Android Jelly Bean coming in autumn 2012?

Android 5.0 Jelly Bean looks set for an autumnal release. Hiroshi Lockheimer, Google’s vice president of engineering for mobile, hinted that the OS would follow Android’s previous pattern of yearly releases.

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich was launched in November 2011, so Jelly Bean could be only eight months away. This follows earlier rumours that Android 5.0 would be out in the summer. Google teased Android fans with bowls of jelly beans on display at its MWC stand, suggesting Jelly Bean will be on the way sooner rather than later.

Google’s keeping its cards close to its chest on what’ll be packed into Android 5.0, but it’s expected that Jelly Bean tablets will be able to dual-boot between Windows 8 and Android 5.0.

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Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

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