A quick heads up for you folks on Sprint: We’ve gotten word from a reliable source that the Sprint Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S 4G are slated to get their Android 4.1 Jelly Bean updates this week. On Thursday, to be exact. And it’ll be build FH05 for the Galaxy Nexus, and JRO03R for the Nexus S, to be even more exact.
Here’s the e-mail that we’ve been told is going out:
To Sprint Business Sales
September 5, 2012
Software updates for the Samsung Galaxy Nexus (L700) and Nexus S 4G will be available beginning Thursday, 9.6.12. Galaxy Nexus Software Version: FH05 Nexus S Software Version: JRO03R Software updates will be pushed to all handsets via Google. Customers cannot initiate a download on their own.
Fixes/Enhancements:
Upgrades Device Operating System to Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) Fastest and smoothest version of Android released Better search experience Expandable, actionable notifications A smarter keyboard And more!
We’re digging around for confirmation, but we can all agree that the update can’t come soon enough, especially since Nexus S 4G owners have been able to compile their own official Jelly Bean builds for a month now.