There appear to be variants of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus in circulation, which Google has no control over the software updates. Samsung should updates itself to deliver. Also Dutch aircraft appear to be Samsung-builds to contain.
Users of the Galaxy Nexus to report on GoT that they have a version that is different from the Google version. In the build.prop, which is accessible with the sdk, users can see which variant they have. According to Google, it is the yakju build, the only one who by the internetgigant itself is managed. All other builds, such as yakjusc and yakjuxw, should by Samsung new software features. Apart from the name, there seem to be no differences in the software. The differences in the builds were discovered after some users no ota update received the Galaxy Nexus Android-version 4.0.1 provides.
Normally manages Google software on Nexus devices. This has the advantage that users often faster on new Android versions. This advantage seems to fall away as Samsung the software manages and the smartphone itself updates. In addition, the Korean manufacturer has the ability to modify the software in. Nexus devices are normally supplied with an unadapted version of the operating system, but many manufacturers choose to the interface and additional apps.
Google does not know if his builds are working on devices in terms of software by Samsung to be managed. On the ontwikkelaarsforum XDA users, however, already managed to get their device to flash it to a Google build.
It seems that Google for the release of his third Nexus device, many concessions have had to do. So is the device called to Samsung’s Android-series. Furthermore, it is still unknown why there are different build versions that are managed separately. Also, it is still unclear how many people a Samsung-build; at the moment it seems that in the Netherlands, mainly Google versions in circulation.
