Here are HTC’s Android 4.4 upgrade plans for the HTC One
Now that Android 4.4 KitKat and the Nexus 5 are official, lots of Pocketables readers are probably wondering about their beloved HTC Ones. Luckily, HTC has been fairly transparent about its upgrade plans of late, and this is no different.
According to an official statement given to Android Community, the HTC One in the US will be upgraded to Android 4.4 within three months. The Google Play Edition, which runs stock Android, will see the update by the end of November, which is in line with what Google stated in its KitKat announcement post. European and international versions of the device will see the update by the end of January.
HTC didn’t give any details about the HTC One max or the HTC One mini, except to say that its official upgrade plans will be announced soon.
While this is a far cry from the kinds of updates that Nexus devices receive, this is certainly a step in the right direction. I like that HTC is being more open about its plans, and that it finally does seem to have a strong commitment to keep its portfolio updated. Are you satisfied by this news?
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I absolutely am thrilled that HTC is doing it’s damnist to stay on top of things. Many of my friends are feeling the sting of slowed updates from Samsung now, just as us devoted HTC fans had for years. The problem with a company being so large is compliance. Now that HTC is against the ropes, us users are benefiting, just like buyers in a crippled housing market. HTC has always, in my humble opinion, made the best devices. Now, and just now, btw, have they started taking buyer responce seriously. Given time, they’ll pull out of this rutt. I do not see them toppling the Samsung Juggernaut ever, but making what they can and keeping those loyal to them happy is good enough for me. I will probably even get their next tablet after all this too.
I am also very excited to hear this news. They are finally listening and trying to make their customers happy.
I am also glad. I love my HTC One and had all the EVO’s before this. I don’t have any plans to upgrade anytime soon so this is great news. For once I am fine with my phone and don’t need to upgrade next year when I am due unless of course and HTC One 2 comes out LOL!
HTC has been on a roll lately with updates. How ironic that I moved to a non-HTC device, after years of owning them, just as this started happening. ;)
I’ll stick with my Nexus devices though. I have a GSM G’Nex and my Nexus 5 should arrive today (so excited). Meanwhile, my wife can enjoy the benefits of the newer versions of Android on her HTC One only a couple months after my phone gets them. I’d call that win-win. :)
I’m in the same boat. I really love my Nexus 4 so much more than I loved my EVO 4G LTE, though… Nexus FTW! :-)
So, do we get a update in the meantime to fix the known issues in 4.3 or do we get to suffer until then?
Great news glad I stuck with them .