Five months for updating to ICS: 'very reasonable,' says Android lead developer

3. remixfa posted on 27 Apr 2012, 11:28 10 2

its the exact opposite really. Since google doesnt force carriers into indentured survitude to sell their products, they are going around carriers. Selling Nexus devices in the play store is only just beginning. And I hope it succeeds. 400 bux for an unlocked top tier phone with direct OS support ?? Yea, thats got me interested.

5. Sleepy posted on 27 Apr 2012, 12:51 1 1

Google should make the Galaxy Nexus available in other countries as well. US may be a big market but it is not the only one!

22. danwatson posted on 28 Apr 2012, 08:24 0 0

I'm saying i love the idea of going around carriers and the price is perfect. But how can they keep going around carriers when LTE doesn't allow you to just change your sim card. My understanding is that the phone has to be carrier specific with LTE. Thus, Google could never sell a LTE enabled phone without going through the carrier

23. Sleepy posted on 30 Apr 2012, 03:15 0 0

I thought CDMA was carrier specific and not LTE.

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4. theruleslawyer posted on 27 Apr 2012, 11:56 1 1

I don't see why LTE can't be handled fundamentally the same way as GSM is now. Throw in a pentaband LTE radio and you're good to go. I'd bet that the next nexus has LTE and GSM support. CDMA is the real problem with no sim card.

14. haikallp posted on 27 Apr 2012, 15:53 0 1

yeap, seems that only Sony is doing a good job in updating thier phones/tablets to ICS.

9. theBankRobber posted on 27 Apr 2012, 14:35 1 1

Or maybe you just don't understand what he has to go through to try and push this 1 update to OEM's and carriers. You think its easy to do what this man does? At least he's letting everyone know what the issue is, and its been the carrier problem the whole time and everyone has said that.

10. HugeTroller (banned) posted on 27 Apr 2012, 14:47 0 1

That's why I say, its fragmentated no one can change that. While things are just smooth for Windows Phone/iOS. Carrier problem? Why I dont see that on iOS?

12. theBankRobber posted on 27 Apr 2012, 15:27 1 1

Because the carriers have NO CONTROL over the iphone, Apple pushes IOS updates out, not the carrier. Android on the other hand has to have the carrier approve the update after they tweak it with there with their crap. That's why you don't see carrier logos on iPhones and carrier apps like you do on Android.

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21. frydaexiii posted on 28 Apr 2012, 03:46 0 1

I bet you don't even know what fragmented means...

16. Cwebb posted on 27 Apr 2012, 16:39 0 1

Don't speak the name of the "intercept." (shutters) I hated every second of that phone, but look where I am now. I know the OS was great, just the crapsung phone was so horrid. Terrible processor, funky screen, and so on and so forth

17. Cwebb posted on 27 Apr 2012, 16:41 1 2

You really don't understand carriers do you? They don't care when you get the new OS, because you already spent the money to get the phone and are locked into a contract. They will slowly pass it out once they're sure that there is hardly any bugs, and then we complain that it took so long. If you want a speedy update, rooting is easy ;)

18. haikallp posted on 27 Apr 2012, 17:04 0 1

i do understand but it doesnt change the fact that waiting for 5months for an update thats already out, kindda sucks dont u think

20. Cwebb posted on 27 Apr 2012, 23:18 0 1

I totally agree, but thats why I rooted. The best way to do it would be getting an international phone if your on AT&T/T Mobile or get a Nexus, assuming you wouldn't root. I've had an ICS ROM since Christmas :) Most roots aren't really complicated and you have almost no chance of bricking it as long as you follow all the directions (and don't flash radios or extremely OC)

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