[News] No official gingerbread for LG P500

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Bad news fellas - the LG Optimus One P500 is obviously going to be stuck to Froyo for the rest of its life. The device that is certainly one of the best bargains you can get for the holiday season, but despite being announced just a few weeks before Gingerbread was released, it won't get a chance to taste it.
It's not the first time a manufacturer has let down its users with OS updates. Besides it is probably more tolerable here, considering that the Optimus One is meant to rival high-end feature phones, rather than smartphone top-dogs. However what's most embarrassing is the way LG brought the news to its customers.
A post on the LG Facebook page states that the Optimus One P500 won't be updated because there's a 1GHz minimum requirement for Gingerbread. Makes total sense, right? They can't update it without fixing the hardware, which is impossible. Except that it's not true and there is no such Gingerbread requirement and that was confirmed by the Android guru Dan Morill.
We really hope it's a case of the guys maintaining the Facebook page being ill-informed or otherwise there's no explanation for the LG blatant lies.

http://www.gsmarena.com/lg_optimus_o...-news-2129.php


For me it's not a problem...if does everything good on froyo...
But I see a little "hope" of devs to get something "gingerbread" to work with P500 since there is no 1GHz minimum requirement

and is bull**** because there is no need 1Ghz gingerbread to run ...

Okay, there are no information from LG, everything else is a lie. I got an answer of the LG support and they told me, it isn't clear right now. So just wait and stay cool.

Originally Posted by domenic_s

Okay, there are no information from LG, everything else is a lie. I got an answer of the LG support and they told me, it isn't clear right now. So just wait and stay cool.

Just got this a few days ago:

Received Date : 06/12/2010 21:26 22
The type of inquiry : Software/Hardware updates
Product/Model No. : /LGP500

Hi,I'd like to know if LG is planing on releasing Android Gingerbread 2.3 for the LG P500.
Thanks

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Dear Customer

Thank you for your email regarding the P500,

At the moment the only update available for any handset is the 2.1 firmware update. Sorry for inconvenience this may of caused you.

I hope this has been of some assistance to you.
Please do not hesitate in contacting us again should you require any further advice.

Best Regards,

LG Electronics UK Helpdesk
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LG Customer Services
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2.1? Optimus One runs on 2.2 from factory. So this guy seems to know nothing.

Originally Posted by domenic_s

2.1? Optimus One runs on 2.2 from factory. So this guy seems to know nothing.

although I thinked as you before,I know realise that the guy has some reason,updates are only for 2.1,as there is no update for P500 he is correct...

sad but true, no official gingerbread for O1... there's an article on engadget about that.
sorry but the forum doesnt allow me to post the direct link

Originally Posted by Pomidoro

sad but true, no official gingerbread for O1... there's an article on engadget about that.
sorry but the forum doesnt allow me to post the direct link

Is engaged by LG? No it isn't. Thats no official Source. The only official source is LG and nothing more. And as soon they don't tell us anything about that, this is only speculation.

Originally Posted by domenic_s

Is engaged by LG? No it isn't. Thats no official Source. The only official source is LG and nothing more. And as soon they don't tell us anything about that, this is only speculation.

well the account LG USA Mobile quoted on both engadget and gsmarena it's by LG... btw let's wait and hope to get 2.3 soon enough

Originally Posted by Pomidoro

well the account LG USA Mobile quoted on both engadget and gsmarena it's by LG... btw let's wait and hope to get 2.3 soon enough

To be honest, this LG-guy seems to me a little bit like he don't really know what is happening there. If he didn't know that Gingerbread don't require a 1Ghz CPU, I think that his comment should not be seen as an official statement.

/edit: And sorry for my bad english