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Verizon store installing Jelly Bean on Galaxy Nexus?

I am not good with software and I feel like I'd mess it up because I'm not good with <Deleted>. Would I be able to bring in my galaxy nexus to a verizon store and have them install Jelly Bean onto it?

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jreger

Unfortunately no, Jelly Bean will not be pushed out Over the Air until later, but if you keep you eye on the Android Blogs or twitter feeds, they will tell you when its on it way. However, that is if VZW and Google play nice and let Google push it directly to you.

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wkavan02

Any Android device bearing the Nexus moniker is supposed to be a Google Experience Device, which means that it has a stock version of Android (i.e. what Google designed Android to be without any skins, bloatware, etc.) and that it gets the latest Android updates ASAP, so long as the hardware is powerful enough to run the latest version.

In the past year or so, however, this formula has become convoluted by the carriers and a little bit by the manufacturers too. This has been evidenced with the delays on the Nexus S update with Sprint, and with the ICS delays on the Galaxy Nexus.

A year ago, you would've been 100% certain that your Nexus device would be getting the newest Android OS as soon as Google deemed fit, but now, any semblance of certainty has been lost in the dank mire of bloatware greed that makes a mid-2000's Dell computer look like an Apple.

Our friend jreger is correct in saying that you won't be able to have Jellybean installed for you in a store by a Verizon employee because you won't need it. It will be VERY easy and, if all goes well, you'll barely have to do a thing when the OTA update gets pushed to your Galaxy Nexus. For your sake, I hope that all goes well and Google is allowed to push Jellybean directly to all Galaxy Nexus owners, regardless of carrier, but knowing how much Verizon likes controlling updates of software to phones on their network, I wouldn't bet on the Verizon version of the Galaxy Nexus receiving Jellybean in mid-July.

ERMarshall2

There is no way Verizon wont meddle with Jelly Bean, force it into endless testing, and causing a delay for the upgrade to reach those of us who were unfortunate enough to have the bad luck of buying this terrible phone

jreger

You have lost your mind if you think the Galaxy Nexus is a terrible phone? what in the world do you not like about it?

ERMarshall2

you MUST work for Samsung, because there is no way you don't know about the design flaws that are causing everyone to report poor reception, data speeds, and battery life.

I live in a building with VZW antaneas on the roof, my 4G speeds are half that of my roommate who has an old droid charge

My battery drains to empty while its plugged into the AC outlet if Im streaming on 4G

The proximity sensor turns the screen on whe its close to my face instead of off

I could go on and on, and Ive had 6 replacements, each of them having the exact same issue (plus other defects as they were all refurbs)

mzolna

Yeah Verizon, when do we get JB?

commonsense101

no one at verizon knows..

i dont get why people get so worked up over software versions on their android..its like you guys think you're getting ripped off when in reality most of the stuff doesnt add anything useful to the phone

cynindesign

comonsense101,

Actually, that's not so, the 4.4 upgrade corrected my phone rebooting itself and corrected the issues w/ the numerical pad...you'd touch 7 but it displayed another number, etc....

Since it's apparent not all Nexus are equal.... as there are variable problems w/ different carriers....the 2 problems above are the only ones I experienced. Whether it's the operator/owner, rough shipping, or left in extreme temps prior to delivery. Just like your children, don't leave electronics in the car subjected to extreme temps..... I wouldn't want (Edited content to comply with VZW Community ToS) my phone to get JB earlier and if I did (Edited content to comply with VZW Community ToS), it would be because I decided to use the phone until it died and not trade in.

It's been obvious one owner's solution is another's nightmare.....try to wait.

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GTF111

I had a BlackBerry Storm and can't say I ever had a called dropped in over 4 years of use. In the 6 months I've had this sorry excuse for a phone, I've averaged a dropped call every week to 10 days in addition to being told there was no available network in the downtown Denver area. Hopefully, anyone considering buying this device will look at these threads and look for a more viable alternaitve.

jreger

They will also see that mine has performed flawlessly.. :smileyhappy:

I have had the Motorola Q, The Treo III I think it was, the Blackberry Storm, the Original Droid, Droid 2, the HTC Thunderbolt, and the Galaxy Nexus, and the GNex is by far the best phone, most reliable and outperforming phone that I have had.

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