Google has released source code for Android 2.2 last month and the owners of Nexus One no longer treated to the latest firmware upgrade via over the air. In addition to the official Google Android phone, other customers may be waiting months.
problem( whether it is a feature ) from other Android phones are multiple layers of complexity contained in a client device and Google. With your phone as a Nexus One, Google launches and sends updates directly to client devices. On all other phones Android, Google released the source code is a headphone ports, coffee custom UI to the latest firmware and finally pin carrier with its own applications and amendments.
Last transition from Android 1.5 and 1.6 of the Android 2.1 has shown that most customers can expect to wait about 6 months, and the updates are ready. In fact, many users of Android(~ 45%) yet to receive an update to the Android 2.x and some never .
HTC recently said that most of the Android phones later this year does not see Android 2.2 second half of 2010 , and new comments suggest, we should see the updates released before Christmas.
Pocket-lint but for a time with a representative in the Convention Uplinq HTC, Qualcomm, and they shed some light on the situation.
It takes time to port all of our requests to Froyo over and make sure it works well on any of our facilities. It is not like one kind of week of the project. We need to make sure that our applications use features Froyo. To make sure that theyre all running the OS properly now that it is a new version. And then make sure it is running on our hardware, as we expect. Lin HTC PR
As you can see, it takes a lot of time for handset manufacturers to all ports on the code and make sure it works with the latest release of Google Android. Googles team members have to understand that the next major release, code-named Android gingerbread may skins custom , and to facilitate the process of updating the time, but its release has not been established.
When HTC rep was asked to gingerbread, said he did not know much about Googles plans, and guess can not see published to a quarter of 2011.
In the end, Android slow update cycle, it may not matter for most consumers. Approximately 95 percent of users do not realize their Android phones can be updated and the remaining 5 percent just hack their devices and loads of open source, such as Android Firmware 2.2 CyanogenMod .
only way to guarantee your Android phone is the latest version of Android is Buy Nexus One of Google , but it looks to the future, that the product is risk . Seems to be carriers for custom interfaces Android on time, so do not expect a quick firmware update shortly.
Via: Android Tech
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