In the USA you can't void the warranty with software. Especially with carrier provided software. Nice try though.
For all the 5 or 6 tmobile-usa updates you could download the official OTA zip and apply it manually. And as far as sticking to official updates, I think we mostly agree that the only option he has is to ask his carrier/cellphone provider how long they plan to support his device. 2009/6/1 Mike Wolfson <[email protected]>: > > Bottom line, if you buy a carrier supported phone (I am using my > experience with TMobile for this discussion, not sure about > Vodaphone), you will not be able to upgrade the phone manually on a > regular basis. > > Most of the upgrades currently have come over the air (OTA). For the > cupcake release, there was a manual upgrade procedure available, that > wasn't supported by the carrier (read, if anything went wrong, the > warranty was likely voided, etc). > > The Android OS is officially upgradeable (meaning, there likely isn't > a 1.5 version phone, that won't be allowed to be updated). So Android > will support upgrading to 2.0 (when it officially is released, and > supported by your carrier). > > The only way to be allowed to upgrade your phone manually, would be to > buy the phones that are released for developer use (called Android Dev > Phone - ADP1 and ADP2). However, they are much more expensive (they > are not subsidized by the carrier). If you have either of these > phones, you can flash whatever software you want, whenever you want > (and also have root access to the deep core of the OS, which is > another thing missing from the carrier provided phones). > > Bottom line, if you absolutely need to upgrade manually, you will need > to buy a unlocked phone, at increased expense. Otherwise, you will be > only be allowed to upgrade a carrier provided phone, when they > officially release the upgrade (at which time, you may be able to > speed up the process with a manual procedure, to avoid the wait for an > OTA update). > > On Jun 1, 9:52 am, Koala Yeung <[email protected]> wrote: >> I need to ask more specific on this. >> >> I'm going to buy a HTC Magic, which comes with Android 1.5 >> I also know that Android 2.0 is under development. >> What I really want to know is: >> >> "Will I be able to upgrade HTC Magic to Android 2.0?" >> >> I know I might be able to upgrade manually. >> I want to know if Android officially support this. >> >> Thanks. >> >> Koala >> >> On 6月1日, 下午7時24分, Disconnect <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > It depends on the phone but for G1 and Magic (T-mobile and Vodafone) >> > you receive updates automatically off the air (OTA). The ADP1 (and if >> > it comes out, the ADP2) upgrade manually by copying a file to sdcard. >> > (The files appear on HTC's web site, or you can use community versions >> > such as JF's - jf.andblogs.net.) The final option is that one provider >> > evidently used a desktop application to do the same thing, but I don't >> > know the details. >> >> > On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 2:26 AM, Koala (Shu Hung) <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > > I'm planning to buy an Android powered phone. But I want to be sure of >> > > what I'm buying. One of my concern is upgrade. I want to buy a phone >> > > which I can upgrade my OS easily. Android, like other phone OS, rolls >> > > out new version frequently. I don't want to miss those lovely new >> > > features. With an iPhone, I can upgrade my firmware through App Store. >> > > Can I do the same with an Android phone? >> >> > > Is there any official way to upgrade Android OS? >> > > For example, can I do OS upgrade through Android Market? > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
