Anyone who owns a Nokia cell phone and is longingly waiting for Android 11 will have to wait a little longer. HMD Global has published a revised timetable for the update. Contrary to previous promises, some smartphones from the manufacturer Android 11 will not receive until the third quarter of 2021. Users are now expressing their displeasure.

HMD Global

Although HMD Global isn’t known for quick Android updates anyway, Android 11 rollout has been delayed for some Nokia phones again. in the official Nokia forum An updated timetable has now been published, which shows in detail when and which Nokia smartphones should receive the update.

Various Nokia phones will be updated to Android 11 later

Most noticeable is that Delay for the Nokia 6.2, Nokia 7.2 and Nokia 9 PureViewwho are now in third quarter of 2021 on Android 11 should be updated. Before, so GSMarena, there was talk of an update in the second quarter of this year. In the worst case, the owners of these cell phones have to wait until Septemberto be able to try out the latest features of Android 11 on their smartphones for themselves.

Some Nokia smartphones are not expected to receive Android 11 until the third quarter of 2021. Image: HMD Global.

Due to the fact that Android 11 released in late summer 2020 was, that’s no less than an indictment for HMD Global. Other manufacturers such as Samsung show that there is another way and are significantly faster in distributing Android updates – although their smartphones are equipped with their own user interface (One UI), which is known to slow down the update process. Nokia phones, on the other hand, rely on Android One. The fact that the Android updates appear so drop by drop at HMD Global is simply unacceptable in 2021.

Trouble in the Nokia forum

The reactions of users in the Nokia forum are correspondingly loaded. “I don’t believe Nokia anything anymore”one writes. Another is shorter: “What a shame for Nokia.” With this update policy, it is not surprising that Europeans are increasingly turning to the competition and ignoring Nokia cell phones.