02-13-2011, 01:29 PM | #1 |
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How does Android update?
Hi,
I am a newbie to the dedicated ebook reader market and I am thinking of buying my first ebook reader. After getting some excellent advice, I am seriously considering getting the PocketBook IQ 701 which is Android based. Though I am a long time GNU/Linux user, I never used an Android based device in the past and I have a basic question: how does the PocketBook IQ 701 update its OS/firmware? Is that a complicated/risky procedure? Does Android have an update-manager which installs patches automatically? Also - can I just open a terminal and run "sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist upgrade" or something similar to update all the applications? (I assume that Android is deb based, right?) Thanks, Farhad |
02-13-2011, 03:42 PM | #2 | |
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02-14-2011, 08:35 AM | #3 |
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Pretty easy
Yes, but compared to how most Linux distro handle it or even the Symbian's over-the-air update, still not the best, IMHO. Thanks for the info though! |
02-19-2011, 07:17 AM | #4 | |
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