Andre Yoskowitz
14 Nov 2012 15:03
Lead Android dev Jean-Baptiste Quéru has dropped some bad news for Nexus S and Motorola Xoom owners.
The Google developer says that neither device will be officially updated past their current Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean operating system.
In all, the news should not be too shocking to owners of the devices, since both are nearing two years old and are on antiquated hardware. Many Nexus S owners have complained about some lag even with 4.1, so moving forward would most likely affect performance.
The Nexus S started with Android 2.3 Gingerbread on release and the Xoom started with the discontinued Android 3.0 Honeycomb.
That being said, interested parties with rooted devices will always be able to get updated ROMs from popular online developers like CyanogenMod.