Android 4.2 turns up in Google Analytics data

Forget Jelly Bean, all the cool kids are talking about Android 4.2 these days and although not yet announced, it has started showing up in website analytics data.

We're expecting to see Android 4.2 (possibly named Key Lime Pie although it's unlikely) launch in October or November, as an iterative update rather than a major new Android version.

Testing seems to be well underway, as Android Authority has tracked down some visits to its website showing up in Google Analytics as coming from Android 4.2 devices.

These visits go way back to August 2012, presumably around the time that testing on the next version of Android began.

Devices

But that's not all; they managed to confirm which actual handsets were using the Android 4.2 software; the Nexus 7, Galaxy Nexus, Xperia Arc S and even the budget friendly Samsung Galaxy Y - all familiar faces which we would hope will get the update to Android 4.2 once it's announced (apart from the Y, which could be a surprise package).

But two handsets named Occam and Manta also showed up; these are speculated to be Motorola-made Android devices, with the Occam supposedly a smartphone and the Manta an Android tablet.

Whether these turn out to be new RAZR handsets or even Motorola-made Nexus devices remains to be seen, but we'll be keeping an eagle eye out for any official news from Google or Motorola on the matter.