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I bought a Galaxy Nexus phone for my girlfriend so we wouldn't have to worry about updates anymore. It's still stuck on 4.0.1 with no update in sight...

by Peaker 14y ago

heretohelp 14y ago
Hi, running iOS 6 Beta 2 on my iPhone 4. We have it running on an iPhone 3GS too. I used to own a really nice Android HTC G2. 'Cept the updates didn't seem to be rolling in. Got tired of that quickly.
konstruktor 14y ago
Jelly Bean is a development preview at the moment. I suppose that, like iOS 6, you have to enroll into the developer program to get it.
- Peaker 14y ago
  4.0.1 is multiple versions behind even the 4.0 branch though. 4.0.4 is already available in the Galaxy Nexus models that run the Google-maintained version.
- RobAtticus 14y ago
  No it isn't? OTAs for Jelly Bean have been going on for a few days now. http://thedroidguy.com/2012/07/google-releases-jelly-bean-ota-to-hspa-galaxy-nexus-other-devices-to-come/ http://thedroidguy.com/2012/07/google-releases-jelly-bean-ot...
  - nuclear_eclipse 14y ago
    That OTA is for the GSM model of the Galaxy Nexus, which is for T-Mobile, AT&T, (and most of the non-US countries) and gets its updates directly from Google. The post above is talking about the Verizon model, which does not get updates directly from Google (because you didn't buy it directly from Google), and is instead forced to wait for updates from Verizon. The only other option is to unlock the bootloader and install a community ROM.
msabalau 14y ago
I understand your eagerness. I had been mashing my update button for several days after the OTA update was announced. Evidently these things roll out over the course of weeks, which is not necessarily what you would expect if Windows or Apple o/s updates are your frame of reference. I was able to "trick" my nexus into updating, by clearing the data from the Google Data Services Framework. That seems to work for some people. Unlocking and flashing is an option that some power users take--particularlly those with LTE phones where there is no OTA yet.
- Peaker 14y ago
  I just cleared the data again, forced-stop, and checked for update again -- and it successfully checked and says I'm still up-to-date with my 4.0.1 Android.
cdr 14y ago
It's probably not the answer you want to hear, but you should root it. Rooting and upgrading my cheapo 2.3 phone to 4.0/CCM9 completely revitalized it. Rooting is the true magic of the Android ecosystem.
w1ntermute 14y ago
That doesn't sound right. I had to root and install a custom ROM to get Jelly Bean on my (Verizon) Galaxy Nexus, but I have family members with (also Verizon) Galaxy Nexuses that are unrooted and have locked bootloaders. They've already got 4.0.4. Have you tried checking for updates in the settings? Maybe your girlfriend dismissed the update notice.
- Peaker 14y ago
  I checked the update notice. It says it just checked now and there are no updates. Google Nexus is actually not a phone model but a collection of many models which are only invisibly different. Some of them get updates, some don't, even though all are advertised in the same way. This is the model: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005XYU45E/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005XYU45E/ref=oh_details_o... And it is a "yakjudv" (Australian build) according to the System Information app. It seems I'm waiting for some Australians to let the updates through (if they go through at all). When I bought it from Amazon, it was advertised as a "Pure Google Experience". I think Google really messed up again. The "Google Nexus" should have been a simple and uniform experience, and not a bunch of branded-phone-hell.
jff 14y ago
The Galaxy Nexuses (Nexii?) we have at work updated to Jelly Bean on Friday. Check hers again.
- Peaker 14y ago
  I checked it today.
  - jff 14y ago
    Damn, not sure what's up then. Are you in the US? Ours got the updates just sitting on wifi, no SIM card inserted.
    - Peaker 14y ago
      I'm in Israel, got phone from http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005XYU45E/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005XYU45E/ref=oh_details_o... It is a "yakjudv" firmware which doesn't get updates. Apparently Google is advertising their Nexus line as auto-update (http://www.google.com/nexus/#/galaxy/features http://www.google.com/nexus/#/galaxy/features) but then does all of the "yakju" 3rd party firmware fragmentation which invalidates their own promise. I doubt I'll buy a Google phone again.

