http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/10/google-clarifies-18-month-android-upgrade-program-details-far-f/
meaning YES ice cream for us
not neccessarily, samsung would have to opt into this by the looks of it
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not neccessarily, samsung would have to opt into this by the looks of it
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Samsung is one of the subscribers of the deal...
that for sure only will start for new device which will come with Google Ice Cream Sandwich.
With more than 10 Million devices sold, I imagine that the Galaxy S will be part of the program.
Even though Samsung is in on the deal (which is not surprising), it's still ultimately up to the carriers for when and how Android versions are released on what devices.
Samsung is pretty much leading the charge when it comes to releasing updated versions of Android for their Galaxy S phones, as well as releasing the kernel source.
The problem is most carriers don't update the phones with Samsung's releases quick enough for some people, if ever. Here in Canada, we're still (officially) on 2.2 Froyo for the i9000m.
Here's another interesting article to support that claim.
http://www.techradar.com/news/phone...updates-for-galaxy-range-954260#ixzz1M0MvnVvT
I don't really care what the carriers do. Who sticks with crappy carrier roms anyway?
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Ethische doesn't meander we het ice Cream.
I've seen the keynote live yesterday, he said all NEW devices would get it.
Well the galaxy s isn't "new" anymore.
Plus Ice Cream is supposed to come out in Q4.
Well that's more then 18 months from may (right?) last year.
So it's just hoping Samsung will be nice to us.
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Damn Q4! I am BORED TO DEATH with Gingerbread already, i want something new IMMEDIATELY
I hope we get Ice Cream Sandwich for SGS. 18 month is a bit short consider most contract last for 24 months nowadays....
i like the cool name android produces...... but what the hell is an ice cream sandwich ??
i like ice cream, and i like sandwiches, but i would never mix the 2 together.
wouldnt this just be 2 slices of bread, with ice cream in the middle ??
surely this will make it all cold and soggy...
Americans will eat anything lol,
sorry for the off topic question
Ah well, released Feb 2011, Galaxy SL i9003 users have lot to enjoy in the 18 months timeframe... We'd have ICS but waiting 2 more months for GB is a torture!
Still, good of Samsung to join the program...
It takes samsung 18 month to update a phone so you will only get one update anyway
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i like the cool name android produces...... but what the hell is an ice cream sandwich ??
i like ice cream, and i like sandwiches, but i would never mix the 2 together.
wouldnt this just be 2 slices of bread, with ice cream in the middle ??
surely this will make it all cold and soggy...
Americans will eat anything lol,
sorry for the off topic question
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An "Ice Cream Sandwich" does not contain any bread. It may just be too cold in pommie land to truly appreciate them.
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It takes samsung 18 month to update a phone so you will only get one update anyway
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Some people just like to distort the truth for effect.
I've had my SGS for a year and in that time I've gone from 2.1 to 2.2 to 2.2.1 and now to 2.3.
That is three updates in 12 months which is equivalent to one update every 4 months.
ooooh i know what they are lol
we dont call them 'ice cream sandwiches' over here lol,
as if anyone would eat ice cream and bread
I guess the 18 month timeframe covers android releases in that frame, not how long it takes the update to come through. So, guys stop ****ting about how long they take to release the updates.
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ooooh i know what they are lol
we dont call them 'ice cream sandwiches' over here lol,
as if anyone would eat ice cream and bread
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http://www.followmefoodie.com/2010/06/singapore-ice-cream-sandwich/
^^ Delicious and only 1SGD
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.... it's still ultimately up to the carriers for when and how Android versions are released on what .....
.....The problem is most carriers don't update the phones with Samsung's releases quick enough for some people, if ever....
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This of course is very true. I'm always slightly surprised why people tolerate this situation. We choose a device running open source software because of the freedom it provides, then tolerate provider limitations and lock-downs. Mine was unbranded and unlocked when I got it and I wouldn't have it any other way
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Based on the new 18 month upgrade rule Google is putting in place it seems like EVO is guaranteed to get Ice Cream Sandwich. Great news!!
