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3.1 out already wow!

http://hothardware.com/News/Android-Honeycomb-31-Comes-To-The-Asus-Eee-Pad-Transformer/
Wow according to this website Asus transformer has 3.1!!!!
Hopefully Acer A500 gets it soon

Looks like they got hold of a little pre-release action. At the end it says "We're told this update will be available to the public in the near future." Come on Acer!

I wouldn't hold my breath for the update, especially since it's coming from Acer.

Google provided to the OEM... and it's up to the individual (Acer) to tweak it to their device...who know how Acer is handling this ( timewise )
interestingly...on one of the picture...it show that Asus uses the same kernel as our Acer...
Kernel 2.6.36.3-00001-gf377a2b
http://hothardware.com/newsimages/item17461/big_android3.jpg
That could pose a potential with our Acer updates as the recent confusion shown with recent updates, they are getting rid of the part after the number to shorten form --->> 2.6.36.3
here we go again !!

why is everyone so quick to assume Acer won't give timely updates? The iconias only been out for a month here, and its already received one bug update, and they already stated that 3.1 is coming in june. Patience is a very important virtue. ;-)

dr1337 said:
I wouldn't hold my breath for the update, especially since it's coming from Acer.
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I believe everything i have seen about a 3.1 update timeline is first week or 2 of June, Seems timely to me...
At least you can find the acer in stores....

lord_voldemort666 said:
why is everyone so quick to assume Acer won't give timely updates? The iconias only been out for a month here, and its already received one bug update, and they already stated that 3.1 is coming in june. Patience is a very important virtue. ;-)
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THANK YOU! I don't get how people are so nuts about updates

dr1337 said:
I wouldn't hold my breath for the update, especially since it's coming from Acer.
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https://www.facebook.com/Acer

hlaalu said:
THANK YOU! I don't get how people are so nuts about updates
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Entitlement issues, product envy, buyers remorse. God forbid another device get an update before the A500...it seems.
Happy with mine. Hope 3.1 does big things, but really happy with mine so far.

Yea i love my acer and they anounced it would be out first half of june, chill out.

Acer FB page says 3.1 will be available at the end of June.
I've only bought one Acer product and they've done alright by me so far. I've had it 3 weeks and already one update. That's light-years better than Samsung/T-mobile with the Galaxy phones.

soild update not a rushed one
OK this update will come when its complete and not full of bugs and fixes.from what I have heard we have less bugs then most of those tabs and better connectivity then the others.
Acer. We need a User end user recovery.one that does not make us leave out tablets stock.where. we can install and del the apps we want ina piece of hardware we paid for.
So unlock bootloader or atlest give a recovery method. That does not require me tobsend my tab in for recovery.
In afraid to install apps because of compatibility. Seinfeld im past my exchange date
Play nice Acer I know you watch this forum.
Im good at selling on ebay

the 18 month rule
Acer will give us the updates timely, the 18 month rule is there also for google to see who is good at releasing updates and keeping products up to date. If acer does not update in a timely manner. I can only assume that acer will not get early builds of new OS's. There fore shutting them out of the tablet game.

BrianDigital said:
Acer will give us the updates timely, the 18 month rule is there also for google to see who is good at releasing updates and keeping products up to date. If acer does not update in a timely manner. I can only assume that acer will not get early builds of new OS's. There fore shutting them out of the tablet game.
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Does the 18 month rule apply to ACER? They were not a listed partner of Google on the 18 month support slide.... although everyone else was.

"Great news for the lucky owners of Acer Iconia Tab A500! The update to Android 3.1 will be available at the end of June!"
Also, I'm waiting for proper mouse support still. :|
And, can we title our threads a bit better guys? You got my hopes up.

