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Google’s Android operating system is awesome, yet it’s plagued by Fragmentation of the various versions of the OS in the market. Often new consumers are confused by the fact they cannot download apps their friends may have or even some apps reviewed on AndroidTapp.com and wonder why. Many times it boils down to the Android version your phone has.
Think of it as; if you have Android 1.5 (if compared to Windows 2000) and the app requires Android 2.0+ (if compared to Windows Vista)… bottom line it’s just not happening. However we have created a chart of various Android phones by OS versions of phones released by Q1 2010 to help understand and ease these fragmentation frustrations. We’ll update as more phones hit the market.
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You know, being open and all, manufacturers should go to bigger extents in customising Android. So far only HTC’s effort looks both professional and good. Sony’s effort with Xperia is great in terms of media but otherwise ordinary. Motorola’s customisation is not really to my liking.
Hope there’ll be more competition against HTC. Actually, not more. But better competition.
I just bought my wife a cliq xt and it is running 1.5 not 1.6
oh never mind I misread your graph
My issue with searching for apps on the Droid comes when you try & search from a web browser rather than a mobile device. Android for example has a very limited approach through web browsers(hate that). I have come to the conclusion that if I want to search apps on my laptop, I should use other marketplaces. I found the Facebook, AIM, & more on a site called RawApps
isn’t the devour 1.6?
and the moment is 2.1 now
Samsung Moment update came out last night, still has yet to be confirmed by Sprint. As more saturation of the Moment gets 2.1 we’ll bump it up. A lot of Moment owners have no clue an update is available… only the savvy.
Correcto.. we’ll have that updated soon. Actually waiting for HTC Evo and LG Ally launch.
I have the non + mytouch 3g and it’s running 1.6 (nonrooted).
Why is the HTC Magic listed when it’s just the product codename for mytouch3g?
Virtually same phone, but Vondafone has the Magic
Umm… the Devour runs 1.6 http://www.motorola.com/Consumers/US-EN/Consumer-Product-and-Services/Mobile-Phones/ci.Motorola_DEVOUR_US-EN.alt
The Samsung Galaxy have an official update to Android 2.1. I own one.
You know, you could also look a little bit outside the US…
For instance, I have a Vodafone-branded Magic, running 1.6. And that was an OTA upgrade.
Thank you to all! We’ve updated the chart based on your feedback plus the upgrades made available in the past day or so such as Samsung Moment and Sprint Hero
What I’d really like to see is a full timeline of when each of the major Android phones received updates for each iteration of Android.
It would be nice if you could check the Android version on the device. I have not yet foud the way to do this. Anyone?
You actually can by going to your Home screen then press Menu button » Settings » About phone… it will say “Android version”
i wanted to know if ur app works on the LG OPTIMUS V FOR VIRGIN MOBILE