Thread to speculate on ICS for the Photon

[geauxlsutigers]

No idea if this is real or bogus...but scroll down in the link.

https://forums.motorola.com/posts/b309c3e35b

Here is the pic from that thread on Motorola's support forum. Things are looking VERY PROMISING guys!!!!!

 

[mrsimps]

@Isutigers. That's very encouraging. I see it reads "internal use" only, but there seems to be alot of polish on that ad for it to be an internal-only document. I wonder if it's real. I'm anxiously awaiting positive news that the Photon will be updated.

 

[KSmithInNY]

Im pretty confident we'll get ICS. If we don't, and normally when people suggest I roll my eyes and move on, but one could argue moto breached a verbal contract to update the device for 18 months after it was released. Moto agreed to the android update alliance prior to launching this, and because they were all shouting it to every news site available, its not a far stretch to think a consumer would purchase the phone expecting 18 months of updates.

 

[dorelse]

The thing I've noticed that I don't like is the Coming Soon!" is missing the front double Quotes...so...its not "Coming Soon!" its Coming Soon!". (Or has the rear double quotes when it shouldn't...depending on your perspective).

But...I'm hopeful!

 

[Cellmeister]

working link

or it is

BS

 

[kusanagi-sama]

The thing I've noticed that I don't like is the Coming Soon!" is missing the front double Quotes...so...its not "Coming Soon!" its Coming Soon!". (Or has the rear double quotes when it shouldn't...depending on your perspective).

But...I'm hopeful!

That might be a Coming Soon** and the ** notation is in the bottom with the tiny text.

 

[dorelse]

That might be a Coming Soon** and the ** notation is in the bottom with the tiny text.

You're right...good call!

 

[rmross76]

https://forums.motorola.com/pages/00add97d6c

ICS update scheduled for Q3 2012

 

[beantown]

Looks like our Photon's on the list to get ICS:

http://www.androidcentral.com/motorola-expands-list-phones-getting-ice-cream-sandwich-updates

 

[fage88]

if only we ddint already have these hard buttons

 

[jnl813]

ICS came out in October, The photon came out in what May? So its getting ICS ALMOST a year after ICS was announced! WOW Tha'ts LAME this makes Moto and Android look s l o w ! Thank God I sold my photon and bought a Epic Touch 4G which we will get ICS by the end of this month Sprint Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch Android 4.0 update on the way? | The Verge

Love the hardware Moto, but you need to step it up, oh and also Moto should look at the cameras that Samsung is using... BEAST!

 

[popologuy]

Buttons, schmuttons: ICS looks closest to webOS, so now i guess i can keep my Photon and pretend it was built by HP/Palm (like it hsould have been!!)

 

[dorelse]

ICS came out in October, The photon came out in what May? So its getting ICS ALMOST a year after ICS was announced! WOW Tha'ts LAME this makes Moto and Android look s l o w ! Thank God I sold my photon and bought a Epic Touch 4G which we will get ICS by the end of this month Sprint Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch Android 4.0 update on the way? | The Verge

Love the hardware Moto, but you need to step it up, oh and also Moto should look at the cameras that Samsung is using... BEAST!

ICS was Announced in October. As Moto has already stated...they didn't have access to ICS until the Galaxy Nexus was physcially on store shelves. That was Mid-December...so you have to start the clock from then, as that's when they got their hands on the code.

Moto has a few phones & tablets in front of the Photon and the other devices...so a 6-9 month wait (in total) isn't horrible. Let the other phones find all the ICS bugs first so when we get it, it'll be rock solid.

Would I like it sooner? Sure. I'll take my Moto, its rock solid, and I'll have it another 18 months, so I'm happy we're getting it.

 

[andoman]

ICS came out in October, The photon came out in what May? So its getting ICS ALMOST a year after ICS was announced! WOW Tha'ts LAME this makes Moto and Android look s l o w ! Thank God I sold my photon and bought a Epic Touch 4G which we will get ICS by the end of this month Sprint Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch Android 4.0 update on the way? | The Verge

Love the hardware Moto, but you need to step it up, oh and also Moto should look at the cameras that Samsung is using... BEAST!

Have fun with the gps and reception issues. The only reason the epic might get ics is because of the similarities to the nexus which they already have the code for. Most of us learned the hard was with the OG epic that Samsung is not to be trusted when it comes to software updates.

 

[Puzzlegal]

Woo Hoo!

to wait, or to try the unofficial version, that is the question.

 

[aem2267]

I found this...sounds good.

UPDATE: Motorola Ice Cream Sandwich News | The Official Motorola Blog - Motorola Mobility, Inc. USA

 

[coolqf]

I posted a link about. A week ago. The photon will get ics in q3 of this year.

Sent from my Photon