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Dec

21

2011

Google To Suspend Nexus S Android 4.0 Update

by Roy Alugbue
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Nexus S owners had reason to rejoice when Google announced the Android 4.0 update on its way to the device. However, the update did not come without its problems. Users reported various bugs as indicated by some Talk Android readers below:

  • “installed stock 4.0.3 directly from google yesterday. after install, wifi shows connected and ip assigned, but doesn’t load any webpages, market or news/weather. same issue happened to friend as well.”
  • “my wifi doesn’t work :’(“
  • “The installation went ok over 3g, took about 10 minutes, after install MMS messages disabled. Tried to reset the mms APN, no help”

In addition to the bugs above, it seems that many users are affected by high CPU usage and unusual battery drains. Google is fully aware of this and has since suspended ICS updates to Nexus S devices. That means if you’ve gotten a notification that the update was available, you won’t be able to apply the update just yet.

If you’re a Nexus S owner, try to sit tight for the time being. Those of you who have the update already will have the bugs to deal with, but know that the Google engineers are likely working round the clock to correct each issue, so we hope there will be a fix sooner than later. Those of you who do not have the update will have to be a patient for just a bit longer. Hey, having a finished product is worth the wait, right? We’re certain there will be a resolution for all Nexus S owners sooner than later.

[via Phandroid]

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Comments

  • Martin Sikora

    I’m running 4.0.3 on the nexus s and the only real issue I have is that wifi signal strength is not great.  It still seems to work ok, but occasionally the phone won’t pick up the network and I have to turn wifi off and on again.  Other than that, seems like the phone is running faster and touch screen is actually more responsive.  

  • andre

    I am seeing the same problem, wifi works, but I have the impression the signal is weaker, and it looses connection sometimes, and I have to turn off wifi and turn it on again, and then it works OK again.
    but the rest is nice !

  • Dark_side 22

    The only problem I have is the battery

  • odd

    Is ICS still on hold for the Nexus S at this point?