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Verizon Galaxy Nexus Jelly Bean Update Leaks

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Last night, a Jelly Bean test build for the Verizon Galaxy Nexus leaked out ahead of the official update’s roll out. And now, that test build update is now available to download provided Verizon Galaxy Nexus owners follow some instructions.

Droid-Life is reporting that a user named oldblue910 posted the update on XDA-Developers forums and the Verizon Galaxy Nexus Jelly Bean update is now available to grab and use.

Keep in mind, there are several caveats that Galaxy Nexus owners should know about before taking the plunge.

Read: Verizon Galaxy Nexus Jelly Bean Update Gets Some More Bad News.

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The Verizon Galaxy Nexus Jelly Bean update leaked.

First, this is a test build. That means that it’s not going to be the final version that Verizon rolls out to the Galaxy Nexus. If that doesn’t sound appealing, we suggest waiting for the official roll out.

Two, owners will need to have stock Galaxy Nexus. Then, owners will want to install the IMM76Q Ice Cream Sandwich build first. So this means that Verizon Galaxy Nexus owners will need to flash to build IMM76K, then to IMM76Q, then to the Jelly Bean build which is JRO03O. Again, if that doesn’t make sense, owners should wait for the official roll out. Performing this could wipe the entire phone so it’s definitely not going to be worth the trouble for some people.

Read: Verizon Galaxy Nexus Beaten to Jelly Bean by Non-Nexus Device.

For those that wish to install it, it’s ready and available and it’s not only going to bring Jelly Bean but it looks like new radios and a new bootloader.

It will also allow users to familiarize with Jelly Bean before the official update rolls out.

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Unfortunately, we still don’t know when the roll out might arrive. Verizon remains mum on the subject and we haven’t seen anything Jelly Bean related posted on its website, something that typically happens before a roll out.

So, it could be that we’re weeks away from a roll out, despite the leaked test build.

3 Comments

3 Comments

  1. moneyzeen20019

    08/29/2012 at 11:30 am

    Done! Went from imm76K to imm76Q to JRO03O. The new radios are excellent, though I urge you (if you have the dreaded signal drop issue) to send your phone back to Verizon and pray for a h/w version 9. I had a 10, and had the issue and sent it back. It was making me insane. Do what I did, open your refurbished phone, put in battery without backing and hold down power button and BOTH volume up and down. There you can see your H/W version, if its a 10, just put it back in the box and send it back.

    Cheers.

  2. galaxy

    08/29/2012 at 12:26 pm

    All i have to say is, we better get jelly bean first, before the S3. Otherwise what is the point to buying Nexus?? It would just be the latest chapter in the ongoing saga of Verizon Screws its Customers.

  3. Peggy Coffey

    08/29/2012 at 2:57 pm

    I was ccontacted by a Verizon customer service person because I had emailed about the JB update. He told me that Samsung takes care of the updates, Verizon ha nothing to do with it. He didn’t know if or when the Galaxy would be updated because Samsung hadn’t told them. I told him he was full of #*^ and was not going to speak to him if he was gong to lie to me. Then I hung up on him. That’s Verizon’s take on updateing. They hope we are all idiots.

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