Samsung galaxy on sprint is shipping with 2.1, this is the high water maker for android phones across all carriers. The lower end hero is also shipping with 2.1, also currently available. These are just two I know off the top of my head...I'm sure other carriers are shipping 2.1 as well.
On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 11:57 AM, Stewart Marshall < revsamarsh...@earthlink.net> wrote: > That is possible, but there is not a phone being marketed right now that > still uses 1.6 or 2.1 > > They are all being updated or pulled from the marker so it may be mutual. > > I know it is much simpler to be supporting only one level of OS on > different platforms that a multiple levels of an OS over a bunch of > platforms. > > Stewart > > > At 12:53 PM 1/23/2011, you wrote: > >> It's not Google..it's LG and Verizon. Unless Google is putting presure on >> Verizon/LG that we don't know about. I view Google as creating the base >> OS >> and putting it outside their garage in whatever builds there are and phone >> manufacturers driving by and picking up what they want. Some 1.6, some >> 2.2..some 2.1. I don't think Google gives a you know what which OS these >> vendors are using. The two phones that of course bypass that scenario are >> the nexus phones. >> >> I'm still looking into rooting my EVO running 2.2. It is slightly more >> difficult than the literal one click root my hero had available. >> > > > *************************************** > ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO ** > ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** > ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > *************************************** > *************************************** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO ** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ***************************************
