Saw this today on phonedog.com. @ least Verizonwireless is letting us know which phones will be getting ICS, now we just need to see when. Verizon shares list of devices that will be updated to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich | PhoneDog
List of which phones for ICS
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Phil Nickinson
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I thought there were recent reports ICS was gonna be pushed to the HTC Eris? Did Verizon drop the axe on it?
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Phil, do you happen to have something in your throat??
Maybe he was chocking on a "Jellybean"
So no LG Revolution, Droid Charge, or Droid 3/4?
Wow. I'm sure those phones can handle ICS. Hell, even the Stratosphere can handle it, but I realize this is Samsung we're talking about.
Wow. I'm sure those phones can handle ICS. Hell, even the Stratosphere can handle it, but I realize this is Samsung we're talking about.
haha @ Phil, sorry I usually look @ Android Central's news first but I happened to be on the other website atm and I got excited when I saw the list
Are we really that excited about ICS? I'm loving the device right now and don't know if I want to mess with it. Can someone explain what the positive AND negative will and might be? My other smartiepants phone, the TBolt will get it and I am not so sure that will be such a good deal. I need some scholarship, folks!!! Lemme have it!!!
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Steve,
I don't know much at all about ICS, but it seems that Galaxy owners have listed ICS as the number one "pro" in regards to their phones. They say it is smokin'.
The worst case scenario I see is needing to do a factory reset after the update if there are problems. I am certainly not excited about that, since I had to get an immediate replacement on my first Rezound and so I had to customize two phones in three weeks, but I am anxious to get ICS.
Janet
Software updates are usually good things. When it comes to Android, it's always a great thing.
With ICS, we're getting improvements in functionality and user interface/aesthetics. This might not be a huge deal to most people, but some of us that have used Android since Donut or Eclair have noticed the improvements in smaller increments and are ready for the big leap to ICS.
I share Steve54's concerns about ICS and have posted as such in the Thunderbolt forums, primarily because my Thunderbolt has been working so damn well after getting Gingerbread (and a couple subsequent updates). I'm of the mindset "Leave my phone alone! Don't screw it up HTC/Verizon!"
The jump from Gingerbread to ICS is bigger than from Froyo to Gingerbread, so there is a lot more potential for things to go wrong and new bugs to be introduced, even more so with the Thunderbolt and Rezound radio setup that allows simultaneous voice/data. Add in the different versions of Sense and I'm very concerned that the benefit to risk ratio could be too high, especially for an OTA update versus a full RUU or phone that ships with ICS. May be I'm way off, but so far no one has been able to say for certain exactly what real benefit ICS will bring other than just "It's ICS! Why wouldn't you want it?".
But, I digress. I can see the benefits for a newer phone such as the Rezound, not so much the older single core Thunderbolt.
The jump from Gingerbread to ICS is bigger than from Froyo to Gingerbread, so there is a lot more potential for things to go wrong and new bugs to be introduced, even more so with the Thunderbolt and Rezound radio setup that allows simultaneous voice/data. Add in the different versions of Sense and I'm very concerned that the benefit to risk ratio could be too high, especially for an OTA update versus a full RUU or phone that ships with ICS. May be I'm way off, but so far no one has been able to say for certain exactly what real benefit ICS will bring other than just "It's ICS! Why wouldn't you want it?".
But, I digress. I can see the benefits for a newer phone such as the Rezound, not so much the older single core Thunderbolt.
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I've been running the ICS leaks since they started dropping and the interface is cleaner, the rough edges of Froyo and Gingerbread have been very well rounded. Many aspects of Sense and 3rd party launchers are built in. Even Sense itself is being cut back to let more of Android shine through. Better task management, memory management, etc...but I'd say that the most noticeable changes are all visual.
However..... the biggest and best part about ICS. Multi-core support. Let that sink in. Your multi-core phone has been wasted up until this point. A mere overflow buffer. So if you think your 750Mhz single core processing was fast, wait until you actually get to use both of those puppies and really see what 1.5Ghz processing on a phone looks like(Something that not even the Galaxy Nexus can say).
However..... the biggest and best part about ICS. Multi-core support. Let that sink in. Your multi-core phone has been wasted up until this point. A mere overflow buffer. So if you think your 750Mhz single core processing was fast, wait until you actually get to use both of those puppies and really see what 1.5Ghz processing on a phone looks like(Something that not even the Galaxy Nexus can say).
A lot of that sounds similar to the subtle visual changes and "under the hood" changes from Froyo to Gingerbread which are to be expected. Question for you though, in the ICS leaks, is Sense using that new dock we've seen in the new HTC One series? If so, is there an option to change it to the classic curved dock? Thanks
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multi-core support is what I am waiting for. I hope it will help improve battery life.
One major item for me to look forward to ICS is that my corporate email is not available on previous versions due to security shortcomings in the way android handles activesync. With ICS I will be able to get rid of this crappie iPhone toy and enjoy a real phone.
I would imagine this to be true with a lot of organizations, I know of quite a few with this limitation. From my perspective its not about the ui or frilly features, it's simply available to me as a tool.
I would imagine this to be true with a lot of organizations, I know of quite a few with this limitation. From my perspective its not about the ui or frilly features, it's simply available to me as a tool.
I read somewhere that ICS requires a dual core. Is that true? If so could be the reason some phones are off the list.
These aren't odd at all. Let me explain.
Motorola sucks, and they stated that they're abandoning 3G phones when it comes to ICS. They're professional customer backstabbers.
LG is well, LG. Not much going on there.
The Droid Charge was dead from the get go. It was the harbinger of $300 LTE contracts, featured some of the crappiest radios known to man, and went through a soap opera style journey to get Gingerbread. The problem was that no one was up for that kind of update drama.
I'll take this one step further. If it hasn't been announced already, then don't expect official ICS on the phone. HTC and Moto have already named the phones they're taking up to ICS. Everything else...hope for CM9
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