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Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) update?

Does anyone know if there's any word about an update from Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) to 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)? I've got a still-new Samsung Stratosphere with 2.3 and I'm wondering (a) if it might get the update; (b) if I'll have a choice about it; and (c) how an update would be done. Thanks for anything anyone can tell me.

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AZSALUKI

an update to 4.0 likely wont be available for at least a couple of months.

Dave-in-Decatur

Thanks. I won't waste my time worrying about it now, then! Do you know whether or how Verizon will contact customers about update options when they're available?

pat3332

Hard to say. Most of my experience has been with the Thunderbolt and I don't know anything about the Stratosphere. Part of it will probably depend on the manufacturer, Verizon and what phone you have. Some manufacturers get updates out faster than others. Then Verizon may hold on to it until they test it, which may not matter much judging by the Thunderbolt releases. And also, some phones will get it before others. Which phones come before others may not make sense to anyone except the manufacturer and Verizon and maybe not them. Sometimes it seems more like a lottery. I'm only guessing that the newer, dual core phones will probably get it first since I think ICS is suppose to run better on them. I could be wrong, and often am, but I'm not expecting the Bolt to get it, but I've retired mine anyway.

Verizon will usually put out a notice when it's planning on releasing an upgrade for your phone and if you follow any Android forums, most of them will post it also, so it's not usually a secret. . The last updates the Bolt got were pushed to us if we didn't download it first. The only way not to get it seemed to be if you happened to be watching when it started so you could stop it, but since you have to sleep sometime, eventually you'd get it whether you wanted it or not. Not sure if that will be the case with ICS though.

They might surprise us and get it out this month, or as AZSALUKI said, 2-3 months. You can hope for sooner, but expecting later will decrease your stress levels.

Dave-in-Decatur

Thanks, that's helpful. I am a little leery of pushed updates, but I guess it doesn't do any good to be leery! Anything to reduce the old stress levels!

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