Google Android 4.3 Announced

[Damian666]

gonna update manually

nexus 7 is good shit...

 

[ProtoKun7]

I have a nexus 4 so I assume I'll be seeing this update sooner rather than later.
All and all it seems to be a update to hold people over till 5.0 or Key lime pie as I believe its codenamed.

Yep; you should only now have to wait until the staged rollout gets to you, unless you'd rather flash it manually.

Staged rollouts can be rather frustrating to wait for though...

 

[Fishaman P]

...What. My S4 reports OpenGL ES3 capability on Android 4.2.2.
Anyway, I hope it irons out the bugs that forced me to root to disable kernel features.

 

[Qtis]

Just to anyone wondering why the update feature doesn't show a new update, it'll come in the next few days. Currently the only way to get the update is to do a clean install (removes everything before installation).

As for the updates on hardware, I'm ready for the N7. Probably will pick one up in August when I go to the States or in September when visiting Germany. Depends a bit on the price of the N7 and charger in the EU (prefer native EU plug compared to US + adapter since the adapter adds to the size).

 

[PityOnU]

Thank God! I was sick of my fruit-ninja not having realistic lens flare!

In all seriousness, though, while it is cool that they have added these new features natively, there really aren't any "killer apps" on the platform that would benefit from them. The OUYA is crashing and burning (unfortunately), and the majority of the top Android apps are... well... look for yourself.

 

[Qtis]

Thank God! I was sick of my fruit-ninja not having realistic lens flare!

In all seriousness, though, while it is cool that they have added these new features natively, there really aren't any "killer apps" on the platform that would benefit from them. The OUYA is crashing and burning (unfortunately), and the majority of the top Android apps are... well... look for yourself.

In all fairness, a vast majority of iOS/Android/WP8 apps are at tops average compared to console or handheld games for MS/Sony/Nintendo platforms. Games like The Last of Us are miles apart compared to even the best mobile games.

IMO Android has the most potential especially in terms of emulating older systems compared to any console so far due to the popularity of it. Sure the Wii has fantastic emulators, but the hardware is keeping it far from the potential. I'd imagine quite a few platforms will be emulatable on an Android system (just like any other) as long as the emulator is optimized and the hardware keeps getting updates.

 

[KingVamp]

Thank God! I was sick of my fruit-ninja not having realistic lens flare!

The OUYA is crashing and burning (unfortunately)

Do you have proof of that?

 

[PityOnU]

Do you have proof of that?

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/07/22/ouya-developers-reveal-modest-sales

 

[Yepi69]

Woohoo. STILL NOT gonna be supported on my phone.

Curse you HTC

I also have a HTC, and it didn't even got an ICS update ;_;

 

[porkiewpyne]

I also have a HTC, and it didn't even got an ICS update ;_;

Man, and I thought I had it rough without getting Jellybean when it first rolled out. :\ At least I still had ICS.

 

[Yepi69]

Man, and I thought I had it rough without getting Jellybean when it first rolled out. :\ At least I still had ICS.

Cuz mine is a HTC Wildfire S, thus they said it was too ''weak'' to get an ICS...
Not until I installed a custom kernel and overclocked it.

 

[RedCoreZero]

Block your apps from your child so they won't fuck with shit.(useful thanks Google!)

Am I the only one who thinks that everytime a new version releases the last 2 versions feels outdated and is shit.

 

[The Milkman]

Block your apps from your child so they won't fuck with shit.(useful thanks Google!)

Am I the only one who thinks that everytime a new version releases the last 2 versions feels outdated and is shit.

Yep. That's why I love Android so much. Actual improvements.