OS Update articles
September 18, 2012
While the Android 2.3.6 “Value Pack” update for the original Samsung Galaxy Tab might not bring with it every that Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich has to offer, it will give you an experience that is semi close. Performance will increase; you’ll get face unlocking; menus have been arranged to that of Android 4.0. So [...]
September 18, 2012
As we reported last week, the Sony Xperia Ray would be getting Android 4.0.4 “Ice Cream Sandwich” in the near future, and that near future is now. Vodafone have just announced the availability of the update over on their blog this afternoon. To get started with the update, you’ll need to download Sony’s PC Companion [...]
September 12, 2012
It’s been a leaky road to release for Jelly Bean on the Galaxy S III. A number of builds are out in the wild and at the Everything Everywhere (EE) 4G event in the UK yesterday Samsung reps were quoted as advising the update would be ready for release in October although with all software [...]
September 10, 2012
To coincide nicely with the recent release of the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 here in Australia, the upcoming Android 4.1 update for the device has already found its way onto the internet in the form of a leak. The updates themselves — received exclusively by SamMobile — are seemingly early beta builds for internal testing, [...]
September 10, 2012
It’s no secret that the Samsung Galaxy S III is due to receive Android 4.1 Jelly Bean sometime soon, maybe within a few days to a week. What some of you may not be aware of is that Samsung has been leaking unofficial Jelly Bean builds for the Galaxy S III for the past few [...]
September 5, 2012
The Sony Xperia Ray will be getting a major update in the next few weeks according to Vodafone’s software update report. The device which launched earlier this year will go from Android 2.3.4 “Gingerbread” to Android 4.0.4 “Ice Cream Sandwich” — a satisfying update for sure. “Approved by Vodafone, awaiting roll out by Sony.” As [...]
September 5, 2012
Another device mentioned by Vodafone in their software update report was the HTC One X. Although the update might not be as major as the one coming for the Galaxy S III, Vodafone have signed off on the Android 4.0.4 update and are now waiting for HTC to initiate the roll-out process. “Approved by Vodafone, [...]
September 5, 2012
Vodafone has published their weekly software update report, and the Galaxy S III is indeed a worthy mention — as we reported a little earlier today. Vodafone have confirmed that Samsung will be submitting the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update for the Galaxy S III soon. “Manufacturer preparing update for submission to Vodafone for testing.” [...]
September 5, 2012
Vodafone have today hinted at the much-anticipated Jelly Bean update for the Samsung Galaxy S III. In a tweet sent to myself and Chris, Kieran from Vodafone gave a quick insight into what can be expected from today’s Software Update blog post on the Vodafone site — with the Galaxy S III being a notable [...]
September 3, 2012
The day has finally come for Motorola XOOM 2 owners: Android 4.0 is here. Motorola Australia today confirmed that the roll-out of the Android 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich” update has begun for Telstra users. This update applies to both Wi-Fi and 3G variants of the XOOM 2. It’s a staggered release, so if you don’t [...]
August 29, 2012
Another interesting tid-bit to come out of Telstra forum post today, is that Samsung have confirmed what we kind of already knew: the Galaxy S III will be getting Jelly Bean. What this does mean is that Samsung will soon be passing that update over to Telstra for testing and then onto the end-user. “The [...]
August 29, 2012
Telstra today confirmed — via a community forum post — that the Android 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich” update for the Samsung Galaxy S II 4G has been delayed an extra week. There was no definite reasoning behind this, but as you can see below, Telstra are expecting a new submission to arrive on August 31 [...]
August 29, 2012
Vodafone Australia have today confirmed that the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1v will be receiving Android 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich” in the form of an over-the-air update from today onwards. While it still isn’t the latest version of Android (4.1 “Jelly Bean”), at least you’ll be finally off the tablet-specific Android 3.1 “Honeycomb”. The update is [...]



