Sorry if this was posted already, but I glanced the top post in General and didn't see this. Delete if duplicate.
I saw it on the I/O stream but here is Engadget mentioning it as well:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/10/google-partners-with-oems-and-carriers-to-guarantee-android-upda/
More details at Thisismynext:
http://thisismynext.com/2011/05/10/google-promises-android-devices-updates-18-months/
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Based on the new 18 month upgrade rule Google is putting in place it seems like EVO is guaranteed to get Ice Cream Sandwich. Great news!!
Sorry if this was posted already, but I glanced the top post in General and didn't see this. Delete if duplicate.
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Please post link to new rule.
It makes it easier to discuss the matter.
Edit: Thanks for the links.
Long as the hardware can handle it......
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Long as the hardware can handle it......
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That is the only sticking point I can think. Unless they add more details/restrictions about customized versions as well.
I can't see why the EVO shouldn't meet the requirements for ICS (Ice Cream Sandwich) Unless they add some huge GPU related features that can't be shut off built directly into the OS.
This rule will only apply to devices that will launch from NOW going forward.
None of this 18 month rule stuff matters if you're already on AOSP. Our phone will get ICS if CM and others support it, guaranteed. The original motodroid has CM7... the EVO will live on!
Nice to see steps being taken - or attempting to do as such - in the right direction.
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also teams like Cyanogen Mod will port icecream to alot more devices then what google says will run it.
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None of this 18 month rule stuff matters if you're already on AOSP. Our phone will get ICS if CM and others support it, guaranteed. The original motodroid has CM7... the EVO will live on!
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also teams like Cyanogen Mod will port icecream to alot more devices then what google says will run it.
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I enjoy the AOSP roms from CyangonMod and others but official releases just make those ROMs that much better.
yeah.. good step in the right direction
but...
it is for new phones and moving forward.. evo is not new.
LOOPHOLE: as hardware permits.. this is a huge veto card (and who makes that call)... 512kb RAM maybe an issue.
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Did you read this or are you assuming? I haven't read that anywhere and didn't hear that during the live stream.
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Did you read this or are you assuming? I haven't read that anywhere and didn't hear that during the live stream.
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you are right.. have not seen that in black and white....
but... i would bet it is only new released phones.
Ice cream looks like it will finally include HW acceleration. Honeycomb tablets are probably all Tegra 2 powered because of software compatibility. I think that ice cream will be very similar. Google said ice cream is comming later this year (fall I think), and with the N1 probably falling outside of 18 months old at that point, we might not see first gen Snapdragon/adreno support at all in AOSP/Android.
My guess is that Google will release a dumbed down version for low end phones and that'll be the version that CM ports over to older devices.
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Pretty sure Evo will get Ice Cream, they said no hardware requirements for it. And Evo is Sprints flagship phone still, pretty sure they are going to keep updating it until everyone can get a new phone.
Pretty sure Evo will get Ice Cream, they said no hardware requirements for it. And Evo is Sprints flagship phone still, pretty sure they are going to keep updating it until everyone can get a new phone.
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Where did they say there's no hardware requirements? In fact, they said updates will come if the hardware permits. Thus hinting that there will be at least soft requirements.
BTW, by the time ice cream drops, the EVO will look like the G1.
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evo 3D and kingdom will be out by then.... and that would push evo off sprints top dog chair. before ice cream will be released in Q4.
I love my evo.. but i think 2.3 is as for officially it will go.
This will certainly kick ass, Sprint will most likely put the new OS onto the Evo because it is still one of the best phones on the market despite it being released for almost a year
You guys aren't reading....
The groups first move is to promise that that new Android devices from these partners will receive updates for 18 months after launch, pending hardware support, which is a great step towards addressing the problem of orphan devices.
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This just mad my day.
But yes, the evo may not get it, as it "technically" is an older device, so you'll have to wait on a port.
