Huawei G300 update fails Google's Compatibility Test Suite

[Guest hecatae]

You probably already know that there is a requirement for devices to pass a number of tests (known as the CTS) in order to quality for access to the Play Store. If you run Google's CTS test against the current B936 OTA UK Vodafone Ice Cream Sandwich release, it fails!

The failures are as follows:

• ‘AppSecurity’ CTS Test Failures (1)
  
• ‘Java’ CTS Test Failures (11)
  
• ‘Android’ Test Plan - Test Failures (71)
  Yes, 83 failures in total, I don't know whether to laugh or cry!
  
  Full details of the failures are on the Vodafone eForum here.
  
  But the above issues are not the only ones, there are also further faults with Vodafone's Android 4.0 update for the G300 includeing:
  
• Dictionary broken.
  
• Caller ID broken - it doesn't display in time.
  
• No hardware accelerated UI despite documented written promises.
  
• Reverts to internal storage after reboot even if you tell it to use the SD card.
  
• Sluggish and slows down over time leading to force closes etc - bad memory management.
  
• Still defaults back to factory ringtones when connected to PC or powered off.
  
• The security flaw that allows the sim card to be destroyed when visiting a malicious url has not been patched in this build.

Here's hoping that Vodafone release a new update soon, I would not like my device to be locked out of the Play Store or be so vulnerable to sim card attacks (not to mention the bugs!).

[Via: Vodafone eForum]

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[Guest fogoticus]

Thanks Vodafone. Hope that the next update won't fail 50 or more tests...

[Guest razzmataz1478]

Ouch! That hurts!

[Guest Colossae3.23]

definitely a sad state of affairs. It seem like a lack of integrity to me, because carelessness, nor incompetence can explain the huge number of failures.

[Guest breesey]

Vodafone need to sort this out quicksharp, we've been waiting months for the promised ICS and this lousy update is what we get? It's unbelievable.

[Guest jez794]

I upgraded to ICS and hated it, rolled back to b895 but can't find flash player for it anymore, can someone post the .apk for me please?

[Guest Beavers]

Isn't allowing Play Store access (which they are currently doing) illegal then as it goes against Google's terms of use?

[Guest tcpaulh]

[Guest Simon O]

Wow. This just gets worse and worse.

[Guest Davidoff59]

Good to see the issue gaining a bit more publicity. It was a lonely battle for a while.

[Guest Davidoff59]

[email protected] if anyone wants to draw Google's attention to it.

[Guest tcpaulh]

I think the stuff is going to hit the fan

[Guest Simon O]

Did you report it? Forget giving Vodafone time to respond.. just get it reported and let Google do something. If anything.

[Guest tcpaulh]

Officially reported a few hours ago...

[Guest tcpaulh]

http://eurodroid.com/2012/11/06/vodafone-users-furious-about-buggy-g300-ics-update/

[Guest timfimjim]

sent a furious email to voda customer services and posted a reply to the eurodroid article.

long live dazzozo and co in these times

[Guest Davidoff59]

Mailed Google Yesterday

[Guest timfimjim]

Davidoff what google did you mail? I'll do the same

[Guest tcpaulh]

[email protected] I assume

[Guest Pain_Deluxe]

Have no problem with sd reverts.

[Guest flixblixclix]

oh ho..... thanks for ur warning about upgrading to ICS..... vodafone , such a big brand and there is a security issue..... unbelievable..... they will look after this asap......

[Guest tcpaulh]

Google got back to me.

They're following this up with Huawei

[Guest Pondlife]

Hope that turns out to be as promising as it sounds.

[Guest mariuscesane]

For huawei g300 not works camera and bluetooth with CM10. When fix problems? pls! Sorry for my bad english!

[Guest Northstandhero]

Wow..............................just Wow.

Just when you thought you'd seen everything the internet had to offer.