NEW UPDATE! 2.4 Gingerbread YAYA

[Baconator]

No I did not make a mistake. I really meant 2.4 Gingerbread. According to Engadget they have a picture of a Xperia Arc running a 2.4 Gingerbread. This is supposed to be an update to bring fixes to some bugs and it will add a lot of stuff they didn't add in Gingerbread 2.3. Possibly bringing the Nexus S HD recording, zoom, contact grouping, etc... This will bring users what 2.3 didn't. It is just like eclair going from 2.0 to 2.1. This could happen any day now! You can read engadget's article here.
Engadget 2.4 Sony Xperia Arc
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[Gone24]

hopefully the update brings all of the stuff you mentioned to the nexus s!! I will be patiently waiting for the OTA!!

 

[Baconator]

Ikr. I can't wait.

 

[DPtheKid]

woot woot can't wait! I herd it could be awhile!

 

[Baconator]

Yeah so did I but I can wait. Gingerbread is good for now.

 

[trekkie1701c]

Want to see it before I believe it; just seeing the version number doesn't mean anything (I actually have a thread up to fake the OS version on my phone to 2.3.1 rather than 2.2.1). And wouldn't put it past a site to make up some unverifiable news to get listed on bigger sites and thus generate traffic

 

[Baconator]

Want to see it before I believe it; just seeing the version number doesn't mean anything (I actually have a thread up to fake the OS version on my phone to 2.3.1 rather than 2.2.1). And wouldn't put it past a site to make up some unverifiable news to get listed on bigger sites and thus generate traffic

Good point. But you NEVER know. Unless you work at Google.

 

[Chris Kerrigan]

Kind of odd that Google didn't go the route of 2.3.1 or something like that. I guess it doesn't truly matter though, seeing as how Honeycomb will be 3.0.

 

[tmacfan4321]

Kind of odd that Google didn't go the route of 2.3.1 or something like that. I guess it doesn't truly matter though, seeing as how Honeycomb will be 3.0.

I believe that 2.3.1 is already out. I'm pretty sure that the source code is 2.3.1 actually.

I guess that 2.4 has some major stuff in it that warranted a tenth of a point.

 

[Kyle Gibb]

Did a blog post about this... but supposedly 2.4 will have video chat with Google Talk. But lets focus on getting those 2.3 updates pushed out before we start talking about 2.4 eh?

 

[Brett]

Kind of odd that Google didn't go the route of 2.3.1 or something like that. I guess it doesn't truly matter though, seeing as how Honeycomb will be 3.0.

I agree but look at 2.0 and 2.1. They were both considered Eclair and yet it had a slightly different UI. I don't know what to make of this but from what Jerry said on a previous podcast about Gingerbread does not support dual core processors currently, maybe this is the answer. Who knows.

 

[crispybbq]

If 3.0 is exclusively tablet, that may mean that 2.x will be for handsets and similar devices. This makes 2.4 sound like a major update, and after 2.x, will the versions unify? If so, when? I don't like the idea of say, two versions of Android 4.0, one for smartphones, one for tablets... It sound very Windows-like

That aside, if this is really 2.4 this bring an API level 10 to the SDK? Maybe it'll just be a revision of Level 9...

 

[Chris Kerrigan]

If 3.0 is exclusively tablet, that may mean that 2.x will be for handsets and similar devices. This makes 2.4 sound like a major update, and after 2.x, will the versions unify? If so, when? I don't like the idea of say, two versions of Android 4.0, one for smartphones, one for tablets... It sound very Windows-like

That aside, if this is really 2.4 this bring an API level 10 to the SDK? Maybe it'll just be a revision of Level 9...

3.0 won't be exclusively tablet. There will be essentially two "versions" of Honeycomb -- one optimized for tablets and one for phones.

 

[carbon]

I agree but look at 2.0 and 2.1. They were both considered Eclair and yet it had a slightly different UI. I don't know what to make of this but from what Jerry said on a previous podcast about Gingerbread does not support dual core processors currently, maybe this is the answer. Who knows.

Like Windows98/98SE... Now with new splash screen and improved USB support!

 

[Go Android!]

No I did not make a mistake. I really meant 2.4 Gingerbread. According to Engadget they have a picture of a Xperia Arc running a 2.4 Gingerbread. This is supposed to be an update to bring fixes to some bugs and it will add a lot of stuff they didn't add in Gingerbread 2.3. Possibly bringing the Nexus S HD recording, zoom, contact grouping, etc... This will bring users what 2.3 didn't. It is just like eclair going from 2.0 to 2.1. This could happen any day now! You can read engadget's article here.
Engadget 2.4 Sony Xperia Arc
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Sony Ericsson said it was a mistake and it's suppose to be 2.3. But Ice Cream may be 2.4!

Android 2.4 Ice Cream Coming In Time for Google I/O? | Android Phone Fans

 

[Kerti#AC]

Very nice. I'm anxiously waiting for 2.3 on my Evo, but this is awesome!

 

[Baconator]

Sony Ericsson said it was a mistake and it's suppose to be 2.3. But Ice Cream may be 2.4!

Android 2.4 Ice Cream Coming In Time for Google I/O? | Android Phone Fans

I HIGHLY doubt 2.4 will be Ice Cream. My reason is because 3.0 is Honeycomb. Why would google go from 3.0 Honeycomb to 2.4 Ice Cream?

 

[Go Android!]

I HIGHLY doubt 2.4 will be Ice Cream. My reason is because 3.0 is Honeycomb. Why would google go from 3.0 Honeycomb to 2.4 Ice Cream?

True that makes sense. I forgot about Honeycomb. lol.

 

[Baconator]

Ya lol its okay. I think 3.5 might be Ice Cream.

 

[Ziptied]

Unless you work at Google.

Not true, as I have no clue.