Thanks to Vitodecadalto for sharing.
Check this link out, our incredible s will get ics + sense 3.5 update.
http://www.247smartphone.com/mobile...htc-smartphones-coming-in-april-25642012.html
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Amazing if true.
Would definitely be nice to get some official ics for our device. Thanks for the info.
awesome news, thanks for sharing .. strange that this update has only appeared on only one news site. hope it gets confirmed by others and won't only be reposted.
Yep, it sounds good but I rather wait to see if it comes out to be true.
Don't like false hopes and false expectations.
i hope so....
I'm hanging for ics and sense, just hope it will happen rather than hearsay
Just thinking how the custom Rom's will rock with ICS .................... :O
I hope this news is reliable!
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Here's to hoping and wishing.
Looks like the news is true - here's an article from Germany's computer magazine c't: CLICK
Sorry, they don't have an english version, but you can follow the links in the article.
A rough summary:
the link from the OP is mentioned and they say HTC announced to update Desire HD, Desire S and Incredible S in April without naming a specific date. The go on mentioning a press release from HTC Netherlands which promises an update to ICS + Sense 3.5 in February for Sensation, Sensation XE and Sensation XL
Great news! Hoping for the best. Thanks guys!
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ics+sense 3.5 perfect =)
I thought its sense 3.6? Anyways, hope mike1986 could make a custom rom for the upcoming ics update
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zukri90 said:
I thought its sense 3.6? Anyways, hope mike1986 could make a custom rom for the upcoming ics update
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3.6 is the one called sense 4 in some sensation roms?if so I prefer 3.5..
I hope it will be true. But I will be unsatisfied if they make a bad update. I think everyone has used the stock sense 3.0 ROM before. The icons are too big. Don't like Sensation XL. XL also has WVGA screen but why the icons is small?
P.S. Sorry about my bad English.
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I hope it will be true. But I will be unsatisfied if they make a bad update. I think everyone has used the stock sense 3.0 ROM before. The icons are too big. Don't like Sensation XL. XL also has WVGA screen but why the icons is small?
P.S. Sorry about my bad English.
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The good thing is if we are getting official update, then we will have the official camera driver for ics
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The good thing is if we are getting official update, then we will have the official camera driver for ics
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Face unlock and Panorama Mode(^.^)
nice!!!
I got an email from HTC saying it's not yet been confirmed that the incredible S will get the update.
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https://twitter.com/#!/PaulOBrien/status/128749954217951232
http://techie-buzz.com/mobile-news/htc-incredible-s-to-get-official-sense-3-0-update.html
"Like the Desire S software update, the software update for the Incredible S will bring with it Sense 3.0, along with its goodies like a 3D launcher, and a widget-izied lock screen. The Android version will also be bumped to 2.3.5, and will also bring Google Talk with video chatting capabilities to the handset."
How come no one have posted these links?
So, looks like HTC won't ignore the IncS owners! For now...
*edit*
(damn, just noticed someone posted this in another thread, but w/e, this way more ppl will see it!)
The question is when ....
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The question is when ....
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Read the twitter link from PaulOBrian.
"So Saga and Vivo (Desire S and Incredible S) have official Sense 3.0 builds now. "
If the builds are done, it shouldn't be long before they release it.
But then again, you never know with HTC. For me it seems like they're pretty slow at updating their phones...
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But then again, you never know with HTC. For me it seems like they're pretty slow at updating their phones...
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Better slow and solid, than fast and buggy
HTC gives the word SLOW another meaning.
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HTC gives the word SLOW another meaning.
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We're on gb, there are tons of phones that aren't even on that...
Htc are one of the best
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We're on gb, there are tons of phones that aren't even on that...
Htc are one of the best
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Agreed. I had the original Samsung Galaxy before the Incredible S. The updates from Samsung were buggy and slow to non-existent. That was what prompted me to move to HTC since they seemed much better.
So why does desire s have it and inc s doesn't? They are virtually the same.
