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Jelly Bean?

Just a note so you're all aware, that Jelly Bean live wallpaper requires permission for full internet access for some bizarre reason.
 
I think it will, as the original S only just missed out on getting ICS, although they said it was for technical inferiority reasons, but JB should run fine on the S2 I believe, even I might update to it.

Thanks for the link to that JB wallpaper thing, although I'm not sure if those are just funny copies of the real ones since they are a bit rough.
 
I thought the manufacturers had to support their phones with updates for 18 months? The S2 has only been out for just over 12, so in theory we should get JB unless there is some serious hardware flaw that prevents it, which I doubt, as I'm sure I read the Nexus S is getting it. If we don't get it then it is a bad sign for Android fragmentation, seeing as Google are supposed to be pushing manufacturers to support their devices for longer in order to compete against Apple in phone support and encourage devs to write more for Android.
 
The Nexus S is getting JB so it's fair to concur the SII will aswell.
Source is PocketNow:
Samsung will soon announce which additional devices are eligible for the Jelly Bean update. As the world’s largest smartphone manufacturer, Samsung leads the Android community with best-in-class devices like the Galaxy S III, and is creating new device categories with products like the Galaxy Note. Samsung has delivered the most Nexus-branded lead OS devices and we are pleased that Google will be bringing Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S customers the first experiences of Jelly Bean on a handheld device.
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Not keen on using Chrome so hopefully Samsung will make a JB optimized version of the SII's normal browser. Chrome might only be in the pure JB rom anyway.
 
Gearu said:
The Nexus S is getting JB so it's fair to concur the SII will aswell.
Source is PocketNow:


Not keen on using Chrome so hopefully Samsung will make a JB optimized version of the SII's normal browser. Chrome might only be in the pure JB rom anyway.
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Thanks for the news.

And for a bigger chance. If the Galaxy Note gets it then there will be even a bigger chance that the S2 will get it.



ajmount88 said:
I thought the manufacturers had to support their phones with updates for 18 months? The S2 has only been out for just over 12, so in theory we should get JB unless there is some serious hardware flaw that prevents it, which I doubt, as I'm sure I read the Nexus S is getting it. If we don't get it then it is a bad sign for Android fragmentation, seeing as Google are supposed to be pushing manufacturers to support their devices for longer in order to compete against Apple in phone support and encourage devs to write more for Android.
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Your right, look at Apple. IOS 6 is available for 3GS which is almost 3 years old.




I found this which I found pretty funny: https://twitter.com/SamMobiles/status/219786336847147008
I retweeted too, but I doubt that is going to make a big impact
 
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