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Question

First time Tablet purchaser and Android up-dates?

Dec 28, 2012 10:40AM PST

As one of many being totally confused as to which Tablet to buy, after all the usual attempts to eliminate potential "bombs", the one question I have been unable to have answered, properly is when looking at machines available how do you know if it will have an up-grade from ICS to JB. What has further confused me is just one hour ago reading a punter,s review of a Samsung machine with ICS and he was able to up-grade to JB himself using Kies.
So, before buying a particular machine which only carries ICS, how can you tell if an up-grade is possible?

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My advice is simple.
Dec 28, 2012 3:00PM PST

Do not buy an ICS tablet if you want JB. It's that simple. You are never sure if the maker will issue that update.

There is no reason to repeat what others have learned about this.
Bob

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My ICS tablet has updated
Jan 4, 2013 12:40PM PST

I bought myself a Samsung galaxy Tab2 at Xmas, and after a couple of days it started updating to JB. It warned me I might "lose" some of the apps i'd installed,so I held my breath, but all was ok. Can't say I noticed any change after the upgrade(it told me it had updated successfully), but am still getting used to it anyway. So far i'm loving it!

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Good to hear.
Jan 4, 2013 12:47PM PST

Here my update happened on a well known model and Flash is no more. Ouch.

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Buy Google
Jan 1, 2013 2:31AM PST

Buy either a Nexus 7 or Nexus 10 by Google. I believe they both come with Jelly Bean. I just bought a Nexus 7 to use in my car as a GPS/entertainment system and I know that has Jelly Bean. You can buy direct from Google or from a store.

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Buy Google as suggested?
Jan 1, 2013 5:41AM PST

Baybreeze.
Many thanks for your responding in a pleasant way, something laking on here of late. In fact I have looked at your suggestions and am interested in buying one but thare are a couple of other machines which also interest me, other than them not having JellyBean. I am still left with the question as to how you can know, in advance, that a machine which only carries ICS may be upgraded to JB soon or at a later date or, if in fact, never. This is really the hub of my question which I would really love someone to answer me. Many thanks.

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That question
Jan 1, 2013 6:16AM PST

Is put to the maker of the tablet. Anywhere else and it's unofficial. I know the question well and as you suspect, some folk have learned the answer first hand.

Are you ready to learn this first hand?
Bob