And saying there are a lot of phones not having it is a non-sense argument. VIVO is not an old phone. So it is our right to expect better service
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So why does desire s have it and inc s doesn't? They are virtually the same.
And saying there are a lot of phones not having it is a non-sense argument. VIVO is not an old phone. So it is our right to expect better service
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Dude we have gb, and sense 3 is coming...
Quit your *****in.
What's nonsense is your incessant whining.
We will also get ics I'm sure.
Htc is one of the best for updates, if you're complaining about this then you probably just shouldn't own an Android phone.
As long as its quality, time is something that can be wait.
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As long as its quality, time is something that can be wait.
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Well, if they continue updating this rapidly we'll have cm9 before official sense 3.0 x)
Anyway, anyone who's gotten the update yet?
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As someone with 16000 S-On Im really glad to hear this .. as for the banter on HTC's speed or lack of for updates ... HTC builds are cranked out faster unofficial or official than any other phone models I own ... Normally I don't care much for official rollouts but as there's no s off working for me atm ,knowing that there is confirmed rollouts coming I'm quite happy to wait ... Definate worth waiting for solid n stable than quick n buggy fota...
Can't wait for this to hit, Mike will have a new base for his Android Revolution HD Rom.
Yes that's fantastic news. Hopefully with the new official Sense 3 ROM, more custom ROMS will be available for us IncS users instead of having devs and cooks port ROMs from other handsets. Perhaps soon we'll have more choice of custom sense ROMs! =)
Yeaa, can't wait. Hope they don't put the project on hold, because of the resources they need for ICS device updates.
Got bored of sense 2.1. The 3d launcher looks amazing.
Does anyone know if the dialer issue got fixed in 2.3.5?
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Id asked HTC and they replied that Incredible S would surely get a Sense 3.5 update but they didnt have exact schedule now
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That's their robot reply. Yes but no date.
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3.5? As far as I know they've only said we'll get the 3.0 update...
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3.5? As far as I know they've only said we'll get the 3.0 update...
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In fact sense 3.5 will use less system resources than sense 3.0 and thats why devices using MSN8255 can get this update
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Does anyone know the exact differences between Sense 3.0 and 3.5? I've tried both ROMs before and there a few UI changes (e.g the tick and the checkbox is different) and you can jump from dialer to contacts, favorites etc directly from the jog dial and the bottom.
http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/08/htc-ics-sense-nordic/
Does that mean a custom rom for us soon enough?
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http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/08/htc-ics-sense-nordic/
Does that mean a custom rom for us soon enough?
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yes.. i guess..
i am waiting for Virtuous to fix all ICS issues soon..
If I remember correctly Virtuous team was waiting for Sensation XL release.
HTC launched ICS but I tought it was only for Sensation and Sensation XE, not XL.
If so, I'll guess we have to keep on waiting :/
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Any chance of official ics update for incredible s ??
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Yea but not till April I believe.
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Yea but not till April I believe.
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i guess HTC said "later this year" for Incredible S
First of all, HTC must release Drivers for the Incredible S to fully function on ICS. As soon as they release, our developers will start making their ROM. Custom ROM will be atleast 2 months before the official release. But yes, There will be some problems in the start and will get fixed soon. Till Then i can say "Wait for 6 more months if you want to taste the fully functioning Ice Cream Sandwich in your Incredible S"
And then it is the end of the year and everybody looking for Android 5.
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And then it is the end of the year and everybody looking for Android 5.
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Surely this is the price we pay for not having the latest up to date phones. This is exactly what HTC want so that we go out and upgrade to the newer models.
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vizzy said:
Surely this is the price we pay for not having the latest up to date phones. This is exactly what HTC want so that we go out and upgrade to the newer models.
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Yep, money talks - unfortunately.
Imho its just silly to buy completely new hardware just for a software upgrade that isnt even demanding for the current hardware.
True. But its always nice having that brand new phone feeling haha
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vizzy said:
True. But its always nice having that brand new phone feeling haha
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Haha amen!
