Droid Life is claiming that one of their readers contacted HTC over a Bluetooth issue that they were having on their new HTC Thunderbolt and received the following email correspondence back from an HTC rep. noting that Android Gingerbread 2.3 is coming to the HTC Thunderbolt in Q2 of 2011.
"Dear John,
Congratulations on obtainng the HTC Thunderbolt. We understand how important it is that your device meets your needs.John, Bluetooth manufacturers make their devices to be compatible with our phones. We do not make our phones to be compatible with the thousands of Bluetooth devices in the market. Bluetooth manufacturers conduct the testing to see if complete compatability is achievable. It is the software in the Bluetooth devices which dictates whether they work or not. Our software in the phones, ensures that the phone can pair and turn on the Bluetooth. Anything else, goes to the Bluetooth manufacturer for troubleshooting. You would need to speak with the car manufacturer to ensure that full compatibilty is achievable. The Thunderbolt does have a text to speech feature.We are excited to announce that the Thunderbolt will receive the Gingerbread (Android 2.3) update in Q2 2011. Stay tuned for details as we get closer to the update availability."
No doubt this is welcome news to new verizon wireless customers who've already upgraded to a new HTC Thunderbolt. Looking past the battery drain issue that you had to anticipate with the specs on the Thunderbolt, all reports indicate that it lives up to its expectations in regards to processing speed and its ability to take advantage of the new Verizon wireless 4G LTE network.
If you are a new Verizon wireless HTC Thunderbolt owner, I'm sure the only thing that was going through your mind is why all of the delays and when is the HTC Thunderbolt going to be released.
Once you got your hands on the HTC Thunderbolt and had a few hours to get settled in with your new tech toy, I'm sure your insatiable appetite for newer and better turned towards dreaming of the day when Google's Android Gingerbread 2.3 was going to be released and made available for you to upgrade!
If true, this little nugget of HTC Thunderbolt news should give you something to look forward to. Otherwise, you'll be wishing you waited for a new Verizon 4G LTE compatible phone with a dual core processor inside.
The tech gadget cycle never ends!