Lollipop Missing 90 Day Window?

kgbkny

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I converted my AT&T-branded HTC M8 to the Developer Edition and received Lollipop before AT&T's version got 4.4.4. I have a feeling that carrier meddling is once again responsible for the delay.
 

Rukbat

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For huge values of "hardly any". I don't know of a phone that hasn't had issued with 5.0 or 5.0.1. I'd rather that they do their own alpha and beta testing. I've been retired from doing those things (for money) for a while now, so I'm not doing them for free on my phone. 4.4.4? Yes - I want the SSL fix. Lollipop? I can't stand the "Material Design" look anyway, so why would I want to put up with bugs to get it?

As Nick said, don't get it out fast, get it out right. I fired people for messing up software less than some of the recent updates.
 

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I reckon Sense actually saved Lollipops *** rather than be a hindrance to the 90 day window.

Just two examples - on the Nexus devices you can't pin applications (which is quite cool), nor can you change the recent applications back to grid view. Sense saves the day once again.
 

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I'm not surprised. I see Sprint is still only in Stage 2 integration so I'm not anticipating any update from them for at least 60 days. Meanwhile, life goes on so I'm gonna go do something fun dammit! :D:cool:
 

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I'm not surprised. I see Sprint is still only in Stage 2 integration so I'm not anticipating any update from them for at least 60 days. Meanwhile, life goes on so I'm gonna go do something fun dammit! :D:cool:

Don't trust what you see on HTC software update status. I've seen it go from Integration to roll out complete in a day..... ;)