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T-Mobile G1 Will Not Be Updated to Android 2.2

By on May 22, 2010

Google has confirmed that the first Android smartphone will not be updated to Android 2.2. The company has confirmed that the T-Mobile G1 does not have the enough RAM to run Android 2.2.

The lead developer of the Android platform pushed hard to ensure all device manufacturers issued Android 2.1 upgrades for smartphones. Faced with large fragmentations between Android versions prior to 2.0, the company wanted 2.1 to serve as a rollup release before adding features that would render some devices obsolete. The advantage to this course has been that end-users have received free services such as Google Navigation, and Android application developers are not forced to use multiple, older SDK branches.

Android 2.2 will be vastly more compatible with software targeting Android 2.1 software, as Android branches going forward will have significantly higher support for backwards compatibility. This will help to support devices such as the T-Mobile G1 that do not receive further Android updates officially.

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3 responses to “T-Mobile G1 Will Not Be Updated to Android 2.2”

  1. Millenion
    Millenion May 22, 2010 at 10:31 am |

    LAME…i like my g1 but i wish i can have the new firmwares

  2. Bthis
    Bthis May 22, 2010 at 7:54 pm |

    So when Google FINALLY puts Bluetooth Voice Dial into the OS, G1 users can’t get it!?! How much is that iPhone?

  3. Christopher Price
    Christopher Price May 23, 2010 at 1:05 am |

    Bthis, iPhone 3G, released in a similar timeframe to the G1, cannot use voice dialing either. You need the faster iPhone 3GS to use voice dialing.