HTC Desire will not be updated to Gingerbread

14 June, 2011
Bad news HTC Desire owners, HTC has just announced it won’t update the original Desire with Android 2.3 Gingerbread due to insufficient memory. You are now stuck with Froyo forever. Ok, this forever thing...

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  • mI6
  • 25 Jun 2011

can i change the ram of htc desire, APPS2SD SHOWS AVAILABLE FONE MEMORY AS 75MB & TASK KILLER SHOWS 190MB, i always have to run task iller before even calling or sending a text message!!!

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    • AnonD-2142
    • 04Q
    • 17 Jun 2011

    HTC on facebook says:
    "HTC
    To resolve Desire's memory issue and enable the upgrade to Gingerbread, we will cut select apps from the release.
    Look for status updates starting next week. We apologize for any confusion."

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      • Anonymous
      • m9W
      • 16 Jun 2011

      HTC Facebook page says it will next week!

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        • Z Fighter007
        • uvs
        • 15 Jun 2011

        The devs are right... If you have both sense 3.0 and gingerbread, then you will be left with 40 mb of free space internal and effectively you can only install 2 applications maximum for smooth running with animation, of course. But you devs at htc can atleast upgrade to gingerbread with same sense 2.1.. the voice action features are active only with gingerbread... :(

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          • Anonymous
          • gD5
          • 15 Jun 2011

          and Sony ericsson X10 with 256mb ram CAN run gingerbread?
          that's nonsense. htc just want to force their users to upgrade their phone.
          lucky for us - we got cyanogenmod. we don't need their favors.

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            • MyName
            • Spx
            • 15 Jun 2011

            //...HTC Desire will not be updated to Gingerbread...//
            Then I won't be upgrading to another HTC phone in couple of months. Probably will get new Blackberry Bold.

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              • Axo888
              • Sr1
              • 15 Jun 2011

              http://techmagister.com/2011/06/15/desire-will-get-gingerbread-htc-uk-changed-their-words-again/

              htc will bring gingerbread to original Desire!

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                • M3s
                • 15 Jun 2011

                blankman, 15 Jun 2011Users were complaining about older versions of Android lagg... moresymbian is open source.

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                  • S
                  • M3s
                  • 15 Jun 2011

                  htc have come out and said they are putting it now.

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                    • Joshua
                    • nDy
                    • 15 Jun 2011

                    Great! Now HTC will upgrade your phone's memory! No, it's not that, they have an alternative for you to cut some unnecessary crap from the rom, which didn't exist yesterday! My guess is that HTC tried their luck :) although they pissed a lot of users with this move ...

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                      • Anonymous
                      • IaV
                      • 15 Jun 2011

                      AnonD-1180, 15 Jun 20116 month ago HTC announce that HTC Desire will get Gingerbre... moreHTC has made a U-turn http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/15/htc-pulls-a-180-now-says-gingerbreads-coming-to-desire/

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                        • marek_broda
                        • MAI
                        • 15 Jun 2011

                        or maybe HTC will change the mind

                        ;-)

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                          • Moâd
                          • pGF
                          • 15 Jun 2011

                          HTC take it back yesterday.

                          https://www.facebook.com/htces/posts/226036554091112

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                            • Anonymous
                            • p%n
                            • 15 Jun 2011

                            Rest assured I am not liekly to purchase a HTC device any time soon. The Samsung Galaxy S 2 eats them alive and they really don't seems to care much!

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                              • sutheshkumar
                              • tVv
                              • 15 Jun 2011

                              fret not ppl, it is coming. :D

                              http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/15/htc-pulls-a-180-now-says-gingerbreads-coming-to-desire/

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                                • Anonymous
                                • p%n
                                • 15 Jun 2011

                                blankman, 15 Jun 2011Users were complaining about older versions of Android lagg... moreYou have obviosuly never tried to run a serious app. or browse the Internet from a Symbian device. They crawl! I can speak from direct expereience. Hence why I don't use them any more.

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                                  • Desire v2.3
                                  • IV@
                                  • 15 Jun 2011

                                  Just today HTC has announced Gingerbread WILL be coming to Desire.

                                  http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/15/htc-pulls-a-180-now-says-gingerbreads-coming-to-desire/

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                                    • Leroy
                                    • uHZ
                                    • 15 Jun 2011

                                    HTC changed their mind. They WILL give an update.
                                    https://www.facebook.com/htcuk/posts/225857300777092

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • 49s
                                      • 15 Jun 2011

                                      HTC is releasing a Gingerbread update for the Desire.

                                      https://www.facebook.com/htcuk/posts/225857300777092

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • PSd
                                        • 15 Jun 2011

                                        Dear gsmarena htc has confirmed it is now getting gingerbread