This Week In Smartphone Software Updates: Telstra, Optus, Vodafone

Wondering when the sweet new versions of Android will land on your device? You’re in luck: each week, Gizmodo Australia will take you through all of the handset updates currently being tested on Australian mobile networks (Optus, Telstra and Vodafone), and tell you when you can expect them on your device.

Vodafone

• HTC One — Android 4.4 testing complete, awaiting release date.

• HTC One mini — Android 4.4 testing complete, awaiting release date.

• Huawei G526 — Android 4.1.2 now in-testing.

• Huawei Pocket Wi-Fi 4G — V 3.1 firmware now in testing.

• Nokia Lumia 720 — GDR 3.0 now available.

• Samsung Galaxy Nexus — Android 4.3 testing complete, awaiting release date.

• Samsung Galaxy S4 (Cat4) — Android 4.3 testing scheduled.

• Samsung Galaxy S III (3G) — Android 4.3 now available.

• Sony Xperia M — Android 4.3 testing scheduled.

• Sony Xperia SP — Android 4.3 available now.

• Sony Xperia SP — Quick maintenance release of Android 4.3 scheduled for testing.

• Sony Xperia TX — Android 4.3 available now.

• Sony Xperia TX — Quick maintenance release of Android 4.3 scheduled for testing.

• Sony Xperia Z — Roll-out of quick maintenance release of Android 4.3 scheduled for 11 March.

• Sony Xperia Z — Android 4.4 testing scheduled.

Telstra

• BlackBerry Z10 — BlackBerry 10.2 now in testing. Telstra says “resource constraints have delayed the testing of this update”.

• BlackBerry Q10 — BlackBerry 10.2 now in testing. Telstra says “resource constraints have delayed the testing of this update”.

• BlackBerry Z30 — BlackBerry 10.2 now in testing. Telstra says “resource constraints have delayed the testing of this update”.

• HTC 8X — Windows Phone GDR3 now deploying.

• HTC 8S — Windows Phone GDR3 now deploying.

• HTC One — Android 4.4 Update approved and deploying.

• HTC One Mini — Android 4.4 Update in test.

• HTC One Max — Android 4.4 Update in test.

• Nokia Lumia 520 — GDR 3.0 now deploying.

• Samsung Galaxy Nexus — Android 4.3+ JellyBean now deploying.

• Samsung Galaxy S III (3G) — Issues identified in Android 4.3 testing are being assesses by Samsung and Telstra.

• Sony Xperia Z — Android 4.3+ Jelly Bean now deploying. Telstra says: “Due to the fact that the KitKat update for the Sony Xperia Z was a little further away than both Telstra and Sony would have liked, a new version (with the previous issues discovered by Sony resolved) of the Android Jellybean 4.3 update has been Tested and approved by Telstra. Sony commenced deployment 5 March”

• Sony Xperia Z1 — Android 4.4 update submitted slightly behind schedule hence approval date now targeted for 24 March.

Optus

No updates to report

Republished from Gizmodo.