Looks like those lucky bastards with the Asus have already got a leaked build of 3.1
http://android.modaco.com/content/a...er-modaco-com/340629/3-1-update-is-available/

3.1 has been available for the Xoom before the Xformer - 3.1 is just around the corner for the A500. Acer was recently highlighted as a close partner with Google at their recent I/O Conference so future upgrades are without doubt.

dr1337 said:
I wouldn't hold my breath for the update, especially since it's coming from Acer.
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Please, stop with disinformation. Acer just came out with this tablet and a month or so later we all just got this great update. Now 3.1 is coming. You act as if they should personally call you every day for your approval. This tablet is great and updates have come. Why complain about what they just released which really enhanced everything for this tablet? You disinformation agents get to me because you are so easy to spot. Always complaining even when the company does things right.

lord_voldemort666 said:
why is everyone so quick to assume Acer won't give timely updates? The iconias only been out for a month here, and its already received one bug update, and they already stated that 3.1 is coming in june. Patience is a very important virtue. ;-)
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It is because they mostly work for the competition. They get people to be dissatisfied with their purchase. Then you buy their products instead. Manufacturers are all over forums like these pushing one product down while promoting other products which are usually their competing products lol. Happens a lot. Ymmv here.

dr1337 said:
Looks like those lucky bastards with the Asus have already got a leaked build of 3.1
http://android.modaco.com/content/a...er-modaco-com/340629/3-1-update-is-available/
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Stop trolling Dr. You seem to be pushing Asus in an Acer forum. Suggest you take your trolling activities there.

3.2 update = Mid September

From Acer
"Dear fans, many of you asked for the release of the Honeycomb 3.2 update for Acer ICONIA TAB A500/A501. We’ve just received confirmation today that the update will start from mid of September to the end of the month depending on the product models and countries. We wanted to provide a stable and problem-free OS to our customers. Stay tuned. We will keep you posted"
Just a few more weeks...

robypima42 said:
From Acer
"Dear fans, many of you asked for the release of the Honeycomb 3.2 update for Acer ICONIA TAB A500/A501. We’ve just received confirmation today that the update will start from mid of September to the end of the month depending on the product models and countries. We wanted to provide a stable and problem-free OS to our customers. Stay tuned. We will keep you posted"
Just a few more weeks...
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+1 on this info!!! Thanks for the update !!!

Your sources are wrong, this is the latest about 3.2 from Acer Malaysia already posted somewhere here in the forum:
Acer Iconia Tab A500 Honeycomb 3.2 Update
by Acer Malaysia on Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at 2:30am
We know a number of you in Malaysia are waiting for the A500 Honeycomb 3.2 OTA which we said will be out on 10 Sep 2011. We would like to inform you in advance that we have received communications that the patch will not be out on this date. We know you are disappointed and angry, and we truly apologize. We are equally disappointed and hope to resolve this issue as soon as possible. We do not want to promise another date as this matter is beyond our control. However, our target is to resolve this as quickly as we can. We hope for your kind understanding. Thank you.
https://www.facebook.com/AcerMalaysia#!/notes/acer-malaysia/acer-iconia-tab-a500-honeycomb-32-update/267811123242498
Yours sincerely,
Acer Malaysia

This simply just blows, drag us along for the August deadline, miss it, drag us along for the September deadline, miss it too? COME ON PULL IT TOGETHER THIS IS MY ONLY BEEF WITH ANDROID!

kekinash said:
Your sources are wrong, this is the latest about 3.2 from Acer Malaysia already posted somewhere here in the forum:
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So he is wrong, and you are right! Why?

Umm source is right, that was posted on Acer American Facebook.
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Mystikalrush said:
Umm source is right, that was posted on Acer American Facebook.
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It's always a good idea to post links to the original source where possible, otherwise people just won't believe you.

Mystikalrush said:
Umm source is right, that was posted on Acer American Facebook.
Sent from my A500 using XDA Premium App
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The message reported here comes before the one from Acer Malaysia. That one, in which they say the update won't come on September, 10th and they won't provide a new date, is the latest news.
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Hey guys.. Mid september is not necessarily the 10th. So you could both be right. If we are going to be nitpicking...15th is mid September, and it says from MID september and going onward to October at least.
And for the record...I am just as impatient as you are.

This BS and sux ass... Even if they just delay by 5 days its sucks that they keep f-ing delayng. If u give a date then you gotto commit to it!

