Android 5.0 could get up to five Nexus devices this year?

Posted on May 16 2012 - 5:54am by Jonne Eilimö
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Google’s earlier major Android releases have usually also seen a Nexus announcement. This has been a reference design by Google, and their Nexus smartphones have always been the first to receive firmware updates. The original Google developer phone, the HTC Nexus One, was released in 2012, followed by the Samsung Nexus S in 2010, and now the latest Samsung Galaxy Nexus in 2011. Rumors have it that also this year’s Nexus-device will be manufactured by Samsung.

Wall Street Journal reports today that Google’s next major Android version, version 5.0 or Jelly Bean as it’s called, will get up to five Nexus smrtphones and tablets this year. Google will sell these directly through their website. This move will probably shorten the time from announcement to availability, when carriers can’t require changes to the hardware.

Google is expected to announce Android 5.0 next month at their I/O conference.

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Jonne is a mobile phone enthusiast who is currently pursuing his Bachelor's degree in Computer Science at the Vaasa University of Applied Sciences. He has been using the newest phones out there ever since the Nokia 5110 was released. Currently he is using a Nokia Lumia 920.