Sprint Pushing Android Update to Samsung Galaxy Victory

The Samsung Galaxy Victory, Virgin Mobile's first LTE-enabled smartphone, is being updated to Android 4.1.2.

Sprint has begun rolling out an Android update to users of the Samsung Galaxy Victory—the first Long Term Evolution (LTE) enabled phone on the Virgin Mobile network.

Virgin Mobile began selling the Victory Feb. 25, with Android 4.1, a flavor of "Jelly Bean," on board. Sprint's April 11 news of an update is to Android 4.1.2—a subtle boost up, but one that nonetheless brings with it:

—Swype, a method of typing that lets a user drag her finger or a stylus around in one single gesture, instead of lifting and tapping at letters or numbers;

—notifications now display the full text of incoming SMS messages, and recipients of MMS messages can see the whole photo in the notification;