But... is it really THAT important to upgrade to 3.2 ? For what I've read, 3.2 has only small changes like the zoom feature and SD support from the PC ...
I think I can wait for that... in fact, I could even bypass this upgrade and take 4.0 when they publish it towards the end of this year...
Sometimes people gets the "update fever" for nothing .. XDDD

lechuckthepirate said:
But... is it really THAT important to upgrade to 3.2 ? For what I've read, 3.2 has only small changes like the zoom feature and SD support from the PC ...
I think I can wait for that... in fact, I could even bypass this upgrade and take 4.0 when they publish it towards the end of this year...
Sometimes people gets the "update fever" for nothing .. XDDD
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Do you think 4.0 would fit in our iconia's spec? If it is..would be so impatient to it

lechuckthepirate said:
But... is it really THAT important to upgrade to 3.2 ? For what I've read, 3.2 has only small changes like the zoom feature and SD support from the PC ...
I think I can wait for that... in fact, I could even bypass this upgrade and take 4.0 when they publish it towards the end of this year...
Sometimes people gets the "update fever" for nothing .. XDDD
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Uh well considering that all the so called features that DOES NOT work in 3.1 and they are suppose to have fixed in 3.2 including general speed, yes I find it very hard to wait, I couldn't give a damn about the stupid zoom feature.
The reason for the long delay is obviously because they trying to fix as many current bugs as possible. Zoom nonsense is just an extra.

Vendetta2311 said:
Do you think 4.0 would fit in our iconia's spec? If it is..would be so impatient to it
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We've got dual core, 1GB RAM, 720p screen... I'm pretty sure we'll fit into ICS requirements... so you'd better start a thread "4.0 When???" And begin ranting of how late is Acer with the ICS update The official 3.2 update will come when it's ready - it's a fact of life and we can't do anything to make it come sooner. If anyone is so impatient, they should flash a cooked ROM and stop complaining about the sky being too blue and the water too wet .
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lechuckthepirate said:
But... is it really THAT important to upgrade to 3.2 ?
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Considering that A501 is stuck at 3.0.1 and will not have 3.1... 3.2 means 3.1 for A501 as well. So yes, is really THAT important for A501 users.

lechuckthepirate said:
But... is it really THAT important to upgrade to 3.2 ? For what I've read, 3.2 has only small changes like the zoom feature and SD support from the PC ...
I think I can wait for that... in fact, I could even bypass this upgrade and take 4.0 when they publish it towards the end of this year...
Sometimes people gets the "update fever" for nothing .. XDDD
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These things are totally different from Microsoft, which is hands free, for Android, many of us would like the manufacturer to take responsibility of get us up to date, how so difficult that will be? Why Motorola, or Asus can do it but Acer can't? I know there're even worse companies on this front, like Dell, but since you can't totally rely on the software company to update automatically, then you'll have to do your job.
I still like PC much more, nobody's panic for the coming security updates

lechuckthepirate said:
But... is it really THAT important to upgrade to 3.2 ? For what I've read, 3.2 has only small changes like the zoom feature and SD support from the PC ...
I think I can wait for that... in fact, I could even bypass this upgrade and take 4.0 when they publish it towards the end of this year...
Sometimes people gets the "update fever" for nothing .. XDDD
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I would also rather skip 3.2 and have them working on getting 4.0 for our tablets.
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ziggy34 said:
I would also rather skip 3.2 and have them working on getting 4.0 for our tablets.
Sent from my A500 using XDA Premium App
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They can't do that until Google releases the code, which isn't for a couple of months still. Might as well work on 3.2 in the interim.

cm0901 said:
The message reported here comes before the one from Acer Malaysia. That one, in which they say the update won't come on September, 10th and they won't provide a new date, is the latest news.
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You realize they made a whole different facebook account for another country, its not called Acer "MALAYSIA" for nothing, they have nothing to do with the rest of the world, even in there first announcement of 3.2 they said they have no information reguarding other countries and directed people to ask there cooresponding areas for there release date.
Source is correct as i said before.
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Mystikalrush said:
You realize they made a whole different facebook account for another country, its not called Acer "MALAYSIA" for nothing, they have nothing to do with the rest of the world, even in there first announcement of 3.2 they said they have no information reguarding other countries and directed people to ask there cooresponding areas for there release date.
Source is correct as i said before.
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The things they said in the past proved to be correct for everyone. We'll wait and see, I hope you're right.
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Android 4.0 on the A500?

