HTC Smart Phones to Get Android 2.1 Éclair Update
It may not be the big 2.2 Froyo update that people have been waiting for, but at least it’s a start. Just right after the 2.1 OS update has been released in Taiwan, it has been announced that the UK will also be getting the update for several HTC handsets this month.
While no specific date has been given, estimates place the launch around or right before the June 23 –which is the announced launch of the Android 2.2 Froyo update for the HTC Desire.
Speaking of the Desire, the high end Android smart phone is actually included in the list of HTC handsets that will be receiving the update. So far, the list contains four smart phones: the HTC Hero, HTC Legend, HTC Desire and the HTC EVO 4G. So far, it has not been confirmed if the HTC Wildfire will be compatible with the software update, but since it already runs version 2.1, it may not need the patch at all.
With version 2.2 already out for the Nexus One and coming soon for the Desire, the move to release version 2.1 on these handsets may seem a little unnecessary, as it would have made more sense to just release a patch for the latest version of the OS instead. With all the new features and capabilities of Android Froyo, many HTC users will certainly feel that they have been left out of the new update.
In many ways, this is one of the main reasons why Google’s Android has yet to beat the iPhone OS. While they are providing Apple with plenty of competition, the compatibility issues and the fact that not all Android phones are running the same version of the OS is a serious issue that Google has to cope with if they are to compete with the iPhone and Windows Phone 7’s performance.
Tags: Froyo, Google, Google-Android, HTC, HTC-Desire, HTC-EVO-4G, HTC-hero, HTC-Legend, HTC-Wildfire, Nexus-One