Android 9.0 upgrade status?

downeaster59 · 03-04-2020, 07:36 AM

Some time ago, we were told that Onyx plans to upgrade all its Android 6.0 devices to Android 9.0. Has anyone seen any news or updates recently about this? Any idea as to when this will happen - or if it will happen at all?

Gibbo · 03-04-2020, 07:50 AM

Nothing yet, but I don't think it'll happen ☹️

Keep an eye out here.

http://bbs.onyx-international.com/c/...es/16/l/latest

menpe · 03-04-2020, 09:24 AM

Well, some of us waited for the 4.0.4 --> stable 4.4 upgrade years ago from Onyx without any outcome so I'd say do not have high hopes.

downeaster59 · 03-04-2020, 09:36 AM

I've had similar experiences with Onyx (and others), so my expectations are not high. However, I do not intend to buy a new device every time I want or need to upgrade my Android version! If Onyx actually did offer that 9.0 upgrade, it would be a big statement that they are serious about supporting their devices and their customers now. That's a big if, I grant you, but it would help!!!

whopper · 03-04-2020, 05:40 PM

onyx being onyx, you can forget about it, they always do the same

promise an upgrade
delay
delay
release new product
go silent about old upgrades

just read the people waiting for the promised android 6 on 4 devices, the max 1 owners, note, etc.

hobnail · 03-04-2020, 06:27 PM

I feel like blaming google. You can run Windows 10 on some very old machines with surprising low end specs. And each new version of Android hardly feels like a significant improvement to me.

whopper · 03-05-2020, 05:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hobnail

I feel like blaming google. You can run Windows 10 on some very old machines with surprising low end specs. And each new version of Android hardly feels like a significant improvement to me.

No it's not google. I have at home a galaxy note 3, a phone from 2013 with android 4 that it now running an android 10 rom made by an enthusiast

any device can be upgraded, they simply don't want to, and they also don't release the kernel source code nor the bootloader, so people are stuck for ages even if anyone could try a new rom.

this is just a shameful behavior from onyx not google.

Question Mark · 03-05-2020, 08:44 AM

Although it would be nice to have an update taking some of the older devices up to Android 9, I am really more concerned that they continue to offer updates to fix bugs and increase functionality.

So far, they have been pretty good about doing this for the newer devices. My worry is that they will soon stop this abandoning their Android 6 devices the way they have abandoned their Android 4 devices such as the original Max of which I am an owner.

Now, what I would really love to see... an OTA update bringing eink colour to all their devices. I'm surprised they haven't already said that their R&D team is currently working on this and that such an update is impending.

whopper · 04-08-2020, 06:04 AM

yeah, april and 0 news.

eReader fan · 04-10-2020, 09:34 AM

Speaking with Onyx people they told me the Android 9 upgrade will appear with the 2.4 firmtupdate, so it will not be the 2.3 firmware version, which will arrive in a few weeks, but on the next

Gibbo · 04-10-2020, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eReader fan

Speaking with Onyx people they told me the Android 9 upgrade will appear with the 2.4 firmtupdate, so it will not be the 2.3 firmware version, which will arrive in a few weeks, but on the next

Well, what will be will be

uniqdom · 04-11-2020, 09:58 AM

Yes... don't trust what they said. They aren't a trusty company.

They are running a $50 coupon discount campaign right now, I think that we should play the GPL issue problem with them. See https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=328793. In the second post I have linked my reviews.

whopper · 08-22-2020, 01:12 PM

up, don't let them run away another time again

elchamaco · 08-22-2020, 08:05 PM

Nova 2 android 9, so all devices can be upgraded, they don't do because they don't want. They do always the same.

forestfelix · 08-23-2020, 03:29 AM

It sucks that they are pulling this again - lie about updating older devices and then just go silent and release new models. Very bad customer support and a good way to ruin your reputation as a company. It's really a shame, because the hardware is great.

Do you think we can make them release an update by giving them some backlash for this behavior?

03-04-2020, 07:36 AM	#1
downeaster59 Wizard Posts: 1,216 Karma: 2957301 Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Rochester, NY Device: iPad mini 6, Onyx Leaf 2, Onyx Tab Mini C, Nook Glowlight 4 Plus	Android 9.0 upgrade status? Some time ago, we were told that Onyx plans to upgrade all its Android 6.0 devices to Android 9.0. Has anyone seen any news or updates recently about this? Any idea as to when this will happen - or if it will happen at all?

