Android 4.3 Jelly Bean Release Date: News And Rumors Roundup [PHOTOS AND VIDEO]

Android fans have been waiting patiently for the next big OS update from Google officially named "Key Lime Pie 5.0. It turns out Google isn't quite finished with Jelly Bean as Android 4.3 the next update on the horizon.

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Android fans shouldn't expect much from the 4.3 Jelly Bean upgrade. because as you can probably tell from the version number this is going to be more iterative, just like when Google jumped from Android 4.1 to Android 4.2.

No official word has been released by Google if 4.3 Android Jelly Bean is actually being released but with all the rumors surrounding this OS we are expecting it to roll out any day now.

We've taken a look through all the talk on the web surrounding Android 4.3 Jelly Bean and pulled it together below to try and give you (and us for that matter) a clear picture of what's going on.

Android 4.3 Devices

Google will definitely be rolling out the new OS to its own devices first with the likes of the Nexus 4, 7, 10 and the Galaxy Nexus are all in line for the new software.

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Android 4.3 was spotted on the Nexus 4 in two separate incidents. The first at Google IO and the second being at Mobile Expo 2013 in Taiwan. It's supposedly also shown up on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus after some leaked Bluetooth SIG reports from recent tests showed the aging handset being put through its paces once again.

Android 4.3 has been spotted running on the vanilla Android version of the Samsung Galaxy S4 by notorious Samsung-centric blog, SamMobile.

Some Google employees have also been a little lax when it comes to covering their tracks with another Nexus 4 and a Nexus 7 spotted in server logs running version 4.3.

Android 4.3 Upgrades and Features

Again as mentioned earlier with this not being a full numbered upgrade like Key Lime 5.0 users shouldn't expect a huge upgrade from the Android OS they have on their devices now. Instead you can expect some minor tweaks here and there.

One area which looks to be getting some serious attention from Google is the camera app, with snaps taken at Mobile Expo in Taiwan claiming to show the new design for Android 4.3.

While icons such as the shutter key and settings appear to be the same, the circular menu has been ditched in favor of an arc towards the bottom of the screen.

Other than that news on new features is thin on the ground, but we'll be updating this article when we hear more.

Android 4.3 Release Date

At this point we have no official release date but many bloggers and tech enthusiast have speculated many different release dates.

Many believed that Android 4.3 Jelly Bean would make an appearance at the search giant's annual IO conference which took place in May, but sadly no such announcement was made.

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Apparently Android 4.3 was at the Google IO show however, with one reporter claiming he was able to get hands on with the software on a white Nexus 4 - although his prediction that 4.3 Jelly Bean would arrive on June 10 has turned out to be false.

Another tipster named LlabTooFeR on Twitter said that the HTC One Google Edition released on June 26 in the US Google Play Store would be getting an Android 4.3 Jelly Bean update in July as well.

This hasn't stopped the rumors popping up however with many suggesting we will be seeing it sooner rather than later with a July or August launch mooted. We may not know the exact release date but we do know that the software is out there and Google just has to just set the date.

We'd like to hear from you. Are you excited for Jelly Bean 4.3? Make sure to check out the features video below.