Dude, where‘s my Jelly Bean?

Android and updates, the saga never ends. From Froyo to Gingerbread to Ice Cream Sandwich to Jelly Bean, it’s like standing in queue for lunch, but not getting served the right dessert. With so many players in the Android smartphone arena, disparity in updates is a common complaint.Last month, Samsung officially started rolling out Jelly Bean updates for the 2011 flagships, the Samsung Galaxy S2 and the Galaxy Note. Now, that in itself is great news, but there is no sign of the update in India. We have checked the couple of Galaxy Notes in our office, but the update hasn’t hit us yet. Same is the case with the Galaxy S2s that we checked out. The delay in update is especially surprising considering how popular both the phones have been since their launch. The Galaxy S2 is currently retailing for around Rs 24,000, while the Note has a tag of Rs 26,500. That's a very good depreciation rate for phones released in 2011, especially considering the fast-paced development in smartphone hardware since then. Both phones are also readily available in the market; Samsung’s official website even has a Jelly Bean user manual for the Galaxy S2 up for download, which tells us that an update is imminent, but not seeding.

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