Android 4.2 shows up in our server logs, shocks no one

Android 42 shows up in our server logs, shocks no one

Reports have been circulating that devices running Android 4.2, rumored to be code-named Key Lime Pie (though it’s seeming more likely that it will retain the Jelly Bean moniker), have been popping up in server logs and benchmarks across the web. Well, after doing some digging through our own records, we’re seeing quite a few instances of hardware running the unannounced Google platform visiting Engadget. Now, we do feel it necessary to add the caveat that there are some strange reports in our logs as well, coming from hardware allegedly running Android 5.0 and 6.0, but we’re not convinced of their authenticity. We are, however, fairly certain that the numerous Galaxy Nexii hitting our site sporting Android 4.2, build JOO90B, are legit. We’re also seeing a number of occams, potentially an obtuse reference to the RAZR (a Moto Nexus perhaps?) pinging our servers running the same build. Like others, we’re seeing reports of the Arc S running 4.2 as well, but upon further investigation it seems more likely that this is a beta of Jelly Bean 4.1 currently being tested by Sony. Obviously, none of this is official, but it only makes the impending release of a new Nexus or Nexii seem all the more likely.

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Motorola Occam and Manta spotted testing Android 4.2?

There is no confirmation that Android 4.2 will continue to maintain the Jelly Bean moniker, but it is more or less certain that this will be a minor update to the mobile operating system from Google. Apparently, benchmark results for a couple of upcoming Motorola devices known as the “Occam” and “Manta” have appeared, where it pointed to both phone and tablet being powered by the Android 4.2 operating system version right out of the box without having to wait for an update rollout. This will definitely lead to further speculation that the Occam and Manta might be part of the upcoming Nexus phone and tablet range which will see different hardware manufacturers carry the Nexus name.

The Occam in all probability comes with a quad-core chipset, while the Manta does seem to drop hints of it being a tablet device with a 1.7GHz processor packed underneath the hood. Why do we think it is a tablet? It has a codename that is not too different from the others used for the Xoom tablet (aka Stingray, Wingray). Image above courtesy of PhoneArena.

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