Original title: Nexus One won’t be the standard bearer for Android 3.0 Update: So it seems that all parts of this article not taken from previously verified information is completely false. We aren’t link baiting. We legitimately, totally, and egregiously messed up. I’ll leave up the original post, just you can revel in my idiocy. Normally I’d get mad at commenters’ unrelenting anonymous insults, but in this case I deserve them. If I had something to give away I’d give it to the person who could file the best article-related insult. So keep trying. Maybe I’ll find something. So, when are we going to get Android 3.0? That’s a half-joking question I’ve heard from many fellow Nexus One users during the past few weeks. Most N1 users have already upgraded to 2.2, whether via a Google-released OTA update or by just doing it manually. In either case, nearly every Nexus One user should have 2.2 now, since Google has started pushing out the official update to all owners. It is no surprise, of course, that Nexus One users get the first taste of Froyo. Not only is the phone fully endorsed by Google — it has their bloody name and logo on the back — but it is also seen as the Android standard. While some outlets, eager for page views, will look at the sales numbers and call it a flop, they miss the point of the Nexus One. It wasn’t meant to sell better than the iPhone. If Google wanted to do that they would have coordinated releases better and made it available at retail outlets. Instead, it was created for the hardcore Android user in mind — the developers, the people who wanted to stay on the cutting edge. The N1 offered that experience, and owners have been rewarded with first-look updates. It appears now, however, that Froyo is the Nexus’s final stand. Sure, it will still receive future updates, probably still before other comparable devices. But for Android 3.0? Don’t count on it. Phandroid relays a rumor regarding Android 3.0, Gingerbread, which should hit airwaves later this year. If true, it would mean that any device eligible for 3.0 would have to meet certain hardware requirements. Specifically:
It must have a CPU clocked at 1GHz or higher
It must have 512MB or more of RAM
It must have a screen sized 3.5-inches or higher
This, of course, raises the issue of fragmentation to the mind of many Android users. I don’t think it will remain an issue for much longer, if in fact it really is a huge problem right now. The population most affected by fragmentation is the developer contingency, since they potentially have to create versions of applications that cross many Android platforms. As long as they have an apparatus to adapt applications for 3.0, 2.1, and 2.2, it shouldn’t be too large an issue on their end. If that remains a time-consuming issue for developers, however, we could see problems. But that’s another issue in itself. On the user end, it will be a matter of making sure that each device is at its maximum OS capacity. That is, some devices top out at 2.1, others will top out at 2.2, while devices that meet the hardware requirements will top out at 3.0 (and beyond). That gives you three basic platforms, and, again, as long as Google makes it easy for developers to release their applications across all three platforms this shouldn’t be a huge issue. Certainly, at least, not as large as some make it out to be. It will be sad, though, to not have my current device be the one to receive the initial updates. It will probably mean getting another device and filing away my Nexus One, the device that has helped keep me up on the latest with Android. Update again: I’m sticking this at the bottom, because no one would probably read it anyway. Why would we link bait by posting false information? How in the world do we stand to gain from that. The next time I write something, who’s going to believe me? Don’t you think I have a huge hole to dig out of here?
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Nexus One does meet the requirements of Android 3.0, see official spec here: http://www.google.com/phone/static/en_US-nexusone…
I'm a little confused. Why do you act like the N1 won't meet the minimum requirements for Gingerbread? Doesn't it have a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU, 512 MB of RAM, and a 3.7" AMOLED display? That seems to meet all of those requirements.
From what I know, the nexus one actually does fit those requirements…
Doesn't the Nexus One meet those requirements?
Um, dude. The Nexus one easily satisfies those requirements. I don't see why you don't think so. It has a 1Ghz processor, 512mb of ram and a 3.7inch screen. What made you think it didn't?
"It appears now, however, that Froyo is the Nexus’s final stand. Sure, it will still receive future updates, probably still before other comparable devices. But for Android 3.0? Don’t count on it."
This statement makes no sense. Nexus One meets the minimum hardware requirements, so how exactly is Froyo its "final stand"? Don't spread this kind of FUD.
