The Android 5.0.2 L update will not be pushed by HTC to One M8 as it is said to have the Android 5.1 Lollipop update instead. Likewise, HTC One M7 is said to receive the same software update despite the company's announcement earlier that it won't.
HTC's current flagship smartphone, One M9, runs on Android 5.0.2 and combined with Sense 7.0 UI. This combination is reported to be exclusive on the One M9 handset, thus suggesting that its predecessors won't have HTC's current Android OS for its 2015 flagship phone.
In a tweet by LlabTooFer, it said that among HTC's current devices, only One M9 will receive the combination of Android 5.0.2 and Sense 7.0 UI. It added that some models will get the combination of Android 5.1 and Sense 7.0 UI instead. The report did not specify any HTC handset model, but it is speculated to be the HTC One M8, Desire Eye, and HTC Butterfly 2.
The change in HTC's decision to leave the update for the One M7 hanging in the air was prompted by the device's users frustrations. Users got angry at the fact that the bugs and issues their handset's OS have will not be fixed until it receives the Android 5.1 update. Hence, the Android 5.1 L update for the HTC One M7 and One M8 for the Google Play Editions. Meanwhile, HTC owners from Carrier companies were advised to stay tuned for the same software update.
"I heard you all on M7 5.1 for Carrier versions. Many of the fixes are already in our current SW, but understand your concerns. Stay tuned." This is according to the recent tweet by Mo Versi, Product Management VP at HTC.
With that, the Android 5.0.2 L update seems to be really not arriving to HTC One M7 and One M8. Good thing is that Android 5.1, along with Sense 7.0 IU, is coming to HTC's current handsets, including the One M7 and One M8. This combination could prove better than Android 5.0.2 and Sense 7.0 UI considering the negative feedback on the 5.0.2 L update not only on HTC but other handsets as well.
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