03-04-2020, 07:50 AM	#2
Gibbo Guru Posts: 776 Karma: 2475053 Join Date: May 2007 Device: Galaxy Tab A (2019) - iPhone 11 - KA1 - Onyx Boox Nova Pro	Nothing yet, but I don't think it'll happen ☹️ Keep an eye out here. http://bbs.onyx-international.com/c/...es/16/l/latest Last edited by Gibbo; 03-04-2020 at 07:52 AM.

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menpe Enthusiast Posts: 43 Karma: 16192 Join Date: May 2017 Location: Hungary Device: Boyue Likebook P78, Onyx Boox i86HDML+	Well, some of us waited for the 4.0.4 --> stable 4.4 upgrade years ago from Onyx without any outcome so I'd say do not have high hopes.

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downeaster59 Wizard Posts: 1,216 Karma: 2957301 Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Rochester, NY Device: iPad mini 6, Onyx Leaf 2, Onyx Tab Mini C, Nook Glowlight 4 Plus	I've had similar experiences with Onyx (and others), so my expectations are not high. However, I do not intend to buy a new device every time I want or need to upgrade my Android version! If Onyx actually did offer that 9.0 upgrade, it would be a big statement that they are serious about supporting their devices and their customers now. That's a big if, I grant you, but it would help!!!

03-04-2020, 05:40 PM	#5
whopper Addict Posts: 350 Karma: 22726 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Europe Device: Boox max 2	onyx being onyx, you can forget about it, they always do the same promise an upgrade delay delay release new product go silent about old upgrades just read the people waiting for the promised android 6 on 4 devices, the max 1 owners, note, etc.

03-04-2020, 06:27 PM	#6
hobnail Running with scissors Posts: 1,552 Karma: 14325282 Join Date: Nov 2019 Device: none	I feel like blaming google. You can run Windows 10 on some very old machines with surprising low end specs. And each new version of Android hardly feels like a significant improvement to me.

03-05-2020, 08:44 AM	#8
Question Mark Wizard Posts: 1,414 Karma: 6513838 Join Date: Mar 2016 Device: More than I need, but not as many as I would like.	Although it would be nice to have an update taking some of the older devices up to Android 9, I am really more concerned that they continue to offer updates to fix bugs and increase functionality. So far, they have been pretty good about doing this for the newer devices. My worry is that they will soon stop this abandoning their Android 6 devices the way they have abandoned their Android 4 devices such as the original Max of which I am an owner. Now, what I would really love to see... an OTA update bringing eink colour to all their devices. I'm surprised they haven't already said that their R&D team is currently working on this and that such an update is impending.

04-08-2020, 06:04 AM	#9
whopper Addict Posts: 350 Karma: 22726 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Europe Device: Boox max 2	yeah, april and 0 news.

04-10-2020, 09:34 AM	#10
eReader fan Addict Posts: 221 Karma: 94152 Join Date: Oct 2016 Device: Onyx Nova pro and Hisense A2 pro	Speaking with Onyx people they told me the Android 9 upgrade will appear with the 2.4 firmtupdate, so it will not be the 2.3 firmware version, which will arrive in a few weeks, but on the next

04-11-2020, 09:58 AM	#12
uniqdom Member Posts: 17 Karma: 2270 Join Date: Jul 2013 Device: Boox Max3	Yes... don't trust what they said. They aren't a trusty company. They are running a $50 coupon discount campaign right now, I think that we should play the GPL issue problem with them. See https://www.mobileread.com/forums/sh...d.php?t=328793. In the second post I have linked my reviews.

08-22-2020, 01:12 PM	#13
whopper Addict Posts: 350 Karma: 22726 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Europe Device: Boox max 2	up, don't let them run away another time again

08-22-2020, 08:05 PM	#14
elchamaco Zealot Posts: 128 Karma: 500 Join Date: Aug 2011 Device: kindle, boox	Nova 2 android 9, so all devices can be upgraded, they don't do because they don't want. They do always the same.

08-23-2020, 03:29 AM	#15
forestfelix Leaf of Grass Posts: 13 Karma: 12 Join Date: Apr 2015 Device: PW, Note Lite	It sucks that they are pulling this again - lie about updating older devices and then just go silent and release new models. Very bad customer support and a good way to ruin your reputation as a company. It's really a shame, because the hardware is great. Do you think we can make them release an update by giving them some backlash for this behavior?