Android 4.1 and Android 4.2 share the same name, that is, it is better known as Jelly Bean among smartphone users of the Android variety. For folks who had taken a gander at what Android 4.2 Jelly Bean is able to offer, you would surely have noticed the spanking new gallery and camera options, right? If patience is not exactly your best trait, then you will have to thank “dmmarck” who posted on Android Central’s forums the Android 4.2 camera app that will run on the Galaxy Nexus which has Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean in tow. Do bear in mind that there is a Photo Sphere bug lurking around somewhere, but other than that, it seems to buzz smoothly like the factory version. Folks who are not too familiar with the inner workings of Android might run into some issues during the installation process, so it would be best to have the resident Android expert hanging around before you install it. For those who have had a successful installation, how do you find the new camera?
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It seems that the international version of the HTC One X will finally be on the receiving end of the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update. Yes, this is the quad-core processor powered One X that lacks LTE connectivity, and you will have to bear in mind that not all models of this smartphone will receive the update simultaneously, so you will just have to be patient. HTC works this way – they will release their operating system updates by region using the handset’s CID (Customer ID) number. In a nutshell, handsets with a CID of htc_612, which are sold to carriers in Taiwan, ought to have started to receive the update since last Friday.
If you happen to rock to the Samsung Galaxy S3 from Sprint, then you would be pleased to hear that the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update will be made available to users from tomorrow onwards, which happens to be October 25th. The update will arrive Over The Air, and it will be rolled out in stages, so not all of Sprint’s customers using the Galaxy S3 will be able to enjoy the smoothness of Project Butter, aka Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Having said that, being patient will still pay off, ultimately speaking. Sprint claims that it will be a matter of a few weeks for the update known as L710VPALJ7 to arrive on the circuit boards of all Samsung Galaxy S3 smartphones which have been branded with the Sprint name.
The Samsung Galaxy S3 has been tossed about in a sea of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean rumors for quite some time now, where we have seen the official Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update arrive for folks living in 
Google has not forgotten about all you Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S owners, as the Internet search giant has started to introduce the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update for both devices. This particular update can be retrieved over the air, where it is said to deliver an improvement in terms of performance alongside added stability, not to mention the customary slew of bug fixes. Do take note, however, that the landscape home screen orientation which was introduced on the Nexus tablet has not been thrown into the mix for both Nexus smartphones.
The Samsung Galaxy S3 is busy receiving the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update, first in South Korea, followed by someone spotting it in Poland and earlier this morning, in 
LG has lifted the veil on their Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update schedule that will target a bunch of smartphones, with the long awaited Jelly Bean update roll-out to begin from November onwards. The first of the LG smartphones to receive this update includes the Optimus LTE 2, where the LG Optimus G will follow a month after that – in December, of course. As for LG’s collection of phablet devices, the LG Optimus Vu and Vu 2, those will receive the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update in Q1 next year – which means you will have to wait until March 2013 at the latest. So far, nothing has been revealed for the Optimus 4X HD or L-Style series updates, but those ought to be in the pipeline for sure.