Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S to have 4.0.5 by March

By on February 6th, 2012 8

Currently the latest ‘Official’ OS running on the Galaxy Nexus is 4.0.2, although some are still stuck on 4.0.1 for some unknown reason.

Google has been pushing updates very slowly for the the Nexus S, and the Galaxy Nexus has numerous 4.0.3 roms flying around the keep their users entertained. The latest news to be seen flying around the internet is the Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S are scheduled to get 4.0.5 OTA by March.

French carrier SFR has outlined, in a leaked photo, its plans to update the two Google devices by March. Most devices should currently be situated between Android 4.0.1 and 4.0.2 depending on what version of the handset you received. Why is it more complicated than it used to be? Because unlike the Nexus S, whose updates were fully administered by Google, some variants of the Galaxy Nexus are being updated by Samsung and not Google.

Over the weekend we seen Verizon version of the Galaxy Nexus get pushed to 4.0.4 to help improve performance and fix a couple other bugs. After we heard this news, some Canadians have been standing on their toes wondering if we can be expecting an update soon too. The answer is yes.

For us rooters and Nexus modders, perhaps we will see some early builds of the 4.0.5 released before it is pushed OTA around March.

Keep your eyes open for that. I will keep you guys updated on the situation as I find more information.

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  • Imhotep

    It is not SBF (which doesn’t exist) but SFR (as shown on the picture) :-)

    • https://plus.google.com/u/0/108837104756408823233/posts Tom Gray

      Correction as been made. Thanks.
      I actually took that clip from another source… *shakes fist* lol

  • Anne Hogan

    Thanks so much for the update!  I’ve been waffling about waiting for the update for my Nexus S which has ver. 2.3.6.  I had fun with my LG Eve rooting it and updating with OpenEtna but that was due to it being abandoned by LG.  I still have hope that Google/Samsung will carry this for at least a while longer.  

  • Jule

    Its not right that most unrooted GN’s are stuck on 4.0.1 in canada.  I can’t believe we got stuck with a different build that samsung has to push updates rather then a different build that google pushes updates for.  keep us updated tom!

    • https://plus.google.com/u/0/108837104756408823233/posts Tom Gray

      I will do. You know if you flash Google’s 4.0.2 factory recovery imagines they provide, it will make your build pure Google and not from Samsung.

      This of course will require you to unlock your boot loader with knowledge of adb and fastboot.

      I do however agree with you, and I will keep you all informed the best I can.

      • Mathewconte

        Do you have a link w/ instructions to do this?
        Also stuck on 4.0.1 on Rogers.

        • https://plus.google.com/u/0/108837104756408823233/posts Tom Gray

          I do. I can’t post link within the comments, but I’ll try and write a new article tomorrow on how to do it.

          Check back then k? :D

          Sent from my Android

  • Optix

    *sigh*

    Still at 2.3.6 on my Nexus S from Telus and anxious to try out ICS.  I can’t root and flash because I need my phone for business and can’t run the risk of there being any problems so it’s more waiting for the official release.