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Getting Android devices updated to the latest version of the OS is something of an arduous prospect, and in recent months we've been getting an even clearer view of how the process works. For devices on the big carriers in the US, the procedure involves not just the OEM's willingness (or monetized incentive) to update a device, but also carrier testing, certification, and other hurdles.
Today, Verizon Wireless announced a list of 14 devices currently scheduled to get an Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update at some point in the future. The announcement doesn't come with any promised ETAs.
HTC ThunderBoltDROID Incredible 2 by HTCHTC RhymeHTC RezoundMotorola XOOMDROID BIONICDROID RAZRDROID RAZR MAXXDROID 4DROID XYBOARD 8.2DROID XYBOARD 10.1Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7Spectrum by LGOf the 14 announced devices, 5 are tablets. There are some notably absent devices as well which seem pretty surprising. Of the initial Verizon 4G LTE smartphone rollout, both the LG Revolution and Droid Charge by Samsung are missing from the ICS update list. The latter of which's "Droid" branding had led me to believe would be enough to overcome Samsung's reluctance to update any of the Galaxy S family to Android 4.0. The Charge's keyboard-packing cousin, the Samsung Stratosphere, is also absent, and so is the Pantech Breakout.
It's good to see Verizon be a bit more transparent than some of the other US carriers by spelling out what devices are and aren't getting ICS. At the same time, having even an estimated set of dates next to those updates would go a long way towards quelling the impatient masses.
Source: Verizon Wireless
I just picked up the Bionic for $20 on contract, and it's nice to see it will get ICS. My first smartphone. Still, the $30 data for 4GB is kind of overkill considering i'm always near wifi. Too bad they don't have lower tier data plans.
hechacker1 Reply DROID XYBOARD by FATCamaro on Tuesday, March 06, 2012 ALL CAPS. Reminds me of that shitty UFC advertiser XIENCE.Embarrassing....
FATCamaro Reply Lucky Me by tayb on Tuesday, March 06, 2012 I own a Droid X that I purchased in November of 2010. I guess that phone is too old to receive new software.Pretty pathetic if you ask me. I'll check the "OS Fragmentation and lack of updates" box if Google ever asks why I ditched their mobile OS.
tayb Reply RE: Lucky Me by Death666Angel on Tuesday, March 06, 2012 Buy a Nexus branded phone then. 
Death666Angel Reply Droid 3? by pixelstuff on Tuesday, March 06, 2012 "I own a Droid X that I purchased in November of 2010. I guess that phone is too old to receive new software."If you consider this list all inclusive it is even more pathetic that the 8 month old DROID 3 isn't on the list.
pixelstuff Reply RE: Droid 3? by jesh462 on Tuesday, March 06, 2012 The droid x received its last update from verizon already. I would know. I have one, bought March 2011. If you want ICS, it's time to ROM it up.Source:
www dot unwiredview dot com/2012/02/15/motorola-posts-ice-cream-sandwich-timeline-no-device-will-be-updated-before-april/#
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