I'm not so sure. When I got my unlocked Google ION at the the Google I/ O conference last May, it came with Android 1.5. I put in my T-mobile sim card and have been using the phone for past 9 months, but NEVER got any updates on the phone. My wife has a G1 on T-Mobile and she got both Android 1.6 and a few other maintenance updates over 2009, but I never got any OTA updates. Clicking on the "Check System for Updates" always said that there was not one available. What also was kind of interesting, was then when I would login to my t-mobile account through the website, the picture of the phone was a "MyTouch", not the Ion that I had (even though for all intents and purposes, they are the same phone).
So, we'll see. I have the Nexus One now, and I'm a little bit skeptical that you been seeing any OTA updates with an unlocked phone - even if you manually check for system updates. I hope I am proved wrong though. On Jan 14, 11:44 am, Carl Whalley <[email protected]> wrote: > Now my Nexus One has arrived I see there is a "Check for System > Updates" option in the About menu. Seems clear to me, and phew, no > recall needed after all. > > On Jan 8, 2:42 pm, Mark Murphy <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Sean Hodges wrote: > > > I suspect these OTA updates rely heavily on the carrier. I can't speak > > > for the T-Mobile contract, but when buying it sim-free I can't imagine > > > OTA updates can be made possible for everyone buying the phone, on any > > > potential cell network. > > > Actually, OTA updates are served by Google servers, not carrier servers, > > according to my sources. I believe the carrier has been the one sending > > the signal that an OTA update is available, but that's not necessarily > > strictly required. Just as Android Market periodically checks for > > updates to apps, some other Android process on a Nexus One could ping a > > Google server to see if there is an update. > > > :: insert obligatory grumblings about the effectiveness of the Market > > update polling mechanism :: > > > Also, ARCHOS does the WiFi equivalent of an OTA update themselves, with > > no carrier in sight. > > > Hence, just because some Nexus Ones (Nexi One? Nexus Many?) is not > > SIM-locked does not mean OTA updates are impossible, or even necessarily > > that difficult. > > > -- > > Mark Murphy (a Commons > > Guy)http://commonsware.com|http://twitter.com/commonsguy > > > Android Consulting/App Development:http://commonsware.com/consulting -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en.
