Google Confirms Motorola Xoom and Nexus S Left Off 4.2 Update List
22.05.13

Google has confirmed on its Android developer mailing list that two of its longstanding reference devices in the Motorola Xoom tablet and the Samsung Nexus S will not be following in the footsteps of its successors in the Nexus 7 and Galaxy Nexus, with the search giant deciding that the devices were too old to be able to handle the new update, despite both being updated to Jelly Bean 4.1 earlier this year.

In fact, Google is recommending that both devices explicitly be left on 4.1 as there is no direct support at the hardware level for the latest version. While the lack of 4.2 for both devices may seem arbitrary, it should be kept in mind that both devices have been consistently updated since their initial release in 2010, through 3 generations of Android operating systems, a feat that very few manufacturers can claim themselves.
Source: PhoneNews.com