Bad news for those of you with the HTC Magic and Dream on Canada’s Rogers network: Looks like you’ll be stuck with Android 1.5 for the forseeable future. On HTC’s Web site, under “Can I upgrade my Rogers Magic device to Android 1.6, it says …
“HTC is not currently planning any Android 1.6 upgrades for Rogers Dream or Magic. Android 1.6 was only made available for “Google”-branded devices such as the G1. It is not available for HTC-branded products such as the Dream or Magic, which use Android 1.5. We believe that Android 1.5 is a stable and reliable software platform that delivers a terrific user experience.”
You know what? Android 1.5 is a reliable software platform that delivered a terrific user experience — in 2008. Upgrades are released for a reason: To get onto devices. Sorry, folks. Best hope for some hacking alternatives.
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