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We're here live at Google I/O, and the folks from Mountain View have just shared something rather sweet -- a coalition of manufacturers and carriers committed to making sure their Android devices receive the very latest updates. All four major US carriers (and Vodafone) as well as HTC, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, LG and Motorola are on board, and all will guarantee you timely upgrades to the latest version of Android for eighteen months after release, provided the hardware's capable. Now that's change we can believe in.
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Source: Engadget.com
I believe it's too little too late for our beloved X10's
could be a little too late but seeing how quickly manufacturers tend to do upgrades and considering the fact that the 1 and a half year old X10 IS getting Gingerbread... doesn't seem that bad, could be worse (aka Motodesk...) and, either the costumers feedback or the really awesome work devs do over here, it's nice seeing Sony Ericsson coming to an agreement of having the latest Android version on the devices
Haha. That is awesome. 18 months. Right about the time your 2 year contract is up in most places where there is carrier subsidy. Gives you about 6 months to think about what your next phone will be...otherwise you'll be stuck on an "old" OS version after that.
Still, it is pretty cool that they have an update policy in place now. All things considered, 18 months is actually decent; there could be lots of hardware improvements in addition to the OS improvements in that time, unless phone technology plateaus like computers did a while back before picking up again. But it would be hilarious if the phone companies released an update the day after the 18 months are up...
i belive these will go hand in hand with the new arc play neo and newer xperia minis!
x10 wont recieve any futher updates above 2.3.3
its to late to our x10 , we must trust in our xda dev
Note that this is a policy for this year's phones and beyond, and does not apply to our X10s. Though the fact that we are getting the GB update is awesome.
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18 months is hardly decent in the mobile business... especially in regards to Android.
18 months ago brings us back to the launch of Android Eclair. With this policy, SE would have been totally fine letting us run Android 1.6 until April 26 2011.
Terul said:
18 months is hardly decent in the mobile business... especially in regards to Android.
18 months ago brings us back to the launch of Android Eclair. With this policy, SE would have been totally fine letting us run Android 1.6 until April 26 2011.
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What??
Did you read it? It is saying 18 months of getting updates as they roll out from google, meaning we would already be on gingerbread.....
18 months of guaranteed timely updates is awesome, and unparalleled so far in the world of mobile smartphones
Maybe I am confused, but I believe Gingerbread was released in December 2010. 18 months from that takes us to June 2012.
If I'm wrong please let me know.
What a huge joke. 18 months IF the hardware is capable? So what? 1 update and for some stupid reason the hardware cannot handle the next update.
Nothing will change except for later updates because now they have to provide an update within 18 months not even close to the stock release date like some manufacturers do already.
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Terul said:
Maybe I am confused, but I believe Gingerbread was released in December 2010. 18 months from that takes us to June 2012.
If I'm wrong please let me know.
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You are not understanding what this means....
It isn't saying 18 months between updates, it is saying up until 18 months after the phone is put out you will get every update as it is released, so no waiting around for companies to release their own "custom" versions and getting left behind. Meaning we would have gotten gingerbread immediately.
Just read it over a couple times and saw where I mis-read what it said. I was assuming 18 months after release of the OS not 18 months of the release for the device.
Cheers
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What a huge joke. 18 months IF the hardware is capable? So what? 1 update and for some stupid reason the hardware cannot handle the next update.
Nothing will change except for later updates because now they have to provide an update within 18 months not even close to the stock release date like some manufacturers do already.
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well they can't release tablet software on a smartphone that isn't the same resolution, etc.....
I think that is more so what they mean.
Also, some phones released have been released with very outdated specs (i.e.- all of SE's new lineup) so if they release a dual core specific version of android, that would be sony's fault, not googles.
This sounds like a positive move to me.
To bad they couldn't implement this sooner... they could have avoided att eol-ing this device with not one update.
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I guess that the las update for ours X10 will be the ice cream sandwich OS, it's a new universal OS designed for all android devices..
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I guess that the las update for ours X10 will be the ice cream sandwich OS, it's a new universal OS designed for all android devices..
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No, the last would be Gingerbread.
