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Will the EVO 4G get Ice Cream Sandwich?

yeah i think that the only way to get ICS on the evo is to be rooted. i guarantee you that once google releases the source code that the devs will find a way to get it on the evo.
True. The real question is if our phones will get ICS officially.
If you're a stickler for correctness, EOL is End Of Life. And Sprint does not limit the number of upgrades you may qualify for. :)
I think he was stating that phones *usually* get about 2 updates, we've had ours.
True, but Honeycomb wasn't put on any phones as it was for Tablet's only.
+1 And the honeycomb source wasn't made available either, so no devs were able to splice up a rom for us.
 
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Well, if you're coming from the Hero, then you must realize that development is still going on. There's even a 2.3.5 Sense 3.5 rom being developed right now so.........yea I agree that ICS will run better with a dual core phone but.....:)



For future posting, I would recommend that we keep this talk to whether or not the stock HTC Evo 4G will see ICS:D. All rooting thoughts of ICS should be directed here http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-all-things-root/431606-ics-rom.html

Lots of development on Android 4.0 ROM ports for the Sprint HTC Hero has also started since the source was released. A lot of people still use and love that handset, so awesome stuff keeps coming out for it. :)

On topic, I believe that the Sprint HTC EVO 4G, will definitely see a custom ROM port of Android 4.0. Officially, I think the Sprint HTC EVO 4G has reached the end of the line. It went through two major Android updates officially already. That is pretty good all by itself. ;)
 
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even tho i am very happy about ICS and would loooooooooveeee to have it on my EVO 4G, i highly doubt it will make it to us...

why? a few reasons:
- EOL being imminent
- I am sure ICS takes more space than Gingerbred 2.3, i dont think the phone will have much storage at all after installation
- HTC and or sprint didnt even pushed Sense 3.0 to us, u think they will with ICS?
- newer models of the phone already exists with more potential (EVO3D)

now, can it be possible? i think so... i think if HTC were to push a "vanilla" ICS to us, without sense, that it may be plausible... again i dont even know how much memory is needed for the OS.... so that alone can crush our dreams

Android 4.0 does take more space than Android 2.3 did. The Sprint HTC EVO 4G has 1 GB of ROM space though, which will probably fit Android 4.0 just fine and dandy.

You might ask, but what about space for apps and so forth? A partition for apps and data can always be made on the microSD card to increase the capacity of what the system "thinks" is in the internal storage and even parts of the ROM can be moved to the microSD card if 1 GB is still too small to house Android 4.0.
 
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Seems like it's looking less likely that the EVO 4G will get ICS. Google just announced that the original Nexus One will not be getting ICS because it's "too old." Since the Nexus One and the EVO 4G are pretty much the same phone spec wise(1GHz Adreno 200 and 512MB of RAM) HTC might use it as an excuse not to upgrade it.

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Nexus One “too old” to be upgraded to Ice Cream Sandwich | Android and Me

The Google Nexus One was mostly deemed "too old" because of ROM space. It only has 512 MB of ROM space, which just BARELY fits Android 2.3. ;)

The Sprint HTC EVO 4G has 1 GB of ROM space. Even if that was not enough, portions of the ROM can be moved to the microSD card via SD-EXT support. This is how custom ROM ports of Android 4.0 for the Google Nexus One will get around the ROM space limitations. There really always is a workaround. :D
 
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Android 4.0 does take more space than Android 2.3 did. The Sprint HTC EVO 4G has 1 GB of ROM space though, which will probably fit Android 4.0 just fine and dandy.

You might ask, but what about space for apps and so forth? A partition for apps and data can always be made on the microSD card to increase the capacity of what the system "thinks" is in the internal storage and even parts of the ROM can be moved to the microSD card if 1 GB is still too small to house Android 4.0.

Is partitioning and everything else you mentioned up there done after you root the phone? I'm starting to hover around 50-60 mb's of free memory on the Evo, and it's been running just a bit "slow" these days (little lag when I unlock, come out of a program and try to change screens, etc.) so I was going to rest it to factory settings and reload everything. Do you suggest I just wait 1-2 weeks and try rooting when one of the devs comes out with a 4.0 rom?

Also, is there any problem with rooting to a full gingerbread rom, then rooting to 4.0? Thanks!
 
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Is partitioning and everything else you mentioned up there done after you root the phone? I'm starting to hover around 50-60 mb's of free memory on the Evo, and it's been running just a bit "slow" these days (little lag when I unlock, come out of a program and try to change screens, etc.) so I was going to rest it to factory settings and reload everything. Do you suggest I just wait 1-2 weeks and try rooting when one of the devs comes out with a 4.0 rom?

Also, is there any problem with rooting to a full gingerbread rom, then rooting to 4.0? Thanks!

You can root and partition your microSD card right now and use it for more space for apps. Just be sure to backup the contents of your microSD card to your computer before partitioning it.

If you want to wait for an Android 4.0 ROM port, then that is up to you. However, you are more than welcome to experiment with other ROMs in the meantime to get your feet wet in the process.
 
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well from what I heard the Evo will NOT get ICS only the Shift, 3D, and the new Evo Design (just a redesigned regular evo) would get it, I may be wrong but thats what I heard.

HTC announced those phones would be in the first batch to get it. Whether or not there will be any following upgrade batches and whether or not the EVO will be in them is yet to be seen.
 
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How do you re partition EVO 4G to accommodate (think) more data and app storage?

Android 4.0 does take more space than Android 2.3 did. The Sprint HTC EVO 4G has 1 GB of ROM space though, which will probably fit Android 4.0 just fine and dandy.

You might ask, but what about space for apps and so forth? A partition for apps and data can always be made on the microSD card to increase the capacity of what the system "thinks" is in the internal storage and even parts of the ROM can be moved to the microSD card if 1 GB is still too small to house Android 4.0.
 
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How do you re partition EVO 4G to accommodate (think) more data and app storage?
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well you have to be rooted first. once you are rooted you can then go into your custom recovery and partition your card. however, it is recommended that you upgrade your card to a class 4 or higher. since the apps will be moving to the card and run from there, the apps will need to rely on the cards read and write speeds or that app will suffer in performance. if you want to learn more abot rooting and partitioning your card then read this:http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-all...ooting-dummies-guide-gingerbread-edition.html

and if you have any questions on rooting and such please post them in the http://androidforums.com/evo-4g-all-things-root/ forums.
 
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jsb911 I hate you, couldn't you have just reassured me with false hope? ):

well you could always root your phone. ICS roms are just starting to trickle out. there are a few now, but they are all in alpha and beta phases which means that not everything works properly. but they are sooooo close to getting it right. can't wait til they iron it out.
 
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