No Android 2.3 upgrade for HTC Desire

HTC Desire

A post on the HTC UK Facebook page indicates that the HTC Desire will not be upgraded to Android 2.3 (Gingerbread).

Our engineering teams have been working hard for the past few months to find a way to bring Gingerbread to the HTC Desire without compromising the HTC Sense experience you’ve come to expect from our phones. However, we’re sorry to announce that we’ve been forced to accept there isn’t enough memory to allow us both to bring Gingerbread and keep the HTC Sense experience on the HTC Desire. We’re sincerely sorry for the disappointment that this news may bring to some of you.

In February, an HTC spokesperson that the HTC Desire would in fact receive the upgrade (along with the HTC Desire HD, Desire Z, and Incredible S). It would appear that they spoke too hastily.

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