Since Android 4.0 is scheduled around december I was wondering if this version will be able to run on the A500 or are there already known hardware limitations?
Anyone heard any rumors about future updates (from Acer) yet?

hav0c said:
Since Android 4.0 is scheduled around december I was wondering if this version will be able to run on the A500 or are there already known hardware limitations?
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I doubt there will be any hardware limitations, atleast I'm not aware of any. I'm quite sure there will be some cheap Tegra2 devices with Icecream Sandwich soon after it's released.
Anyone heard any rumors about future updates (from Acer) yet?
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Acer sucks, I wouldn't hold my breath. It's likely that we'll need a custom ROM for A500.

google released a statement saying there were no new hardware limitations, so we should be compatible.

Well ics is going to open source all the other good tablets are tegra 2 so i couldn't imagine something getting cooked up a week or so after source drops
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Well I'll keep my fingers crossed then. 4.0 sounds really promising
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Acer sucks, I wouldn't hold my breath. It's likely that we'll need a custom ROM for A500.
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Didn't know Acer did so bad in supporting their hardware. They did provide updates to 3.1 and 3.2 right?

hav0c said:
Well I'll keep my fingers crossed then. 4.0 sounds really promising
Didn't know Acer did so bad in supporting their hardware. They did provide updates to 3.1 and 3.2 right?
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Yup. Just a little behind schedule - and without great communication.
This is typical Acer. Lucky part is - as Android users we can choose to not rely on the hardware devs and run custom roms.

ICS should definitly be able to be placed on the A500. All Android tablets now pretty much have the same hardware, the Tegra 2 chipset. If no ICS for the A500, I would assume no ICS for any Tegra 2 device. Which I believe 100% will not be the case.
And hopefully when ICS releases, they will release the source code so we can have AOSP ROMS. Then it wont matter whether Acer releases an official ROM because devs can build from AOSP and throw in the necessary code for the specific hardware of the A500.

Finally got the A500
I have been reading this user group comments for weeks now to gain as much info about the A500 as possible and after reading comments both good and bad, I decided to go out and buy.
I really love this device. It is better than I anticipated. It came with 3.01, however Acer upgraded the firmware over the weekend first to 3.1 and then to 3.2, so I am very impressed, (after having Samsung devices for 18 months and receiving no updates at all, still on 2.2).
I am very glad this U.G. exists as many of my questions have already come to the fore, thanks for that. The only problem is that my wife has threatened to throw the device out the window if I dont stop fiddling with the A500 and show her some attention as well.
There has been talk about Ice Cream Sandwich running on the A500, does anyone know what is different about android 4.0 compared to 3.2?

rosse912003 said:
I have been reading this user group comments for weeks now to gain as much info about the A500 as possible and after reading comments both good and bad, I decided to go out and buy.
I really love this device. It is better than I anticipated. It came with 3.01, however Acer upgraded the firmware over the weekend first to 3.1 and then to 3.2, so I am very impressed, (after having Samsung devices for 18 months and receiving no updates at all, still on 2.2).
I am very glad this U.G. exists as many of my questions have already come to the fore, thanks for that. The only problem is that my wife has threatened to throw the device out the window if I dont stop fiddling with the A500 and show her some attention as well.
There has been talk about Ice Cream Sandwich running on the A500, does anyone know what is different about android 4.0 compared to 3.2?
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My girlfriend makes the same threats Just Google 'Ice Cream Sandwich features' for some more info. They haven't released a whole lot of info yet, but in a nutshell it will be a a uniform operating system that will run on phones and tablets instead of 2 different OS. Some cool new features have been discussed, but I have a feeling there's a lot we won't find out about until it gets released (October/November last I heard).

It is officialy stated that tegra 2 devices wil be given ICS update.
http://acer-a500.ru/news/880-planshety-na-baze-tegra-2-poluchat-android-40-ice-cream-sandwich.html
Main advantage - 1 OS for all devices! Easier for app devs, easier for Google
This article is based on Eric Schmidt's statement.

rosse912003 said:
The only problem is that my wife has threatened to throw the device out the window if I dont stop fiddling with the A500 and show her some attention as well.
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tgtoys said:
My girlfriend makes the same threats
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You both have boring girlfriends tbh! Fiddling with electronics, gadgets and games is fun, and it's even more fun together :3
But well, try telling them that fiddling with such helps keep your fingers nimble....

