This Week In Smartphone Software Updates: Telstra, Optus, Vodafone


Wondering when the sweet new versions of Android will land on your device? You’re in luck: each week, Gizmodo Australia will take you through all of the handset updates currently being tested on Australian networks like Vodafone, Telstra and Optus, and tell you when you can expect them on your device.

Telstra

Samsung Galaxy Note — Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich now in second-round of testing, expected to be available 27 August

Samsung Galaxy SII 4G — Waiting on Samsung to submit a version of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich for testing, expected 16 October

Samsung Galaxy Nexus — Waiting on Google to submit a version of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean for testing

HTC One XL — Waiting on HTC to submit a version of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean for testing. HTC have indicated it is still being prepared

HTC One S — Waiting on HTC to submit a version of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean for testing. HTC have indicated it is still being prepared

HTC Evo 3D — Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich delayed out to 12 September after issues found in second testing round, may require new firmware from HTC

Optus

HTC Evo 3D — Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update approved by Optus

Motorola RAZR — Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update approved by Optus

Samsung Galaxy Note — Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update approved by Optus

Vodafone

Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 — Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is still in testing

Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 — Android 2.3.6 is in its second-round of testing

Samsung Galaxy SIII — Android 4.0.4 Maintenance Release 2 is currently in testing

Samsung Galaxy Nexus — Still waiting on a copy of Android 4.1 to come from Google for network testing

Nexus S — Android 4.1 Jelly Bean rolled out yesterday

Sony Xperia S — Android 4.0.4 currently in its second-round of testing

Sony Xperia Arc — Android 4.0.4 has been approved by Vodafone, awaiting Sony roll-out to handsets

Sony Xperia Ray — Android 4.0.4 currently in its second-round of testing


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