I found devs custom rom is always superior than official HTC rom. If HTC will release official ROm i won't go for it. HTC sense doesn't matter for me. Custom roms by devs are always rocks. What you say??
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Hells Yeah!!!!!
Great news! Are you gonna update this post as he updates his? Or should those who're interested just follow his thread?
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It is totally up to you.... lol... Some more screenies being added to the OP... enjoy....
Can you change the title to wip
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I've heard through the grape vine that sense 4.0 is rather vanilla as compared to sense 3.5. In that its more simplistic and has less animations. Anyone know if there is any truth to that? Either way, this is really exciting.
Could you provide a link to his forum?
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jazzmoe76 said:
I've heard through the grape vine that sense 4.0 is rather vanilla as compared to sense 3.5. In that its more simplistic and has less animations. Anyone know if there is any truth to that? Either way, this is really exciting.
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Don't go by the pictures
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doktor buknasty said:
Could you provide a link to his forum?
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just search for Android Maisters Forum on google.......... GIYF....
Ohhh Very glad to see this! Heard sense 4.0 is supposed to be a lot less bloated than 3.0 / .5/ .6
Can't wait!
*whistle* beauty in one's hands.
Thank you very much for this!
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I just got a nexus and retired my Raider. I might have to pull it out when this is done, though. Great work!
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Don't go by the pictures
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I wasn't.... Like I said, I heard through the grapevine through friends that have diff HTC devices. I really don't know much about it. Do you have some info regarding what is included/excluded? I was told that a lot of the flashy animations were gone and its a more simplistic approach.
Awesome, I see it's a port of a Virtuous ROM. Always loved their work on other HTC devices; pretty much every Droid Incredible and Inspire owner that I know swears by them.
Thank you very much
jazzmoe76 said:
I've heard through the grape vine that sense 4.0 is rather vanilla as compared to sense 3.5. In that its more simplistic and has less animations. Anyone know if there is any truth to that? Either way, this is really exciting.
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Yes it's lighter, less animations, the clock flips and the weahter is animated but they have really cut back on a lot of the animations which in my opinion slowed sense down a lot.
It was published on Engad... That the vivid will get sense 4.0 and they quote ATT. Is the version we now have a test release? It sure feels finished.
If they release a 4.0 version officially it must rock them cause my vivid is actually flying... So I bet rafy will treat us to it first.
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Yes it's lighter, less animations, the clock flips and the weahter is animated but they have really cut back on a lot of the animations which in my opinion slowed sense down a lot.
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It was published on Engad... That the vivid will get sense 4.0 and they quote ATT. Is the version we now have a test release? It sure feels finished.
If they release a 4.0 version officially it must rock them cause my vivid is actually flying... So I bet rafy will treat us to it first.
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Great! Thanks fellas
carlosjcar said:
It was published on Engad... That the vivid will get sense 4.0 and they quote ATT. Is the version we now have a test release? It sure feels finished.
If they release a 4.0 version officially it must rock them cause my vivid is actually flying... So I bet rafy will treat us to it first.
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I'd much rather stay on an unbranded Virtuous offer than on ATT's bloated and tweaked crap.
Especially because I like an accurate representation of the network I'm connected to in my statusbar.
Anyone else waiting for this to drop since the beginning of April?
Awaiting cm9 as well as an explosion of dev input. counting down the days to get stoked!
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Anyone else waiting for this to drop since the beginning of April?
Awaiting cm9 as well as an explosion of dev input. counting down the days to get stoked!
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Yeah I'm running icecoldsandwich now but I'm really looking forward to getting a fully working ROM on my phone that has no bugs
I heard that ics update will come first for Sensation, Sensation XE,Sensation 4G and Sensation XL...
Have this devices already got the update to ics?
bob8x said:
I heard that ics update will come first for Sensation, Sensation XE,Sensation 4G and Sensation XL...
Have this devices already got the update to ics?
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Yes ICS has been released for these devices.
