Hooray! News from HTC’s Canadian partner Roger’s Wireless has confirmed that HTC is expecting to update its Magic (AKA myTouch 3G) Android phone to the FULL Android 2.1 specification, with an update expected to arrive halfway through the year.
Roger’s confirmed that Canadian Magic and Dream users would soon get an updated version of Android 1.5 on their phones (but oddly this will NOT be Android 1.6) to keep them happy (ish), also adding that…
“By mid-year, HTC will issue an upgrade to Android 2.1, including the highly acclaimed HTC Sense experience for the HTC Magic.”
…but there will be nothing beyond Android 1.5 for users of the Dream, AKA the T-Mobile G1. That phone is now officially last-gen, after a mere year on sale.
We were a little worried that the HTC Magic – branded as a “With Google” phone on Vodafone in the UK and therefore possibly being left out in the update wilderness like the Samsung Galaxy i7500, might be considered too old to get Android 2.1 – but no. Once the HTC Sense UI is stripped away, the 2.1 Android build ought to quite easily filter down to all Magic/myTouch phones in the US, Europe and anywhere else HTC’s flogging it.
It looks like the Magic/myTouch’s impressive Android market share was enough to convince HTC to invest the man-hours required to update the phone’s current Android 1.6 version to the full 2.1 experience.
Motorola’s latest flagship dual-core Android monster is a massive, original powerhouse, that’s a big improvement on previous MOTOBLUR mobiles – but still isn’t a total winner.
A slim and glamorous phone from Sony Ericsson, with the sharpest display around. It’s no powerhouse and the screen’s not the biggest out there, but we don’t mind. Because it’s cute.
LG’s first glasses-free 3D phone is a heavy, fat monster, with a clever 3D effect that works rather well. As a smartphone, though, it’s heavy and underwhelming.
A very shiny thing from Sony Ericsson, with a 3.7″ screen and Android 2.3.3 inside. But is it exciting enough to win fans in today’s spec-obsessed market? Can man live on one core alone?
INQ’s Android phone is an interesting “boutique” piece of hardware, packed with unique interface customisations that go far beyond the headline Facebook integration. We like it a lot.
Wasim
/ January 9, 2010MID 2010??? ARE U KIDDING ME???? WHAT THE HELL????? why so long? this is sooooo annoying! at least send out the 2.0 then! jesus christ!
EURODROID 00001
/ January 9, 2010Everyone’s a bit busy flogging the Nexus, by the look of it. I’m just happy my Magic will make it to the end of its 18-month contract before becoming obsolete.
andre
/ January 13, 2010could u be more specific than in the middle of the year atleast just let us update to 2.0
QC
/ January 26, 2010The reason they are not upgrading the mytouch right now is becuase they want people tp purchase the Nexus now since its out. Sales for that phone is important to google. After they get a bunch off the shelves they will give mytouch the upgrade it deserves.
Anonymous
/ April 29, 2010BARRIER
shani
/ June 8, 2010still no update :(