Official Ice Cream Sandwich Watch Thread

[blackepoxy]

IF HTC releases ICS for the Inc 2, I have a feeling it will be about the time I'm due for an upgrade. I would like to read more about what hardware requirements ICS needs to run smoothly.

This article speaks briefly about this hot topic...

" There
have been many speculations that this
update is going to

 

[TheAtheistReverend]

From intomobile.com quoting a statement from HTC:
"...While our goal is to upgrade as many of our recent devices as possible, we are committed to maintaining every phone’s performance and usability first. Please stay tuned for more updates on specific device upgrade plans."

I'm sure they have plans to work on emerging devices first, followed by the most capable and recent devices. I think our beloved DInc2 is not very high on that list, though I doubt it is incapable of running it. I'm guessing we will see a ported ROM or two (hopefully good ones) and yeah, maybe an official release someday when we're all ready to upgrade.
I can only presume it is in their best interest to get every device possible running it, since it will really be a uniting force for the Android community/market.

EDIT:
Just realized I linked to the same quote as G.adams22. I thought I found new stuff... Meh, oh well.

 

[blackepoxy]

Whatever hTC plans to do with ICS, severely bloat/lightly customize, i hope they will keep the " make all widgets resize-able feature". Oh yeah,& include a functioning alarm clock/countdown timer feature, i burnt my pizza in the oven last night because of that little flaw.

 

[ArmchairBear]

Whatever hTC plans to do with ICS, severely bloat/lightly customize, i hope they will keep the " make all widgets resize-able feature". Oh yeah,& include a functioning alarm clock/countdown timer feature, i burnt my pizza in the oven last night because of that little flaw.

Sir, might I suggest you download the StopWatch & Timer app. Henceforth, thou pizza wouldst no longer burn in thy oven.

#oldenglishjuxtaposedwithmodernstuff

 

[blackepoxy]

Sir, might I suggest you download the StopWatch & Timer app. Henceforth, thou pizza wouldst no longer burn in thy oven.

#oldenglishjuxtaposedwithmodernstuff

But then again, maybe it is my fault for buying a product from a company whose slogan i already knew was "quietly brilliant" and expecting an alarm clock.

 

[TheAtheistReverend]

That actually made me laugh out loud.

 

[NightAngel79]

+1 lol

 

[blackepoxy]

Back to business...

HTC aims for Ice Cream Sandwich with high expectations - SlashGear

I guess there is more info on hTC's Facebook page.

Quote from SlashGear site:
" Though Ice Cream Sandwich will have no new
hardware requirements as Google says, it’s important
to note that this means “no more than Gingerbread
has”, as it were. Thusly we can understand when HTC
says that “upgrades require a careful balance of
hardware and software to ensure the best possible
performance and usability, so please stay tuned as
we assess our product portfolio. ” HTC is sure to
provide updates for SOME of their devices, but a
betting person better bet on recent devices for the
most part, with devices from several years ago more
than likely getting the ax."

 

[ArmchairBear]

But then again, maybe it is my fault for buying a product from a company whose slogan i already knew was "quietly brilliant" and expecting an alarm clock.

+1

lol

Brilliant!

 

[blackepoxy]

Rumored Quad-Core HTC Edge Pushes the Envelope for All Smartphones

I wonder... Seems like gingerbread would be wasted on this, also shows sense 4.0, the capacitive row of buttons are still there...

What do y'all think...

 

[pockings]

Rumored Quad-Core HTC Edge Pushes the Envelope for All Smartphones

I wonder... Seems like gingerbread would be wasted on this, also shows sense 4.0, the capacitive row of buttons are still there...

What do y'all think...

My goodness. The HTC Rezound is not even out yet and the Edge is already rumored to be a quad core and ship with ICS? Why would anyone get the Rezound then? I just can't keep up with all these new phones .

 

[pockings]

Just saw this. The Incredible 2 is not on the list of the first wave 2012 ICS upgrade

Our first wave of Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) updates for HTC handsets | Facebook

"HTC knows how excited our fans are to get their hands on Google's latest version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich, so we're thrilled today to announce the first wave of HTC phones that will receive upgrades.

