Perennial rumor site DigiTimes is at again, this time claiming that Google will introduce Android 5.0 Jelly Bean in the second quarter of this year. Yes, that would be in a matter of months. They claim Taiwanese supply chain makers have floated this information.
Android 5.0 will be further optimized for tablet PCs, while Google will also integrate its Chrome system functions to push dual-operating system designs. Brand vendors can either choose to adopt only Android 5.0 or add Android 5.0 to Windows 8 devices with the ability to switch between the two OSes without the need to shut down the computer.
We just heard yesterday that Motorola will update a handful of devices to Android 4.0 in Q3 2012. Sounds crazy to think that Android 5.0 would come out well before any devices even see Android 4.0. With any DigiTimes report, a grain of salt is always necessary.
Source: DigiTimes
If this getting ridiculous if true. Jelly Bean was supposed to be the OS that would stop the fragmentation across the phones on Android. Only about 1% have ICS right now. If this prediction is correct, probably less than that would have Jelly Bean come February.
Another reason perhaps to ditch Android and go Windows Mobile?
At least they update all their phones in unison and you’re not in the "Cult of Mac".
BHWAAA HA HA HA HA…Windows Mobile…right..
I just don’t get the hold up on pushing ICS on devices. Manufacturers will blame it on integrating with their UI changes. The same UI changes that users don’t want.
Do you think people would balk if Motorola announced that the Droid RAZR ICS update wouldn’t have any Motorola UI enhancements. Outside of the power management stuff, which is more of an app, I don’t think anyone would care. In fact, they’d welcome vanilla Android.
Being in the Android world for such a short time makes it a bit premature to be judging a system I don’t fully understand, but I will say is that if I thought BlackBerry was fragmented due to the various OS versions that had to be matched to particular hardware, Android has taken that to new heights for me.
I am amazed at the variations, iterations, customized UIs, etc that all call themselves Android and I do believe it hurts the brand.
I am not sure if this is what Google envisioned, but it is what they have now and I think that Google should do something to unify rather than continue to fragment the Android world. What can they do? I really don’t know because I don’t know enough about the inner workings, but I have to believe one core OS should be able to be the basis for every Android device. Manufacturers could then customize the UI, but maybe that is not what they want.
I am completely confused by all that I see when discussions start regarding the various OS versions, what can be rooted, what can have a custom ROM, why there is a difference, why rooting is even necessary, why manufacturers and service providers feel the need to load up with piles of crap that no one wants and on and on….I just want a device that works, that I can try out a variety of apps, keep what I want, get rid of what I don’t and maybe do a bit of cosmetic appearance change to. Is that too much to ask?
Yes, this aging thing is going real well…..