One of the biggest gripes consumers have with the Android platform is the fact that it’s so difficult to stay up to date. Of course, this isn’t the fault of the consumers but instead the actual hardware manufacturers who have continuously delayed the latest builds of Android. One infamous case of this is the Galaxy S which, here in the United States, has yet to receive the latest update, Android ‘Froyo’ 2.2.

This is quickly becoming a problem especially since Android ‘Gingerbread‘ 2.3 is already making its market. Luckily, those of you with a Galaxy S from either Virgin Mobile or SaskTel will be happy to hear that they are now pushing out the update. News comes to us from Samsung’s Canadian Twitter account that says both Virgin Mobile and SaskTel will join Bell as official providers of the Froyo update.

This is great news for our neighbors to the north but what about us here in the United States? It’s pretty ridiculous that a device as popular as the Galaxy S has yet to receive the update. What gives?

If you’ve been paying attention you may remember that we told you about a possible delay for the Dell Streak‘s Android ‘Froyo’ 2.2 update. At the time we told you it had been delayed to the middle of January but did not have official confirmation as to the validity of this rumor. Unfortunately, Dell has just come forth to let us know that the Android 2.2 update for their 5-inch Streak tablet/smartphone has indeed been delayed.

To make matters even worse, Dell did not state the reason for this delay instead going on to say that they will be continuing to work with AT&T to address the issue. Honestly though, I’m not a computer science major but what gives with these delays? Is it really that hard to port a new version of Android to these devices? I mean, the guys over at XDA-Developers seem to have no trouble doing it, so why not these actual big name companies?

What ever the case may be, we will keep you updated with any future happenings.

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Android updates are some of the most talked news items in the community with owners clamoring over the latest release. However, while it has taken quite some time for devices to get the Froyo update, Gingerbread is already on the streets meaning smartphone owners will once again be stuck waiting for an update. Luckily, if you’re a Motorola Droid X owner you’ll be happy to know that your device has recieved an update in the form of 2.2.1.

While it’s not the highly sought after 2.3 update, it does bring with it some hefty changes, which we told you about here (including the Madden 11 demo). You may remember that we told you the update was getting a widespread roll-out but if you haven’t yet received the update, it should now be avaialble as an over the air download.

Have you received the Android 2.2.1 update? If not, let us know.

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