Well, I've found this on the web
HTC has been working hard to get its Ice Cream Sandwich upgrades ready, and we’re excited to announce that our first round of ICS upgrades will roll out by the end of March for the HTC Sensation, HTC Sensation 4G and HTC Sensation XE, followed soon there after by the HTC Sensation XL.
In addition, we can confirm Ice Cream Sandwich upgrades will be coming later this year to the HTC Rezound, HTC Vivid, HTC Amaze 4G, HTC EVO 3D, HTC EVO Design 4G, HTC Incredible S, HTC Desire S and HTC Desire HD. Stay tuned for more updates on Ice Cream Sandwich releases in the coming weeks.
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I couldn't find it on the htc's blog: maybe they edited the webpage...
But if that's is true it's better to not expect ICS on our phone very soon...
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Yes ICS has been released for these devices.
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bob8x said:
Well, I've found this on the web
I couldn't find it on the htc's blog: maybe they edited the webpage...
But if that's is true it's better to not expect ICS on our phone very soon...
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Just go check the Sensation forums here on XDA.
Well there were articles back in December and january saying the incs would receive ics in early April..... I'm on a flashing hold til this is released.
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i was really looking forward to the OTA ICS
but now icecoldsandwich is just amazing, i really done care too much. I wish it would so we can iron out all the tiny issues we have but not really high on my list.
turtle* said:
i was really looking forward to the OTA ICS
but now icecoldsandwich is just amazing, i really done care too much. I wish it would so we can iron out all the tiny issues we have but not really high on my list.
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I'm using IceColdSandwich as well, but having camcorder working is a big deal!
Just 2 days ago I was burning inside for not be able to record my drunk friends xD
IMHO official ICS= camcorder working, I can't figure out what else could mean...
I can't wait for the official release too! One of nu friends had the official ICS on his Nexus and it's amazing, just amazing.
Last few days I'm checking for the ICS update every hour...
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Vaxx93 said:
I can't wait for the official release too! One of nu friends had the official ICS on his Nexus and it's amazing, just amazing.
Last few days I'm checking for the ICS update every hour...
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Do here everybody know that our official ICS dint look like in Nexus / Icecoldsandwich?
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Silversniper said:
Do here everybody know that our official ICS dint look like in Nexus / Icecoldsandwich?
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Yeah no one really wants to use the official release but the roms will at last be bug free on ice cream sandwich
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incrediblealex said:
Yeah no one really wants to use the official release but the roms will at last be bug free on ice cream sandwich
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Hahah , yeah no one will use the stock one xD , we are all waiting for Cyanogenmod 9 or some similar port of the full compatible ICS
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I'm using IceColdSandwich as well, but having camcorder working is a big deal!
Just 2 days ago I was burning inside for not be able to record my drunk friends xD
IMHO official ICS= camcorder working, I can't figure out what else could mean...
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So far you can use some third party apps for make the camcorder working. Videocam illusion works fine for me.
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For me I'm waiting for the stability.
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Hahah , yeah no one will use the stock one xD , we are all waiting for Cyanogenmod 9 or some similar port of the full compatible ICS
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What's the big difference between a stock rom and a custom rom like Cyanogenmod9?
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What's the big difference between a stock rom and a custom rom like Cyanogenmod9?
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Cm9 will be much more customizable..plus stock rom will have sense,while cm9 will be just plain ics
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What's the big difference between a stock rom and a custom rom like Cyanogenmod9?
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The stock ROM from HTC will have all of the appropriate drivers for wifi, bluetooth, camera, cam-corder, etc, so those apps should work better on. HTC doesn't have to release the source code for these drivers.
CM9 and AOSP based ROMS generally have generic device drivers that don't always work correctly or as well as the stock ROMs.
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The stock ROM from HTC will have all of the appropriate drivers for wifi, bluetooth, camera, cam-corder, etc, so those apps should work better on. HTC doesn't have to release the source code for these drivers.
