HMD Global resurrected Nokia-branded smartphones with Android as the operating system. During its earlier days, the company was well-known for delivering software updates in a timely manner. With passing years and a growing portfolio, the firm began to fail in the only regard it was famous for. The Finnish company has now reached a situation that it had to cancel a promised update for its last premium phone.
Yesterday, HMD Global revealed that the Nokia 9 PureView will not receive the long-awaited Android 11 update. This device is part of the Android One program. Hence, it is supposed to get two Android updates and three years of security updates.
But unfortunately, the company has only managed to deliver a single Android update (Android 10) in late 2019 soon after the handset’s release. The phone was first scheduled to receive the Android 11 update in Q2 2021. However, it was later delayed to Q3 2021 and was never materialized.
Interestingly, HMD Global decided to announce the cancellation of the update on its 5th anniversary. The company cites ‘incompatibilities between the camera and the software’ as the primary reason to scrap the update.
In case you have forgotten, Nokia 9 PureView sports a penta-camera setup developed by Light. Since Light has exited the smartphone industry, there’s no way HMD Global could optimize for the camera for a newer version of Android.
Anyway, the handset will continue to receive security updates and users can avail a 50% discount on the Nokia XR20 to experience Android 11.
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