Galaxy Nexus Gets Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Update

Google recently announced the latest version of their mobile OS at the Google I/O developer conference, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, and now Google has started rolling out the Android 4.1 update to the first device.




The first handset to get the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update is the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, and the update is available for the international HSPA+ Galaxy Nexus, it is not yet available for the Verizon version of the device.
The update size is 147MB for Galaxy Nexus smartphone running on IMM76I build, while users with Galaxy Nexus on I/O Jelly Bean build of JRN84D will get an 8.50MB update.


Although Nexus 7 is still not available to consumers, the lucky developers who got the device at Google I/O 2012, are also getting the Android 4.1.1 update. This update also brings the tablet to JRO03C build. The update size is 12.6MB.


In terms of the changes, this update brings offline voice recognition, Google Now, improved text input and UI improvements.


Android 4.1 aka Jelly Bean was officially announced last month along with Nexus 7 and Nexus Q devices. Not a huge upgrade over Ice Cream Sandwich, it aims to make the user interface more fluid and bring Google search's knowledge graph functionality to voice search in Android.