CM9 and AOSP based ROMS generally have generic device drivers that don't always work correctly or as well as the stock ROMs.
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Forgot to mention cm9 will be 90-120 mb where as ics with sense will be 350 - 400 with all the HTC crap.
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If cm9 runs as aswell as cm7 it will be really good
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Hello guys, to me it's a great news; I'm sorry if it's a repost or a false hope...
Directly from HTC site: http://www.htc.com/www/help/android41faq/
What devices will not get Android 4.1?
We work hard to ensure each of our products has the optimal user experience and therefore some products will remain at their current version of Android. In general, devices with 512MB RAM or less will not be upgraded to Android 4.1. At present, these devices include the HTC One V and the HTC Desire C. As we identify other devices that will not be upgraded, we'll provide updated information.
It should be noted that upgrades are not the same thing as ongoing support. Devices not being upgraded to Android 4.1 will still get software improvements, security fixes, and technical support.
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even though our phone isn't one of the best seller, I'll hope with all my force for a JB release, but i bet that will take soo long, just thought about ICS for our phone...
Our death will come with the 'in general' bit
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I don't want to break your dreams or anything, but it took HTC almost a year to deliver the ICS update... it is also over 18 months since our phone was released, so HTC don't have to bring us anymore updates.
And as you said, this device wasn't that populare. It got stuck between the Desire HD and the Desire S.
You do the math on this one, I might be too pessimistic to think clearly. And wasn't the ICS update from HTC really, really, sluggish?
If you want official JB, get a new phone... hoping for this phone to get another update from HTC is like trying to talk some sense into fanatics...
Yes ICS made the phone real real slow, like a symbian one.
Maybe HTC won't do an update for IncS but maybe they do..DHD was far more popular than the IncS and it didn't had the ICS Update.
This is good news for the Desire X, and that means, port to us =)
Not looking good I think
http://www.htc.com/www/help/android41faq/
If they are "considering" the 4.1 update for other 2011 devices,
So if the Evo3D, rezound, sensation etc are being 'considered' then sorry but we don't really have much of a chance :-\
But please prove me wrong, that would make me definitely get another HTC device
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Not looking good I think
http://www.htc.com/www/help/android41faq/
If they are "considering" the 4.1 update for other 2011 devices,
So if the Evo3D, rezound, sensation etc are being 'considered' then sorry but we don't really have much of a chance :-\
But please prove me wrong, that would make me definitely get another HTC device
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It's not worth the time it'd take to prove you wrong...
don't put too much hope into it
Hardware is not a problem (custom JB work fine on my HIS) - new device sales is the reason.
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First of all, sense 4.1 isn't jellybean !!
Sense 4+ is jellybean. Anyways, I don't think we will ever get sense jellybean update from HTC.
But hopefully we will get a fully working jellybean built from source like cm10, ect...
To be exact there is cyan x already working great and has a few bugs but hell yea we can use it as a daily driver.
Project butter is working almost perfect (97%) on cyan x ROM. I can see a little lag from time to time but I am not complaining at all
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First of all, sense 4.1 isn't jellybean !!
Sense 4+ is jellybean.
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No offense... but... if my maths isn't all f*cked up, wouldn't "4+" include 4.1? Or have I missed something with how HTC have started to name their Sense-things?
Well, they actually called a new Sense version 4+. Anyway, Sense version doesn't have anything in connection to Android version, or at least it's name. It's just a stupid coinsidence that one of the latest version of Android (4.1) has the same number as one of the latest Sense versions (4.1) and there are no dependensies between them.
Or HTC does that with purpose to play with our brains...
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Or HTC does that with purpose to play with our brains...
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No offense... but... if my maths isn't all f*cked up, wouldn't "4+" include 4.1? Or have I missed something with how HTC have started to name their Sense-things?
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Lol mate
You have a point we should ask HTC then
Anyways all I know is that sense 4.1 isa ana ics upgrade for sense 4.0 and that sense 4+ is a jellybean based software
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