System requrements for Android v2.1 ?

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What are the system requirements for android v2.1 ? I have a Huawei U8230 android phone and I am going to figure out how to update him from android v1.5

Thanks for the answers.
 
well, i'm sure the huawei can run it. my g1 is running cyanogen 5.0.7, which is cyanogen's 2.1 port. unless you're a good developer, you're gonna have to rely on someone else to make some nice roms for your phone. unforunately, i don't know that that'll happen...

oh, and that requires rooting. i live in the us, so i'm not too familiar with huawei phones.
 
The main requirement is your carrier and manufacturer. If they decide to continue support for your device it will get it. So far all androids can run sine firm of 2.1.
 
here's how to root it http://android.modaco.com/content/t-mobile-pulse-pulse-modaco-com/294178/21-jan-1-5-superboot-rooting-without-a-custom-rom/
 
Are build of Android customs build for the manufacture of the phones or are they just general builds that everyone gets. My android phone has a update option. But it requires a file that I don't have (a rom).
 
The builds of Android (i.e. ROMs) are specific to a make/model of handset or device (tablet, media player, etc). For example, you cannot run a ROM that is meant for the HTC Magic on the HTC Dream as they have different hardware.

For official ROMs it gets more complicated, as usually the mobile network will customise the ROM slightly (branding, logos, ringtones, apps, etc.) for their own purposes. This means that a phone purchased from a specific network will only accept ROMs that have been updated by that network. However, there are ways around this if you want to root your phone and then install a custom ROM.

Check out djunio's link above to Modaco - from there you'll be able to root your phone and try out the custom ROMs.
 
The phone company that I did buy the Huawei phone from they don't custom there phone on the software level it seems. It is just out of the box.

Given that I am using Huawei Android phone, I don't think that I am going to get any support from them in regards to software updates. They don't even appears to have updated there Android version since 1.5 and that is more then one year ago.

But I want to learn about the basics of Android before I root my phone. So I don't end up with bricked phone.
 
Hi guys,

I am completely new to Android, got my Huawei U8230 yesterday and it has OS ver 1.5 on it. Was wondering if anyone managed to upgrade to a newer version as yet?

Please let me know how you did it!

Thanks..
 
I have not found a new version of Android for my Huawei U8230. But it turns out that my phone is faulty, so I returning it for a other type of phone.

Sorry to say, but I am off the Android road for now it seems.
 
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