I don't have visibility on a carrier-by-carrier basis, sorry. However, I'm not aware of any reason why Google wouldn't want those updates to be on consumers' devices as soon as possible.
JBQ On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 4:04 AM, shapey <[email protected]> wrote: > > thanks for clearing that up! > > so, has google made the 1.6 update available to the UK carriers yet? > > and if so, has google made the UK carriers aware that they can start > the upgrade process? > > > On Oct 6, 5:15 pm, Jean-Baptiste Queru <[email protected]> wrote: >> 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. 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