android found on the Samsung Galaxy S3. The Android 4.0 update also brought a number of productivity applications into the Samsung Galaxy Note.

As the number of devices receiving the Android 4.0 update increase, some industry watchers have started to ask when these devices will be receiving the soon-to-be-released Jelly Bean Android 4.1 update.

June 12 Release of Android 4.0 for Motorola Droid Razr

Motorola Droid Razr

It appears that the Android 4.0 update will become available for the Verizon Motorola Droid Razr by the coming week.

The MotorolaDroid Razr and the Droid Razr Maxx were supposed to receive the latest version of the Android mobile platform last May 21 even as owners of the Motorola Xoom tablets will have to continue to wait for the release of the Android 4.0 update for their devices.

However it seems that the tables have turned as the Android 4.0 update is currently being released to the Motorola Xoom tablet while owners of the Motorola Droid Razr have yet to receive their Ice Cream Sandwich Android OS.

According to sources inside the US-based carrier, the over-the-air Android 4.0 update will be released to the Motorola Droid Razr by June 12. Since the servers that are used in delivering the latest Android mobile platform to the devices reportedly needed to be updated, a delay in the release was supposedly inevitable.

For owners of the Motorola Droid Razr who have reached their limit can opt to get the unofficial Android 4.0 update although they should take into consideration that since it is an unofficial update, it may result to the voiding of the warranty of their respective devices.