The decision to update a carrier's devices comes from that carrier. The underlying mechanism is an implementation detail. In the case of Google-Experience devices (the "with Google" ones, i.e. essentially the T-Mobile G1, T-Mobile myTouch 3G and Vodafone HTC Magic), the mechanism involves Google's infrastructure indeed. For devices built from the open-source tree (e.g. HTC Hero, Samsung i7500), the process to get the new bits onto users' devices doesn't involve Google.
JBQ On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 8:51 AM, shapey <[email protected]> wrote: > > hmmm... > not sure i agree with you totally on that point... > > anyway - according to the moderators on the vodafone e-forum, the 1.6 > update will come direct from google/HTC rather than via the vodafone > network, which contradicts what has been said in this thread...(that > the update will come from the network) > > it would be nice to know which is the truth. > > link to vodafone topic > > http://forum.vodafone.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=36162&st=20 > > > On Oct 6, 12:31 pm, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: >> What you've said is the equivalent of saying "because ford sell a car >> which has in-built GPS, and I own a ford, an in-built GPS will be >> available for my car". >> >> You can't infer future features for existing 'phones by looking at the >> specs of future releases of another device. >> >> Al. >> >> -- >> >> * Looking for Android Apps? - Tryhttp://andappstore.com/* >> >> ====== >> Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the >> company number 6741909. The registered head office is Kemp House, >> 152-160 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX, UK. >> >> The views expressed in this email are those of the author and not >> necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or it's >> subsidiaries. >> >> On 6 Oct 2009, at 12:00, shapey wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> > just looking at the specs for the HTC tattoo which is due for release >> > on the 8th October on vodafone UK. >> > the HTC site shows the tattoo as running 1.6 and sense UI... >> >> >http://www.htc.com/www/product/tattoo/specification.html >> >> > from this information is it safe to assume that 1.6 is available to >> > vodafone UK and sense UI is compatible with 1.6? >> >> > hopefully that means that an update will be arriving soon for vodafone >> > UK magic owners... >> >> > On Oct 6, 11:52 am, shapey <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> so has the 1.6 update been made available by google to all carriers >> >> worldwide now? >> >> or just to t-mobile US to cover the '911' issue? >> >> >> On Oct 5, 6:23 pm, lbcoder <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >>> Despite the naysayers, it is irrelevant how you are connected to the >> >>> network. When "vodafone-de" decides to push the update, your device >> >>> will go get it NO MATTER WHAT network you are connected to... >> >>> including wifi. >> >> >>> Unless "vodafone-de" doesn't do updates at all, in which case you're >> >>> on your own. >> >> >>> On Oct 5, 9:59 am, Tobias Eisentraeger >> >>> <[email protected]> >> >>> wrote: >> >> >>>> Yeah, I also wonder, I am running a vodafone-de device on a >> >>>> differnet >> >>>> network, how does that get updated when the carrier i am on does >> >>>> not have >> >>>> that device? >> >> >>>> On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 3:49 PM, shapey <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >>>>> seeing as it's starting to be pushed in the US i'm guessing >> >>>>> it'll only >> >>>>> be a matter of time before it gets here. >> >>>>> will it be on all networks at the same time? >> >>>>> does google push the update to the with google handsets (i.e. >> >>>>> vodafone >> >>>>> magic) or does it come from the carriers? > > > -- Jean-Baptiste M. "JBQ" Queru Software Engineer, Android Open-Source Project, Google. Questions sent directly to me that have no reason for being private will likely get ignored or forwarded to a public forum with no further warning. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" 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-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
