Despite speculation that Google was planning to reveal version 5.0 of Android at its I/O conference next month, the company is actually working on an update to Jelly Bean.
That's according to a report on Android Police, which has examined server log data to conclude that Android 4.3 Jelly Bean is currently being tested by Google engineers, and traced the log's IP range back to Google employees.
So while Apple is promising to put "new versions of iOS and OS X into [developers'] hands" at WWDC, it seems as though Google's 2013 I/O will not feature a major OS update.
Extra helpings
At Google I/O last year, Google released the Jelly Bean SDK, as well as unveiling the Nexus 7 tablet and the Nexus Q streaming media player.
The 2013 I/O conference seems like the perfect venue to unveil the next version of Android, then, but rumour has it that Google has intentionally delayed its latest OS overhaul in order to give OEMs more time to update their existing devices to Android 4.0.
Jelly Bean running on a Nexus 4
Such a move would help in the ongoing battle against Android fragmentation.
Google's made significant strides in this area in the last 12 months, and as of April 2013, 54.3 percent of Android devices are on version 4.0 and above, while 25 percent use Jelly Bean.
[source: Android Police]
Top Stories
Feature
Mar 25th, 2024
5 takeaways from GDC 2024: The games industry reckons with key challenges, Godot competes with Unity, and AI was the big trend without the big announcements
Feature
Mar 25th, 2024
Hot Five: Epic’s app store plans, Turkey’s tax exemptions, and Call of Duty Warzone: Mobile finally releases globally
Events
Mobidictum Network Lisbon April 2024 | Europe | Apr 16th |
HIT Games Conference Istanbul 2024 | Apr 18th | |
App Promotion Summit London | Europe | Apr 25th |
Dubai GameExpo Summit 2024 | Middle East | May 1st |
Mobidictum Meetup Berlin May 2024 | Europe | May 7th |
Mobidictum Meetup Tallinn May 2024 | Europe | May 21st |
Israel Mobile Summit 2024 | Middle East | Jun 6th |
Mobidictum Meetup Barcelona September 2024 | Europe | Sep 1st |
Popular Stories
Feature
Mar 25th, 2024
5 takeaways from GDC 2024: The games industry reckons with key challenges, Godot competes with Unity, and AI was the big trend without the big announcements
Interview
Mar 22nd, 2024