Updates, updates, gettt ya updates! …eventually… maybe.

motorola update listAt this point in Android’s life cycle, “legacy” problems and updates are still a real real sore spot for many users. I want to take a second to reiterate something that I know tends to slip from our minds. Phones. Don’t. Live. Forever. That’s all there is to it. I’m sure most manufacturers would love to push upgrades and new features at every chance they get. The problem is that it’s really not possible. Handset manufacturers are trying to find a balance between new hardware and new software, all while using a new operating system. So far, I think things are going pretty smoothly. Of course, Google wants to help solve the problem, so they are looking into multiple solutions for software updates. One of the best being a UI overhaul to Gingerbread so great, no one wants to use anything but stock. Until then though, we always have lists like the one to my right to hold us over.

The picture to the right is a table of when Motorola plans to roll out upgrades to most of the Android handsets they have floating around the world right now. While the table and the info inside are always great, it’s not really anything we didn’t already know/hear. Unfortunately, Motorola is only listing 2.1 upgrades… no mention of Froyo in sight. According to PCWorld, there are still quite a few devices that will see 2.2, including at least one Motorla. Their list looks a little something like this:

“The Android 2.2 Upgrade List: Phones Definitely Getting Froyo

• Nexus One.

• Motorola Droid

• HTC Droid Incredible

• HTC EVO 4G

• MyTouch 3G and MyTouch 3G Slide

• HTC Desire

The Android 2.2 Upgrade List: Phones Where Froyo Looks Iffy

• Motorola Devour

• HTC Droid Eris and HTC Hero

• Motorola Backflip

The Android 2.2 Upgrade List: Phones Not Expected to Get Froyo

• T-Mobile G1

• Samsung Behold II “

So what do you guys think? Is anyone devastated about any of this update news, or are you pleasantly surprised? Or… did you pretty much know all this already? Me, I’m going with the latter, but it’s always nice to see this stuff in writing.

Via Android Community ; Android Central

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Agreed that phones don't last forever, but on the iPhone I experienced something I had never felt before with WinMo. When Apple would push out updates, you got new features that normally you would have to purchase a new phone for (Stereo Bluetooth support, etc) which made it FEEL like you got a new phone every 6 months making the high cost of the phone easier to swallow. Even if technically obsoleted by the 3Gs and now 4, my iPhone 3g lasted me a solid 2 years without feeling like I was missing out until the EVO came out, which was nice :)

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Agreed that phones don't last forever, but on the iPhone I experienced something I had never felt before with WinMo. When Apple would push out updates, you got new features that normally you would have to purchase a new phone for (Stereo Bluetooth support, etc) which made it FEEL like you got a new phone every 6 months making the high cost of the phone easier to swallow. Even if technically obsoleted by the 3Gs and now 4, my iPhone 3g lasted me a solid 2 years without feeling like I was missing out until the EVO came out, which was nice :)

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I want to know when froyo 2.2 iis coming for the MT3G original?

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okay so when the (EXPLETIVE) is my Stupid N1 getting 2.2 that google said would only be a few weeks. I want my Froyo OTA Update!

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i just want froyo on my evo!!!!!

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i don't care about 2.2 on my g1 even with the JIT Compiler, i would be happy with 2.1... stupid me not rooting my phone

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I've been similarly inclined to ignore all the moaning about updates, even though I'm still suffering under 1.5 with my Cliq XT. There is one aspect of Froyo, however, that has me urging my phone's manufacturer to update to 2.2: the JIT Compiler. It's almost a foregone conclusion that the high-end superphones (or ones as popular as the Moto Droid) will be getting 2.2 at some point in the future, and that many older or low-end phones won't. The tragic thing about this is that it's the low- to mid-range handsets that could benefit most from Froyo's speed boosts. Obviously, with HTC and T-Mobile's promise to upgrade the original MyTouch 3G, there is the potential to shoe-horn the new OS into older hardware, but I think the real roadblock to getting everyone on Froyo is the mindset and economics of the manufacturers. Motorola, for instance is likely going to stop at 2.1 for all its existing Blur devices. After all, why spend the resources to upgrade phones you've already sold when they can be spent developing new ones? The smart manufacturers, however, may recognize the longevity provided by older devices running at newer speeds. Who would by a laggy Cliq XT right now, when the MyTouch Slide runs like a sprinting champ? But if consumers had the option of a low-cost handset that ran at better-than-tolerable speeds, I believe the shelf-life of these phones (most of which aren't even a year old yet) could be greatly extended. If independent developers, like the folks at XDA, can root and ROM a new OS into a device weeks or even days after its release, the Manufacturers, with their resources, should be able to push 2.2 to most of their products and take reap the rewards of breathing new life into older phones.

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