This Nexus S deal is mostly attractive because of Google's commitment to Android 4.0, Ice Cream
Sandwich updates for the device.
Not exact matches
The company has once again announced a delay over its Android 4.0 Ice Cream
Sandwich update for the Eee Pad Transformer
device.
Sorry, no Ice Cream
Sandwich here
for you Exhibit 4G owners, but any
update that brings «
device stability improvements» and «bug fixes» is just fine... [read full article]
The new
update features the following improvements: Ability to turn off optical trackpad Improved
device stability Improved performance of DriveSmart over Bluetooth That's all
for the
update, Ice Cream
Sandwich it isn't but we'll take... [read full article]
Sorry, no Ice Cream
Sandwich here
for you Exhibit 4G owners, but any
update that brings «
device stability improvements» and «bug fixes» is just fine by us.
Suffice to say that anyone getting their hopes up
for an Ice Cream
Sandwich update on either
device should already be well past a point of understanding that may never happen.
In case you don't know, Google has already rolled out Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream
Sandwich OTA
updates for the Google nexus S (3G version), Motorola Xoom and Asus Transformer Prime
devices.
I understand Samsung (and HTC
for that matter) not wanting to commit to anything at this point, but I hope to see every
device that's already been chosen
for an Ice Cream
Sandwich update gets selected
for Jelly Bean as well.
The Bionic was the most heavily modified of the lineup, having been based off of a combination of Motorola reference hardware and having LTE added in order to meet Verizon's requirements, though the initial lack of
updates for the phone compared to its stablemates were almost exclusively the result of Motorola's Motoblur overlays and bundled software such as Webtop, which considerably left the phone behind in terms of major
updates until last October, when the Ice Cream
Sandwich update eliminated the former software bundle and left the
device with improved performance as a result.
The Xperia Arc was released with Android 2.3 Gingerbread version out of the box, with an Android 4.0 Ice Cream
Sandwich update released
for the
device a few months after its launch.
In between the Fall launch up until now, the
device was also known
for being one of the few
devices to also support the full Webtop functionality, which makes the announced
update to Ice Cream
Sandwich another anomaly
for this phone compared to its stablemates, which were denied long - promised Ice Cream
Sandwich updates.
Also don't do things on your own, just read this how to guide
for safely installing the Ice Cream
Sandwich update on your Android powered
devices.
With Ice Cream
Sandwich expected to hit several of Samsung's
devices, we guess better late than never
for a Gingerbread
update, right?
We're continuing to assess our product portfolio, so stay tuned
for more
updates on
device upgrades, timing and other details about HTC and Ice Cream
Sandwich.»
In addition Pantech has since released an Ice Cream
Sandwich update for the phone which was released last October as a manual
update in order to keep it current, as it originally shipped with Gingerbread when first launched and it greatly improved the
device's performance as a result.
The Flash Player needs to be
updated for Ice Cream
Sandwich, which Google expects Adobe to do even though the latter company recently halted feature
updates for Flash on mobile
devices.
If you're wondering about Sony's other Xperia phones, the company has previously given us a fairly complete rundown of its Ice Cream
Sandwich update plans
for the rest of its
devices.
Because it's up to OEMs to
update the software
for their
devices and push it consumers, it could be a while before those Ice Cream
Sandwich numbers start creeping up.
Samsung also delayed its just - leaked Ice Cream
Sandwich update for the Galaxy Note, though at least that
device is getting some stylus - specific software out of it.
UPDATE 8: Reports came out on from the US and Germany on 10 May that Samsung Galaxy Notes were being
updated to Android 4.0, but there's still no sign of Ice Cream
Sandwich for the massive
device in the UK.
As Lenovo has discontinued the tablet from general sale, it has also decided to discontinue official support
for the
device past the last officially supported
update in Android Honeycomb 3.2, which means that while the offering of an official Ice Cream
Sandwich build
for the tablet is notable
for the manufacturer, there are two key caveats to keep in mind:
This OS improvement is coming perfectly, especially if we consider that there won't be any Ice Cream
Sandwich or Jelly Bean future official
updates released
for the Galaxy S smartphones (due hardware limitation), so by applying this tutorial you will be able to install and test an Android 4.1 based ROM on your own
device.
Running Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream
Sandwich out of the box, Sony Xperia V is a durable high - range
device with 4.3» HD screen, 13MP shooter, IP57 certification and usually would be considered
for an
update to Jelly Bean.
