HTC One S to miss out on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and Sense 5, says HTC France

posted by Chris P. / Jul 02, 2013, 9:30 AM

HTC One S to miss out on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and Sense 5, says HTC France

Quick recovery to all of you, HTC One S owners! Unfortunately, it is now (almost) official. After a month of various leaks pointing towards things going south, french HubFR was the first to spot a comment made by HTC France on their Facebook page, confirming once again that all hope is, indeed, likely lost.

The HTC One S won't be getting neither Android 4.2 Jelly Bean nor Sense 5. This comes after a tweet by the head of HTC Russia, nearly a month ago, confirming that technical issues were plaguing and endangering the roll out of the next set of goodies.

Distrust regional headquarters? We see your point, although in this case it seems very likely that what we're looking at is indeed the case.

source: HTC France via GottaBeMobile

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37 Comments

1. PunyPoop

Posts: 752; Member since: Jan 18, 2013

Oh so sad! HTC wake up!

posted on Jul 02, 2013, 9:32 AM 7

20. RaKithAPeiRiZ

Posts: 1488; Member since: Dec 29, 2011

HTC is the latest member of the "no update club" along with LG ,Acer and Sony (Sony is doing a good job now )

posted on Jul 02, 2013, 11:07 AM 5

2. whoyton2

Posts: 142; Member since: Jun 19, 2013

NO htc why? You are doing a fine job with the One and all the new devices coming out you just need to improve on your customer services and this isn't helping!!

posted on Jul 02, 2013, 9:33 AM 9

3. PunyPoop

Posts: 752; Member since: Jan 18, 2013

Yes they are doing a fine job with the One, I have so much respect with HTC, they are the first ANDROID, the ORIGINAL!

posted on Jul 02, 2013, 9:36 AM 2

4. whoyton2

Posts: 142; Member since: Jun 19, 2013

The desire was the first Good android phone ! So yeh I agree!

posted on Jul 02, 2013, 9:39 AM 5

30. androidfanboy

Posts: 162; Member since: Jun 24, 2013

What about the nexus one?

posted on Jul 02, 2013, 5:39 PM 0

27. jdoee100

Posts: 334; Member since: Jun 04, 2013

htc should seriously consider stop competing with samsung. Instead, concentrate their effort on producing premium feeling devices with great support. Right now, they're bleeding cash trying to outdo samsung, which is a waste of their time and money.

posted on Jul 02, 2013, 3:23 PM 0

5. quyenqchau0813 unregistered

How old is HTC One S?

posted on Jul 02, 2013, 9:48 AM 2

7. xperiaDROID

Posts: 5629; Member since: Mar 08, 2013

1 year old.

posted on Jul 02, 2013, 9:54 AM 4

19. quyenqchau0813 unregistered

Oh..... I don't get HTC, why their support time for their own devices is so short?

posted on Jul 02, 2013, 11:07 AM 3

16. AMDPhenomX4

Posts: 48; Member since: Apr 06, 2013

It's basically the CPU of a US Galaxy S3 but with a lower resolution screen. Absolutely disgraceful from HTC to not even MATCH Samsung.

posted on Jul 02, 2013, 10:32 AM 11

6. sinple

Posts: 132; Member since: Nov 04, 2011

problem is not htc. same as xperia s. Qualcomm did not provide the necessary stuff for companies to build 4.2 on s3 processor

posted on Jul 02, 2013, 9:49 AM 5

9. muhsen

Posts: 281; Member since: Jun 07, 2012

htc one s has s4 processor not s3....and as far as I know some samsung galaxy s2 and note variants have s3 processor getting 4.2 it has nothing to do with QUALCOMM , it has to do with Htc..also I never heard that a processor doesn't work well on any android version let alone a processor from a big company like qualcomm

posted on Jul 02, 2013, 10:06 AM 10

10. Starscream9

Posts: 10; Member since: Jan 11, 2013

Just a manufacturer fail and nothing else. Htc still repeating the same mistake which they did with thier 2011 devices

posted on Jul 02, 2013, 10:09 AM 14

24. medicci37

Posts: 1361; Member since: Nov 19, 2011

@sinple wrong processor.

posted on Jul 02, 2013, 1:03 PM 0

8. muhsen

Posts: 281; Member since: Jun 07, 2012

typical htc.....after sales services suck.....the htc one s has a hardware as good as one x and even has higher benchmarks. htc will continue to lose and will never gain any market share. also there r rumors that htc one x life cycle will end at 4.2 while s3 will get 5.0....htc is over and doomed as they never update their devices properly(the one s got 4.1 only while the galaxy s2 is getting 4.2).... looks can be deceiving and this is the case with Htc

posted on Jul 02, 2013, 9:57 AM 9

14. yazlikvillam

Posts: 13; Member since: Apr 24, 2012

exacly

posted on Jul 02, 2013, 10:15 AM 4

11. Starscream9

Posts: 10; Member since: Jan 11, 2013

Htc logic: Launch a new phone every 6 months to gain consumers and forget about previously launched devices. Seriously htc is the only company that is destroying itself for e.g they launched Htc Droid Dna and then after 6 months launched Htc One. with all the gimmicks about dna previously, Now who talks about it? its not even 1 year old....Its all about One rite now and in a couple of months they will launch another phone leaving the One as 'old' and the cycle continues. WAKE UP HTC

posted on Jul 02, 2013, 10:13 AM 6

22. moolotovzz

Posts: 24; Member since: Mar 12, 2013

And now butterfly S comming, so I guess things wont change huh?

posted on Jul 02, 2013, 11:18 AM 1

12. yazlikvillam

Posts: 13; Member since: Apr 24, 2012

HTC being an a..hole. how the heck One s wont get 4.2 i wish i havent bought one now cos be same for that next year. rather spending 12 million on a actor should have spend it development i wish they go bankrupt

posted on Jul 02, 2013, 10:14 AM 9

13. androidfanboy

Posts: 162; Member since: Jun 24, 2013

Bye bye htc I'm glad I moved to samsung

posted on Jul 02, 2013, 10:15 AM 9

17. PunyPoop

Posts: 752; Member since: Jan 18, 2013

Too bad you moved..

posted on Jul 02, 2013, 10:47 AM 3

29. androidfanboy

Posts: 162; Member since: Jun 24, 2013

I must admit I do miss htc sense, especially the cool flip clock and the weather animations

posted on Jul 02, 2013, 5:14 PM 0

15. robocopvn

Posts: 504; Member since: Mar 10, 2010

HTC let me tell you the truth: 2 years ago If I had to buy a new phone, I think of the one with HTC logo on it. But now, after Desire HD cannot get 4.0, Sensation cannot get 4.1 and S cannot get 4.2. That's enough for me. good bye HTC ! not quietly brilliant anymore, now called dying silently

posted on Jul 02, 2013, 10:29 AM 5

21. quyenqchau0813 unregistered

or quietly dying

posted on Jul 02, 2013, 11:08 AM 4

18. pkiran1996

Posts: 166; Member since: Oct 22, 2011

What a joke. My 2011 Galaxy S2 is planned to get 4.2.2 and a 2012 One S isn't?

posted on Jul 02, 2013, 10:53 AM 9

25. RaKithAPeiRiZ

Posts: 1488; Member since: Dec 29, 2011

One S is a mid range device while the s2 was a flagship , but if they drop support for the One x , then HTC has some serious update and reputation issues