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Last updated: November 5th, 2013 at 18:09 UTC+01:00
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The problem is, the petition might not do much to change Google's minds. The biggest issue here is the lack of updated binaries and hardware drivers for the OMAP chipset powering the Galaxy Nexus – Texas Instruments (TI) is no longer making mobile processors, so getting them to update the OMAP platform will be impossible, which would be the most important obstacle. Of course, Google could work some magic to solve the issue (the community does update devices unofficially, after all), but with the standard 18-month support period now over, the search giant probably won't want to spend resources on doing so.
Hit the source link to sign the petition, and keep your fingers crossed that Google takes a look and listens to what Galaxy Nexus owners are saying. It's still a good device, and leaving it at Android 4.3 when Android 4.4 boasts of impressive optimization and reduced memory usage seems downright evil.
Abhijeet's writing career started with guides for custom firmware for Samsung devices (including the original Galaxy S), and he moved to SamMobile in mid-2013 and worked up the ranks to Editor-in-chief. In addition to phones and mobile devices, his interests include gaming on both PC and console, PC hardware, and spending countless hours on YouTube watching videos on tech, movies, games, politics, and internet dramas.
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