I bought a Galaxy Nexus phone for my girlfriend so we wouldn't have to worry about updates anymore. It's still stuck on 4.0.1 with no update in sight...

by Peaker 14y ago

I bought a Galaxy Nexus phone for my girlfriend so we wouldn't have to worry about updates anymore. It's still stuck on 4.0.1 with no update in sight...

heretohelp 14y ago

Hi, running iOS 6 Beta 2 on my iPhone 4. We have it running on an iPhone 3GS too. I used to own a really nice Android HTC G2. 'Cept the updates didn't seem to be rolling in. Got tired of that quickly.

konstruktor 14y ago

Jelly Bean is a development preview at the moment. I suppose that, like iOS 6, you have to enroll into the developer program to get it.

Peaker 14y ago
4.0.1 is multiple versions behind even the 4.0 branch though. 4.0.4 is already available in the Galaxy Nexus models that run the Google-maintained version.
RobAtticus 14y ago
No it isn't? OTAs for Jelly Bean have been going on for a few days now. http://thedroidguy.com/2012/07/google-releases-jelly-bean-ota-to-hspa-galaxy-nexus-other-devices-to-come/ http://thedroidguy.com/2012/07/google-releases-jelly-bean-ot...
- nuclear_eclipse 14y ago
  That OTA is for the GSM model of the Galaxy Nexus, which is for T-Mobile, AT&T, (and most of the non-US countries) and gets its updates directly from Google. The post above is talking about the Verizon model, which does not get updates directly from Google (because you didn't buy it directly from Google), and is instead forced to wait for updates from Verizon. The only other option is to unlock the bootloader and install a community ROM.

msabalau 14y ago

I understand your eagerness. I had been mashing my update button for several days after the OTA update was announced. Evidently these things roll out over the course of weeks, which is not necessarily what you would expect if Windows or Apple o/s updates are your frame of reference. I was able to "trick" my nexus into updating, by clearing the data from the Google Data Services Framework. That seems to work for some people. Unlocking and flashing is an option that some power users take--particularlly those with LTE phones where there is no OTA yet.

Peaker 14y ago
I just cleared the data again, forced-stop, and checked for update again -- and it successfully checked and says I'm still up-to-date with my 4.0.1 Android.

cdr 14y ago

It's probably not the answer you want to hear, but you should root it. Rooting and upgrading my cheapo 2.3 phone to 4.0/CCM9 completely revitalized it. Rooting is the true magic of the Android ecosystem.

w1ntermute 14y ago

That doesn't sound right. I had to root and install a custom ROM to get Jelly Bean on my (Verizon) Galaxy Nexus, but I have family members with (also Verizon) Galaxy Nexuses that are unrooted and have locked bootloaders. They've already got 4.0.4. Have you tried checking for updates in the settings? Maybe your girlfriend dismissed the update notice.

Peaker 14y ago
I checked the update notice. It says it just checked now and there are no updates. Google Nexus is actually not a phone model but a collection of many models which are only invisibly different. Some of them get updates, some don't, even though all are advertised in the same way. This is the model: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005XYU45E/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005XYU45E/ref=oh_details_o... And it is a "yakjudv" (Australian build) according to the System Information app. It seems I'm waiting for some Australians to let the updates through (if they go through at all). When I bought it from Amazon, it was advertised as a "Pure Google Experience". I think Google really messed up again. The "Google Nexus" should have been a simple and uniform experience, and not a bunch of branded-phone-hell.

jff 14y ago

The Galaxy Nexuses (Nexii?) we have at work updated to Jelly Bean on Friday. Check hers again.

Peaker 14y ago
I checked it today.
- jff 14y ago
  Damn, not sure what's up then. Are you in the US? Ours got the updates just sitting on wifi, no SIM card inserted.
  - Peaker 14y ago
    I'm in Israel, got phone from http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005XYU45E/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005XYU45E/ref=oh_details_o... It is a "yakjudv" firmware which doesn't get updates. Apparently Google is advertising their Nexus line as auto-update (http://www.google.com/nexus/#/galaxy/features http://www.google.com/nexus/#/galaxy/features) but then does all of the "yakju" 3rd party firmware fragmentation which invalidates their own promise. I doubt I'll buy a Google phone again.