Nexus one has a 1GHz processor,
It has 512 MB RAM,
and it has a 3.7 inch screen.
I am not sure what minimum requirement required for 3.0 (doing the rounds on the internet) is not met… I am not sure on what basis you can say that the Nexus One wouldnt get Android 3.0?
Just another dud post from someone who wants some page visits !! :)
So let me get this straight. My AT&T compatible Nexus One which *JUST* became available a few months ago which meets the minimum specs *ISN'T* getting 3.0? Yah, right. What are you smoking. If they can't come out with hardware/OS that is compatible as long as the iPhone is with future OS updates, Android is dead.
John, don't worry. It was a mistake on part of the author of this article. Nexus One meets all the requirements. He obviously had a brain fart.
I'm confused. Are you saying that the Nexus One won't be the first to get the update as it has been, or are you saying it won't get it all.
It does satisfy the requirements. The Nexus One will go down in history as a ground breaking device. Look at what it spawned, Droid Incredible, HTC EVO, Droid X, etc. All came after the Nexus One. Only 6 months since Nexus One hit the scene. Imagine what will happen six months from now. Meanwhile, the new IPhone will be the same 6 months from now. This is a great opportunity for Android to take off and the Nexus One will be seen as the device that launched it.
I believe Joe may just be speculating here but the N1 does indeed meet the rumored criteria.
Internally at Google I believe the Nexus One is dogfooding Gingerbread as it goes through development.
,Michael Martin
This stupid Joe guy that writes this pathetic article is either does not know what's he's writing about (that's why I called him stupid) or just does not have any clue about anything in this world (that's why I called him stupid). Either way, he's link baiting. Booooo!
I bet yah this joe dude is a apple fanboy hahahahah fanboy fanboy.~~~!!!
What a link bait. Where's the research? Even a tiny bit?
If you remember, it the screenshots of Gingerbread doing the rounds on the internet (of which Google gave a sneek peek during Google IO more than a month back) was running on Nexus One. So relax people, Nexus One is going to get Gingerbread.. And I am sure it will be the first to get the update as well, just like Android 2.2. I am glad I have a Nexus One !! :)
Joe needs to run a retraction. This article is whack!
Stupid article from someone who doesn't even know the N1 hardware…
this article is a load of shit
While some outlets, eager for page views…
The very idea that Google is only going to let Android run on two pound behemoths that will dwarf your head is when holding them up is ridiculous. Who could come up with that? Where does this idea that all we want is ever larger phones with ever shorter battery lifetimes? Be sure that Google will do whatever is in its hands to have Android run fine in slimmer and cheaper phones, which account for 90% of the market.
See the HTC Magic: Its size and weight is more comfortable for many than the N1's, the battery lasts longer, and the price is way lower. And it is not underpowered: the HVGA display size and resolution work just fine (under the sun too!), and with Froyo, it would only be faster.
Today, that kind of hardware can be made even slimmer and cheaper, and it is a HUGE market opportunity, several times larger than $600 pocket supercomputers. What if it won't run OpenGL procedural textures at millions of polygons per second? It works GREAT for web browsing, map navigation, media playing, and social networking. Oh, and making phone calls. NO WAY is Android going to sidestep that. It might call for some more RAM, or remove support for resolutions under HVGA, but it won't go further.
I feel he was just saying that it wont be like this time where the N1 gets Froyo before everyone else. When 3.0 launches it will probably be available for manual download and OTA for multiple devices including the Nexus One.
According to the original comments the 1260×780 resolution upgrade is meant for screens 4" and larger….if this is the case the Nexus one will lose out on the better resolution unfortunately….kinda sucks…. but it will defineitely get all the other things with 3.0. Im thinking they may have a soft spot for N1 and give it the resolution upgrade….lets all hold hands and pray…..
You guys are treating the nexus one like it's a crappy phone!! remember it's the first android to run android 2.1 and frickin has 1ghz snapdragon processor and has 512mb of ram and it screen is bigger than3.5 in dislplay and it's an amoled screen it will get the update for sure it's a beast!! oh and the htc evo 4g and droid incredible are the only other phones that will get the update too!!