The Android version of this handset is a very basic version of Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, here working with a number of Panasonic - added business - oriented apps.
The Android version of the handset features the same button, which actually functions, but at the moment it doesn't work with Ubuntu Phone.
Not exact matches
At the MWC mobile conference last month in Barcelona, the first devices running on
Android Go, a light
version of Android Oreo designed for weak
handsets, were displayed.
The following most significant news item was Vodafone making public Samsung Galaxy S
handsets running on their network can now be upgraded to the latest
version of Android, in
version 2.3.
Recently, however, the companies have renewed their alliance with top - notch
Android handsets like the Motorola XPRT, which is Sprint's
version of the Droid Pro, and the Motorola Photon 4G.
Midweek, the HTC 3D
handset was reported to be coming to Europe, O2 updated their monthly tariffs and the latest
version of Firefox arrived on
Android.
The previous generation
of handsets could only cope with 720p media, with
Android «Froyo» 2.2 where the newer
versions are more capable, on a better than average 1 GHz processor.
The
handset will run on the
Android Jelly Bean platform, although we expect it to be the earlier
version of the OS (v4.1).
Internet search engine giant Google has announced the newest
version of their mobile phone
Android «Gingerbread» 2.3 OS, is to be rolled out to their own Google Nexus One
handsets.
The present
version of Carbon firmware is based on
Android 4.3.1 Jelly Bean system, which is the latest
Android OS that has been released (we are not mentioning
Android 4.4 KitKat as the same is currently available only for Nexus
handsets).
One Mobile Ring learnt at the launch event the
handset won't be able to display Flash video content natively, due to the Optimus One's limited resolution or will be upgradable to upcoming
versions of Android — as a result
of their minimum set
of specifications.
The retail box
of the world's first
Android Gingerbread 2.3 run device contains the
handset itself, a few pieces
of literature, a set
of Samsung earphones, along with a data cable and European charging block — although, this will be replaced with a UK
version.
The biggest news story
of the second week came from Google, who announced the next Nexus
handset — the Nexus S, made by Samsung and will run the newest
version of Android.
Early in the week O2 announced
Android 2.2 was arriving on Dell Streaks this week, where we published unboxing images
of the HTC Windows Phone 7 Mozart
handset and Vodafone unveiled they are updating the HTC Magic to the latest
version of Android.
One Mobile Ring attended the UK launch event for the Huawei flagship Vision mobile phone last night, where we have learnt from a product spokesperson the
handset will not be receiving an upgrade to the latest
version of Android 4.0, known as Ice Cream Sandwich.
The penultimate piece
of news was when Vodafone announced they are rolling out an update to the Google Nexus One
handset, which brings with it the latest
version of Android.
It has been rumoured for some time that a successor to that very mobile phone is due out soon, with the name
of Google Nexus Prime and will be running the next
version of the
Android platform — which is traditional with these Google branded Nexus
handsets.
It looks like the final
version of the
Android Ice Cream Sandwich OS ROM for the CDMA capable Sprint branded Samsung - made Nexus S 4G
handset is in final stage
of the testing.
While the
handset has its flaws — for example, the camera is dreadful compared to the iPhone 4S and HTC One X — it is one
of the very few smartphones that runs an unskinned
version of Android, not to mention the latest
version of Google's
Android software.
Google's
Android OS was in the news a lot this week, with news at the start
of HTC Desire
handsets saw a roll out to
version 2.2
of the operating system over the weekend on SIM free and unlocked phones.
This is,
of course, Google's latest
version of its mobile operating system, but as expected from a Samsung device,
Android OS on these
handsets is largely covered by the company's proprietary user interface known as TouchWiz.
The
Android based
handset was the first to be updated to Froyo, or
version 2.2
of the Google mobile platform and is still a much sort after
handset where it's popular by developers.
Midweek, a new
version of Opera arrived for
Android handsets and the Motorola Defy pitched up at Carphone Warehouse, with the Google search app turning up for Windows Phone 7 Towards the end
of the week, Vodafone added new
handsets to their Christmas range and LG updated the first Optimus
handset, where the Palm Pre 2 ′ s arrival date was announced.
Google has started to roll out this feature to
handsets running
Android «Froyo» 2.2, whilst also enabling it for Apple products such as the iPhone and iPad running
version 3 or above
of the iOS.
The special
version of the Samsung flagship
Android handset arrives with a different outer casing and chassis, only with the same internals and specifications
of the original Samsung Galaxy S.
The special
version of the Samsung bestselling
Android handset arrives exclusively with Phones4U, with a cost attached
of # 49.95 on selected networks with a # 45.96 a month contract attached.
Running the latest
version of Android we find the familiar ZenUI that we've gotten used to on their
handsets, we have the same hardware buttons on the front and the front facing camera sports a 5MP shooter for selfies and the rear camera is 8MP with all
of the great ZenUI camera features.
