Articles Tagged “ICS”
Motorola tries to reason with upset customers, says ICS won’t improve older devices
by Bams Sadewo on May 22, 2012 11 Comments">11
For all the cheers that Motorola has got when the company finally updated its Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade schedule last week, the boos and jeers may have outnumbered them. Especially the ones that come from the owners of devices like Motorola Droid 2, Droid 3, Droid X3, and a host of others, who found that their phones will forever remain stuck on Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Is it all just one big misunderstanding? Motorola hears your complaints and has the following to say on the matter. According to the company, for those who have been wondering why not all relatively …
Motorola: Droid Razr and Razr Maxx getting ICS in the next six weeks. What about other devices?
by Bams Sadewo on May 19, 2012 12 Comments">12
We were about to lose hope to see Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich on Moto devices in a relatively timely manner. But just now, Motorola has decided to update its support page to let owners know about the lengthy process that it has to go through before it can roll out ICS. We know you’re not too keen to know the gritty details, so to keep things short, ICS is indeed coming to several Moto devices soon, while some just aren’t lucky. According to the latest Motorola guidance on Ice Cream Sandwich availability, the Motorola Droid Razr and the Razr Maxx will …
HTC Amaze 4G to get Ice Cream Sandwich on May 21
by Bams Sadewo on May 18, 2012 7 Comments">7
As owners of the HTC Sensation 4G are gleefully receiving their OTA update of Ice Cream Sandwich, which has been available since May 16, we expect to hear the same collective sigh of relief from HTC Amaze 4G owners pretty soon. It seems we’re not that far off the mark when we said that ICS upgrade for the phone would come not too long after it lands on HTC Sensation 4G. As can be seen from the updated support page for HTC Amaze 4G on T-Mobile’s website, the carrier is ready to roll out ICS for HTC Amaze 4G starting …
ICS coming to Sony Xperia S in late May or early June
by Bams Sadewo on May 17, 2012 0 Comments">0
For all the things that Sony has got right in the last few months, shipping its flagship phone, the Sony Xperia S, with Android 2.3 Gingerbread when the calendar clearly said that we’re in 2012 probably wasn’t one of them. For what it’s worth, the company promised an upgrade to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is on the horizon. Sony last posted on its blog that the ICS update for Xperia S phone will be rolled out in the latter part of Q2, but it appears things are running so smoothly that owners of the Xperia S will get to …
T-Mobile rolls out ICS update for HTC Sensation 4G on May 16, HTC Amaze 4G coming soon
by Bams Sadewo on May 15, 2012 5 Comments">5
T-Mobile USA has updated its support page for the HTC Sensation 4G, finally bringing some news on the Android 4.0.3 ICS upgrade that owners of the phone have been longing for. After promising early in the month that the update to Ice Cream Sandwich would be here “very soon”, the carrier is now ready to open its dessert bar on May 16. As stated on T-Mobile’s website, the OTA update for the HTC Sensation 4G will roll out starting May 16. Aside from all of the features of ICS that one can expect, such as Face Unlock and re-sizeable widgets, …
Is your AT&T Galaxy Note hungry for ICS? A buttery-smooth leaked ROM might help
by Bams Sadewo on May 11, 2012 7 Comments">7
You’ve probably heard, read, and secretly wept knowing that folks in Europe that rock a Galaxy Note are now receiving the OTA update to Android 4 Ice Cream Sandwich. Along with ICS, the update brings the promised Premium Suite for the Galaxy Note, which consists of several new S Pen-optimized apps. Stateside, the owners of the Galaxy Note on AT&T don’t have anything to cheer for yet, with old Ma Bell still not ready to share any specifics about the ICS upgrade. But the impatient (and adventurous) types have probably given the unofficial ICS version that leaked last month a bash. …
SMS Popup updated with new “Holo” ICS-style user interface
by Matthew Sabatini on May 05, 2012 5 Comments">5
SMS Popup is the one stop app for, well, SMS popups. As soon as you get a text message, SMS Popup creates a well placed popup dialog. You can view the message in your inbox or reply to the message directly, without leaving whatever it was you were doing. SMS Popup also specializes in customization of notifications, sounds, vibrations, and LED settings. Furthermore, the app even takes care of marking the message as “read” after you reply to it. Without a doubt, the functionality of SMS Popup is extremely useful. In addition, the developers have just added an update with …
Number of active Android 4 Ice Cream Sandwich devices growing
by Gary Sims on May 05, 2012 8 Comments">8
Recently released figures from Google about the relative number of devices running a given version of Android are showing an interesting increase in the number of active Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich devices. The numbers, which are based on the number of Android devices that have accessed Google Play within a two week period (ending on 1st May 2012), show that just under 5% of all Android devices now run Android 4.0, of these, the vast majority run 4.0.3 or 4.0.4 rather than 4.0, 4.0.1 or 4.0.2. 5% might not sound like very much, but this is a significant jump from the 2.9% of …
