Android 5.0 May Arrive This Fall, Hints Google

[gm0n3y]

[citation][nom]cknobman[/nom]Im done with Android probably.Too many "me too" devices from umpteen hundred manufacturers that get modded or skinned, have forced software, and get crappy support. Often new devices are released at such a fast pace that the manufacturers and carriers dont care to support them beyond 1 software upgrade. That leaves you with a under contract device that has out of date software.That just leads to problems with app programmers and instability/incompatibility due to such a fragmented OS base.Its really turning into a fluster cluck.Windows Phone here I come![/citation]
That's the reason I bought a Galaxy Nexus. If there is one phone that is going to get proper and timely upgrades, it's Google's flagship phone. Of course if this doesn't happen then I may be joining you in the M$ camp.

 

[hoof_hearted]

Why can't they learn from Microsoft's failures in this area.

They really need to find some way to just improve the OS they already released. Minor upgrades and address the stuff that is broken rather than creating a whole new release.

Even Micorsoft was better about this, but people were/are still resistant. Many people are still on Winodws XP. Large corporations don't want to make this kind of infrastructure commitment every year. I would bet they would even see some larger corporate contracts if they were to give more years to each release.

 

[zak_mckraken]

@back_by_demand : My vote goes to Zebra Cake. Hmm, striped goodness.

 

[3Ball]

I know rooting isnt for everyone, but when buying an android phone, I always look to phones that have a good chance to be heavily developed for in the modding community. You get so much more out of your phone with the right custom rom. IMO, the OG droid I had was not very good until I put some custom roms and launchers on it.

Google didnt think my phone would go past 2.2, but when I turned it off for the last time I was running 2.3.7 LiquidSmooth ROM. I am now over on my CDMA GNex running the recently released LiquidSmooth v1.0, overclocked, undervolted, perfectly stable. Gets the most out of my hardware, and adds so much more to the software.

I, like many others, found that relying on carriers for software updats was hopeless. I also found the OTA updates from verizon to be far less stable than my custom roms. The same goes for my GNex, I have ran many ROMs before settling on one, and all of them were more stable, and much faster than the stock rom that came with the phone. Not to mention running update radios has greatly improved the different signals coming to the phone.

Short an sweet, you need to educate yourself and chose your android phones wisely in order to get the best out of them. The "fragmentation" issue, can be less of an issue (for you personally) with educated decision. Just my two cents.

 

[everygamer]

During the interview, Lockheimer acknowledged consumer frustration over the slow process of rolling out Android ICS. But he also admitted that the Android Upgrade Alliance has made a difference in getting timely upgrades out for devices during ICS's first 18 months on the market.

First 18 month on market, seriously. Try making that the first 6 month on market or basically the phones they roll OS out to will be obsolete before they get the update.

Perfect example, Android 4.0.3 and 4.0.4 have been released, my Samsung Galaxy Nexus, which due to the Nexus name should be getting updates at least semi-raw has yet to see either of these versions. I am still sitting on Android 4.0.2 and it has been over 2 months. If this is a raw build device why such a delay.

 

[halcyon]

I tried Android with the Droid Razr and Razr Maxx only to realize what I missed about iOS. I came home to the iPhone. So now Android 5.0 may come about before Motorola upgrades the Razr/Razr Maxx to Android 4.0. ...and people wonder why I came home to iOS.

 

[Guest]

what network will it be on?