Android Updates: The Track Record
Posted by Sam Churchill on January 14th, 2011Computer World determined how long Android updates took for the four major carriers and for the 5 major manufacturers. Google’s Android 2.2 upgrade, best known as Froyo, came out in June, 2010. Froyo has slowly made its way onto handsets around the world. Some phones got the software within a matter of days. Others waited weeks or months.
The chart above shows the percentage of Android phones upgraded to Froyo on each carrier within 2010, while a second chart shows how long, on average, each carrier took to deliver the software. Verizon takes top honors for its Android upgrades with a third of the carrier’s qualifying Android phones received Froyo within the software’s first six months.
The chart above shows the percentage of Android phones upgraded by each manufacturer within 2010; a second chart shows how long, on average, each manufacturer took to deliver the software. HTC is the best manufacturer, with 50 percent of its Android phones having been bumped to Froyo within 2010. Its average upgrade time is also relatively impressive, at 56 days. Motorola comes in second for number of upgrades, and Samsung is third. Dell, LG and Sony bring up the rear.
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