System update

drozas

Member
May 1, 2011
54
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No update but on closer inspection, my model number is a501; my build number is a500. Talk about fragmentation

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ObsidianBlk

Member
May 13, 2011
82
2
No update for me.
Funny thing... model number and build number are both a500, while my model ID (not to be confused with model number) is a501... go figure.
 

gazlyn

Member
May 18, 2011
12
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mines a model a500 and got the upddate today
model number a500(model id also a500)
android 3.01
kernel 2.6.36.3
build number acer_a500_1.139.05_com_gen1
 
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acsere

Member
May 4, 2011
26
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No update here either

Model number - A500
Model ID - A501
Version - 3.0.1
Kernel - 2.6.36.3
Build - 1.104.02 GEN 1

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drozas

Member
May 1, 2011
54
1
Looks like its everywhere but the US. Bummer.

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dutchie

Member
May 18, 2011
7
0
I just got promoted for an update. It started but then failed. It said something about incompatible device.

I'm in Canada...don't know if that makes a difference. I'm on build 1.016.5.
 
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spexwood

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May 11, 2011
229
18
Looks like its everywhere but the US. Bummer.

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FYI, the US has a number of FCC barriers that must be lept over before these software updates reach us. While the rest of the world is getting a firmware update, the US can get it anywhere from a few days to months later, depending on what the update does.

I had to suffer through this with my phone getting Android 2.1 some time ago. The whole world got the update except the US. After 2 months of waiting, I finally gave up and flashed my phone.
 

Icebike

Senior Member
Apr 28, 2011
1,523
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There are no fcc barriers to releasing an operating system update.
There no hardware changes, no new radios. No carrier changes are involved.
 
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