Samsung Galaxy Nexus temporarily taken-off Google Play shelves, in wake of recent legal rulings

In wake of Judge Koh rejecting Samsung’s request to thwart the preliminary injunction Apple gained on its Galaxy Nexus, the pure-Android smartphone has disappeared from the Google Play website this evening. It is not clear if the removal is due to the phone being updated to the all-new Jelly Bean, or because of the injunction itself, but it certainly does make for interesting timing.

In the meantime, Google and Samsung are said to be working on a software patch to fix the issues that are causing legal happenings. A few months ago, the Galaxy Nexus dropped down to $399 and then lower to a solid $349 a few weeks later. Fast forward to now, and the Galaxy Nexus is just listed as “coming soon.” The device is still available on Amazon, for a little heftier price.

Update: It has been updated with some curious wording (below). Expect the 4.1 update to contain code that removes the universal search capability (read: don’t update). See screenshot below:

Update 2: As The Verge noted, Apple posted the required $96 million bond this evening to get the injunction rolling. Interesting timing for all of this, indeed.