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I still own an HTC Magic. Vodafone did eventually get updated versions of Android pushed through. Unfortunately the truth is that the HTC Magic's hardware isn't

by GlennS 15y ago

I still own an HTC Magic. Vodafone did eventually get updated versions of Android pushed through. Unfortunately the truth is that the HTC Magic's hardware isn't good enough to run them. Mine runs extremely sluggishly since the update. Not sure if there's any particular lesson here beyond 'early adopters get burned'.

da_n 15y ago
Yeah, I can see your point about early adopters. From what I understand though it is still happening today with ICS. Just look at the Samsung S, not even 2 years old and it can't (or won't) run it. Users have to go the CyanoGen route, which is for the technically inclined. If third world countries are going to be supplied with cheap hardware then surely they are going to be excluded far more readily from updates. I also think it would be patronising to assume they would not want updates or app compatibility. What happens when the Facebook app, 2 years down the road, suddenly requires ICS to run?