Android Tablets

[potroub]

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Acer-Iconia-A1-and-A3-Tablets-Confirmed-to-be-Getting-Android-4-4-Kit...

[A1Girl]

Has anyone heard anything since this article?

[billsey]

Nope, and I imagine we won't hear anything more until the finally offer it. They aren't likely to give us much insight into the development process, be cause it's too easy to slip a milestone date and fill the ether with compliants.

[A1Girl]

Just saw this Post and Acer-Cory told them the A1-830 is getting an update so maybe they will update A1-810 too. 

[potroub]

After Talking to Acer then Google Android's team...that shoot me right back at Acer...Saying it is to them to make all updates available ...for now they are locked by Acer team.
Even thought they want you to believe that they have not finished testing KitKat with Iconia A1-810...
They are lying...because...not only they are not doing any test...they just stopped supporting this device and locked it to Jelly Bean 4.2.2.
They will not confirm you this over the phone or on Chat .
But clearly Acer will not update this tablet like the advertisement said when we all purchased the unit.

Nothing in the hardware would prevent the unit to get KitKat...and even the new L upcoming...(asides from certains feature that won't work because of it's hardware limitations)

So...Acer is fooling us... +

Be aware that the Heartbleed fault issue for security is not protected from when on Jelly Bean 4.2.2.
Google advises all to update to the latest KitKat 4.4.3 to get protection from the Heartbleed.

[Acer-Cory]

Hi all,

I just want to confirm that the A1-810 is scheduled to receive the KitKat (Android 4.4) along with the A1-830. That has not changed at this time. While I am not able to share any timelines at this point, as soon as information is available to be shared publicly we plan to do so. Here is the post a made a couple weeks confirming that the A-810 is scheduled to receive an update. http://community.acer.com/t5/Android-Tablets/when-the-upgrade-to-android-4-4-will-be-available-for-a...

Hope this helps,

Cory

[potroub]

It is very kind to tell us again to wait patiently...
But you guys should learn that if you use the word schedule then a date should be listed in your thread.

At the moment, we are still floating points...with no idea about how secure we are using our tablets.

Still until the update happens we are left with the issue of the Heartbleed breach in 4.2.2.
Why not give us a little security.

«Marc Rogers, principal security researcher at Lookout Mobile, a provider of anti-malware software for Android phones, said some versions of Android 4.2.2 that have been customized by the carriers or hardware manufacturers have also been found to be susceptible.» - Taken from (http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/04/vicious-heartbleed-bug-bites-millions-of-android-phones-othe...

Your agenda should not be helping the agenda of hackers...
Don't let any of your users think of this kind of affiliation.

Of course one would need to really have an enemy to be such target of hacking using the Heartbleed exploit.
But in these days of economical and political uncertainties it is not impossible.

Thanx for making a better effort to secure us and keeping our OS up to date...

R

[potroub]

Using this tool

It clearly shows that our devices are vulnerable
As It states :

The version of OpenSSL on your device is affected by the Heartbleed bug (1.0.1.c) 


So please secure our devices as soon as possible.
An update will correct this situation unless google delivers a patch wich they are not to bound to release because they suggest to update all devices to KitKat.

Hopefully today...your team will secure us a little !!!

I really hope so...because... none of us out there have secured devices at the moment.
None.

You can scan your own devices to see if you are secure or not... If you have an Iconia A1-810 running Jelly Bean 4.1.1 or 4.2.2 you are affected.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lookout.heartbleeddetector

Thanx
R

[potroub]

There is a big urgent issue pending...?

Why is your team, if you say that you are testing KitKat...are not speeding up the time to do so...in order to secure it's users ?

What is the truth...

I do not know any computer makers that treat their user like this.

Microsoft, Google, Linux etc... IBM DELL HP ... I do not recall or know any of these business... to put a huge delay to put out the corrective patch...to our OS...and allow our update as suggested by Google Androir Team !!!


You are the first ever to not secure us !!!

R

[ssusa]

They may wait for the android 5.0 came out, so they could told us to wait for the 5.0 update. Just let us keep waiting, or tell us to purchase a new tablet with the new android system.