Concerned about Non-US Updates...

[Bigmille]

Like all Xoom owners across the world, I’m looking forward to the 3.1 Honeycomb update, and while I’m happy that some of our American cousins are enjoying their newly enhanced Xoom. I’m very disappointed at Google/Motorola’s plan (or lack of) to update Xoom outside of the US.

From different stories I read, Google/Motorola will update non-Verizon Xoom in “several weeks”. This sound to me like Google/Motorola don’t care about the rest of us, and will get to it when they have time, so we could be waiting MONTHS for the same update.

The fact Google/Motorola did not give any concrete timetable for non-Verizon Xoom update makes me fear the worst.

It’s funny to me that Google can make pledge to keep new android devices from multiple manufactures updated for 18 months. Yet they can't even manage to roll out a simple update for one device from a single manufacture they worked closely with.

Love or hate Apple, at least they can roll out IOS update across multiple devices at the sometime. Maybe their devices really are magical.

I hope I’m wrong and all Xoom will receive the update in the next couple of weeks.

P.S. this incompetence can only be blamed on Google/Motorola as Xoom sold in UK have stock firmware came directly from Motorola, so there isn’t the mobile carrier delay get device updated.

 

[Kcarpenter]

I wonder when people will stop complaining about update schedules. I mean transparency is nice, but it also has the ability to affect stock prices of publicly traded companies.

They can't tell us as much as you would like them too. Pretty simple.

I can honestly assure you that you will get the update eventually, probably a lot sooner than you think.

No need to sound alarms that your device isn't being supported.

 

[Handshake87]

You do realize several weeks means at most 4-6 weeks.... this is because the current 3.1 update is phase updating so it might mean every 3g Xoom might not have the update until "several weeks" from now.... Also your claim of Apple releasing iOS to multiple devices in 1 day is irrelevant. Apple manufactures all their products which is limited to at most 4 phones.... Google does not...

Basically there is nothing you can do and the rant is in all honesty kind of pointless and selfish....

 

[duraeas]

I'm not worried about the update, but it would be nice as a Canadian to actually be able to use some of Google services. I bought my Xoom on the premise that I'd be able to at least view the public domain books, only to learn that the tablet app wont function at all.

I'll take the blame on that one, but the fact is it's really difficult to get excited about these new features when their existing services have yet to move out of the US region. Apple was able to release iBooks in Canada shortly after the US launch. Likewise, they were able to get videos on iTunes at roughly the same time as the US. It's clearly possible.

Hopefully content providers will start cooperating with Google. I don't see how they think they have any other choice - and they wonder why people in Canada pirate more media than anywhere else in the world.

 

[Bigmille]

I know it’s has only been one day, but is it too much to ask for simple acknowledgment on when the update will come apart from the vague term of several weeks? As a consumer I don’t care about Google/Motorola stock prices.

The Apple comparison is not irrelevant, Google and Android manufactures already have bad reputation for either not updating their devices (Sony) or update them VERY slowly (Samsung, Dell). Any major delay getting all first Honeycomb tablet updated will only put more people off choosing Honeycomb and buying ipad.

I’m currently enjoying using my Xoom and do not consider it’s worthless, I wish to have an idea on when I can start enjoy the new enhancements.

I’m only look for similar treatment from Google/Motorola on a device I paid for. If you guys consider asking for equality is whining then so be it.

 

[ruinah]

It's been ONE day, jesus.

one day but the anouncement said "will start rolling today." You'd think they could get a few of these updated in 24 hours. Since they said "today" it should have been rolling as soon as they anounced it.

 

[willverduzco]

Trolling responses deleted. Let's keep this thread free from the immaturity I've grown to know and love in this sub-forum.

Seriously, though. While this was not voiced the best way possible and this is far too early to complain, this is a somewhat valid concern. More trolling and I will close the thread and issue infractions.

PS. Incredibly flame-worthy trollbait of a title changed to something more accurately reflecting the OP's message.

 

[despich]

All the bitching about when people are going to get my update reminds me of the saying.. "the foods terrible and the portions are too small"

Frankly if google were to try to release 3.1 to all xoom users (domestic/out of the us, 3G and Wi-Fi) at the exact same time I guarantee it would mean that some people's 3.1 updates would get delayed even more until the update was ready for everyone.

Yes it would be great if they did updates like Apple but google has much more hardware variety to deal with and more carriers to deal with. Let alone carriers that want to mess with the OS so it's not "stock" anymore. so obviously it's not as easy for them.

People sound like my 3 year old that cries that he can't have a toy. The same toy he didn't even know about 2 minutes earlier. He is perfectly content until he realizes there is something he doesn't have.

Dan

 

[alias_neo]

Im more concerned without when we will get stock images for european 3g, right now, even if we get an update in the next few weeks, those of us that have modded cannot ota update cause we can't flash back to stock.

Failing that, im happy to get a stock image for 3.1, but getting information out of Motorola, if you are non-us is like trying to get blood from a stone.

Macbots drool as I XOOM through the Galaxy to my hearts Desire.

 

[Bigmille]

I’d like to apologise for the old thread title, it was meant in jest, and not inflammatory.

I’m not too concerned about when the update is coming. Only that I wish Google/Motorola given us a rough timeline on update for different regions, I’d have been content with a single slideshow on this matter.

Let us look at the bigger picture:

Unlike the smartphone market, Android is playing catch up to Apple in the tablet market, The Xoom is very important to Google as they need to use this 1st true Android tablet to capture people’s attentions and produce a good user experience similar to the ipad.

This update is even more important in this regard, as it include fixes for long lists of bugs for 3.01. Which is not the most stable OS to start with especially compared to IOS.

Therefore, to have Xoom outside the US running on older and buggier software for any length of time more than necessary will only produce more negative user experiences that spread by press reviews and words of mouth.