According to the official Motorola update page, the Verizon-branded DROID XYBOARD tablets will be getting updated to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Both the 10.1 and 8.2-inch slates.
However, the WiFi models might not enjoy such luxuries. Wait what? Yes you read that right. Usually Wifi tablets get updated much quicker than any carrier branded tablet (or phone) and sometimes WiFi tablets get updated while a carrier model never enjoys the update at all. Oddly we’re seeing just the opposite today for those DROID-flavored tablets.
Motorola recently changed their product page, stating that the Verizon DROID XYBOARD tablets will both be upgraded to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Previously the page had them slated for no updates with it reading “This device will remain on Android 4.0 (ICS)” and that’s all she wrote. Then below, it shows the WiFi model as staying on ICS, and not received Jelly Bean. That’s just odd, and probably wrong.
According to AndroidPolice Verizon has confirmed the update is indeed coming soon, however no date was given. So for all of you still enjoying those industrial looking DROID XYBOARD tablets, get ready for a nice update full of new features. Google Now, gesture typing, a better camera and more is all headed your way. Eventually.
Source: Androidpolice via Androidcommunity
The Motorola Xyboard
tablets come in 10.1″ and 8.2″ sizes, both feature identical design
language and internal specifications. The 10.1″ has an obviously larger
display and a bigger battery. Verizon did launch both of these tablets,
but rebranded them as Droid Xyboard 10.1 and Droid Xyboard 8.2. Motorola
has updated the status of both Verizon tablets, revealing that they
will be receiving Android 4.1 update. However the other three variants
of these tablets, which are not Verizon branded, will not get the update
and they will retain Android 4.0.4.
Verizon has reportedly confirmed that Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is indeed
coming over for both Droid Xyboards, but it is said to have not provided
a concrete release time-frame. It is a bit unorthodox to see a carrier
branded device receiving a major firmware update while the
manufacturer’s Wi-Fi variant of the same device is being left out of the
fray. Its usually the other way around, with the Wi-Fi version being
the first to receive an update. Motorola may very well change its mind
and release the update for its Xyboards, but that seems to be a long
shot.: http://www.ubergizmo.com/2013/06/verizon-droid-xyboards-to-get-android-4-1-update/
The Motorola Xyboard
tablets come in 10.1″ and 8.2″ sizes, both feature identical design
language and internal specifications. The 10.1″ has an obviously larger
display and a bigger battery. Verizon did launch both of these tablets,
but rebranded them as Droid Xyboard 10.1 and Droid Xyboard 8.2. Motorola
has updated the status of both Verizon tablets, revealing that they
will be receiving Android 4.1 update. However the other three variants
of these tablets, which are not Verizon branded, will not get the update
and they will retain Android 4.0.4.
Verizon has reportedly confirmed that Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is indeed
coming over for both Droid Xyboards, but it is said to have not provided
a concrete release time-frame. It is a bit unorthodox to see a carrier
branded device receiving a major firmware update while the
manufacturer’s Wi-Fi variant of the same device is being left out of the
fray. Its usually the other way around, with the Wi-Fi version being
the first to receive an update. Motorola may very well change its mind
and release the update for its Xyboards, but that seems to be a long
shot.: http://www.ubergizmo.com/2013/06/verizon-droid-xyboards-to-get-android-4-1-updatThe Motorola Xyboard
tablets come in 10.1″ and 8.2″ sizes, both feature identical design
language and internal specifications. The 10.1″ has an obviously larger
display and a bigger battery. Verizon did launch both of these tablets,
but rebranded them as Droid Xyboard 10.1 and Droid Xyboard 8.2. Motorola
has updated the status of both Verizon tablets, revealing that they
will be receiving Android 4.1 update. However the other three variants
of these tablets, which are not Verizon branded, will not get the update
and they will retain Android 4.0.4.
Verizon has reportedly confirmed that Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is indeed
coming over for both Droid Xyboards, but it is said to have not provided
a concrete release time-frame. It is a bit unorthodox to see a carrier
branded device receiving a major firmware update while the
manufacturer’s Wi-Fi variant of the same device is being left out of the
fray. Its usually the other way around, with the Wi-Fi version being
the first to receive an update. Motorola may very well change its mind
and release the update for its Xyboards, but that seems to be a long
shot.: http://www.ubergizmo.com/2013/06/verizon-droid-xyboards-to-get-android-4-1-updateThe Motorola Xyboard
tablets come in 10.1″ and 8.2″ sizes, both feature identical design
language and internal specifications. The 10.1″ has an obviously larger
display and a bigger battery. Verizon did launch both of these tablets,
but rebranded them as Droid Xyboard 10.1 and Droid Xyboard 8.2. Motorola
has updated the status of both Verizon tablets, revealing that they
will be receiving Android 4.1 update. However the other three variants
of these tablets, which are not Verizon branded, will not get the update
and they will retain Android 4.0.4.
Verizon has reportedly confirmed that Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is indeed
coming over for both Droid Xyboards, but it is said to have not provided
a concrete release time-frame. It is a bit unorthodox to see a carrier
branded device receiving a major firmware update while the
manufacturer’s Wi-Fi variant of the same device is being left out of the
fray. Its usually the other way around, with the Wi-Fi version being
the first to receive an update. Motorola may very well change its mind
and release the update for its Xyboards, but that seems to be a long
shot.: http://www.ubergizmo.com/2013/06/verizon-droid-xyboards-to-get-android-4-1-update/
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