Google confirmed that Galaxy Nexus is not on the list of devices getting Android 4.4 KitKat update as it falls outside of 18 month update window. However this is not stopping the custom ROMs based on Android 4.4 for Galaxy Nexus.

Couple of custom ROMs , SimKat ( from SlimBean team ) and A Taste of Kitkat are already up for download over Galaxy Nexus forums – XDA. Though these are listed as Alpha builds, performance is good except for few bugs like Graphical glitches during the rotatescreen animation, crt off effect, screenshot animation and while browsing through AOSP browser.

You can download these ROMs and enjoy the Android 4.4 experience by hitting the links below. Update -  A custom ROM based on Android 4.4 is available now for Galaxy Nexus on Verizon also.

Galaxy Nexus  - SimKat Alpha  ROM and  A Taste of KitKat ROM

Verizon Galaxy Nexus  - FML- ForkMyLife

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Right after the Nexus 5 launch, Google has posted information on Android 4.4 KitKat update plans for other Nexus devices.

Nexus 5

The new Nexus 5 comes with Android 4.4 pre-installed. Note that you will be prompted to install a small update when you set up your device.

Nexus 4, Nexus 7, & Nexus 10

Nexus 4, Nexus 7, and Nexus 10 will be receiving the Android 4.4 update. The latest version will be available in the coming weeks. Once the update is released, it can take up to two weeks for it to reach your device.

Galaxy Nexus

Galaxy Nexus will not be receiving the Android 4.4 update. For more information about Galaxy Nexus, visit the Nexus Help Center.

Here is what Google says about Galaxy Nexus & Android 4.4 (KitKat) update.

It means that Galaxy Nexus has reached its end of life and this is expected as Nexus is longer up for sale through Google  atleast for an year and Texas Instruments, the maker of OMAP processor in Galaxy Nexus is not in smartphone chip business anymore.

Source : Google Support via AndroidCentral

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With CyanogenMod merging Android 4.3 source to their repos unofficial CyanogenMod 102. builds are available for a multitude of devices, this time it’s the Nexus line of devices:-

Unofficial CyanogenMod 10.2 build for Nexus 4

Unofficial CyanogenMod 10.2 build for Nexus 10

Unofficial CyanogenMod 10.2 build for GSM Galaxy Nexus

Unofficial CyanogenMod 10.2 build for Verizon Galaxy Nexus

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It didn’t take long for the first Android 4.3 rom built from source and it’s for the the Verizon Galaxy Nexus. Factory image of Android 4.3 for the Verizon Galaxy Nexus is not available from Google as now, but if you are rooted and have a custom recovery installed all you need to do is follow the instructions here and viola you will be running Android 4.3 on your Verizon Galaxy Nexus.

Just to add this is not a rom port, this has been built from source.

Source:-droid-life

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Screen shot provided by El Madhatter over at Xda has us Verizon Galaxy Nexus owners wondering if this could be true. For us geeks this isn’t that big of news because most of us already have 4.2.2 on our Galaxy Nexus one way or another. For the average Joe Blow that bought this phone because they were told by someone (probably a phone geek like us) that this phone will get Android updates faster than any other phone.  Three updates behind later (thanks Big Red) Joe is using an outdated phone (Thanks again Verizon).

Its looking like we’ll have new radios, which is fantastic news but the same kernel and boot loader, which is a bit of a bummer.  The new baseband info is also new and can’t be changed with a simple build.prop edit which leads me to believe this is the real deal. I guess someone could go through a hell of a lot of work to fake this but I doubt it.

So Joe Blow!  Keep your head up!  Your pretty little Verizon Galaxy Nexus just might be updated to 4.2.2.  What do ya say Verizon?

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These instructions were posted by Lesicnik1 over at XDA -

1. Nandroid backup
2. Factory Reset
3. Grab quantal-preinstalled-armel+maguro.zip (MD5: e4c9c5601019ec7ce24f43f317361982) and quantal-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip from here: http://nexfiles.kjonigsen.net/ubuntu/
If those links are down, use this one to download the needed files: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-tou…ntal/mwc-demo/
4. Flash quantal-preinstalled-armel+maguro.zip
5. Flash quantal-preinstalled-phablet-armhf.zip (this one will take a while, grab some coffee )
6. Reboot (screen will go black but after a few seconds Ubuntu is up)
7. Profit 

This install didn’t wiped my sdcard. I just restored my TWRP backup after a short Ubuntu testdrive.
If you are paranoid, just copy your stuf from SDCARD to your PC before flashing.

As always folks!  Flash at your own risk!  And READ, READ and READ more if you have any doubts or questions.

I will be running Ubuntu on the Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 for a week on each device.  At the end of the 7 days I will give a full review of my experience using Ubuntu as my daily driver.  So stay tuned folks!

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• Nexus 7 aka grouper
• Nexus 10 aka manta
• Nexus 4 aka mako
• Galaxy Nexus aka maguro

Head over to Ubuntu’s download page to download the images, an installation tutorial can be found here.

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