Ice Cream Sandwich is coming in early 2012 to a variety of devices including the HTC Sensation, HTC Sensation XL and HTC Sensation XE, as well as the HTC Rezound*, HTC EVO 3D, HTC EVO Design 4G* and HTC Amaze 4G* through close integration with our carrier partners.

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.

*US handsets"

 

[blackepoxy]

I saw a list that shows hTC Droid increDible S will get it, that is nearly the same as our beloved Dinc2...
I will have to find the link again...

Well... That is from hTC's facebook page, so I guess, it is straight from the horse's mouth.

^^You heard the man.^^

 

[TheAtheistReverend]

Don't worry. There will be a port sooner or later. There are a few people working on it already. I'm placing my bets on 2 months from now for a working, near bugless ice cream sandwich build for us.

 

[scoobntaz1996]

i am just curious. i am running a rom on my dinc2 that is based off of the HTC Sensation XL . which show in the thread that phone would be getting the ics update. so i would bet that someone somewhere will probably get it running on these incredible 2 devices at some time.

 

[blackepoxy]

Don't worry. There will be a port sooner or later. There are a few people working on it already. I'm placing my bets on 2 months from now for a working, near bugless ice cream sandwich build for us.

This is making want to root more than ever now.
In the past i never wanted to do it but, now seriously considering it to get ICS 4.0...

Update:
Looks like this could be it!!! & what i have been waiting to see!!!
Boy this thing looks SWEET!!!

Another upcoming HTC smartphone has apparently been revealed, the HTV Ville, a 4.3-inch qHD handset running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich on a 1.5GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 chipset. The Ville, according to BGR

 

[seejoshplay]

Personally, I am not gonna be jumping on this port... I am sure it will be swell, but I am just going to wait for Cyanogenmod 9 or an OMGICS or OMFGICS rom. Actually, I will almost certainly jump straight away onto the first build derived from the source code... then wait for CM9 to catchup.

...That's gonna be AWESOME.

 

[wooten]

it would be nice but the fact that ICS includes on screen buttons and the dinc2 already has them on the bottom makes it seem like the chances would be less. i am hopeful, though

 

[blackepoxy]

I am sure that there will be an option to hide them and use the bottom row. I am pretty confident we will get it, i saw a list that shows incredible s will get it, it is just a matter of when...
6 months maybe? Hopefully it will be before the time we get an upgrade.

 

[wooten]

I saw a list that shows hTC Droid increDible S will get it, that is nearly the same as our beloved Dinc2...
I will have to find the link again...

Well... That is from hTC's facebook page, so I guess, it is straight from the horse's mouth.

^^You heard the man.^^

could you let me know where you saw the incredible s getting ICS? i checked the facebook page and i didnt see anything. maybe im missing it.

https://www.facebook.com/notes/htc-...d-40-updates-for-htc-handsets/300698153293006

 

[blackepoxy]

could you let me know where you saw the incredible s getting ICS? i checked the facebook page and i didnt see anything. maybe im missing it.

https://www.facebook.com/notes/htc-...d-40-updates-for-htc-handsets/300698153293006

I found it again here:

Samarth Rasiwasia, an employee of Google and HTC has posted some information to let us know what HTC devices should see the update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich:

Technically all the Android powered devices capable of running of Android Gingerbread will be able to run Android 4.0 ICS but Practically all devices may not give an overall good user experience . So all the manufactures are reviewing ICS on their devices to check the user experience and will release the latest OS according to the results.

HTC

 

[swiff]

that link also mentions the nexus one, which isn't getting ICS, I will be psyched if it got it though.

 

[blackepoxy]

I don't know how credible this link is now, some of what it says has been disproved...

Anyways...

http://www.htcnews.net/htc-phones/will-htc-ville-be-the-first-ice-cream-sandwich-smartphone/

New rules for ics uniformity...

http://www.slashgear.com/android-uniformity-a-bit-more-clarity-on-new-google-rules-for-ics-06206868/

Is this a good or bad thing, will it get ics to us quicker?

 

[blackepoxy]

Bump, bump yo!!

Update: Mobile World Congress is not that far off, so I guess hTC sense 4.0 isn't either...

http://m.pocketnow.com/android/htc-sense-40-first-impressions

 

[seejoshplay]

BUMP.

BUMP.

AWWWWWWWWW yeah!