WereCatf said:
But well, try telling them that fiddling with such helps keep your fingers nimble....
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You're so very very bad!
I like it!

WereCatf said:
You both have boring girlfriends tbh! Fiddling with electronics, gadgets and games is fun, and it's even more fun together :3
But well, try telling them that fiddling with such helps keep your fingers nimble....
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Yea, I got myself an A100 and gave her my A500(bought her a logitech bluetooth keyboard to go with it). So I get the smaller lighter "nimbler" device. She got the bigger thicker device so she gets a stronger grip.
All kidding aside, tablets do make excellent platforms for watching porn with your partner. It even has dual cameras in case you want to make your own too.

muqali said:
Yea, I got myself an A100 and gave her my A500(bought her a logitech bluetooth keyboard to go with it). So I get the smaller lighter "nimbler" device. She got the bigger thicker device so she gets a stronger grip.
All kidding aside, tablets do make excellent platforms for watching porn with your partner. It even has dual cameras in case you want to make your own too.
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ok??? Thanks for the marital guidence guys... I think??
Roll on Ice Cream Sandwich or... is that something kinky??

rosse912003 said:
ok??? Thanks for the marital guidence guys... I think??
Roll on Ice Cream Sandwich or... is that something kinky??
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I was taking their kidding and making a real comment that the 7" form factor tablet is a good blend for an aid to lovemaking, yes. While I joked with them, I meant my statement to have no innuendo and intended it to be just my obesrvation.
Certainly wasn't trying to offend and apologize if it came across the wrong way.

hav0c said:
Since Android 4.0 is scheduled around december I was wondering if this version will be able to run on the A500 or are there already known hardware limitations?
Anyone heard any rumors about future updates (from Acer) yet?
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I consider everything rumor and speculation until it actually happens, even when it comes from companies themselves. But to date, we've been told that ICS is a merging of the phone and tablet OS. That in and of itself should allow us the luxury of surmising that this OS should work on all if not most devices currently running Gingerbread and Honeycomb at the very least.
It will be of course up to manufacturers to take the time to port it to their past devices, something not very many companies are ever willing to do since it doesn't really add any physical value (for them) to the product but I would think the current tablet providers would essentially get the update to their products as quickly as they can considering 1. they don't have a multitude of variants on the market and 2. they still have lots on store shelves etc. so it would indeed add physical value to their product - unlike for example, expecting HTC to update their Mytouch 4G or Samsung to update their Galaxy I US carrier line which have been on the market for almost a year.
Don't believe any rumors you hear and remember to take everything right now as speculation and with a grain of salt. Acer could very well today say they will update and a month or 2 after it's out tell us it won't/can't be done. Such is the way of tech.
I think it will come to the A500. Maybe not as quickly as it does to the Tab 10.1 or Transformer, but not too long afterwards. Acer has proven themselves to at the very least be consistent with their updates if albeit slow (for some), and so I'll take my positives where I can. I'm fine with slow and steady.

Erica wants icecream now.give this woman what she needs.icecream with sprinkles.taste a rainbow.
All seroious thou if we gwt it will come from dev or very late.booohooo

I've just received notification for update 4.031.26 for A501
I'm in Australia

muqali said:
I was taking their kidding and making a real comment that the 7" form factor tablet is a good blend for an aid to lovemaking, yes. While I joked with them, I meant my statement to have no innuendo and intended it to be just my obesrvation.
Certainly wasn't trying to offend and apologize if it came across the wrong way.
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No worries mate, just being a little light hearted. You're sharing from your heart, just like it should be. By the way, do you play mkv files? If so, what player do you use?

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I've just received notification for update 4.031.26 for A501
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From what previous version ?

ASUS tweet regarding ICS ;]

Official post from ASUS via twitter:
ASUS
Coming to an @ASUS #EeePadTransformer near you... Stay tuned for dates. twitpic.com/736355
Posted 20th October 2011 18:06 GMT.
Looks like they are working at getting ICS released for our TF's
Mark.

