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RIP N1, we should have known that Google could not keep its promise for you.
So it truly is official that the Nexus One is not going to get an official port of ICS (Ice Cream Sandwich) or Android 4.0. Now I understand that phones change and that features may require more processing power; better hardware designs to keep up battery life; and added chips to take advantage of newer features like Google Wallet and the like. Yet doesn’t it disturb anyone but myself that Google is killing off its developer phone.
Now before anyone says anything I get the fact that Android devices come out at a dizzying pace that replaces models every 2-4 months, but is that really necessary? Now I hate to compare everyone one to Apple but I think you have to compare it to the only real competitor. While Android has the potential to be a huge driving force behind smartphones the lack of support from the developers behind Android bothers me. IOS is still running on many iPod touches and the iPhone 3GS so why can’t Google do something similar? The architecture cannot have changed that much with it. The google wallet is a cool feature that I would be willing to give up in order to have my phone updated to the newer version that supports the newer APIs and interfaces for programmers; because let’s be honest that if you fall behind in Android versions then it doesn’t even matter how fast your device is because newer apps are no longer going to be coming to your device.
Nexus One gets an Ice Cream Sandwich port via CyanogenMod | Android Community.
Nexus One denied Ice Cream Sandwich, becomes official relic of Android’s yesteryears – Engadget.
And yet another sign of happy what I can only be sure of is happy android customers is the following chart of Android fragmentation and the manufacturer’s delay or complete disregard of updating their phones:the understatement: Android Orphans: Visualizing a Sad History of Support.
And here’s the chart from it.
IMG from:”http://media.theunderstatement.com/016a_android_orphans.png”
Any incase anyone wants to know, I’m going to keep my iPhone. I think I can probably keep it for around 3 years before I’m forced into another one.