HTC outlines priorities for Jelly Bean updates, some phones left out

HTC One X and One S first in line 

 

After initial reports indicated HTC would be rolling out Android 4.1: Jelly Bean in October, there's been little to no movement from HTC in regards to pushing the update to any of its handsets.

Though the HTC One X, One S and One XL were confirmed to be the first to receive the update, none of those smartphones has been upgraded as of yet.
HTC finally broke its silence Monday, revealing in a new frequently asked questions post its plans for the future of the Android update.

2012 phones get priority

As of Monday, only the One X and One S were confirmed by HTC as being eligible for a Jelly Bean bump.
While the company claimed other devices are currently being reviewed for Jelly Bean, HTC has decided to "prioritize review for devices launched in 2012" before moving on to devices from 2011 and earlier.
The good news is that only two phones from the manufacturer's entire lineup have been completely ruled out for the update.
HTC stated devices with 512MB of RAM or less will not get Jelly Bean, which, translated, means anyone with a One V or Desire C will be left behind.
Of course, that doesn't mean further support and updates will be taken away from those phones entirely; just that those devices won't earn the latest Android OS.
The Jelly Bean update also brings with it HTC Sense 4+, but there's no indication from HTC as to whether or not only phones getting Jelly Bean will gain access to the latest version of Sense.

If not now, when?

Unfortunately, there is still no timetable in sight for when the Jelly Bean update will begin rolling out to One X and One S users.
HTC claimed there were "many aspects to the software development process that make it difficult for us to give specifics on upgrade timing."
Citing different testing protocols for each carrier and region as chief factors in the long wait for Jelly Bean, HTC assured that once testing was successful, the update would come.
The same could be said for the developer version of HTC's Jelly Bean update, which the company will announce whenever it is ready.
Not every user will get the update at the same time, but HTC also assured that every user would see Jelly Bean within 45 days of its release in a given region.
Though it's promising to hear HTC is somewhat closer to releasing Android 4.1 to its flagship phones, the lack of a concrete date is still disheartening.
Hopefully users won't have to wait much longer to enjoy all that Jelly Bean has to offer

HTC One X Jelly Bean update starts to rollout

The Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update has begun to roll out to HTC One X handsets in Europe.
According to Android Central the Taiwanese firm has confirmed that owners of the international version of the One X in Europe and Asia will start seeing the update pop up on their devices over the next few days.
A report from September claimed that we'd see the Android 4.1 upgrade arrive on the One X in October, as HTC looks to keep up with its biggest rival the Samsung Galaxy S3, which has recently received the sweetly named software.

Smoother and faster

The update will be available over the air (OTA), meaning you won't need to plug your One X into your computer to download and install Jelly Bean, but due to the size of the file you'll need to hop onto a Wi-Fi network and make sure your battery isn't too low.
Android Jelly Bean is a smaller update than Ice Cream Sandwich, bringing incremental upgrades to the Google platform, the most noticeable of which is Project Butter, which aims to deliver a smoother and faster user experience.
We're waiting for official word from HTC to confirm which regions can expect the update and when, and we'll update this article once we hear back.
Update: An O2 spokesperson has told TechRadar: "The Jelly Bean update for the One X is coming soon. We expect it to arrive in a couple of weeks."
Update: TechRadar has also spoken to Three, who said: "the Jellybean update is imminent and we'll be in touch once we have a confirmed date"
We've contacted the other UK networks to find out their plans on the HTC One X Jelly Bean update, but we're still waiting to hear back from all of them.