It should be noted, that the G1 (meaning the TMobile released phone) has a locked boot loader, so I would expect modifying the phone to manually flash a new OS would violate the terms of service. So while it might not officially void the warranty, I am sure TMobile wouldn't be helpful fixing any problems encountered while flashing the phone.
There are definitely ways you can manually update the phone, but I think the original poster was trying to determine which ways would be officially supported. I personally wouldn't flash a non-official release to my G1, but jumped at the opportunity to manually update to Cupcake, once the instructions came out early last week (knowing that there was a minimal risk I could brick my phone). On Jun 1, 1:36 pm, Disconnect <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
