ross549 Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/02/two-year-old-phone-receives-15-month-old-software-update/ The new features that many Android users are missing out on are just part of the problem—the more pressing issue is security. Flaws in the built-in Android browser, apps, and the Android operating system itself are going completely unpatched for months or years, which stands in sharp contrast with the more rapid security patches that Microsoft publishes for Windows (just to pick a prominent example). I am surprise that Gingerbread and Froyo are still in the majority when it comes to installed base. Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Definitely. Especially since, from my reading, and talking to Android users, Jelly Bean with Butter is the best ever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted February 21, 2013 Author Share Posted February 21, 2013 Exactly..... Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crp Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 We advise people using our online service not to use a smartphone to browse around. and i've heard that there are sites that are putting up blocks to Gingerbread like they do with IE6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Actually the built in apps are updated and most of the other apps (if they support older versions of android and most do )are updated as well. The main issue is the manufacturers are not supporting their older devices as they want you to buy new ones. That said, most of the new phones coming out are running Jelly Bean (4.0 Luckily, Android has an insanely huge development community that provides tutorials for rooting, unlocking and installing an updated rom for pretty much any device including old phones. Sites like XDA and others provide excellent tutorials and you can interact with the actual rom developers if you have an issue. It is sort of like how Linux communities support each others versus depending on a corporation to help us with our updates and issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Sure I will be needing to use those resources, and some hands on help, when I get my android tablet from our son. Great birthday gift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Sure I will be needing to use those resources, and some hands on help, when I get my android tablet from our son. Great birthday gift. Ooooh, what kind are you getting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Don't know yet. He said it was a knock off whatever that means. LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Don't know yet. He said it was a knock off whatever that means. LOL! Well that could be a wide variety as there are tons of debranded and knockoff tablets coming out the far east. That said, a lot of the tablets we have are just branded versions of chinese "knockoffs". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 I hear ya. Not sure when he will be able to send it but I am already chompin' at the bit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 See if you can at least get a name so I can do some researching for you before it arrives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 OK, will ask him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
therock247uk Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Don't know yet. He said it was a knock off whatever that means. LOL! LOL!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted February 21, 2013 Author Share Posted February 21, 2013 Actually the built in apps are updated and most of the other apps (if they support older versions of android and most do )are updated as well. The main issue is the manufacturers are not supporting their older devices as they want you to buy new ones. That said, most of the new phones coming out are running Jelly Bean (4.0<) but just like the past, they will abandon their old devices for the new ones. Luckily, Android has an insanely huge development community that provides tutorials for rooting, unlocking and installing an updated rom for pretty much any device including old phones. Sites like XDA and others provide excellent tutorials and you can interact with the actual rom developers if you have an issue. It is sort of like how Linux communities support each others versus depending on a corporation to help us with our updates and issues. Many users are not going to be comfortable flashing a new ROM to their phone, despite how easy it is, just like jailbreaking an iDevice. I am disappointed that the carriers have taken so much control of the devices away from the manufacturers. When a new ios update comes out, it is available, right away, to all devices. Apple also supports many older devices. I look forward to the day when the manufacturer can release an update to a phone that is available globally to all users. 50% of devices running Froyo or Gingerbread is unacceptable. Adam 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 (edited) He said it was an Eken A10 ... looks like there are two on that chip; the T01 at 1.5Ghz and the T02 at 1.2Ghz. Both sold with ICS/Android 4.0 OS. He just txt'd back and said it's definitely the 1.2Ghz with 4GB Flash memory. So it is the Eken T02 A10. Not sure yet which one it is. But that might be a good start? Edited February 21, 2013 by LilBambi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Well just like the iphone, all Nexus devices, including old ones like the Nexus S, get the latest version of Android as an update from Google. They do not have to depend on the manufactures to push the updates out. The problem lies with the manufacturers not caring about updating their previous devices not Android itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Many users are not going to be comfortable flashing a new ROM to their phone, despite how easy it is, just like jailbreaking an iDevice. I am disappointed that the carriers have taken so much control of the devices away from the manufacturers. When a new ios update comes out, it is available, right away, to all devices. Apple also supports many older devices. I look forward to the day when the manufacturer can release an update to a phone that is available globally to all users. 50% of devices running Froyo or Gingerbread is unacceptable. Adam Totally agree Adam! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 He said it was an Eken A10 ... looks like there are two on that chip; the T01 at 1.5Ghz and the T02 at 1.2Ghz. Both sold with ICS/Android 4.0 OS. He just txt'd back and said it's definitely the 1.2Ghz with 4GB Flash memory. Not sure yet which one it is. But that might be a good start? Here is what I found after a quick search: http://www.techknow.t0xic.nl/forum/index.php?topic=3264.0 Jelly Bean is available for the device but I do not know how well it will run on the tablet due to the ram and the processor. It could run just fine but I have never used it on anything with less than a dual core/1gb ram. Actually, I am mistaken as I installed JB on my cousin's phone which has 512 ram. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 OK but if you look back it's the T02 that he said he has (the 1.2Ghz model with 512GB RAM and 4GB NAND Flash RAM). So will it be pretty much the same, ya think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 (edited) Looks pretty scary. And it's for the T01a and even with the T01a info all right the touchscreen may or may not work... Edited March 9, 2013 by LilBambi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Well that was just a quick search. When I get home later, I will do an extensive search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Looks pretty scary. And it's for the T01 and even with the T01 info all right the touchscreen may or may not work... Well it looks like you can install Cyanogenmod 10.0 (4.1.1 JellyBean) on your tablet and looks pretty straightforward. Just make sure to run a backup from Recovery first although the firmware is available to revert. It is not the latest version of Jelly Bean or Cyanogenmod but it looks nice. I had previously ran CM 10.0 on my old phone and it works very nice with tons of tools built in. Here is the thread explaining how to install CM 10.0 on your tablet: http://forum.xda-dev...d.php?t=1821398 Also, here is video of the process: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxYVaM05x7w It is worth trying anyway as you can always backup/restore using the Recovery. With what I have read, your tablet came with ClockworkMod (very popular recovery) installed by default. The Recovery applications are not only made to restore your tablet but also allow you to backup/restore, flash roms/gapps, wipe cache/system/dalvik cache, factory reset, mount partitions without booting android, fix permissions, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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