HTC社 2010년 안드로이드 출시 모델 Froyo 지원 계획

안드로이드 2.2 Froyo가 공식 발표되면서 하나 눈길을 끄는 기사가 HTC에서
2010년 출시된 안드로이드 모델에 대해서 Froyo 업데이트를 하겠다는 내용이다.

어찌보면 당연한 지원이지만 국내의 경우에는 해주면 정말 망극할 정도의 분위기니...

아이폰을 따라가기 위해서는 아이폰과 같이 꾸준한 펌웨어 업데이트 지원이
필요하지만 아직까지 국내 환경은 아닌 것 같다.

the Droid Incredible, myTouch Slide, EVO 4G, Desire 정도 모델이 아마 해당이 될 것으로 보인다.

p.s. 국내 제조사도 이런 정책은 좀 빨리 본 받아야 할텐데...

From : http://www.mobilecrunch.com/2010/05/20/htc-desire-incredible-android-2-2-froyo/

HTC: If your phone came out in 2010, it’ll probably get Android 2.2

by Greg Kumparak on May 20, 2010

So you just bought the Android 2.1-powered Droid Incredible, or locked in a pre-order for the HTC EVO 4G.. and now Google’s gone and announced Android 2.2. Great.

Don’t fret; if your phone started shipping in 2010 (read: the Droid Incredible, myTouch Slide, EVO 4G, Desire), it’ll almost certainly get the upgrade treatment, according to HTC.

The gents over at AndroidCentral reached out to HTC for comment, and got the following back:

[...] if your phone was launched this year, we will most likely offer an upgrade for it to the Froyo version. This includes popular models like the Desire and Droid Incredible as well as hotly anticipated phones like the Evo 4G, MyTouch slide and upcoming models. We will announce a full list of phones and dates once we are closer to launching the upgrades. We are working closely with Google and our other partners to ensure we have the earliest access to everything we need to provide a complete and solid Sense experience on Froyo. We expect to release all updates in the second half of this year but can’t be more specific yet.

Of course, that leaves plenty of handsets unspoken for. While it’s reasonable to think that HTC might eventually stop supporting some older handsets, what about those that are just outside of 2009? The Droid Eris was released in November of 2009 — will it get to ride the train to upgradeville with all of its friends? As usual, we’ll have to wait and see.

The best part of all of it: the bit about them expecting “to release all updates in the second half of this year”. Sure, it’s not as specific as the update-hounds might want — but considering that the second half of this year begins in just a little over a month, it could be a whole lot worse.