Every Android Smartphone Will Receive Android 2.1 Update, with a Caveat
Every Android Smartphone Will Receive Android 2.1 Update, with a Caveat
Posted 03/01/2010 at 5:52am
| by Paul Lilly
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For awhile there, things were looking pretty grim for T-Mobile G1 owners (aka HTC Dream). There was a lot of talk that insufficient internal memory would halt OS updates at Android 1.6 (Donut), where the only workaround would be to take matters into your own hands and hack/root the G1. According to Taylor Wimberly of Androidandme.com, that's no longer the case.
"I have maintained that the full version Eclair (Android 2.x) mat not be possible on the T-Mobile G1. After talking with several inside sources familiar with the matter, I would like to report that every Android phone currently released in the United States will be receiving an upgrade to Android 2.1," Wimberly writes.
There are a couple of caveats, however, such as missing features. Wimberly says that live wallpapers may not work even though the Android 2.1 firmware is installed. But the biggest downer is that "select Android phones will require a wipe when they are upgraded to Android 2.1." Wimberly went on to say that all Android phones might fall into this category, but that remains to be seen.
As scheduled, most of these updates will take place in the second quarter of this year.
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Caboose
March 01, 2010 at 10:06am
And let's see how badly Canadian customers get screwed now! First our phones get a 911 fix that breaks the phone (My G1 was replaced by a Magic), we don't get paid apps, and I'm sure Android OS 3.2 will be released by the time we get 2.1.
-= I don't want to be dead, I want to be alive! Or... a cowboy! =-
neo1piv14
March 01, 2010 at 8:38am
If this works, I might just unroot to get the update. Can always root again later.
quickone
March 01, 2010 at 7:17am
I just got an notification from Sprint that I can update my Samsung Moment. They said it would clear all apps and text messages but that contacts and pictures would be saved.
~~The difference between insanity and genius is merely succes~~
mesiah
March 01, 2010 at 11:18pm
The sprint moment update is not the update to 2.1. After the update you will still be on 1.5, but a few things will have been fixed. Mainly the emergency call button on the lock screen and the phone being able to locate itsself without gps.
quickone
March 02, 2010 at 8:51am
ahh, I should probably do that then. I have called 911 3 times now because of that emergancy call button placement. That have been really nice about it at least
~~The difference between insanity and genius is merely succes~~
neo1piv14
March 01, 2010 at 6:27am
As somone who has been using 2.1 on a G1 for a while now, an official update would be a nice nod in our direction. Is HTC going to be able to block the update to 2.1 on the Hero and Eris, or do users get a choice between Hero and Eclair?
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