HTC One S Officially Outdated, No Longer Getting Updated
HTC says farewell to the One S, telling customers to focus on the camera and speakers instead of the lack of updates.
If you read that and thought of the HTC One, you can continue breathing and caressing your new smartphone. In the past, HTC has used the name multiple times, and have in their collection the One X, One XL, One S, One V and One, all rather different from each other. However, HTC has now shrunk the litter and said that the One S will no longer be receiving updates. Those awaiting Android Jelly Bean 4.2 or HTC's Sense 5 UI are, unfortunately, out of luck.
A spokesperson for the company confirmed that the phone will no longer be supporting Android and Sense updates, and said, "We realize this news will be met with disappointment by some, but our customers should feel confident that we have designed the HTC One S to be optimized with our amazing camera and audio experiences." Fortunately, for those upset costumers there will always be people who will continue by building their own ROMs for the phone, especially as the HTC One X is still on the update track.
That being said, I bought this phone used, for $150 when it was still retailing for 350 here in canada. Had I paid full price or been locked into a 3 year contract for a phone that got less than 18 months of updates/support, I'd be a bit upset.
I got the One s after a good experience with the desire HD. But from this point forward, I will only be buying Nexus devices brand new.
@ann12kelly
I totally believed your post until I read "Fiat Multipla"
No more sales for you HTC...
Unlike iOS which had only modest changes to their OS (until recently) every new android version was a great step forward, and I love all new features.
High-end manufacturers (HTC is trying to be one) should stand behind their product for more than 1 year.
I just like the quality build so will probably buy another HTC sometime in the future.
You forgot the One VX, which was released in December. I currently have it and I love it on ICS although I wished it came with JellyBean. But from my experiences with HTC (I previously had the HTC Aria for 3 years before I upgraded to the One VX) most of their phones only get 1 OS upgrade before they make them obsolete, and the update comes at around 1 year after the device release.
I got my One VX from Att directly for $130 w/ 2 year contract and no data plan. I could have paid $50 if I gotten a data plan. Im happy with what I paid and the device I just hope they don't put the VX on the chopping block so soon.
I have an iPod stuck on 4.1 and a iPhone 4S. (BTW I paid money for an OS update to use the blue tooth that was on that device but not initially supported)
Whenever the iPhone 4 does an update, it obsoletes apps on the iPod when they are updated to require more than OS ver 4.1.
That is hella-lame
It's not the end of the world if the One S gets dropped.
THe problem with HTC is that they make too many phones per year for individual carrier. Verizon is the only "smart" carrier that do not let HTC flood them with phones of different phones every year. ATT is the worst!!
ATT have the One, One X, One X+ and One Vx. That's 4 phones in that naming line all within close release dates. All it does is confuse the buyer.
And the whole removing removable storage from the flagship phone lines is why most do not go for their flagship models.
THe problem with HTC is that they make too many phones per year for individual carrier. Verizon is the only "smart" carrier that do not let HTC flood them with phones of different phones every year. ATT is the worst!!
ATT have the One, One X, One X+ and One Vx. That's 4 phones in that naming line all within close release dates. All it does is confuse the buyer.
And the whole removing removable storage from the flagship phone lines is why most do not go for their flagship models.
OK, I forgot a" not" between "should" and "design"
After waiting an absurd amount of time for Jelly Bean, it released with an obvious bug in Google Navigation, crashing when it enters 3D mode. Really? They had an update come out months and months late, only to CRASH Google NAV when it finally releases?! Then months and months without an update to fix it. So, I gave up and installed some 3rd party navigation software as a band-aid.
And now, we have this piece of news... I hope HTC is happy. I was a relatively happy owner of one of their devices, and now my next phone will be made by Samsung.