The sooner, the better. Good news!

Great news, go Asus!

ICS
Yippie Skippy!

Thanks Asus you are not like LG.
Hope to see ICS in our Transformers soon

I previously owned the early 7" Galaxy Tab - while I loved it, it was pretty obvious Samsung was not pro-active (and known as such) about iterative Android updates.
When I picked up my TF and dock, it had the onerous typing lag and with patience, updates rolled out - the lag was fixed, and I was happy I waited; Other companies don't support this as nicely as Asus does, and I'm really pleased with them for this.

mskip said:
Official post from ASUS via twitter:
ASUS
Coming to an @ASUS #EeePadTransformer near you... Stay tuned for dates. twitpic.com/736355
Posted 20th October 2011 18:06 GMT.
Looks like they are working at getting ICS released for our TF's
Mark.
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This hopefully does mean the first-gen TF is getting ICS, and we've heard that from Pocket Lint, too, so it seems likely.
However, I wouldn't read that tweet as confirmation. The second-gen TF is also an EeePad Transformer, after all -- so it could easily be read as meaning ICS is coming to the series, not the first-gen specifically.

That's awesome! Asus has been great about getting updates out. Kudos to them, that goes a long way to customer loyalty.
That Transformer Prime is looking to be pretty sweet too.

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This hopefully does mean the first-gen TF is getting ICS, and we've heard that from Pocket Lint, too, so it seems likely.
However, I wouldn't read that tweet as confirmation. The second-gen TF is also an EeePad Transformer, after all -- so it could easily be read as meaning ICS is coming to the series, not the first-gen specifically.
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ASUS had specifically said that the current gen TF will be getting ICS before the year is through.
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I've had the HTC Hero and the Samsung Epic 4G on Sprint and while XDA development was/is fantastic on both, the manufacturers really dropped the bomb on updating to Eclair/Froyo for Hero and Froyo/Gingerbread for Epic. Glad to see that ASUS is working diligently on updating their devices in a timely manner and communicating the process nicely with their users. Kudos to ASUS, I will definitely buy another product from them in the future.

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ASUS had specifically said that the current gen TF will be getting ICS before the year is through.
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Citation please? I'd like this to be right, but I have not seen any such statement directly from Asus (or attributed to a specific individual at Asus) so far.
All I've seen is Asus saying the Transformer will get ICS (could be TF101, could be Transformer Prime), and third parties saying "anonymous" sources at Asus said the TF101 would get ICS.
Like I said though, I'd really like this to be right, so I'm hoping you've got a citation lined up and ready. ;-)

Thanks Mark for the info. I dont tweet.
Here is what engadget posted.
http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/20/asus-says-eee-pad-transformer-tablet-will-get-ics-upgrade-som/

knoxploration said:
Citation please? I'd like this to be right, but I have not seen any such statement directly from Asus (or attributed to a specific individual at Asus) so far.
All I've seen is Asus saying the Transformer will get ICS (could be TF101, could be Transformer Prime), and third parties saying "anonymous" sources at Asus said the TF101 would get ICS.
Like I said though, I'd really like this to be right, so I'm hoping you've got a citation lined up and ready. ;-)
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The title of this:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/19/asus-jonney-shih-android-4-0-coming-to-tablets-by-years-end/
...states ASUS Chairman Jonney Shih says 4.0 will be hitting tablets by year's end. However, I don't see a specific quote in the post.

uncorq said:
I previously owned the early 7" Galaxy Tab - while I loved it, it was pretty obvious Samsung was not pro-active (and known as such) about iterative Android updates.
When I picked up my TF and dock, it had the onerous typing lag and with patience, updates rolled out - the lag was fixed, and I was happy I waited; Other companies don't support this as nicely as Asus does, and I'm really pleased with them for this.
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Different business strategy. Samsung focuses more on selling their products to people through advertisement. Asus focuses more on selling their products by post-sale support.
In fact, I can't think of another company that rolls out updates as often as asus.

philburkhardt said:
The title of this:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/19/asus-jonney-shih-android-4-0-coming-to-tablets-by-years-end/
...states ASUS Chairman Jonney Shih says 4.0 will be hitting tablets by year's end. However, I don't see a specific quote in the post.
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OK, thanks for the info. Given that they don't say it will be hitting *existing* tablets, I wouldn't read that as proof positive. It could just be saying they'll be shipping new tablets with ICS. We can but hope.

