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Whenever Google releases a new version of its Android OS, questions about existing device upgrades immediately follow. Will my Android phone get the update? If so, when? If not, why?<\/p>\nWhenever Google releases a new version of its Android OS, questions about existing device upgrades immediately follow. Will my Android phone get the update? If so, when? If not, why?<\/p>\n
It’s obvious that Android users want to see updates for their devices, but it’s also an unfortunate reality that not all devices get them. So, what’s the update situation vis-\u00e0-vis Android 2.3, the latest version of the popular mobile OS?<\/p>\n
At this point, very murky.<\/p>\n
The only Android device absolutely confirmed to be getting Android 2.3 (aka Gingerbread) is the upcoming Nexus S: it’ll ship running 2.3. After that, there’s almost no certainty at all.<\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\n Samsung, who also makes the Nexus S, has indicated<\/a> that they expect to update their Galaxy S handsets (Epic 4G, Vibrant, Fascinate and Captivate) to Gingerbread. The question is when<\/em>. Android 2.2 hasn’t even hit Galaxy S devices yet, though the first round of updates is expected soon. It’ll be well into 2011 before Samsung updates Galaxy S models with Gingerbread.<\/p>\n As for the Galaxy Tab, there’s been no word, but we wouldn’t be surprised to see the little guy get 2.3 in early-to-mid 2011. After all, Gingerbread does have native tablet support.<\/p>\n HTC, another popular Android hardware maker, will update<\/a> some of their phones with Gingerbread, most likely<\/a> the phones already running 2.2. No timeframe was given for the updates. <\/p>\n To date, Motorola has been completely tight-lipped about Gingerbread, though the company has a fairly descent track record of updating their Android devices (even if they came later than promised).<\/p>\n Of course, even if a device manufacturer makes an Android update available, it doesn’t guarantee a wireless carrier will make it available. Generally speaking we don’t expect the carriers to hold back, but you can be sure they’re already at work on hobbling some aspects of Gingerbread.<\/p>\n One final note: some have suggested that existing Android devices with sub-1GHz processors are technically incompatible with Gingerbread. This has been debated with some declaring that it’s simply not true, others that performance suffers but that there’s technically no speed requirement in the OS. Whatever the truth, if you have a phone whose CPU is slower than 1GHz, you shouldn’t hold your breath for 2.3.<\/p>\n Have additional information on Android 2.3 Gingerbread updates? Email us<\/a> or share it in the comments section.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Whenever Google releases a new version of its Android OS, questions about existing device upgrades immediately follow. Will my Android phone get the update? If so, when? If not, why? It’s obvious that Android users want to see updates for their devices, but it’s also an unfortunate reality that not all devices get them. So, […] Continue reading