May 28
Yesterday I posted about the Samsung Behold II, and the company’s backpedaling about a promised Android OS upgrade for the device. Today I received the following official response from Samsung regarding the Behold II:
“Samsung Mobile and T-Mobile USA are planning to update the Behold II to Android 1.6 which provides access to Google Maps Navigation, Google Voice Search capability and quick search box for Android. The update will also supply additional benefits including Swype, an improved Media Player, updated core Android applications and improved Bluetooth capabilities. However, the Behold II is not upgradeable beyond Android 1.6.”
I still don’t understand why OS updates for these devices are such an issue. It’s one thing if a company wants to prevent the wholesale installation of a buggy third-party app, in order to ensure its product continues to run smoothly. But an entire, official OS update, that other devices can run just fine? These things are computers. Computers get OS updates. Why the heck not?
At any rate, Samsung says the Behold II will soon gain many of the newer Android features, including the excellent Google Maps Navigation. I guess something is better than nothing, right?
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