Google says Nexus One too old for Android 4.0
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Google says Nexus One too old for Android 4.0
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Re: Google says Nexus One too old for Android 4.0
#2This is EXACTLY what I would expect from HTC. I had their products before and I got burned this way.
It is one of the reasons I switched to Apple.
Re: Google says Nexus One too old for Android 4.0
#3It's feasible that Cyanogenmod will release a compatible version though, isn't it?
Re: Google says Nexus One too old for Android 4.0
#4This is EXACTLY what I would expect from HTC. I had their products before and I got burned this way. It is one of the reasons I switched to Apple.
Except HTC doesn't control the software on the Nexus One. Google handles all Google-experience devices like the Nexus One, Nexus S, Xoom and the new Nexus Galaxy.
Re: Google says Nexus One too old for Android 4.0
#5Damn. This bums me out.
Re: Google says Nexus One too old for Android 4.0
#6This is EXACTLY what I would expect from HTC. I had their products before and I got burned this way. It is one of the reasons I switched to Apple.
How is this different than Apple's iOS5 compatibility list?
Well, besides how much easier it will be for third parties to add ICS to Nexus One.
Re: Google says Nexus One too old for Android 4.0
#7This is EXACTLY what I would expect from HTC. I had their products before and I got burned this way. It is one of the reasons I switched to Apple.
How is this different than Apple's iOS5 compatibility list? Well, besides how much easier it will be for third parties to add ICS to Nexus One.
iOS 5 runs smoothly on a 3GS, a phone older than the Nexus One.
Re: Google says Nexus One too old for Android 4.0
#8This is EXACTLY what I would expect from HTC. I had their products before and I got burned this way. It is one of the reasons I switched to Apple.
How is this different than Apple's iOS5 compatibility list? Well, besides how much easier it will be for third parties to add ICS to Nexus One.
I think the reaction is largely over the perceived short lifespan of the hardware in relation to supported software updates available to it, which in this instance favors poorly against Apple generally supplying software updates more than two years after a phone is released.
Re: Google says Nexus One too old for Android 4.0
#9It's feasible that Cyanogenmod will release a compatible version though, isn't it?
Yes, there's a good chance of such a release considering the history of CyanogenMod [1].
Too bad the update won't be straight from Google this time. One of the key benefits of the Nexus One for nearly 2 years comes to an end.
Re: Google says Nexus One too old for Android 4.0
#10There's no incentive for Google to provide backward compatibility for Android, hence they don't.