Alcatel's One Touch 890 is more
of a budget
handset, with its 420Mhz CPU and 2.8 - inch 240 × 320 resistive touch screen, whilst carrying the older
version of Android «Donut» 2.1 and a due date
of June.
AndroidOS.FakePlayer.a has already reportedly infected a number
of Android handsets, although it hasn't been disclosed by Kaspersky how many phones or what
version of the platform, let alone what devices are at risk.
A tweet from a Twitter user by the name
of Alvaro Fuentes Vasquez (who apparently works on the leadership team
of the Open
Handset Alliance — a conglomerate
of 78 companies working towards open source software, with
Android being its flagship launch) claims that people should «Preparen sus Nexus One (Developer
version) para la actualización vía OTA de
Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) para los próximos días:-D», which according to Google Translate says:
The HTC Gratia is the European moniker
of the American HTC Aria
handset, which was launched back in August with the older
Android «Cupcake» 2.1
version and has a similar look to the Windows Phone HTC HD mini.
This comes just a few weeks after Sprint updated its own Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S hardware to the latest
version of Android — Verizon's a little late, but the Galaxy Nexus is still getting Jelly Bean a lot faster than some
handsets on the market.
SEOUL, Korea, and DALLAS, US December 6, 2010 — Samsung Electronics, a leading mobile phone provider and the No. 1 mobile phone provider1 in the U.S., and Google ™ today announced Nexus S ™, the world's first
handset to feature the latest
version of Google's
Android ™ platform.
After promising to do right by Droid Bionic owners miffed that the planned Ice Cream Sandwich update for the
handset will miss its initial Q3 deadline, Motorola has updated their
Android upgrade timeline to give a better idea
of when and if users can expect a new
version of the OS for their phones.
The new Razr's unlocked bootloader code means its easy for
Android and
handset hackers to gain root access to the device, ostensibly for installing custom
versions of the Google OS.
This meant that, despite being a less - impressive
handset, stylistically, the Galaxy Nexus was a better buy, because it had the very latest
version of Android installed.
Weeks after declaring there's a problem with the next
version of Android - 4.1 a.k.a Jelly Bean - that prevented it from making emergency calls on Samsung's Galaxy S, the company can only say owners
of the
handset should «stay tuned».
More usefully, Schmidt talked about the merger
of Gingerbread (
Android for
handsets) and Honeycomb (
Android for tablets) which will apparently come in the spring with the next
Android version.
Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo V
Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread smartphone Xperia
handsets eligible for the new
version of Gingerbread will gain the ability to do video calls in Google Talk, take...
Porting each new
version of Android is expensive, but
handset buyers expect manufacturers to provide free OS upgrades, at least until their network operator is prepared to subsidise them for the latest hardware.
Xperia
handsets eligible for the new
version of Gingerbread will gain the ability to do video calls in Google Talk, take panoramic 3D pictures, allow users to enter text by swiping fingers from one character to the next, take screengrabs without resort to the
Android SDK, and see a greater level
of Facebook integration in apps.
The news comes as Google announced earlier in the week that it would be making the 1.5 million books currently available on the Google Book service available on a mobile friendly
version of the site that has been optimised for all mobile phones, but in particular the Apple iPhone and the Google backed G1
Android handset from T - Mobile.
And that's to say nothing
of the capriciousness
of updates: typically, when a company releases a
handset running a musty
Android version it promises that it'll bestow the new hotness on the device at some point.
Chinese
handset maker Huawei has taken the wraps off its latest tablet: the 7in,
Android 3.2 - based MediaPad - the first
of its kind to run that
version of the Google OS, Huawei claimed.
Verizon's third and arguably best Droid
handset is the HTC Droid Incredible, an
Android 2.1 powered device with an updated
version of HTC's Sense interface.
Samsung has started rolling out
Android 4.3 over the air (OTA) to the global
version of the
handset, finally bringing long - awaited features.
HTC has confirmed that
Android 4.3 Jelly Bean and Sense 5.5 are rolling out now to the HTC One in India, but the dual - SIM
version of the
handset is not covered.
The Google LG Nexus 4 is one
of the most popular and powerful
Android based smartphones released in 2012 and being a Nexus
handset its users can enjoy the latest and pure
version of the
Android system.
In early 2012 Taiwanese mobile phone manufacturer High Tech Computer Corporation has made public an update to which
of their latest
handsets will be receiving the recently launched latest
version of the Google
Android Ice Cream Sandwich 4.0 operating system.
Orange leaked own branded San Francisco II ZTE made phone, on phone's support page and Sony Ericsson X10 mobile phone is now getting an upgrade to the current
version of Android on O2, whilst Sky adds a news application to Research In Motion's BlackBerry
handsets.