HTC Tattoo NOT Getting Android 2.1?
| by Rob Jackson on March 17th, 2010 |
Welcome to the world of competing rumors and unconfirmed information. Last week we heard that one of the most basic Android Phones – the HTC Tattoo – would be getting Android 2.1. This was great news for EVERYONE with a budget Android, not just Tattoo owners.
But not anymore. The HTC Tattoo might not be getting Android 2.1 afterall. Check out the information Tracy&Matt are hearing:
“Currently there are no plans to update the HTC Tattoo with éclair.”
Flip, flop, flippedy flop! I’m guessing the Tattoo WON’T get 2.1 because it won’t be strong enough to handle the new features and last time around an HTC rep was making assumptions, connecting dots that maybe shouldn’t have been connected. But that’s just my guess.
Maybe the HTC Tattoo WILL get Android 2.1 and this latest uncofirmation is just throwing caution to the wind. Just want to temper expectations of those who read the first report!
1. SG wrote on March 17, 2010
Both tattoo and hero have same speed processors (528 Mhz) and almost the same amount of RAM (288MB vs 256 MB). Only significant difference is screen size.
I don’t see any ‘technical’ reason for not being able to update. Not wanting to update is a different issue altogether.
2. Carig wrote on March 17, 2010
I think Google should probably start developing a version of all its updates that leaves out only the features that are too processor/memory intensive for lower end phones. That way they can still get all the other new features.
3. Android App Reviews wrote on March 17, 2010
It would be nice if all Android phones could get updated to 2.1.
4. hector wrote on March 17, 2010
mind you, there’s no thecnical reason for it not getting 2.1… that would be a business decision, and that sucks. perfect reason for people to not choose htc next time.
5. t1jordan wrote on March 17, 2010
Sprint Better do something! They are losing the race.
6. John Gatden wrote on March 17, 2010
The author of this post as money to afford a top htc android phone, so he discriminate the poor people who saved money for months to buy a tattoo, by saying this messages.
Obvious that htc customer support doesn’t have any informations of this nature.
Thanks
7. G8D wrote on March 17, 2010
How many Tattoos are actually in the wild? Is it a big enough market to want to keep content?
8. Furret wrote on March 17, 2010
How’s tattoo not handling 2.1? The hardware is almost the same as hero. It’s just a little weaker.
9. Ario wrote on March 17, 2010
Sprint is geeting the Nexus One and possibly the Supersonic (there’s strong evidence but it’s not confirmed yet), I think they may come back very soon… they are just too busy with 4G and WIMAX
10. JPorch316 wrote on March 18, 2010
ets hope the cooking begins soon – the tattoo has been rooted – just wait a while and a 2.1 rom will evetually surface
11. Adrew wrote on March 23, 2010
I contacted HTC myself and they responded with the same response posted on the frandroid. That they are working on the sense UI for the new android version and that an update would be available as soon as possible.
12. cato wrote on April 10, 2010
cant we just get 2.1 without sense then get an update later to have it
13. klima uredjaji wrote on April 25, 2010
288MB vs 256 MB
14. subzero! wrote on May 7, 2010
Can we atleast have some upgrade to support Bluetooth file transfer??? =(
15. someone wrote on July 26, 2010
Even the bluetooth sucks. Maybe the device it’s not strong enough for that too?
What a shit of phone! HTC just lied to all of us, since the very first moment it saw the light, not to say with those rumours of upgrading it to 2.1…
16. someone wrote on July 26, 2010
Android 2.1…. hahaha
Please, fix the damm bluetooth first, and let’s the talk about an os update for the future
One thing is sure. It’s the last Android phone I’ll have in my life. Oh, my, what a waste…
17. someone wrote on July 26, 2010
And the HTC sync app for PC connection… Such a crap…
It doesn’t even install. At least the official version provided in the HTC web.
Forgive me. The official versionS. None of them, nor the updates, are able even to a clean install without lots of funny and meaningless error messages.
What a ridiculous company, my friend. HTC… ha.