Since the X10 would not follow this policy (think this policy only applies to new phones).
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To bad they couldn't implement this sooner... they could have avoided att eol-ing this device with not one update.
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+1000000
At&t is already losing my business. Too little way too late. Add that to billing issues and abhorrent home internet and I'll never go back.
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Now it's just up to handset developers to stay awake & aware.
If they screw around Google will drop them like flies.
This really sound better to me. My next phone will also be Android so at least I will benefit from it then.
Today , I saw on a newspaper this breaking new: Google is going to release an rom called: Ice Cream Sandwich.(This is not a hoax or a joke , It's true 100%)
According to this,Ice Cream Sandwich will work for ALL android phones. The point is that it will have all the features of Android Honeycomb. (They will release in September 2011)
I am not holding my breath on generalized articles till more specifics are available. Apparently, it contains Honeycomb's holographic UI, and, if it does indeed contain eye candy like that, there's a very slim chance it will work like its completely meant to on a Non GPU and ARMv6 phone like the Wildfire.
Not saying that ICS will / may never be seen on the Wildfire. It probably will come, because, it will be open source, unlike Honeycomb. (PS - This applies only if Wildfire devs remain till then. The way devs are abandoning the Wildfire and upgrading to other devices is a bit scary for the already short future of the Wildfire)
Lastly, this is good news for Wildfire owners who own rootable phones. Nothing for those with newer S-ON HBoots.
Also, this doesnt belong here. This post cannot be 'Dev Related' in anyway I see it.
They didn't tell that it will work on ALL devices. They wrote on MOST of today's devices, which are probably only the usual high-end-well-known devices. I guess low-end devices like Wildfire will not manage to run it....
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I`m trying to quote but I only get this.... what does it all mean????!!!???
Cool... ice cream, tastes nice.
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Today , I saw on a newspaper this breaking new: Google is going to release an rom called: Ice Cream Sandwich.(This is not a hoax or a joke , It's true 100%)
According to this,Ice Cream Sandwich will work for ALL android phones. The point is that it will have all the features of Android Honeycomb. (They will release in September 2011)
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WOW really, I think everybody already knows about Ice Cream Sandwich for months now.........
Lets wait and see ...
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They didn't tell that it will work on ALL devices. They wrote on MOST of today's devices, which are probably only the usual high-end-well-known devices. I guess low-end devices like Wildfire will not manage to run it....
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They DID say that it work on ALL devices
Here is few information about it http://gizmodo.com/5800358/what-is-androids-ice-cream-sandwich
Kind of 3D on Wildfire that going to use OpenGL headtracking i doubt it
simple question for simple answer:
so will it work on wildfire or not?
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simple question for simple answer:
so will it work on wildfire or not?
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I don`t have my crystal ball with me, so I`ll go with low to no chances. Maybe a laggy port at most.
Like it was stated before, there are some hardware requirements for the holographic interface that requires a GPU, which the Wildfire doesn't have. However I think Icecream will run like on most other phones which are supported on xda (hence they usually have a GPU on board)
It's fine for me. I'm gonna have my Xoom soon and see all the fancy stuff, and by the time Icecream is available I could slowly think about replacing my Wildfire...
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Like it was stated before, there are some hardware requirements for the holographic interface that requires a GPU, which the Wildfire doesn't have. However I think Icecream will run like on most other phones which are supported on xda (hence they usually have a GPU on board)
It's fine for me. I'm gonna have my Xoom soon and see all the fancy stuff, and by the time Icecream is available I could slowly think about replacing my Wildfire...
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This is great news
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guys, forget about this hype.... it's just a misinterpretation and it seems everyone is believing it....
Froyo, Gingerbread were also possible to run on any device.... are they available on every phone? NO!
Is Gingerbread officially available for Wildfire? NO!
Will it be officially available for Wildfire soon? NO!
So how come you expect Icecream to be released for Wildfire in any way??? Like written before there will be a custom ROM at best, but due to the missing GPU it will probably suck!
