ce Cream Sandwich Coming to Many Verizon HTC Smartphones‏!

[tbolt1950]

I e-mailed HTC and they confirmed .

http://blog.htc.com/2012/03/ics/

HTC Confirms 'Ice Cream Sandwich' Update for 16 Phones

The following HTC devices are confirmed to get a tasty treat of Ice Cream Sandwich:

• DROID Incredible 2 by HTC
• HTC Amaze 4G
• HTC Desire S
• HTC Desire HD
• HTC EVO 3D
• HTC EVO Design 4G
• HTC Incredible S
• HTC Sensation
• HTC Sensation XL
• HTC Sensation 4G
• HTC Sensation XE
• HTC Raider
• HTC Rezound
• HTC Rhyme
• HTC Thunderbolt
• HTC Vivid

As for timing, we’re in the early stages of rolling out Android 4.0 for the HTC Sensation and HTC Sensation XE and upgrades will be more widely available in the next few weeks. The update for the HTC Sensation 4G and HTC Sensation XL will follow. Please note, once we start pushing out updates it will take time for all carriers in each country to get the update. We are working closely with our carrier partners to nail down update schedules for our other smartphones and will have more to share very soon.

[Ann154]

Do you realize that your post is the third one to discuss the ICS update? The update has been confirmed by both HTC and Verizon with no time tables to when it would happen.

[tbolt1950]

NO.. AND THANKS FOR YOUR snarky reply.

[tbolt1950]

I JUST ORDERED THE TBOLT FOR A REPLACMENT POS  DROID 2 X.

MAKES THE DECISION SWEETER.

[Ann154]

The Thunderbolt is a year old phone and is mostly likely nearing its End of Life. Good luck. The ICS update is probably the last one the Thunderbolt will get.

[tbolt1950]

So I WILL BE SATISFIED. SEEN 4.0 IN ACTION = LIKE A NEW and DifferentPHONE.

[B33]

That's why i am glad i went with Razr Maxx although it will be Q3 or Q4 before it receives it. I an my Maxx both will be Ready B33

[Ann154]

The Thunderbolt is no longer for sale on the Verizon Wireless website.  End of Life reached.

[B33]

Yup good ol T Bot is gone But there will be a replacement not to far away.. to jump an shout about

 

[Ann154]

Search is your friend on this forum.

[tbolt1950]

??

[MIKED007361]

Does anyone on here know when the ThunderBolt will get ICS ????

[Ann154]

Us users will know when the ICS update is pushing to the Thunderbolt when the notification of the update shows up on our phones.

[jdstirewalt]

When will Thunderbolt get the Ice Cream Sandwich update. The wait and lack of information is incredibly frustrating.

[AZSALUKI]

it will be a while. i wouldn't hold your breath or you'll just get even more frustrated and annoyed. as it gets closer you will see "leaked" dates on the web.....but the fact is that nobody will really know until it's ACTUALLY available to download on your device. first HTC has to finish it for the tbolt and then verizon has to test it for a while. it tends to take much longer than people think it should. also, nobody knows in what order, exactly, that they will push this to the various devices that will get it.

[jdstirewalt]

Thanks for the reply. Love Verizon but the great experiment with android and its clunky platform, unwanted apps and ICE teasers is over.  I'll move to another platform.  Perhaps back to the iPhone.

[engbulldog]

Sorry to hear you are considering going back to iphone. I would say for the time being going back to iphone would be a poor choice. Apple products are known for being data hungry, one reason is due to there high resolution screens and with only being a 3G device you might get more angry. If you wait it out a little longer you will get your Ice Cream Sandwich, you may also find out that ICS is an intense operating system that I feel only the Rezound and Nexus have enough power to handle smoothly. When the new iphone comes and is LTE I would then say Android and IOS are great on 4G and the big decision will be how big of a screen are you looking for.

[jdstirewalt]

Wrong advice. I once owned one so I know android is inferior. You also

failed at addressing my question.

[AZSALUKI]

the answer to your question is nobody knows. have you ever seen a update announced more than a week or so before they actually push the update? "inferior" is subjective. an iphone may run smoother, but i prefer an LTE device, larger screen, and widgets. iphones are nice....just not my cup of tea.

[Anglhrt]

I heard on some of the HTC forums that it should be around the end of August 2012 but it's now the 26th and still no word yet.  Sure would love to have it!

[AZSALUKI]

it's been leaked for the thunderbolt, which "usually" indicates that the official release is close. i can't imagine it will be by the end of august, but i'd bet it will be by september sometime.