Lucky for us the android alliance
promised updates for devices for 18 months.
Big - ticket manufacturers like Motorola, HTC and even Samsung have
promised updates for their devices in the coming months, because of which we should the share of devices running Lollipop grow faster than any previous Android release.
They promise updates for a device but don't live up to the promise.
Not exact matches
Adding heroes like Batman to the lineup wasn't the only
update this go - around, users of Comics Plus can also expect to enjoy an enhanced uView reading experience that
promises to fit every title to your
device's screen without the need
for spinning, flipping, or zooming!
They are the collection of
devices, some of whose manufacturers
promised updates for them that were never delivered; others were sold with 2.1 with no intention of being supported with later versions of Android.
In between the Fall launch up until now, the
device was also known
for being one of the few
devices to also support the full Webtop functionality, which makes the announced
update to Ice Cream Sandwich another anomaly
for this phone compared to its stablemates, which were denied long -
promised Ice Cream Sandwich
updates.
A Flash 10.2
update is available
for Android
devices running Honeycomb, and Adobe is
promising better video performance... when Android 3.1 comes out.
Micromax has
promised Android 5.0 Lollipop
update for the
device.
Amazon has responded to negative user comments by
promising a software
update for its Kindle Fire tablet in the next 2 weeks.Since launch, it is believed that the
device has sold well, with Amazon claiming that it has had to reorder stock already, but... Read more
Microsoft has unveiled its
updated Windows 8.1 tablet
device for the prosumer and
promises that there are plenty of improvements that make it a much more attractive proposition to last year's model.
Within the last 24 hours, Motorola Mobility have quietly amended the Android
update master list
for all
devices to exclude three major Android
devices from long -
promised Ice Cream Sandwich
updates, chief among them two former flagships in the Motorola Atrix carried by AT&T in the US and the Motorola Photon carried by Sprint, while the Motorola Electrify was previously launched by U.S. Cellular.
Among the features being added to the day one
update are remote play, which lets users stream PS4 games to PS Vita systems over Wi - Fi (Sony
promises that «most PS4 titles» are compatible with the feature) and second screen functions
for PS4 games that link with PS Vita or the PlayStation App on mobile
devices.
Google is
promising to continue to future on enhancing security
for its operating system and to lead by example when it comes to supporting
devices with security patches and
updates.
During the launch, Xolo has
promised to push the Android 5.0
update for the
device and now Xolo has announced that the budget smartphone will get Lollipop
update on 16 January.
NVIDIA had already
promised updates for its Shield
devices.
Samsung
promises a quick software
update to make the Galaxy S4 work with the Gear, but
for now you're still only looking at the Note 3 and Note 10.1 as your compatible host
devices.
It was expected that both of these carriers would release the
update soon because Samsung had
promised on its official US support forums last week that it's going to release the Galaxy Note 8 Android Oreo
update for all variants of the
device within 2 - 3 weeks.
Since this is an Android One
device, Google
promises regular security and OS
updates for a minimum of two years from launch.
Leaked release notes
for Apple's critical iOS 11.3
update indicate that when it arrives
for devices beyond the sixth - generation iPad, it won't support AirPlay 2 — and that even the company's
promised battery health features are technically unfinished.
Motorola is a company that
promises quick Android
updates for its
devices.
New Balance
promises up to five hours of battery life
for the RunIQ with active GPS or up to 24 hours of typical usage, but those figures should improve once the
device receives its Android Wear 2.0
update.
The best way
for users to ensure — as Windows and
Devices chief Terry Myerson
promised last year — they «won't be surprised» about going to Windows 10 — is to follow Microsoft's guidelines to block the Windows 10 notification
update on their
devices.
The Nougat
update was originally
promised for the
device in April of this year, some eight months after Android 7.0 was made available to manufacturers.
Google, as part of its
promises to make the Android ecosystem more secure, has released the security
updates for the Google Nexus
devices.
