Good news for Bell LG Optimus LTE owners today. Bell today announced that the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade is now available. It will bring up your device to software version LG-P930-V20e. The update requires the LG Mobile Support Tool and will not be provided in an OTA version. Bell has instructions on how to perform LG smartphone updates […]
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Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich now on 16% of Android devices
The adoption of Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich continues to gather steam. According to the latest Android Developers distribution numbers, Android 4.0 now accounts for 15.9% of Android devices that have accessed Google Play within the last 14-day period, up from 10.9% about a month ago. Here are the full numbers: Version Codename API Level Distribution 1.5 Cupcake 3 0.2% […]
TELUS LG Optimus LTE Android 4.0 update slips to August 20th
In the latest version of its “Device OS Upgrade schedule,” TELUS indicates that the Android 4.0 upgrade for the LG Optimus LTE has slipped to August 20th. Earlier this month, it had been scheduled for August 7th. While TELUS provides no explanation for the delay, the fact that the testing status shows “OEM not yet submitted” suggests that LG has […]
No Android 4.0 upgrade for LG Optimus 2X in Canada
LG Canada looks set to not follow in its corporate parent’s footsteps in offering an upgrade to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich for the dual-core LG Optimus 2X. While LG confirmed such plans last November (and even reconfirmed in December), LG Canada today revealed via Twitter that it had no plans to offer the update in Canada: The Optimus 2X […]
HTC confirms Desire HD will not be upgraded to Android 4.0
It would appear that the saga of whether HTC would offer an Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade for the HTC Desire HD or not has finally come to an end. HTC today posted on its blog that an upgrade will not be offered: After extensive testing, we’ve determined that the current version of HTC Sense with Android provides customers […]
HTC revises Desire HD Android 4.0 update statement
More confusion is now swirling around whether or not HTC will release a HTC Desire HD Android 4.0 update. Two days ago, HTC appeared committed to delivering Ice Cream Sandwich updates to both the HTC Desire HD and Desire S. Today, HTC changed its previous statement, indicating now that it is still analyzing the possibility of such an update: “HTC […]
More on the TELUS now “suspended” HTC Desire HD Android 4.0 upgrade
Last week, TELUS updated its “Device OS Upgrade schedule” to indicate that the planned HTC Desire HD Android 4.0 upgrade had been cancelled due to “poor device performance during testing.” Things got a bit confusing when HTC issued a statement that it was still planning to deliver this upgrade. MobileSyrup reached out to TELUS and HTC Canada to try to […]
HTC denies that HTC Desire HD Android 4.0 upgrade is cancelled
The saga of the HTC Desire HD Android 4.0 upgrade has taken another twist. Last week, TELUS cancelled the update due to “poor device performance during testing.” An HTC spokesperson has now told Android Central that it is still planning to offer the upgrade: “We remain committed to providing customers with the latest software updates when possible. As such, we […]