T-Mobile: Ice Cream Sandwich for HTC Sensation 4G is coming “very soon”
by Bams Sadewo on May 04, 2012 8 Comments">8
We won’t blame owners of the HTC Sensation 4G – or any other model, for that matter — that get rather testy when it comes to the topic of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. But the tossing and turning in bed waiting for the upgrade might soon be a thing of the past. Although a recent leak about T-Mobile’s planned ICS upgrade schedule indicated that HTC Sensation 4G will only get the latest Android OS in mid-June, it appears the carrier is ready to roll it out faster. The good news comes from none other than the support forum on T-Mobile’s …
Android 2.3 Gingerbread vs. Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich [video]
by Matthew Sabatini on May 02, 2012 64 Comments">64
![Android 2.3 Gingerbread vs. Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich [video]](http://1.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/android-4.0-ice-cream-sandwich-vs-android-2.3-gingerbread.jpg)
September 23, 2008, Android 1.0, the first commercial version of Android is released. Just over 3 years later, October 19, 2011, after evolving from Cupcake, Donut, Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, and Honeycomb, not including Astro and Bender, Ice Cream Sandwich was announced. Along the way, Android put out loads of features and took in some 200+ million users. Today, we’re going to be breaking down two of the newest, and arguably best, Android versions (Gingerbread and Ice Cream Sandwich). Obviously, a winner has already been chosen for this Versus Match. However, look at the competition as more of a comparison and evolution of …
Samsung Canada rolls out Ice Cream Sandwich to Galaxy phones and tablets
by Bams Sadewo on May 01, 2012 44 Comments">44
Patience is a virtue that many Android users get to exercise when it comes to waiting for carriers and manufacturers to bring their smartphones up to speed with the latest Android flavor. The wait for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is over for some Canadian folks, since Samsung Canada announced that it has started rolling out the ICS software update for Samsung Galaxy devices. The update will be available on select devices starting now and will continue to reach all devices and carriers. Samsung devices that can soon hop aboard the Ice Cream Sandwich express include the Galaxy S2, Galaxy …
Want to upgrade your Acer Iconia Tab A500 to ICS? There’s an app for that
by Bams Sadewo on Apr 30, 2012 39 Comments">39
With Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich being rolled out for Acer Iconia Tab A500 and A100 this week, Acer has taken the initiative to release an app that will make the upgrade process faster and a tad easier for Acer owners. The Iconia Tab Update Enhancement app, which you can download on Acer’s website and Google Play, is designed to make sure that the experience of downloading and installing the Ice Cream Sandwich update for your tablets will run as smooth as possible. Fun as it is to frantically check for the update manually through the system’s settings, you’ll have …
Google’s JB Queru calls out carriers for slowing down update rollouts
by Bams Sadewo on Apr 28, 2012 3 Comments">3
To tackle the problem of the sluggish Android rollouts that cause so much grief to users from around the world, Google came with the idea of “Google Experience” devices – the Nexus series. But like most things, theory doesn’t always translate well into real life. The release of Ice Cream Sandwich put the spotlight on Google’s inability to bring the latest version of Android to its own flagship tablets and phones in a timely manner. But does the blame lie solely on Google? Understanding the frustration felt by some owners of pure Google devices, (including the Nexus S, Motorola Xoom, or …
Upgrading the Samsung Galaxy S2 GT-I9100 to Ice Cream Sandwich XWLP7 firmware
by Ken East on Apr 20, 2012 1 Comments">1
Galaxy S2 users who live in the Russian region have a good reason to cheer. The latest XWLP7 firmware based on Ice Cream Sandwich is out. Despite the hot rumors and the hype about the Samsung Galaxy S3, Samsung doesn’t seem to be giving up on the Galaxy S2. The Galaxy S2 has been a big hit since it was released and Samsung is keeping its users happy by constantly updating the device. The Galaxy S2 was one of the first devices to get Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and the steady stream of Ice Cream Sandwich firmware updates doesn’t …
Motorola Droid Razr XT912: Rooting ICS and Gingerbread with CASUAL Root Tool
by Ken East on Apr 19, 2012 2 Comments">2
There’s no shortage of rooting processes on the Internet, but most methods can be daunting to Android newbies. With so many terms and no idea where to begin with understanding them, it doesn’t take a lot to discourage someone who’s just learning what rooting and its benefits are. If you’ve just got your Motorola Droid Razr, and you’re running on either the recently leaked Ice Cream Sandwich firmware or Gingerbread then we have what you are looking for. With CASUAL Root Tool, you get a one-click root method that newbies should find simple to use. Read on to know how …
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