Author Topic: Android 8.1 for the Gemini to be available later this week (Read 33467 times)

Varti · « **on:** April 09, 2019, 03:22:07 am »

Mike Halsey has released a new article on GeminiPlanet about the upcoming Android 8.1 release for the Gemini PDA, describing some of the new features that will debut on this version.

"Android 8.1 is expected to be available as an over-the-air (OTA) update later this week, with a download available for manual installation on rooted, or dual-boot devices soon afterwards."

https://geminiplanet.com/planet-release-and...r-the-gemini-2/

Varti

Daniel W · « **Reply #1 on:** April 09, 2019, 02:48:23 pm »

Quote from: Varti

Mike Halsey has released a new article on GeminiPlanet about the upcoming Android 8.1 release for the Gemini PDA

Thanks a lot for the link. It's kind of sad that Planet keeps being so pathologically unable to timely tell when and why there are delays, which WILL happen, when duly telling is so cheap, also in the short term, and failing to do so, is so potentially expensive. I would so much like to be able to recommend Planet Computers to every IT person I know, but when the company can't even send basic messages properly, I am forced to limit myself to maybe telling a few of my most patient friends. Sigh.

covex · « **Reply #2 on:** April 13, 2019, 11:14:57 am »

https://www.oesf.org/forum/index.php?s=&...st&p=291669

rodgos · « **Reply #3 on:** April 22, 2019, 09:05:33 pm »

Has this update happened yet? I check with my Gemini, now and then, but it's still insisting that 7.1 is the current system. On my machine, as you might have noticed, I've rooted, unrooted, re-rooted, multi booted and finally resigned to the standard andoid, I'm not sure whether my system can be called a standard machine, or whether it's a non-rooted rooted machine.

graynada · « **Reply #4 on:** April 23, 2019, 02:52:23 am »

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Has this update happened yet? I check with my Gemini, now and then, but it's still insisting that 7.1 is the current system. On my machine, as you might have noticed, I've rooted, unrooted, re-rooted, multi booted and finally resigned to the standard andoid, I'm not sure whether my system can be called a standard machine, or whether it's a non-rooted rooted machine.

lol no! In October it was by the end of the year, on 18 Mar it was within 2 weeks, on 9 Apr it was this week. Think of it more as by the end of a year, a week....

Varti · « **Reply #5 on:** April 23, 2019, 03:32:35 am »

Mike (who has been given a beta of 8.1) said that he has found some issues in it (like minor rendering problems), I hope they' re spending this additional time to iron these problems out.

Varti

rodgos · « **Reply #6 on:** April 23, 2019, 08:16:18 am »

Thanks, lads. It recalls, to me, that great British saying, "Is it just me, or......."

gemini_user_j · « **Reply #7 on:** April 26, 2019, 12:33:27 pm »

looks like it will be available by the end of the month.

Indiegogo update 70: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/gemini-p...74#/updates/all

Murple2 · « **Reply #8 on:** April 26, 2019, 02:40:26 pm »

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looks like it will be available by the end of the month.

Indiegogo update 70: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/gemini-p...74#/updates/all

Lol, but which month?

Varti · « **Reply #9 on:** April 27, 2019, 01:30:17 am »

Good that they have fixed a number of last-minute bugs, better to do this now than after the release of the update. Next Monday a limited number of Wifi/LTE devices should receive the update... fingers crossed!

Varti

graynada · « **Reply #10 on:** April 28, 2019, 02:12:42 am »

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Next Monday a limited number of Wifi/LTE devices should receive the update... fingers crossed!

Varti

Or if I wanted to be really cynical does this sound like a limited release in case further bugs emerge? I don't know anything about release firmware updates but I am struggling to come up with a technical reason (or method how to!) why you would do this other than the split between processor types, but PC have stated the limited release will cover both X25 and X27s.

gemini_user_j · « **Reply #11 on:** April 28, 2019, 07:07:39 am »

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Quote from: gemini_user_j
looks like it will be available by the end of the month.

Indiegogo update 70: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/gemini-p...74#/updates/all

Lol, but which month?

well, this time the news came directly from planet computers, the link in the first post is from an independent fanpage.

graynada · « **Reply #12 on:** April 28, 2019, 07:38:59 am »

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Quote from: Murple2
Quote from: gemini_user_j
looks like it will be available by the end of the month.

Indiegogo update 70: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/gemini-p...74#/updates/all

Lol, but which month?
well, this time the news came directly from planet computers, the link in the first post is from an independent fanpage.

True but PC have also directly said in the same update page 'by the end of the year' meaning last year, and most recently, 5 weeks ago, within 2 weeks, so hence the humorous question

??

Dixit · « **Reply #13 on:** April 28, 2019, 08:07:21 am »

You know, I am aware that I should stay Zen about start-ups missing their own deadlines.
Just be happy that the thing materialized. It is here, in my hands.

Nevertheless, the persistent messages stating "at the end of this year", "before Christmas", "at the end of this month", "next week", "Monday"....

WRRRAAAAGGGGHHH !

I guess this is British. It proceeds in the same way as the Brexit.

Murple2 · « **Reply #14 on:** April 28, 2019, 11:41:04 am »

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I guess this is British. It proceeds in the same way as the Brexit.

Lol. I want to be offended but I cant really argue with your assessment. I am reminded of a quotation from the late great Douglas Adams -
"I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by"

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Author Topic: Android 8.1 for the Gemini to be available later this week (Read 33467 times)