[Ideos S7 Android Development] bencostello:
Huawei Ideos S7 will NOT be creating an update to Android 2.2 update for the device.

This is my post that I am re-posting on from

Site: Androidtablet .com

Thread: Android 2.2 update for Huawei - Ideos 7" Tablet S7

From JackJack::mad:

I emailed this to them on their website:

I have recently bought an Huawei Ideos S7 with the promise that Android 2.2 will be available for this product VERY SOON. I also bought several of these as presents for friends and family. In addition I reviewed this product on my blog and other "tech sites". I gave it a VERY HIGH RATING, BUT depending on the 2.2 release I was promised at Best Buy here in the US.

I NEED to know if and when Android 2.2 will be available for this device or I will be returning them all by Friday. I will also write about this on my blog and other "tech" sites and tell everyone to NOT BUY an Huawei Ideos S7. I will tell them this product is TERRIBLE without Android 2.2. It is SEVERELY handicapped by 2.1.

PLEASE REPLY ASAP or I will act soon.

Quote Originally Posted by JackJack View Post

NEWS ON S7 AND ANDROID2.2:

1. It's confirmed that S7 hardwares(For example: S7-104, S7-103...) can update to Android2.2, and Huawei software team is preparing the software.

2. Android2.2 version for S7 hardwares will release in Q1 2011.

3. Everything on 2.2 version R&D is OK now.

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JackJack, I am not sure who your sources are but here is what I have found out:

I emailed Huawei on their website and told/asked them this:

"I have recently bought an Huawei Ideos S7 with the promise that Android 2.2 will be available for this product VERY SOON. I also bought several of these as presents for friends and family. In addition I reviewed this product on my blog and other "tech sites". I gave it a VERY HIGH RATING, BUT depending on the 2.2 release I was promised at Best Buy here in the US.

I NEED to know if and when Android 2.2 will be available for this device or I will be returning them all by Friday. I will also write about this on my blog and other "tech" sites and tell everyone to NOT BUY an Huawei Ideos S7. I will tell them this product is TERRIBLE without Android 2.2. It is SEVERELY handicapped by 2.1.

PLEASE REPLY ASAP or I will act soon."

They responded to me today from the email:

tcps@huawei.com

This was the header of the email:

华为终端部门对您反馈的信息给予回复

They then said:

"Dear Sir/ Madam

thank you for your appreciation to our S7,we do not have plan for Andriod 2.2 at present , you could visit our website ,the latest news concerning Andriod-based device would be posed the first time at here."

Thanks

So this is pretty much proof in my mind that Huawei Ideos is working on the replacement for the S7 that will contain 2.2 or 2.3.

I AM SUPER PISSED OFF ABOUT THIS!

Can someone "on the inside" give us a definitive answer on this? I was promised an upgrade to 2.2 at purchase time at Best Buy, So if Huawei does not fix this ASAP I will no longer be their customer.

This topic should be the 1St sticky on this board about the Ideos S7 because there should be a warming to people thinking about buying it. With out 2.2 it is can barley hold 20 apps. That is pretty God damn bad.

I am begging for "at least" a ROM for that device running on 2.2 But I would MUCH rather the company released an "official" version.

PLEASE! Keep me posted on this I have until Monday to Return it

-Ben

I am desperately waiting for a working ROM or the "official" update!