Android 4.0 Updates

It really is that time from the month, absolutely everyone: Collect 'round the youngsters, for the reason that we have got updates on when Ice Cream Sandwich may well be pushed to a variety of Android smartphones and tablets!

In this edition, we'll be taking a look at Ice Cream Sandwich for Motorola and HTC. The two tech Goliaths have both lately released new Android 4.0 updates for their smartphones and tablets (ultimately -- Android 4.0 continues to be around considering that October!). Let's dive in.

Very first: Motorola, for whom an Ice Cream Sandwich update is prolonged overdue. Is Motorola the only main smartphone producer whose flagship device does not ship with Android 4.0? The RAZR MAXX (all caps!) is definitely an awesome device -- it gets far better battery life than any other smartphone you may obtain (by a long shot), it's super-thin and light and unbelievably durable. And in many cases although the MAXX was not released till many months following the October announcement of Ice Cream Sandwich, the Motorola hero-phone nonetheless has Android two.three.

Curious. Especially considering the fact that Motorola is now owned by Google, which can make the darn operating process itself.

Anyway, here's the update from Motorola: the Droid RAZR, Droid RAZR MAXX, and XOOM Wi-Fi + 3G tablet will get Ice Cream Sandwich in Q2 2012. Unless of course my Qs are messed up, that suggests some time before June 30. Yup, Motorola includes a minor more than a month to have its keester in gear and push out its Ice Cream Sandwich update to its flagship cell phone, the RAZR MAXX. A nation of RAZR MAXX owners waits patiently, and hopes.

The Atrix 2, the Droid 4, Droid Bionic, XOOM Loved ones Edition, and Xyboard are all scheduled for Android four.0 updates in Q3 2012. In sad news, Motorola has confirmed the Droid 3 and Droid X2 won't receive upgrades to ICS (HTC says it is due to the fact these gadgets don't have enough RAM to produce HTC's version of ICS a worthwhile upgrade). Moment of silence, ya'll.

And now we move to HTC, which would most likely instead neglect about last year's smartphones soon after a forgettable 2011. Though the Taiwanese tech giant is committed to redesigning its way back to relevance, it's not abandoning its old devices.

So, here's the scoop on Ice Cream Sandwich for HTC: You are able to obtain an update timeline proper right here, wherever you will see that a whole bunch of devices are scheduled to get their updates some time this summer time. Among the phones getting a beach-season Android 4.0 update are the Droid Unbelievable 2; the Amaze 4G; the Want S and HD; the EVO 3D, 4G+ and Design 4G; the Rezound; and also the Thunderbolt. Once more, a full list, with certain timeframes, may be uncovered right here on HTC's site.

And now the grim news: HTC also revealed a couple of smartphones and tablets that definitely will not get Ice Cream Sandwich updates. Individuals gadgets: the ChaCha, the Salsa, the Wildfire, the Jetstream, the EVO View 4G as well as the Flyer. A different moment of silence, should you please.

That is every one of the Ice Cream Sandwich news we've for now. When we have got extra on Android four.0, we'll, as always, be sure to let you know.

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