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Originally Posted by Synergi
My husband says his Evo is still 2.2 he got it in June or July of last year, got 2.2 in September and hasn't seen an update since.
Yes it is the manufacturers who are screwing up Android and Google has been letting them, all in the name of openness. If Telco isn't screwing people, over with endless bloatware, then the manufacturer is with lack of support and half assed products. True that Apple releases one update a year, but they aren't releasing 20 different phones a month and giving one an update and not the other. 2 to 3 years is more then fair as most upgrade every two to three years. I have never felt obsolete with my apple devices until they were actually obsolete. I can't say that for my Android phone when a new one is released a month later with an updated OS and features I won't get without some hackery.
While in my case, it may be Samsung's fault they haven't bothered to fix my GPS in all this time, a lot of consumers will think its a Samsung/Android problem. If google stopped allowing them to throw android on products that aren't fully ready, and at the very least, fix the problems they half assed on, then I wouldn't see a problem.
But like I said, I like Android, I like IOS, hell I'd buy WebOS if I liked it, but I do like a consistent experience across devices. That is why I like Amazon and kindle. I get a pretty consistent experience no matter which of my devices I pick up and start reading on.
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Hmmm he may want to check again he should have gotten it in the beginning of the summer
HTC EVO™ 4G from Sprint will receive the Android™ 2.3, Gingerbread, update through an over-the-air maintenance release beginning on Monday, June 6.
Sprint will send update notifications to users in waves. The notification will let users know the update is available and provide the simple two-step, over-the-air download instructions.
Users will receive a notification that Android 2.3 is available for download.
Once the user has downloaded the update, they will be prompted to install the update. The user will be notified that their device will be disabled during the installation process. The phone will be ready to use once the process completes.
Can't Wait Until June 6?
http://community.sprint.com/baw/comm...erbread-update