HTC Once Again confirms Ice Cream Sandwich for the Thunderbolt

**willdogs** · 03-14-2012, 09:30 AM

HTC reveals 16 smartphones getting Android Ice Cream Sandwich update

March 14, 2012 6:31 AM

Taiwanese manufacturer HTC has confirmed that 16 of its smartphones will receive the update to Android 4.0, aka Ice Cream Sandwich, the company said in a blog post today.

**Kronko** · 03-14-2012, 09:48 AM

Good but now we would like to know about dates. Yes I know, in my dreams.

Sent from?

**blackjaguar25** · 03-14-2012, 09:54 AM

...sigh....

**Phil Nickinson** · 03-14-2012, 10:10 AM

There's nothing on that list that hasn't been reported already.

**defcon999** · 03-14-2012, 01:31 PM

Like most people are jokingly positing...they will release it around October when most of us will soon be eligible for an upgrade. That way HTC won't have to worry about the "hanger on's" to the TBolt....it won't be in their interest.

Until I get a firm date and time, I won't be UNROOTING anytime soon.

**paintdrinkingpete** · 03-14-2012, 02:40 PM

Originally Posted by defcon999

Like most people are jokingly positing...they will release it around October when most of us will soon be eligible for an upgrade. That way HTC won't have to worry about the "hanger on's" to the TBolt....it won't be in their interest.

Until I get a firm date and time, I won't be UNROOTING anytime soon.

Why would you UNroot at all?!?!?

With all likehood any Thunderbolt ICS releases will already be leaked and built into ROMs well before any official release is made. Seems silly to UNroot to install inferior software.

Secondly, I think we're all smart enough to know by now that even if we were given a date it means absolutely nothing. We'll all find out when ICS is released pretty much on the day it happens.

**defcon999** · 03-14-2012, 03:25 PM

Originally Posted by paintdrinkingpete

Why would you UNroot at all?!?!?

With all likehood any Thunderbolt ICS releases will already be leaked and built into ROMs well before any official release is made. Seems silly to UNroot to install inferior software.

Secondly, I think we're all smart enough to know by now that even if we were given a date it means absolutely nothing. We'll all find out when ICS is released pretty much on the day it happens.

You are absolutely right.....what was a I thinking. I posted before lunch.....my stomach was talking.

The only way I will unroot is if the HTC is more stable, which I don't think so.

It will be nice to see what the DEV's come up with.

**DocFreud** · 03-14-2012, 04:55 PM

When HTC announces the date when ICS will be released for our Tbolts, is that the date we're going to get it? I thought that VZW will get it first, add their bloatware and then release it to end users some time days/weeks/months later.

**AstroStrat89** · 03-14-2012, 05:17 PM

Anyone have any idea what version of Sense is going to be a part of that? Just the version we already have?

**ggrr8t** · 03-14-2012, 05:34 PM

Whose turn is it to post this same thing next week?

**Eric The Duke** · 03-14-2012, 09:59 PM

Originally Posted by AstroStrat89

Anyone have any idea what version of Sense is going to be a part of that? Just the version we already have?

I read somewhere the version of Sense will be 3.6.

**willdogs** · 03-15-2012, 12:10 AM

Sense 3.6 will be used for all older hardware getting ICS

**redcat22** · 03-15-2012, 08:49 AM

Originally Posted by ggrr8t

Whose turn is it to post this same thing next week?

I've tried and tried to no avail.

**paintdrinkingpete** · 03-15-2012, 09:08 AM

Originally Posted by DocFreud

When HTC announces the date when ICS will be released for our Tbolts, is that the date we're going to get it? I thought that VZW will get it first, add their bloatware and then release it to end users some time days/weeks/months later.

HTC typically doesn't release a date until after the carrier has signed off and is ready to deploy. So I'd image that yes, if and when HTC makes an announcement, that's the date you should expect to get it. Once again though, they typically don't actually release any statements ahead of time...usually, it will something to the effect of "ICS Updates for the Thunderbolt have started being deployed today".

Don't expect a lot of advanced notice...just a lot of advanced speculation.