Asus has started rolling out the most awaited Android 4.0 Ice Cream
Sandwich OS
update for the Eee Pad Slider SL101
devices in the U.S..
Once again, Motorola has confirmed that an Ice Cream
Sandwich update will be coming
for these two new
devices.
There were talks about the Google Android 4.0 Ice Cream
Sandwich update for Sony Ericsson
devices but then the manufacturer backtracked the same day the initial rumors popped up.
HTC has taken to its Facebook pages and posted some details regarding the long awaited Android 4.0 Ice Cream
Sandwich update for both these
devices.
Samsung has officially confirmed that it will be rolling out Android 4.0.x Ice Cream
Sandwich OS
update for Galaxy Tab 7.7, along with other Galaxy
devices in early 2012.
Unfortunately the
device will never get an official Android 4.0 Ice Cream
Sandwich update, so if you really want it, you will have to go
for a custom ROM.
Ice Cream
Sandwich has been around
for quite some time and yet there aren't many
devices that can be
updated to the new Android operating system just yet.
Within the last 24 hours, Motorola Mobility have quietly amended the Android
update master list
for all
devices to exclude three major Android
devices from long - promised Ice Cream
Sandwich updates, chief among them two former flagships in the Motorola Atrix carried by AT&T in the US and the Motorola Photon carried by Sprint, while the Motorola Electrify was previously launched by U.S. Cellular.
«HTC and T - Mobile plan to release a software
update for the HTC Amaze 4G that
updates the
device software to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream
Sandwich).
«HTC and T - Mobile plan to release a software
update for the HTC Sensation 4G that
updates the
device software to Android 4.0 (Ice Cream
Sandwich).
If you're an HTC Thunderbolt user who has been waiting
for Verizon and HTC to
update the
device to Android 4.0 Ice Cream
Sandwich, you don't have to wait much longer (if you don't mind flashing a leaked copy of the ICS).
Samsung is now rolling out the Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream
Sandwich update IMM76D
for the Galaxy Tab 8.9 Wi - Fi only
devices.
While many
devices are still waiting
for the Android Ice Cream
Sandwich update, the rush
for Jelly Bean has already begun.
The manufacturer has started rolling out the Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream
Sandwich OS
update for the Wi - Fi Motorola Xoom, as well as 4G LTE Motorola Xoom
devices (Specifically
for the members of the official Motorola forums and Feedback Network).
Motorola
updated their timeline
for device updates this morning, finally revealing their plans to push Ice Cream
Sandwich.
The kernel source
for the latest Ice Cream
Sandwich update, build 3.14.605.12, the one you received on your
devices at the end of July, has been released!
While the Motorola, Samsung, HTC and other manufacturers are yet to push out the Android Ice Ceram
Sandwich OS
updates for their
devices, some «inside sources» are claiming that Google is expected to release the next version of Android 5.0 Jelly Bean sometime during the 2nd quarter of this year.
A new build 6.14.84 of the upcoming Andorid CIe cReam
Sandwich update has leaked
for the Motorola Dorid RAZR
devices, which could be teh official build of the ICS
update and it may roll out from May 21st.
Today, the manufacturer has posted the initial timeline showing off its plans
for updating its
devices to Android 4.0 Ice Cream
Sandwich build.
Unfortunately the
device will never get an official Android 4.0 Ice Cream
Sandwich update, so if you really want it, you will have to go
for a custom ROM.
Both
devices were launched with Android 4.0 Ice Cream
Sandwich, with official
updates extending all the way to Android 4.3 Jellybean
for the international Galaxy S III and Android 4.4 KitKat
for the LTE Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note II.
Microsoft - owned video chat service Skype has announced that it will start rolling out an
update aimed at optimizing its Android app
for devices running Android 4.0.3 Ice Cream
Sandwich to Android 5.0 Lollipop worldwide.
HTC announced on Thursday that an Ice Cream
Sandwich update will be available
for select
devices by the end of March.
For example, Samsung provided Galaxy S II users 2 major Android
updates (Ice Cream
Sandwich and Jelly Bean), a
device which was released in April of 2011 and initially shipped with Android 2.3 (Gingerbread), and finally ended its support in May 2013 (25 Months).
HTC went to their Facebook page to announce their Ice Cream
Sandwich update schedule
for their select
devices.