On a PC the users were the responsible of updating his Operating System. I think that manufacturers like PC-Makers at the end they never feel compelled to upgrade the operating systems of PCs. I expect this to change as the industry continues to get disrupted. There aren’t a great percentage of those unlocked phones in the US due to the subsidy model combined with the fact that GSM is not the dominant paradigm so the subsidy model lock-in is hard to undercut. Then you become a de facto tester depending on how many users the ROM may have.
Asus tf101 lollipop install#
If you have an unlocked bootloader or rooted phone you can install ROMs that may have been developed by 3rd parties. So the usual 4 week carrier lab testing protocol may be stretched out by the patching process. In the mean time the Stagefright bug has been discovered and it looks like there may be one or two others coming to the fore as well. I still have it on my phone and am doing fine with it. The soak had some problems (which I didn’t notice nor report) and the ROM is now back with the developers and the carrier testing labs. Because it is a hybrid WiFi/cell ROM it has usually been 6 months or more behind the mainstream releases for other handsets and carriers. I have a Republic Wireless phone and got selected for the soak test for Lollipop 5.1.
Asus tf101 lollipop update#
For the most part to update your Android phone the new ROM must be pre-approved by the carriers and come, as a signed package, either from them or from the manufacturer.
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