Help WHEN??? Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Update

CrazySte · Apr 1, 2012

HI EVERYBODY,
my brother has a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and he still has Android 3.2 Honeycomb and he is wondering when Samsung will make the official Update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich available...

I have a ASUS Transformer and i got my update about a month ago... why is Samsung soo far behind???

Is there an official date for the availability of this Update in the US yet?
REGARDS

KENNECTED · Apr 1, 2012

CrazySte said:
HI EVERYBODY,
my brother has a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and he still has Android 3.2 Honeycomb and he is wondering when Samsung will make the official Update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich available...

I have a ASUS Transformer and i got my update about a month ago... why is Samsung soo far behind???

Is there an official date for the availability of this Update in the US yet?
REGARDS

This may be of help, since it's the exact same question you ask
General Ice Cream Sandwich?

Not to be snarky or a know-it-all but doing a quick scan of the forum before posting can often be helpful when looking for information.

Xethaios · Apr 1, 2012

CrazySte said:
HI EVERYBODY,
my brother has a Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and he still has Android 3.2 Honeycomb and he is wondering when Samsung will make the official Update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich available...

I have a ASUS Transformer and i got my update about a month ago... why is Samsung soo far behind???

Is there an official date for the availability of this Update in the US yet?
REGARDS

I heard it's supposed to come in May, but I'm not sure.

Szadzik · Apr 1, 2012

Asus making 3-4 devices running Android can get them updated in a month. Samsung making tens of them will take a bit longer.

Deleted User · Apr 3, 2012

Szadzik said:
Asus making 3-4 devices running Android can get them updated in a month. Samsung making tens of them will take a bit longer.

Now that I have v4.0.4 on my Nexus S phone, I'm a bit more eager for the update on my Tab. I have a "new" phone now.

Falchion · Apr 3, 2012

To all the people already running ICS ROMS on their Tab, is there any substantial speed or performance tweaks?

richvan29 · Apr 4, 2012

I had a 1.4 GHZ ROM running Honeycomb and setCPU. Just did ICS. It has the 1.4 GHZ in the settings options. I had to wipe and install the ROM so I lost all the little things that came with the Tab, specifically free Quick Office HD. Its good so far but my Honeycomb ROM seemed smother. I'm not going back though as there is a lot of things to explore now.

How to Install Android 4.0 'Ice Cream Sandwich' on the Samsung Galaxy Tab | PCMag.com

bloodylipp · Apr 4, 2012

if they dont get it out this month or announce when and that being before June, im going the root and rom route as well.

CriticalCritic · Apr 4, 2012

CrazySte said:
I have a ASUS Transformer and i got my update about a month ago... why is Samsung soo far behind???

Answer: It's a Samsung.

Samsung has a long and consistent history of neglect for their devices. If a new OS update is released, or a patch is required, Samsung will likely take about 3-5 times longer than any/every other manufacturer to make and implement that update or patch (ASSUMING they don't just deny that a problem exists). I bought this device with the expectation that it would never be updated. And thus far I have not been happy, but I have also not been disappointed.

Seriously, never buy a Samsung if you really want responsiveness to software changes, updates, or fixes. They will drop the ball... But at least they are consistent.

Deleted User · Apr 7, 2012

bloodylipp said:
if they dont get it out this month or announce when and that being before June, im going the root and rom route as well.

Here in Canada it has been confirmed that Bell (and likely the other major carriers) will be releasing the update in May.

Deleted User · Apr 7, 2012

CriticalCritic said:
Answer: It's a Samsung.
Seriously, never buy a Samsung if you really want responsiveness to software changes, updates, or fixes. They will drop the ball... But at least they are consistent.

I wouldn't say that. The problem is the TouchWiz overlay. The ASUS is virutally a vanilla version of the tablet software from Google, so it needs very little to release an update. The Samsung Tab has an integrated overlay that requires testing of ICS, development of the overlay, testing of the new overlay, bug fixes, and then released to the public. So yeah it takes a lot longer. HTC is similar with their Sense overlay and updates.

I had the original ASUS Transformer, but got rid of it and went with the Tab as it has a nicer screen, much thinner and lighter, more cases available (at the time), and integrated 3G wireless. Even though it has the TouchWiz overlay which I'm not really crazy about, it performs well and works the way I want. I have stock v4.0.4 ICS on my "old" Nexus S and it's a very nice improvement - it's like a whole new phone. I look forward to the ICS release for my Tab as I'm sure it will improve performance quite a bit too.

eyecon82 · Apr 11, 2012

CriticalCritic said:
Answer: It's a Samsung.

Samsung has a long and consistent history of neglect for their devices. If a new OS update is released, or a patch is required, Samsung will likely take about 3-5 times longer than any/every other manufacturer to make and implement that update or patch (ASSUMING they don't just deny that a problem exists). I bought this device with the expectation that it would never be updated. And thus far I have not been happy, but I have also not been disappointed.

Seriously, never buy a Samsung if you really want responsiveness to software changes, updates, or fixes. They will drop the ball... But at least they are consistent.

Yep. Samsung is ******ed. The way the handle ICS will determine if ill ever buy from them again.

surgerush · Apr 11, 2012

eyecon82 said:
Yep. Samsung is ******ed. The way the handle ICS will determine if ill ever buy from them again.

Samsung still makes great hardware. As for ics, I'll simply be flashing CM9, now you have the best of both worlds.

eyecon82 · Apr 11, 2012

surgerush said:
Samsung still makes great hardware. As for ics, I'll simply be flashing CM9, now you have the best of both worlds.

There isn't a working camera on that making video chat useless

vosg · Apr 30, 2012

You guys should be happy for not having ICS. Most Asus transformers have maaaajor ussues with it. Been going on since launch day, about two months now. And every new "fix" only makes things worse. Go check the forums.

Crimson13 · Apr 30, 2012

My wife's Xoom and my Galaxy Tab 10.1 both run ICS great. Xoom is stock, GT us on a Cyanogen Kang

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