Asus has been doing an amazing job at updates and I give them credit quite frequently. From my netbooks to my transformer... they've always been awesome at delivering a quality product and supporting it. I think ICS will come to the transformer around the end of the year, giving their new tablet 2 months lead with ICS.
The original transformer is still a great tablet and in fact I have several people looking at pricing for the original once the new one comes out. We may see the TF for $299 or $250. Hellofadeal.
LG G2x - 2.3.5 MIUI
Asus Transformer - 3.2 Revolver

Can't wait.

knoxploration said:
Citation please? I'd like this to be right, but I have not seen any such statement directly from Asus (or attributed to a specific individual at Asus) so far.
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Hi,
Pocket Lint made an unambiguous statement, quoting Asus. It reads legitimately to me.
As a new poster I can't give you a link, but it is on pocket-lint (dot) com /news/42628/asus-eee-pad-transformer-ice-cream-sandwich

Its expected sometime after the middle of November for the original TF. Like anything else though it could be delayed or even cancelled. There's no concrete date set. Just keep those fingers crossed.

Great news
hope that they unlock the bootloaders on the locked tabs

See Asus, and this is how you do it..

Intentional leaks to keep users happy without upsetting Google.
www.androidpolice.com/2012/02/22/an...nia-tab-a500-and-a100-ahead-of-april-release/
Might be something of using there for Pauls unofficial ICS rom?
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I wouldnt be so quick to put Acer in a pedestal. Not only do they NEVER address their customers, but also have locked and signed bootloaders with no intention of unlocking them. Now, I dont think Asus has been fast or great to their users, but at least they communicate, listen, and are delivering updates way faster than the rest. (Pretty much every honeycomb device is projected to get an ICS update during Q2 or later, Asus is working for a late Q1 update...)

This is ICS related.
I might be wrong, but I thought we had a place for this sort of stuff...
OH WAIT, THAT'S RIGHT! IT'S THAT VERY FIRST STICKIED THREAD CALLED, "READ THIS NOW !!!•••POST ALL ICS AND ICS RELATED INFO HERE ONLY !!!!!".
Just sayin'.

CrazyPeter said:
Intentional leaks to keep users happy without upsetting Google.
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This has never had *anything* to do with upsetting Google. Google couldn't care less if Asus releases for the TF101 tonight. They couldn't care less if they never release at all. Any Google approvals were given when the Prime build was finalized; beyond that Google isn't involved any more. Asus were just trying to make excuses, and Google made an easy scapegoat, because they won't comment.
The lack of truth to Asus' claim to be waiting for Google came when Asus themselves subsequently claimed the delay was down to their own techs being off for Chinese New Year, ie. not waiting for Google at all. Truth be told, the build has almost certainly been ready--at least, in as much as the Prime build was ready--from the same day the Prime build shipped. Asus have just chosen not to release for the TF101, likely initially because they wanted to build hype for the Prime (and "reward" Prime users for spending money more recently), and later likely because they realized a lot of Primes were being bricked, and didn't want to deal with warranty repairs for an even greater number of bricked TF101s, which are in the wild in far greater numbers.
Hence, we sit and wait until Asus fixes the TF201 problems, has sufficiently long to decide they're no longer bricking tablets, twiddles their fingers a bit, and then finally releases the TF101 build that's been available inside Asus all along.
At least, that's my (logical) guess.

CrazyPeter said:
Intentional leaks to keep users happy without upsetting Google.
www.androidpolice.com/2012/02/22/an...nia-tab-a500-and-a100-ahead-of-april-release/
Might be something of using there for Pauls unofficial ICS rom?
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What a strange post to make on the very day ICS is released for the Transformer.

psinno said:
What a strange post to make on the very day ICS is released for the Transformer.
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Yep! I bet now people will start whining about when ICS is going to be released in their region