Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S III will most likely be the first to receive an update to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean in the fourth quarter of 2012, followed by the S II, Galaxy Nexus, Motorola XOOM Wi-Fi tablet and other devices.
Android Jelly Bean, announced by Google last week at the company’s I/O conference in San Francisco, will come with new features over its predecessor Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, according to the Christian Post.
Android 4.1 Jelly Bean has smoother animations and user interface and another improved feature is the frame rate, now at 60 frames per second.
According to Google, Jelly Bean is designed to harness the power of mobile processors better and enhance CPU utilisation.
In an official announcement, Samsung said the company will soon announce which additional devices are eligible for the Jelly Bean update.
"As the world’s largest smartphone manufacturer, Samsung leads the Android community with best-in-class devices like the Galaxy S III, and is creating new device categories with products like the Galaxy Note," the company added.
"Samsung has delivered the most Nexus-branded lead OS devices and we are pleased that Google will be bringing Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S customers the first experiences of Jelly Bean on a handheld device."
Following the update, Samsung joins the manufacturers who intend to provide upgrades for Jelly Bean on their devices.
HTC earlier revealed Android Jelly Bean upgrade for its mobile devices in the future.
The company’s statement revealed: "We are excited about Android Jelly Bean and are planning to support it across a variety of our devices. We are reviewing the software to determine our upgrade plans and schedule, so please stay tuned for more updates on specific device upgrade plans."