[And please keep in mind: like it was written in another recent thread recently you can't just activate the missing hardware by adding a software driver]
It will probably suck.... yeah yeah.... that's what you guys said when Gingerbread was out. And guess what? The devs proved you wrong. It may have a kind of fallback mode for slow devices.
You're right pal!
Even now I'm still suck with Stock ROM.
All I expect now just able to root it again or looking for another higher spec.
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guys, forget about this hype.... it's just a misinterpretation and it seems everyone is believing it....
Froyo, Gingerbread were also possible to run on any device.... are they available on every phone? NO!
Is Gingerbread officially available for Wildfire? NO!
Will it be officially available for Wildfire soon? NO!
So how come you expect Icecream to be released for Wildfire in any way??? Like written before there will be a custom ROM at best, but due to the missing GPU it will probably suck!
[And please keep in mind: like it was written in another recent thread recently you can't just activate the missing hardware by adding a software driver]
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They said that It would work on every devices dude, that's why it's different from honeycomb.
That's the reason why I said it was a great new
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They said that It would work on every devices dude, that's why it's different from honeycomb.
That's the reason why I said it was a great new
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You are missing his point. Google said it will work, but, the end decision rests on HTC, which is what he was trying to point out.
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Is Gingerbread officially available for Wildfire? NO!
Will it be officially available for Wildfire soon? NO!
So how come you expect Icecream to be released for Wildfire in any way??? Like written before there will be a custom ROM at best, but due to the missing GPU it will probably suck!
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They said that It would work on every devices dude, that's why it's different from honeycomb.
That's the reason why I said it was a great new
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@mtnhan1996 . Seems like u r thinking ice-cream will be officially ported to wildfire (skipping the official gingerbread update). ---------- NO, it will never happen.
And official updates do not just depend on the google's statements. They depend on the device brand to a large extent. That is why GOOGLE branded devices will be updated much earlier and brands like SE will have late/no updates.
And one more thing to recollect is we didn't even had a non-buggy gingerbread sense custom rom yet. And we cant expect htc to give an os update to wildfire without newer htc sense. So, no way with the official update.
I was just looking at Engadget, and I saw this: http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/17/bell-mobility-hints-at-ice-cream-sandwich-release-dates-for-gala/
Here is what the article it says:
"We've come across an internal document from Bell Mobility that's bound to raise the hopes of a few good Canadians. Yes folks, we're talking Ice Cream Sandwich. The carrier to the north estimates that it'll have Android 4.0 ready for the Sensation in February, which is to be followed by the Raider's update in March -- this handset may be more familiar to AT&T customers as the Vivid. Pulling up the rear, users of the Galaxy S II are to expect the upgrade in April, and while the Optimus LTE is also mentioned, there's no specific time frame for that one. Certainly estimated release dates don't always come to fruition, but at least we know what Bell's aiming for, anyway."
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Kp1. Maybe P = April
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I think that is the date the Galaxy SII will get ICS on that carrier. Remember that a lot of carriers delay updates to their phones so they can be "certified". Also, if we already have a pretty much working build of ICS (give or take a few force closes and battery life), how can it take them so long to polish it?
At this stage i have to say im a bit pissed off that we still haven't been given ICS for our SGSII why cant they just release all the necessary code required so developers can do their thing.
Bell is very, very slow at releasing official firmware updates. As far as I know the SGSII still comes with their carrier branded 2.3.3
If they're releasing in April and that happens to be at the same time as ICS goes global, I'd be very, very, VERY surprised. Just a possibility.
I will be issed also if it isn't released by February by the latest, if it isn't i think ill be getting a nexus phone next year.
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I will be issed also if it isn't released by February by the latest, if it isn't i think ill be getting a nexus phone next year.
