We have created a list of questions that had yet to be answered by Acer about their debut Acer Liquid A1 smartphone. The questions addressed several “unknown” factors about the cell phone that potential customers wanted to know before making a purchase. Our contact at Acer sat down with us and answered all of the questions that we had. Below are the most pressing matters and their official answers by an Acer representative:
The Acer Liquid has launched in the UK and some other European countries. Is there a list of release dates available? When will it for instance hit the US and Canada?
I am unable to give a precise date for release in the US & Canada but it is likely to be within the first 3 months of 2010.
Will there be carriers that offer the phone?
Not at present, likely to be in 2010 though.
The phone ships with Android 1.6, will it be possible to upgrade to Android 2
his is not planned at present.
Is the screen multi-touch capable?
This will depend on the Android system, with Android 1.6 it isn’t possible.
Is there a tethering option?
There is no tethering option
Does the phone support FM radio?
The phone does not support FM radio.
Is Flash for web browsing integrated?
Flash for web browsing is not integrated.
There you have it from an official source. There are currently no plans up provide Android Liquid A1 owners with an upgrade to Android 2.0. This does not mean that this is not going to happen though but if it is going to happen it will be not in the coming months, that is for sure.
Tags: acer, Acer liquid, acer liquid a1, acer liquid android
#1 written by Jonny December 11th, 2009 at 10:01
Is there a tethering option?
According to several forums this is possible. Even saw a screenshot of the manual thats shows how to do it: http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j148/Shreedhan/Screenshot2009-12-09at223509.png
Funny that the guy at Acer doesnt know this.
#2 written by Mike Silva December 11th, 2009 at 21:44
I think it is not a very smart policy from Acer not to support officially the Android 2.0 and reveal several new Android models for release in first half of 2010.
This might means Acer is officially leaving early adopters in the cold
I was thinking to offer one to my wife for X-mas, but for me it is a handy-caped phone if there is no official Android 2.0 support in future…
#3 written by Freeman December 13th, 2009 at 06:53
I now have a Liquid onhand. To me, it’s perfect except the font just to small. Is there anyway for me to enlarge the font especially for email reading,
thanks,
Freeman
#4 written by Jack Weinberg December 14th, 2009 at 15:55
Why would I want to buy a phone that the manufacturer doesn’t support with upgrades?
How can Acer tell me that they stand behind their phone, if they aren’t going to upgrade it?
#5 written by Techneo December 15th, 2009 at 06:01
Is there any Graphics acceleration chip inside the A1 like PowerVR MBX or the MBX lite ?
#6 written by ROMAHi4 December 15th, 2009 at 16:12
Will android 2.0 have an ability to change the melody of the incoming mail alert, or sms.. or alert clock tone ?
#7 written by InH December 17th, 2009 at 08:19
Hi, I plan to develop apps for the Acer Liquid Android phone (A1). The question: with the latest Acer Liquid, does debugging via USB connection work with a Linux PC (using the adb)?
#8 written by musclegym December 17th, 2009 at 16:20
anyone knows the name of the wallpaper in the pictures of the phone? the blue one?
#9 written by Cthu December 18th, 2009 at 05:52
@romahi4
you must create a tree directory in your sd card: /media/audio
and in this directory you can create 3 subdirectories: alarms – notifications – ringtones
just put in your favorite mp3 and enjoy it!
#10 written by Rami December 19th, 2009 at 10:21
there is an application for updating the software, so i think 2.x is coming in the way!
i hope that new phones won’t be so great
is “Flash for web browsing” support related to Acer or to Android OS?
#11 written by Nakki December 21st, 2009 at 12:01
Afaik some new Android phones support flash, but most probably it’s an OS question – they’ve just modified their OS to support it.
#12 written by Gerald December 21st, 2009 at 17:17
Thanks for sharing the link – but unfortunately it seems to be down? Does anybody have a mirror or another source?
#13 written by goa200 December 26th, 2009 at 02:33
liquid WILL have 2.0 it has been stated several times and honestly i dont know where this crapsite finds it’s sources.
just a couple days ago Augustinus Becquet the dude in charge for acer smartphones confirmed 2.0 as well.
#14 written by GK December 30th, 2009 at 16:36
It would be nice to find an answer to why copy protected apps on the Market aren’t available on the Liquid. I tried contacting Acer customer support and they just fobbed me off with the number of their offensively priced premium rate support phone number.
@InH (#7)
It’s possible to debug the Acer with ADB but the device ID isn’t supported by default in the SDK. People have suggested adding 0×0502 to the adb_usb.ini file with mixed results. YMMV and I haven’t tried it myself as I develop Android apps under Windows which does support ADB with a well-documented fix (although logging fails periodically).
#15 written by Me January 6th, 2010 at 10:58
To be fair, they never said upgrading to Android 2.0 is impossible, they only said, there is no plan in the near future, there could still be the option some time later.
#16 written by Lilia Romero January 8th, 2010 at 19:24
Hello, I recently purchased a HTC Tattoo and I have to say that I really like Android it is by far the best mobile os I have tried. The endless supply of apps makes every day with my phone an new experience.Sorry for my wall of text I just wanted to share my experience with android os. Have a awesome day and thanks for a flawless blog.
#17 written by Andrew January 10th, 2010 at 09:20
I have an error message on my phone. Its a ? mark where the battery icon is. The phone locks up and i have to remove the battery to get it to work again. Anyone know anything about that?
#18 written by pranitsane February 11th, 2010 at 04:44
what’s the battery backup?
good or best
if this not there have option for extended life battery
#19 written by Dave April 25th, 2010 at 05:07
@romahi4
you must create a tree directory in your sd card: /media/audio
and in this directory you can create 3 subdirectories: alarms – notifications – ringtones
just put in your favorite mp3 and enjoy it!
#20 written by George April 25th, 2010 at 13:43
what’s the battery backup?
good or best
if this not there have option for extended life battery
#21 written by Nick April 25th, 2010 at 14:57
It would be nice to find an answer to why copy protected apps on the Market aren’t available on the Liquid. I tried contacting Acer customer support and they just fobbed me off with the number of their offensively priced premium rate support phone number.
@InH (#7)
It’s possible to debug the Acer with ADB but the device ID isn’t supported by default in the SDK. People have suggested adding 0×0502 to the adb_usb.ini file with mixed results. YMMV and I haven’t tried it myself as I develop Android apps under Windows which does support ADB with a well-documented fix (although logging fails periodically).
#22 written by Dennis April 25th, 2010 at 22:46
Thanks for sharing the link – but unfortunately it seems to be down? Does anybody have a mirror or another source?
#23 written by Patrick April 26th, 2010 at 07:01
Hello, I recently purchased a HTC Tattoo and I have to say that I really like Android it is by far the best mobile os I have tried. The endless supply of apps makes every day with my phone an new experience.Sorry for my wall of text I just wanted to share my experience with android os. Have a awesome day and thanks for a flawless blog.
#24 written by Jeff April 26th, 2010 at 21:03
I have an error message on my phone. Its a ? mark where the battery icon is. The phone locks up and i have to remove the battery to get it to work again. Anyone know anything about that?