Which HTC devices will receive Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update

HTC announced that they have plans to bring the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) update to a collection of their devices. If you own an HTC smartphone or tablet, you must be curious to know when your device will get its share of ICS. HTC has now made things clear and stated that a majority of their devices will receive the latest version of Android in June and July 2012.

The company has also shared a comprehensive list of devices which will receive ICS with the tentative timeline. It is important to note that carrier branded devices may take an additional 45 days to release the update for their devices.

DEVICE	SCHEDULE
HTC Droid Incredible 2	TBD (end of August)
HTC Amaze 4G	May - June
HTC Desire S	June - July
HTC Desire HD	July - August
HTC EVO 3D	June - July
HTC EVO 4G	May - June
HTC EVO Design 4G	June - July
HTC Incredible S	June - July
HTC Sensation	March - June
HTC Sensation 4G	March - June
HTC Sensation XE	March - June
HTC Sensation XL	April - June
HTC Rezound	June - July
HTC Rhyme	June - July
HTC Thunderbolt	July - August
HTC Velocity 4G	March - June
HTC Vivid	March - June

If the list shows that your device is in line for the Android ICS update, but are still to receive it be sure to check if its available by heading over to Settings > About > Software Updates to manually check for the updates availability.

HTC has also stated that devices which have 512MB ROM or less will not be upgraded to Android ICS. These devices include the HTC ChaCha, HTC Salsa, HTC Wildfire S, HTC Explorer among others.

Even the HTC tablets like the HTC Flyer, HTC Evo View 4G and HTC Jetstream will not be upgraded to Android ICS.

The version of Android 4.0 ICS which will be available for the devices mentioned above will include HTC Sense 3.6 and not the newer Sense 4.0 which requires updated hardware.

The company plans to finish upgrades by August 2012.

You can learn more about the upcoming Android 4.0 ICS update on our dedicated page for Which devices will receive Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich


source - HTC