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One of the affected models, the Thunderbolt, only now started getting updates to Gingerbread this week. That is, until Verizon halted it due to a major usabilit
by ben1040 15y ago
One of the affected models, the Thunderbolt, only now started getting updates to Gingerbread this week. That is, until Verizon halted it due to a major usability bug that should have been identified easily in carrier testing (voicemail notifications don't work).
Given that it took it took HTC this long to get an update to an Android version that's been available in source since December and they still managed to mess it up, I don't have high hopes for something like this getting fixed.
- eli 15y agoSurely the blame there is on Verizon. My aging, carrier-free HTC Nexus One gets regular updates.
- zdw 15y agoThere are only two ways I recommend Android - use a Google-branded phone that Google will provide complete OS support for, or go it alone with OS updates from a 3rd party. For non-geeks the first option is the only viable one, IMHO. You've obviously settled on the same conclusion.
- pfrazee 15y agoCould you point me in the right direction for 3rd party?
- ScottBurson 15y agoI guess zdw is referring to Cyanogenmod. There might be others, I don't know.
- nodata 15y agoOn my (contractless) Galaxy S2 - OTA updates happen never, I have to connect to a Windows box for updates. Do you know how OTA updates are pushed out for the non-Google Android phones that are bought without a contract?
- starwed 15y agoHow well they manage android version bumps has nothing to do with security updates.