The weird ongoing status of the Android 2.1 update for the T-Mobile Pulse continues to confound all rational thought. The update was first released in Hungary, then took a few months to hit the UK – and has now been pulled due to unspecified “feedback”. And T-Mobile is suggesting users experiencing problems reinstall Android 1.5!
Here’s the announcement of the suspension of the 2.1 Pulse upgrade from earlier today, courtesy of the T-Mobile forums:
We want to give all of our customers a great experience when they use our products and services. After receiving feedback on the recent T-Mobile Pulse Android 2.1 software update we’ve decided to suspend it temporarily. We’re working with the phone’s makers on an updated version which is expected in October.
Any customer experiencing issues with the Android 2.1 update on the T-Mobile Pulse should reinstall the December 2009 Android 1.5 software offered on our help and support website here.
So if you took your time over getting it, you’re now stuck until October. What an odd move. With thanks to reader Simon for the spot.
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/ August 25, 2010There is a slight problem that they haven’t addressed… the December update fails to install when you have the 2.1 update on your phone.
To fix this Huawei released a small update several months back which resets the phone version to one that the December update recognises as being upgradable.
http://www.huaweidevice.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=287763&tstart=0&orderStr=9
But I’d advise people to just use a custom ROM instead like FLB-Mod (shameless self-promotion).
Simon
/ August 25, 2010Ok ignore me. T-Mobile have updated the December update so it WILL install on a phone that has been updated using the 2.1 ROM.
Oops.
BLACKALiCE
/ August 25, 2010And if you’re friendless, and don’t require such luxuries as texting, here’s the link for the 2.1 update.
http://support.t-mobile.co.uk/library/TMOBILE/handsets/Pulse/Android%202.1/Pulse%20Android21.zip
Tel
/ February 22, 2011Still no official 2.1 update for the t-mobile pulse and its Feb 2011. I have emailed Huawei and t-mobile several times and they have not replied.
What a shame, the pulse is a good phone let down by poor software.