No Android 4.2 and HTC Sense 5 for One S - Heise Newsticker

the HTC One S there will be no update to Android 4.2. Corresponding rumors confirmed in a brief statement, HTC, however, reasons why not call the company first. Originally it had in February for an update published in the previous year models One S, One X One X + and Butterfly promised, at least the One S but is now staying with Android 4.1 and Sense 4 +.

to HTC wanted to express our demand on the reasons for the lack of updates not initially. The official German press release is as vague as they are ambiguous, but she called indirectly stability and performance problems as possible reasons. So whether it Default by HTC, provide only software that “must work flawlessly under all conceivable scenarios”. The currently installed software based on Android 4.1 work “with any hardware version of the HTC One S both stable and performant” and guarantee “the best user experience.” Apparently that would be after the update no longer the case.

may also makes the later published version of the One C2-S with the older Snapdragon S3 the manufacturer a spanner in the works. Due to supply constraints at Qualcomm HTC had not used in all models the current Snapdragon S4. However, currently the older chip will lack the appropriate driver for Android 4.2. Both versions are currently available.

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The One S from HTC will receive an update to Android 4.2 and the surface remains the same class=”source”> Image: HTC

Under similar circumstances, was canceled at short notice a year ago and the update for the HTC Desire HD. At the time, lack of space in the internal memory of the reason for the cancellation of the update to Android 4.0. Unlike the jump from Android 2.3, Ice Cream Sandwich, the changes to Google’s operating system from 4.1 to 4.2 less would be drastic, with its own interface Sense 5 but had HTC unveiled a series innovations like the Messenger service flashing feed or the video function Zoe for sharing short Videoschnippseln .

are not affected by the decision, the models One X One X + and One XL. To be published as planned in the coming weeks the update. (asp)