Verizon support confirms an update for the Galaxy Nexus "soon"

posted by Michael H. / Feb 28, 2013, 7:30 PM

Verizon support confirms an update for the Galaxy Nexus

The forgotten child of the Nexus program, the Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus, is finally going to be seeing a software update soon. The device has found itself well behind the curve, four versions behind the GSM Galaxy Nexus, but the wait may soon be over as a Verizon support team member has confirmed that the device will be getting an update "soon".

The last update that the Verizon Galaxy Nexus has seen is the Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean update, and has so far been passed over on 4.1.2, 4.2.1, and the newest version 4.2.2. The news comes from a response by the Verizon support team on Twitter, but the response is a bit strange. The reply read:

Samsung will push the update directly to your device over the air. Sorry, no release date. But, it will be soon.^LH

The first odd thing about the message is the idea that Samsung would be pushing the update. Since this is a Nexus device, the update should be coming directly from Google just as soon as Verizon finishes "testing" and approves the update. The other thing is that it just mentions "the update", so we have no idea what version is on the way. We'd like to hope that at the very least it would be Android 4.2.1, if not bringing the device all the way to the newest 4.2.2.

Unfortunately, we just have to wait to find out more on it.

source: @VZWSupport via Droid Life

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19 Comments

1. ap1989

Posts: 145; Member since: Oct 12, 2011

Finally!!!!

posted on Feb 28, 2013, 7:42 PM 1

2. theo14461 unregistered

Verizon sucks! They are the biggest rip-off company in america.

posted on Feb 28, 2013, 7:44 PM 13

3. laheelahee

Posts: 213; Member since: Apr 09, 2012

too bad they have the best service.... and im a slave to them b/c of my unlimited data plan

posted on Feb 28, 2013, 7:46 PM 4

7. BattleBrat

Posts: 1476; Member since: Oct 26, 2011

Same here, If they kill my unlimited data I'm Going to TMo!

posted on Feb 28, 2013, 8:32 PM 3

14. ayephoner

Posts: 858; Member since: Jun 09, 2009

I already have. I sold my unlimited data plan, which was enough to pay for my Nexus 4. I am so happy I am done with verizon and this awful phone. I saw this article and laughed. They should change the name. This was never a Nexus device.

posted on Mar 01, 2013, 4:01 AM 0

4. InspectorGadget80 unregistered

then why u guys keep saying VERIZON is the best company than AT&T? their all the same and sucks

posted on Feb 28, 2013, 7:49 PM 1

8. tehcnoboy

Posts: 3; Member since: Oct 24, 2011

*They're

posted on Feb 28, 2013, 8:50 PM 1

19. alouden unregistered

Honestly? Their NETWORK is the best. Customer service is good. The techs read from a script that ends with "okay we need to do a hard reset" so the help is limited. So maybe they are more polite than actually being good. Everything else is bad. Rates, bad. Phones generally bad (they find ways to screw up the phone or not make good phones available to their customers in favor of "exclusives."). Phone updates, bad. Their greed, offensive. Their need for total control, offensive. But since my wife LOVES Verizon, I tolerate it by doing things to my phone Verizon would rather I not do: root, use google wallet, etc. So why? The network trumps all. Or it used to. Like others, I am reaching the limit of my tolerance. T mobile is looking appealing. I want to keep unlimited data. Their recent news has made them far more appealing than keeping Verizon.

posted on Mar 03, 2013, 7:47 AM 0

5. dorianb

Posts: 617; Member since: Oct 24, 2012

Thought that was Comcast

posted on Feb 28, 2013, 7:49 PM 0

18. drnggaj33

Posts: 127; Member since: Feb 29, 2012

like who att with bad customer service and no service for the same price

posted on Mar 01, 2013, 3:05 PM 0

6. dorianb

Odds that the update is like the ones HTC devices have been receiving. I.E. removing bloatware & ONLY bloatware? -_-*

posted on Feb 28, 2013, 7:51 PM 0

9. shnibz

Posts: 510; Member since: Sep 18, 2011

Gawd Ioathed that phone.

posted on Feb 28, 2013, 10:42 PM 1

10. ChafedBanana

Posts: 409; Member since: Sep 20, 2011

It'll be 4.1.2 lol

posted on Feb 28, 2013, 11:23 PM 1

11. Synack

Posts: 688; Member since: Jul 05, 2011

Never dealt with Verizon when I had that phone, just kept loading the latest updates thanks to devs.

posted on Feb 28, 2013, 11:51 PM 0

15. ayephoner

That is not at all why someone buys a Nexus phone though. I commend you for beating the system, but it was so frustrating knowing that after buying a Nexus device on launch day that I was always behind the curve.

posted on Mar 01, 2013, 4:03 AM 0

12. wumberpeb

Posts: 453; Member since: Mar 14, 2011

Verizon Galaxy Nexus: The red-headed step-child of the Nexus family who's forced to live in the tool shed

posted on Mar 01, 2013, 12:41 AM 1

13. mrbtree

Posts: 59; Member since: Feb 22, 2012

i can't believe phonearena did not know that any carrier sold version of the galaxy nexus had the updates provided by samsung, it's the same thing here in australia. Vodafone and telstra get there updates from samsung

posted on Mar 01, 2013, 12:46 AM 0

16. Mr.Mr.Upgrade

Posts: 474; Member since: Aug 30, 2011

I own the nexus on Verizon... they do take long on updates.....Verizon is still better then all the other garbage carriers.... they give u the best service.... coverage.... 4glte...is must on smartphones......at&t.....and Verizon are the only options for ME..... sprint...T-Mobile... are going out of business... soon...mark my words...cricket or metro PC is better at making money then them...o yeah what happened to that merger T-Mobile... with metro...lol not