Uma une HTC I-M8 eyodwa noma enye yamatheminali okugcina inkampani eyethule emakethe, izinhlelo zokuvuselela lezi zisanda kuphuma izinhlobo zakamuva ze-Android, kokubili 4.4.4 njengento entsha nelindelekile I-Android L.
Iqiniso liwukuthi lesi akusona isikhathi sokuqala ukuthi uhlelo lokuvuselela lwe-HTC luhlungwe kumatheminali ayo e-Android. Kulesi senzakalo sokugcina, singabona ukuthi umenzi usevele uhlela kanjani ukwethula i-Android 4.4.4 kwamanye amatheminali ayo akamuva, kanye nokuthakazelisa kakhulu ngokubuka kwethu: I-Android L yekota yokugcina yonyaka.
Siqala nge-smartphone yakamuva yomkhiqizo, i I-HTC One M8. Njengoba sibona esithombeni, nakuba i-Android 4.4.3 (kanye ne-Sense 6.0) iqinisekisiwe amasonto ambalwa, le nguqulo ingase yeqiwe ukuze ivune I-Android 4.4.4 KitKat eyayizofika cishe ezinyangeni zikaJulayi no-August. Icala elifanayo lizokwenzeka nge-One M7, kube ukuphela kwamatheminali amabili azodlula kuleyo nguqulo ngaphambi kokufinyelela okulindelekile. I-Android L.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, njengoba besilindele ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule, inkampani yaseNingizimu Korea isivele isebenza ne-Android L futhi kungenzeka kanjani ukuthi uma kungenjalo, ibonakala ezinhlelweni esikubonisa zona esithombeni futhi ezingaqinisekisa ukuzibophezela komkhiqizi. ukuze unikeze ngezibuyekezo zakamuva ze-Android ngaphansi kwezinsuku ezingama-90 ngemuva kokwethulwa. Isibonelo, esimweni se-HTC One M8, kokubili inguqulo ye-Google Play Edition kanye nenguqulo ene-Sense 6.x izofika nge- ikota yokugcina yalo nyaka, okungukuthi, phakathi kukaMfumfu noZibandlela.
Lolu suku futhi yilona oluhlolwayo kuwo wonke amatheminali azobuyekezwa kuwo I-Android L: I-One Dual SIM, One Mini 2, One E8, One M7, One Dual SIM, One Max, One Mini, Butterfly S, Desire 816 kanye neDesire 610. Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi ezinhlanu zokugcina zizogxumela ngokuqondile zisuka ku-Android 4.4.2 ziye enguqulweni elandelayo yesistimu yokusebenza (i-Android 4.4.4 eceleni, ngakho kukhombisa ukuthi i-HTC isebenzisana kakhulu nabasebenzisi bayo mayelana nesibuyekezo sakamuva.