Comments on: Google: No 4.2 Support For Nexus S and XOOM, Keep Using Android 4.1.2

By: Jeremy Nelson

Jeremy Nelson — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 01:30:00 +0000

You’re wrong on every count.

-Google knows the devices are capable of running 4.2. It’s called buisness priorities and available staffing.
-Apple updates are generally buggy and/or slower than previous version.
-Apple updates for older devices only include a fraction of the features. Not Google. Nexus S/Xoom Android 4.1 included every feature. iOS 6 on the iPhone 4/iTouch 4th-gen was half-baked.

By: Jeremy Nelson

Jeremy Nelson — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 01:24:00 +0000

It’s not that the devices aren’t capable. I’m 99% sure it has to do with priorities being balanced. I’d rather Google work on the next Android version than support two year old devices that are getting a smaller and smaller userbase every day. There’s always custom ROMs, too.

By: Jeremy Nelson

Jeremy Nelson — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 01:20:00 +0000

It’s not like there’s specific Nexus S and Xoom programmers just sitting around doing nothing.

By: Jeremy Nelson

Jeremy Nelson — Sun, 02 Dec 2012 01:16:00 +0000

^ This.
My second generation iPod Touch got just one good update: iOS 2 to iOS 3. The iOS 4 update was garbage. Buggy, slow, drop in battery life, and guess what? All it added was folders. FOLDERS. And since it’s an Apple product, there’s no way to revert back to the clearly superior iOS 3 build- at all.

By: not happy

not happy — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 04:06:00 +0000

Will never buy another Motorola product again. What a complete cluster f*ck this Xoom upgrade process has been.

By: Tony

Tony — Sun, 18 Nov 2012 02:25:00 +0000

All I want for my Xoom is Multiple users support. I hope the MOD community can keep supporting it.

By: Asuriyan

Asuriyan — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 04:13:00 +0000

After a year and a half in and out of a backpack, being handled by a four year old, tossed in the front seat of my car, and generally seeing at least 3 hours a day of use, my Xoom has one or two scuffs. Most of the damage is around the charger port, from trying to put it on the dock in the dark, and all of it is completely cosmetic.

Samsung products don’t give the impression that they will last. Even under gentle use (I don’t drop my phones) both the Fascinate and the Droid Charge showed heavy wear after just a few months of use each. The Galaxy Tab 10.1 had noticeable body flex.

The impression of quality, in something I will be handling daily, is important to me. Is it an indicator of whether or not it will actually last its useful lifespan? Maybe, maybe not, but if it looks scuffed up and worn out enough after 6 months to be 3 years old, I don’t want to use it long enough to find out.

By: Alexander Moore

Alexander Moore — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 03:51:00 +0000

If you want unabody so much go get a Ipad mini.
I don’t see a dam thing wrong with “cheap” build quality, if it works it works.

By: Blake

Blake — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 03:06:00 +0000

Time to root it.

By: NortonHey

NortonHey — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:38:00 +0000

I love my Xoom 4G LTE and I am not a happy camper with this news. It may be heavy and (apparently) ‘old’, but what a great device. Are we still expecting VZW to push out 4.1 – will they deliver? I got this Xoom in June 2011 and here it is November 2012 and it hits the end of the ‘official’ road. Too expensive to replace any time soon. I hope the ‘unofficial’ releases come soon and continue for a long time! or maybe I should try a port of WIN8? – ha!

By: CompCrash

CompCrash — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 20:38:00 +0000

Maybe this is my cue to upgrade my Xoom.

By: SparkysShocker

SparkysShocker — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 20:33:00 +0000

way to ruin my day

By: Lactose_the_Intolerant

Lactose_the_Intolerant — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 18:44:00 +0000

Ahh, I see… yeah, you could build a nice rig for that much. Sorry to hear it doesn’t work for you.

By: brgulker

brgulker — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:45:00 +0000

THIS. 18 months of support is outrageous.

These devices aren’t disposable. I can’t just go get a new one every year and a half.

By: brgulker

brgulker — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 14:45:00 +0000

No. Just no.