This just seems like a screw up on Vodafone's part, maybe they don't realise they need to push the update? Anyway, chances are they realise now...
On Oct 7, 4:28 pm, Jean-Baptiste Queru <[email protected]> wrote: > 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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