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All right, we do know that eventually, Google is going to roll out the Android 4.2 operating system update, and whether that will continue with the Jelly Bean moniker or not remains to be seen. What we do know is, the update should not be too far in the offing, especially when someone has allegedly claimed that the Xperia arc S from Sony Mobile has already been testing out a copy of Android 4.2.

Android Authority claims that “in our logs it’s the Xperia Arc S that showed up the most. In fact it was more frequent than the Nexus 7 or the Galaxy Nexus.” Of course, there is always the possibility that this might be a beta of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean which is being tested by Sony Mobile, and it was given the slip as such data could easily be manipulated. All in all, it is still very much up in the air, so we will just have to adopt a wait and see attitude.

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It goes without saying that the Samsung Galaxy S3 would receive the long awaited Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update in their home country, South Korea, before anywhere else. After all, a promise is a promise, and Samsung has lived out that promise. Bear in mind that the official Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update for the Galaxy S3 is right now limited to just the SHW-M440S variant, meaning any other handsets of the same model name that are not native to South Korea will not be compatible with this Jelly Bean release.

We rely on Google’s Translation engine to do the hard work for us, so if anything in terms of the Jelly Bean update’s features are lost in translation, point the gun to Google. It looks like the standard usability improvements have been introduced to the home screen, not to mention the ability to pause movies whenever you are recording, in addition to having the camera perform a smart rotation when in use. At this point in time, it does look likely that you will have to install this update via Samsung KIES, but an Over The Air (OTA) installation does seem possible, too. Does this mean that the international versions of the Galaxy S3 will soon be grateful recipients of the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update as well? [Translated Page]

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Samsung has officially announced that the long awaited Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update for their current flagship device, the Samsung Galaxy S3, will be coming soon. It makes perfect sense after all if Samsung wants to remain on the competitive edge with their Galaxy S3, as there are still plenty of miles left in the proverbial legs of this smartphone. In fact, the South Korean consumer electronics giant alongside Google and carriers such as Verizon, Sprint, and AT&T have all been working hand in hand so that the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean updates will be introduced to as many compatible devices as possible within the shortest time period.

Just a quick refresher – Android 4.1 Jelly Bean will endow these handsets with a faster user experience, a better widget organization, smoother animations whenever you swipe your finger, as well as a new and improved keyboard for even faster typing. Google has also thrown in anticipatory touch technology to keep company its improved voice recognition and notifications system. As at press time, the Galaxy Nexus on Sprint and Verizon, as well as the Nexus S 4G on Sprint have received their respective Android 4.1 Jelly Bean updates.

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Yesterday, we talked about how the Asus Transformer Pad Prime and Transformer Pad Infinity devices were in line for the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update within the next 72 hours. One thing’s for sure though, Transformer Pad Prime (also known as model TF201) owners have already started to receive their Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update, while leaving Asus Transformer Pad Infinity owners in the dark. Asus did mention on their website that the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update for the Transformer Pad Infinity has been delayed, and there has been no further information on the release date just yet. I guess there would be still at least 48 hours left in the time window left, so being patient would be the best course of action at this point in time for Transformer Pad Infinity owners. We do look forward to hearing from those of you who have already installed the “smooth as butter” Jelly Bean update, has your tablet experience been enhanced?

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If you happen to live in Sweden and own the Asus Transformer Prime tablet, then you might be pleased to hear that the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update for this tablet has started to roll out, which could very well signal that the floodgates to a global introduction to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update is also well on its way. A post on Asus Sweden’s Facebook page claims that the update is now ready and waiting for Transformer Prime owners in Sweden to take advantage of the availability, but for some personal reasons that you want to remain on the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich platform, feel free to ignore the availability of Jelly Bean.

Needless to say, you would do well to perform a backup of all your data on the Transformer Prime while making sure that the tablet itself has its battery fully charged before running the update. After all, you are unable to tell just when Murphy might strike upon installing the update, do you? Asus seems to be one of the more diligent hardware manufacturers of Android-powered devices when it comes to regular and speedy Android operating system updates, and we hope that they continue to keep up the good work.

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