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I think I am going to get the next nexus phone regardless of when we get ICS for the GS2.
to be honest i hope they dont rush it , it isnt just building ics for their hardware it needs intensive testing as well
the sgs2 has shipped over 10 million units now , releasing a firmware with bugs in it could do more harm then good and id rather wait and get a rock solid ics for our phones and for the devs to have a solid base to tweak from
lets face it they got the firmware the phone shipped with pretty dam good and i hope too see a nice stable ics release from them too
i use my phone to much to be using beta software and ive had enough nokias in my time and had enough of unstable buggy firmware and waiting for patches to come to fix the bugs
i think april sounds about right for a genuine samsung firmware that has been fully tested for stabillity and compatabillity with apps and extras
Does not sound like an xda developer member...just sayin'
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At this stage i have to say im a bit pissed off that we still haven't been given ICS for our SGSII why cant they just release all the necessary code required so developers can do their thing.
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Here we go again!
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Here we go again!
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They do it because they're mean. But I guess they don't like law suits either. Mean.
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This really means nothing for international GS2's. More than likely Samsung's ICS will release in late December/early January and those on XDA will have it looong before Bell in Canada.
Bell is an North America carrier which does not have any Apple vs. Samsung court cases.
Yet, rest of the world do. That's why I can certainly say that Ice Cream Sandwich for SGS II & Galaxy Tabs will be the fastest delivery of an Android distribution (from Google release to End users) Samsung ever made.
That date is for carrier branded phones.
For international phones it would be much sooner.
I'm expecting mid Jan
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how can it take them so long to polish it?
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Dude... Have you ever tried to polish ice cream? Took me ages and it still wasnt that shiney...
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Well let see when is ICS released Foote galaxy S2. There is no even ant sign of CM9. Earlier there was issue of mic not working during call. Now after release of the leak version, lots of stuff are working but unstable, but now no any news of CM9 for galaxy S2. It seems we have to depend on Samsung rather then cm9 team for ICS. Developers pls don't be hurt. Almost all devices are getting ICS except S2. It really feels bad that we are deprived of the same. Thanks
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Hope you guys that live in Europe get the update Asap. Here in Latin America (Brazil), we will receive the update maybe on Q3 2012. But, i really hope that all of us can get CM9 before April.
vicelord.leo said:
Well let see when is ICS released Foote galaxy S2. There is no even ant sign of CM9. Earlier there was issue of mic not working during call. Now after release of the leak version, lots of stuff are working but unstable, but now no any news of CM9 for galaxy S2. It seems we have to depend on Samsung rather then cm9 team for ICS. Developers pls don't be hurt. Almost all devices are getting ICS except S2. It really feels bad that we are deprived of the same. Thanks
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Its actually samsung's fault they haven't got it working yet. Samsung hasn't released kernel sources yet. I think the main obstacle right now for cm9 is the RIL is unstable. Codeworkx said once they can stabilize that they'd probably have a beta soon after. Kernel sources would give the cm9 team what they need to get RIL stable. So when we get that or a leak with stable RIL we should get cm9. I totally believe the cm team will get to the finish line long before Samsung. The other devices already getting alphas and betas of cm9 must just be easier to get working. I've read the galaxy sII is "unique" to code for because of the hardware.
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At this stage i have to say im a bit pissed off that we still haven't been given ICS for our SGSII why cant they just release all the necessary code required so developers can do their thing.
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There's still a lot of work to be done by Sammy.
They can't release something they don't have - makes sense, doesn't it?
As for the second part of your statement: They did. KP1, nuff said.
Definitely for that carrier.
KP1 is already released and all the major functions work. So another month max it will take to release the stable version.
And I didn't pay 600 US$ to Devs, but Samsung, so it's their responsibility to release it at time, hence I don't give a damn what Devs are doing.
Still I think Samsung should take a little bit of extra time, if it's needed, it's far better to release a Stable version than releasing a non stable one in a hurry. Also Google said that they would like the manufacturers to use 4.0.3 as the base version, so I don't know if Samsung will give us 4.0.1 like KP1 or directly 4.0.3.
Google also wants 4.0.3 as the base version of Ice Cream Sandwich to be used by Android handset manufacturers.
