Motorola Droid boasts of Android 2.0. Seemingly many Android users are inquiring when Android 2.0 will come to first generation Android handsets. According to a report over on android, they conceive various first- generation Android handsets would not see an Android 2.0 update.
The report lists various reasons as proof such as:
• Lack of Qualcomm and others hardware drivers for Android 2.0 kernel
• Lack of comments from carriers and mobile phone makers
• Limited first generation internal storage pace
• Mobile handset manufacturers releasing Android 1x handsets next year
• And Google back porting Maps Navigation to Android 1.6.
Only 2 handset firms have stated their devices will get Android 2.0. They are the HTC Hero gets Éclair and the Samsung Behold II gets Android 2.0 and those proclamations came via Twitter and YouTube, says the report.
As for the carriers and the question of Android 2.0, the response was
HTC say Android 2.0 on the Droid Eris is up to Verizon asking for it
Motorola on the CLIQ say it can have updates but do not confirm it will get Android 2.0
T-Mobile say they are working with Google to deliver Android 2.0 but do not state which handset will get it
Sprint says there are no main OS upgrades planned
and Verizon say on the subject of the Droid Eris gaining Android 2.0, they have no additional info they can share at this time.
No company wants to formally go on record when it comes to releasing Android 2.0 for first generation devices.