HTC Vows: Two years of free updates to future flagships, KitKat for One ... - Androidnext

+ Kaan Gürayer
15.02.2014, 14:02 clock

AmA – Ask me Anything. Under this motto, managers of HTC have users of the online community reddit yesterday evening confessed to answer questions. Even the vexing issue Android updates was addressed. HTC will allow update warranty two years to the latest Android version future flagship – but so far only in North America. The current device HTC One mini and max are there also get in the spring of KitKat.

In one of the AMA rounds, in which even Barack Obama or Bill Gates recently had to answer questions from reddit users, HTC admitted that it has hooked with the Android updates in the past and they often times the can understand the annoyance of many customers. But the Taiwanese acclaimed directly improvement: in the future should receive an update warranty of two years for the next version of Android flagships all. Prepared: In statement was only of the top models in North America, the speech. Does HTC update warranty so only for the U.S. and Canada, but not for the rest of the world? The HTC will have to explain in more detail.

During the discussion went the ailing manufacturer then again on the extremely complex update process one in which not only HTC has its fingers in the pie, but also Google, chip manufacturers and mobile service providers. Too many cooks spoil yes sometimes the porridge, as an old saying goes, not always, HTC is to blame for a lack of update.

So what happened in the HTC X and HTC X +. According to HTC, the flagships obtained from the year 2012, no further updates because chipmaker NVIDIA offers no longer support for the Tegra 3. While in the U.S. One X tinkers an SoC made by Qualcomm, which is still supported, but HTC had finally decided against an update, as it would not go down so well among the customers of the company if it were the weaker One X supplied with an update that One X + does not.

new information there was on these outstanding updates to Android 4.4 for the HTC One Max (test) and one mini (test). Like the HTC product team posted on reddit, KitKat should reach the One Max in March, the One mini then a month later, in April. Although these data are based on the American versions, we should be able to expect the update to KitKat in the same time frame. The KitKat update for the HTC one is anyway already in the starting blocks.

At the end of the small togetherness, the American product team from HTC also have indicated that the Group will be deal with direct Android updates – without waiting until the mobile operators have tested and approved any updates. How could however look exactly and whether such a procedure is not “at your own risk” – ie be sold at a loss guarantee – would happen, but HTC could open

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two-year update warranty, but only for North American Devices: HTC itself has simply expressed poorly, or if we are really as disadvantaged in Europe soon? Would affect your purchase decision?

Source: reddit [via Pocket-lint, PhoneArena]

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