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Source:
http://www.gsmarena.com/gsm_galaxy_nexus_gets_402_update_403_announced_already-news-3533.php
As i have been looking over the web, searching Asus's FB pages, there were some answers when TF101 will get ICS update.
But the problem is because different Asus people answer us differently.
NOTE! All quotes are from their FB pages, you can check them out.
Nr.1: From: "ASUS North America": soon. Its in the process of being approved by google. once that is done we will be able to push it out to you guys.
Nr.2: From: "ASUS": Possibly Feb. No confirmed dates at this point. -Mark, ASUS
Nr.3: From: "ASUS Serbia" Lepa vest za korisnike Transformer TF101. Ice Cream Sandwich za isti se očekuje polovinom februara. (meaning: we get it in mid Feb.)
So, what do you guys think? We get that ICS in mid feb, sooner or later?
I kinda bet its gonna be later than that
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id say somewhere between next week and mid February.
How about when we get it, we get it. There are so many threads dedicated to this topic already.
I don't think it will be mid February that's for a Serbia. I think Asia asus might be closer to truth.
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I would have to say that this is just one too many threads about this update. Geez!
close this topic, asus has already announced the ICS update will be sometime during the last week of January (which also includes the first week of February). We can only wait and see if they are accurate.
Anyone think we will get strawberry shortcake before Dec 2012?
Rumbleweed said:
Anyone think we will get strawberry shortcake before Dec 2012?
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The Mayan didn't say anything about SSC. So i would say no.
Asus NA is right for NA consumers. Mid-February seems correct if you're living in Serbia. It has nothing to do with NA consumers since the launch appears to be staggered based on location.
So for NA consumers it's "soon". End of story.
I think it will come when Federer wins the Australian Open. Or when Nadal breaks another knee or something.
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I don't think it will be mid February that's for a Serbia. I think Asia asus might be closer to truth.
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Although I can't find it right now, I remember reading one of Asus's facebook comments that said the US and Taiwan will get the update at the same time.
Asus Italia said at the END of february.... Anyway i think it will released at the end of this one.... i HOPE
Only when asus hears no more complaints from disgruntled transformer prime customers unable to update to ics due to "unknown serial number" debacle.
I suggest all those who are complaining daily about the delay of ICS jump over to the prime forum and see how much fun they are having with the ICS update. Yes I would like the ICS update, but not at the expense of the problems the prime folks are having. Maybe it is best we don't have it just yet.
Can't wait!
I voted never.
I dont expect anything from modern capitalist companies who care about numbers and not persons and dont give a damn about customers who created the base for the prime and the future autobot and so on....
the same applies to samsung with galaxy s and ics.
the 40 million that put samsung in the mobile map.
dont expect anything from modern casino-capitalism multinational companies.
karapoutsoglou said:
I voted never.
I dont expect anything from modern capitalist companies who care about numbers and not persons and dont give a damn about customers who created the base for the prime and the future autobot and so on....
the same applies to samsung with galaxy s and ics.
the 40 million that put samsung in the mobile map.
dont expect anything from modern casino-capitalism multinational companies.
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That's a lot of hate, but i agree, if I were to own this company i'd do everything for charity, making a profit is overrated!
I don't know how focused they can be on updating the old-gen Transformer, but I guess they will update, since both are catering to different market segments, and you might want to get the cheaper TF101 if it's good enough for you even with the TF201 out.
That said, I'm sure they'll be using the Prime as an ICS Guinea pig. I voted for mid-February, and I guess we'll get several minor updates after it's out (whenever it's out) for bug fixing (as it's been the case so far).
Damnit Asus... Yesterday they said "Awaiting Google approval", and now they're saying Mid-February...
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karapoutsoglou said:
I voted never.
I dont expect anything from modern capitalist companies who care about numbers and not persons and dont give a damn about customers who created the base for the prime and the future autobot and so on....
the same applies to samsung with galaxy s and ics.
the 40 million that put samsung in the mobile map.
dont expect anything from modern casino-capitalism multinational companies.
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This made me lol.