Android Go, a lightweight version of Android designed
for lower - end
devices with less than 1 GB of RAM,
promises a world of efficient, decent - performing budget phones with timely security and app
updates.
Verizon is
promising zero interference and is
promising to offer the
updates to the buyers of Verizon Pixel
devices in a manner similar to the way it handles the iOS
updates for iPhones.
This sheds hope
for phones like the One A9, which launched with Marshmallow yet failed to fulfill previous
update promises, but not
for older ones like the One M9, or budget
devices like those in the Desire line.
Android Oreo will be available
for the Pixel, Pixel XL, Nexus 6P, Nexus 5x, and the Pixel C tablet as of today, but this time surprisingly a lot of
devices have been
promised updates to the new version.
Talking about the
updates, Google
promised official Android
updates for the last year's Pixel
devices up to Android P so we can surely expect the 2017's Pixel phones to get official Android
updates till 2020.
Naturally, being a concept
device, there's no
promise this will make it to market in its current form, but those who want
updates on Project Linda can register
for them on Razer's website.
If your Lumia 635, 730/735, 830, Icon, 930, 1520, or other
device that just lost support has been sitting in the Release Preview ring, patiently waiting
for the Creators
Update that was
promised, you'll need to switch it to the Slow or Fast ring.
They also
promise regular software
updates for the
device.
HMD Global has
promised monthly security
updates for its entire lineup of
devices, as well as an upgrade to Android 8.0 Oreo by the end of the year.
The Google Play Edition is meant
for folks looking out
for priority
updates and a stock experience, much like what Nexus
devices promise.
We hope that this trend continues
for the company and that they follow through on their software
update promises for their
devices.
Yes, there were some quibbles about its processor (a quad core MediaTek 6582) being a bit long in the tooth and the absence of 4G, but on the flip side, this
device came with a massive (
for this price) 32 GB of storage and most important of all, the latest version of Android (5.1.1) with assured
updates for the next two years — the classic Android One
promise.
HP has
promised to support its newly released Elite x3 Windows phone handset with constant
updates, and has today released yet another firmware
update for the
device.
So much so
for Google's
promise of Android One being one of the «some of the first
devices to be
updated to Android Lollipop».
This date shows the customer at what point the
device has been patched, and Google's idea is that this date will be inside the last month
for currently supported
devices, as it has
promised to release
updates on a monthly basis.
When it comes to the Android Oreo
update, OnePlus has
promised to release the
update for most of its
devices before the end of the year.
With this in mind, it is easy to conclude that Android Nougat will be rolling out to these two
devices in the not - so - distant future, something that doesn't drift too far with the earlier
promise from Samsung that the
update will be available
for Galaxy S7
devices before this year comes to a conclusion.
There is even better news
for owners of Huawei
devices as the company has also
promised the
update will be coming to quite a good number of its
devices.
Initially, Huawei had
promised users of the Huawei Honor 7 that the Marshmallow
update will be ready
for their
devices by the end of February.
The company has
promised to release monthly security
updates for this
device but
for some odd reason has decided to put the Galaxy A8 + (2018) on a quarterly
update schedule.
Motorola also
promised to release Android 8.0 Oreo
update for this
device.
And they kept their
promise, releasing the first OxygenOS Open Beta software
update based on Android 8.0 «Oreo»
for OnePlus 5T
devices at the end of December 2017.
Still holding on to its
promise, Google has released
updates for its most recent Nexus
devices that carry within it the latest security patches
for Android.
HTC operates a 90 - day
promise for software
updates and the company also says your
device will be
updated for two years following its release.
OnePlus
promised to support the current flagship
devices even when OnePlus 5 launches and as the company gears
for the launch of the new flagship killer, they released a new Open Beta
update for its current flagship
devices OnePlus 3 and 3T.
In September, Microsoft
promised that an official Windows 10 Mobile
update for existing Lumia
devices (non-Insiders) would be coming in December, but now the company is delaying the
update until January 2016.