No phone manufacturer is as fast with software updates as customers would like them to be, but Motorola has been particularly bad, especially with some of their MOTOBLUR phones which are still stuck on Android 1.5. But they do seem to be taking a step forward with a new timeline that lists when each of their phones around the world will be receiving updates to a later version of Android.
USA
BACKFLIP (USA)
Upgrade to Android 2.1 planned for Q3CLIQ (USA)
Upgrade to Android 2.1 - testing in process, planned for late Q3/early Q4CLIQ XT (USA)
Upgrade to Android 2.1 - testing in process, planned for late Q3/early Q4DEVOUR (USA)
Will not have a software upgrade to Android 2.1DROID by Motorola (USA)
Upgrade to Android 2.2 currently rolling out in phasesDROID X by Motorola (USA)
Upgrade to Android 2.2 planned for late summer.
No surprise with the Droid and Droid X – the former is already receiving its update to Froyo, while the Droid X’s is on the way. T-Mobile’s Cliq and Cliq XT will be getting their Android 2.1 updates, which will likely be final, while AT&’s Backflip should receive the same update some time sooner. What’s disappointing is that the Devour will be stuck on Android 1.6, despite having a faster processor than the Backflip or Cliq/Cliq XT, which shows some indifference on Verizon’s part.
CANADA
BACKFLIP (Canada)
Upgrade to Android 2.1 under evaluationDEXT (Canada)
Upgrade to Android 2.1 under evaluationMILESTONE (Canada)
Initial rollout of upgrade to Android 2.2 planned for Q4QUENCH (Canada)
Upgrade to Android 2.1 under evaluation
Canada’s timeline is much less solid: the Milestone (GSM version of the Droid) will be updated to Froyo, but not until Q4, while updates for the rest of Moto’s Android offerings are basically up to the carriers.
EUROPE
BACKFLIP (Europe)
Will not have software upgrade to Android 2.1DEXT (Europe)
Will not have software upgrade to Android 2.1MILESTONE (Europe)
Initial rollout of upgrade to Android 2.2 planned for Q4
Even worse news for Europe: the Backflip and Dext won’t receive any more software updates, while the Milestone won’t be updated to Android 2.2 for a few more months.
ASIA-PACIFIC
BACKFLIP (Asia-Pacific)
Upgrade to Android 2.1 under evaluationDEXT (Asia-Pacific)
Upgrade to Android 2.1 under evaluationMILESTONE (Asia-Pacific)
Upgrade to Android 2.2 under evaluationQUENCH (Asia-Pacific)
Upgrade to Android 2.1 under evaluationMILESTONE (Korea)
Initial rollout of upgrade to Android 2.2 planned for Q4MOTOROI (Korea)
Initial rollout of upgrade to Android 2.2 planned for Q4Titanium (Korea)
Initial rollout of upgrade to Android 2.2 planned for Q4
Good news here: Korea’s Milestone, MOTOROI, and Titanium will all be updated to Android 2.2, while the Quench, Milestone, Dext, and Backflip are all under consideration for updates to Android 2.1.
LATIN AMERICA AND MEXICO
BACKFLIP (Latin America and Mexico)
Will not have software upgrade to Android 2.1DEXT (Latin America and Mexico)
Will not have software upgrade to Android 2.1MILESTONE (Latin America and Mexico)
Upgrade to Android 2.2 under evaluation
Just like Europe’s timeline, lower-end phones will not see any more updates, while the Milestone is only under consideration to receive the same Android 2.2 update other versions of the phone have.
All in all, these timelines don’t look so promising for MOTOBLUR-running phones, but it seems that carriers have a bigger stake in these updates than even the phone manufacturers do.
Source: Motorola Support Forums
via: Unwired View