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HTC will update Flyer tablet to Honeycomb shortly after launch

A sticky situation

HTC will update Flyer tablet to Honeycomb shortly after launch
By Will Wilson
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Android

Not many people were pleased to discover that HTC’s upcoming first tablet, the Flyer, will come pre-loaded with Android Gingerbread.

It’s not that this version is any way poor, of course - just that Google itself has said that Honeycomb is the version of the OS designed for the bigger displays of a tablet PC.

HTC has now tried to assure annoyed customers on Twitter that it will be bringing Honeycomb to the device shortly afterwards, with the official account saying, “we will be updating Flyer to Honeycomb shortly after launch.”

If the company does come good on this promise, it will be the first time a tablet has been updated from a mobile version of Android to Honeycomb, with earlier models (such as the Froyo-powered Galaxy Tab) seemingly incapable of making the leap.

We’ll see if HTC can come good on its word when the Flyer launches on the 9th of May.

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Will Wilson
Will Wilson
Will's obsession with gaming started off with sketching Laser Squad levels on pads of paper, but recently grew into violently shouting "Tango Down!" at random strangers on the street. He now directs that positive energy into his writing (due in no small part to a binding court order).