If you own a Samsung device and are reading this, then you're probably very interested to find out what's coming next. The South Korean company has made official list of devices expected to update to the latest version of Google's operating system for smartphones and tablets, 4.1 Android Jelly Bean. In total, 15 of your devices will enjoy this update, not counting the Galaxy Note 2, which will arrive with Jelly Bean from the factory. 11 of the devices are smartphones and four are tablets.
Jelly Bean Update: Availability and Context
The news comes just after this morning the updates from the Galaxy S3 to Jelly Bean. No big surprises: The high-end models were clear candidates, while there were reasonable doubts about the mid-range ones such as Galaxy S AdvanceWith the official list in hand, Samsung expects the following smartphones to be updated:
- Samsung Galaxy S3
- Samsung Galaxy S2
- Samsung Galaxy S2 LTE
- Samsung Galaxy Note
- Samsung Galaxy S Advance
- Samsung Galaxy Chat
- Samsung Galaxy Ace 2
- Samsung galaxy ace plus
- Samsung Galaxy Beam
- Samsung Galaxy Mini 2
- Samsung galaxy s duos
Samsung tablets that will receive Jelly Bean
If, on the other hand, what you have is one of the tablets from the South Korean company and you want to know if these will be updated to the last version, then you will only have four options, and that is that one of the following tablets is yours:
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1
- Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1
Other covered models and devices with Jelly Bean as standard
In addition to the above lists, the official roadmaps included the following: Samsung Galaxy Music as a smartphone that would receive Jelly Bean in its support cycle. And, for reference, there were models that They had Jelly Bean from the factory, among them:
- Samsung Galaxy S3 (officially updated to Jelly Bean at the start of the rollout)
- Samsung Galaxy Note 2 (with Jelly Bean preinstalled)
What Android Jelly Bean brings to your Samsung
Jelly Bean arrived with tangible improvements in fluency and response thanks to Project Butter (triple buffering, frame sync, and CPU scaling when touching the screen), a Notification bar more useful with quick actions and expandable notifications, and a keyboard with better prediction and dictation Without connection.
He joined Google Now To provide contextual information, they were added Quick Settings, widgets on the lock screen and mode Daydream. On tablets, it was enabled multi-user, and improved support for Bluetooth, Miracast, restricted profiles, and features like Photo Sphere for panoramic photos.
It also brought advances for developers and security: Google Play Services It began providing APIs independently of the system, incorporated SELinux, always-on VPN, and improvements to multimedia codecs and OpenGL ES, improving compatibility and overall performance.
Calendars, latest official versions and what came next
Samsung announced at the time that, except for the Galaxy Tab 8.9 which remained in Ice Cream Sandwich, several models would complete their cycle with Android 4.1.2 (such as the Galaxy Ace 2, Galaxy S Advance, Galaxy SII, Galaxy Note, and Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus). Later, other roadmaps placed certain terminals with 4.2.2 Android Jelly Bean as the latest official update:
- GT-I9080 – Galaxy Grand
- GT-I9082 – Galaxy Grand DUOS
- GT-I8160 – Galaxy Ace 2
- GT-I8190 – Galaxy S III mini
- GT-I8350 – Galaxy Beam
- GT-I8730 – Galaxy Express
- GT-I9070 – Galaxy S Advance
- GT-I9100 – Galaxy S II
- GT-I9105 – Galaxy S II Plus
- GT-I9260 – Galaxy Premier
- GT-N7000 – Galaxy Note
- GT-S6310 – Galaxy Young
- GT-S6312 – Galaxy Young DUOS
- GT-S6810 – Galaxy Fame
- GT-S7710 – Galaxy X Cover 2
In parallel, models prepared to make the jump to the next major version of Android at the time (known then as Key Lime Pie) were considered: Galaxy S III (GT-I9300/I9305), Galaxy S4 (GT-I9500/I9505), Galaxy Note 8.0 (GT-N5100/N5105/N5110), Galaxy Note II (GT-N7100/N7105) and Galaxy Note 10.1 (GT-N8000/N8005/N8010). As always, the Availability by region and operator conditioned deadlines and arrival.
If you're one of the lucky ones, you'll be able to enjoy Jelly Bean on your Samsung device. If not, you can always opt for r the device, unlock the bootloader and wait for the community to create a ROM with Jelly Bean to flash it on your smartphone or tablet. This alternative is advanced and involves risks and loss of warranty, so it is advisable to be well informed before doing so.
With these official lists And the details of the improvements make it clear that Jelly Bean represented a significant leap in performance, notifications, and smart services in the Samsung ecosystem, with a broad rollout that spanned from high-end models to popular mid-range models.
