Yesterday, the Sprint Galaxy S II Epic 4G Touch got an update to Jelly Bean, complete with the new Nature UX. A day later, the closest brother the Epic 4G Touch ever had, the AT&T Galaxy S II, is also getting an update. This is a big reason to get excited, right? Yes and no. Unfortunately, the update doesn’t change the Android version; it’s still stuck… Read more
If you are still the owner of an HTC Thunderbolt, you have probably been waiting over a year to hear this: The Ice Cream Sandwich update is now rolling out! Yes, you Thunderbolt owners finally get a taste of ICS without rooting or dealing with big bugs that come with custom ROMs. The update is 395MB in size and you can get it by going to Settings >… Read more
Verizon has apparently approved the Ice Cream Sandwich update for the ancient HTC Thunderbolt. We really can’t believe it, but it’s true. The almost two year old phone is getting the over one year old Android version very soon. That sounds overwhelmingly negative (hell, we have every right to be negative after that long wait), but in the end it’s still… Read more
US Cellular might be a little late with this update, but they’re still supporting a fairly old device. They are updating their Galaxy S II to Ice Cream Sandwich, specifically Android 4.0.4. The build is FK19 and can only be installed using the “Simple Upgrade Tool.” Why we need another tool is beyond me, considering we already have an over-the-air… Read more
In a shocking turn of events, LG has finally released Android Ice Cream Sandwich for the LG Optimus 2X. After having the update announced, cancelled, argued over by different regional LG social network pages, and just seemingly forgotten about, it was released in Korea over two months ago. This of course prompted a drop of source code, which helped the… Read more
The update the Gmail Android app received in Android 4.2 was pretty huge, in my opinion. The swipe to archive/delete function is nice and useful (and a direct rip from webOS, which is understandable since Android’s director of user experience Matias Duarte used to be VP of Palm). But the biggest feature is the message auto-fitting, which zooms out all… Read more
Here’s a surprising story. The 3G version of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 (model GT-P7300) is now receiving Ice Cream Sandwich around the world. Surprising because it’s so late, of course. The original Tab 8.9 got the update many months ago, and since then, Android 4.2 has been released. Considering how slow Samsung has been to update their tablets (and… Read more
T-Mobile, the king of mid range everything, has announced the pricing and release date of the LG Optimus L9, and I have to say, I kinda like it. It will be available on October 31st for $130, with a $50 mail in rebate dropping the price down to a measly $80. The L9 features: 4.5″ qHD display with Gorilla Glass 2 1GHz dual-core processor 1GB… Read more
LG Spectrum and LG Lucid owners take note as Verizon is rolling out some Ice Cream Sandwich goodness in the coming days. Both updates weigh in 384MB and bring the devices to Android 4.0.4. Thankfully, LG’s terrible Gingerbread UI is replaced with their somewhat better and more minimal Ice Cream Sandwich UI, the same style that’s now found on the LG… Read more
Yesterday, Verizon tweeted that the long overdue Ice Cream Sandwich update for the DROID Bionic is rolling out the next day, which is today. While the update was promised a long time ago, at least we are getting it now. The update is very similar to the DROID RAZR update, resembling a version of ICS closer to stock. Meaning it’s a good update. The… Read more
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