According to the rules of Google, Nexus devices and Google Play Edition receive guaranteed upgrade to fresh assemblies OS only 18 months since launch. Before the official announcement of Android 5.0 Lollipop many owners of smartphones Nexus 4 and Nexus tablet in July 2012 were concerned that their devices will not receive updates.
However, Google has officially confirmed to journalists Arstechnica, that LG Nexus 4, as well as ASUS Nexus tablet July 2012 release, will receive an upgrade to the latest version of the mobile operating system Android. In addition to these relatively older devices will get new clothes smartphone LG Nexus 5, ASUS Nexus in July 2013 and the Samsung Nexus 10.
Google promises that the final pre-assembly Android 5.0 Lollipop for the Nexus 5 will be presented on 17 October. Apparently, somewhere in November device should get the official update. Pre-orders for Nexus and Nexus 6 9 search giant will start to take on October 29, and sales will begin in early November.
It should also be noted that, according to Google, all previously released smartphones Google Play Edition also certainly get update to version Android 5.0 Lollipop. Apparently, it will happen later devices Nexus, but in the coming weeks. It is gratifying that Google has decided to please owners of old enough although very decent even today devices Nexus and Nexus 4 July 2012.
In the past, during the announcement of KitKat support smartphone Galaxy Nexus has been discontinued. Although officially stated that it was done due to the fact that the machine is older than 18 months, then it was confirmed that in fact the update is not received due to the departure of Texas Instruments of the market of mobile processors. TI could not offer Google a new driver and support 2-core Ti OMAP 4460 chip (underlies the Galaxy Nexus), so it was decided to leave the unit in the past.
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