Just checked and 4.0 update is ready for my phone, htc sensation on tmobile
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PSA Android 4.0
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been running it since mid feb.
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I have a Samsung Nexus S and when I check for updates it says it is up to date despite being on v2.3.6 - gutted. Really want the ICS update but can't be bothered with faffing with roms!
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On 4.0.3 for a while. Head over to Xda forum for things geeky.
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Guess orange will be a while - and samsung note on orange even longer...
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Is it worth getting excited about? What are the noticeable improvements?
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OK, that was lazy of me. In mitigation I was interested to hear what normal people thought of the HTC upgrade (I have an HTC and like sense) rather than a load of fanboi hyperbole and iPhone comparisons.
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I fear I will be waiting a while for orange to firstly ruin it by putting crap apps that you cant delete on it and then taking ages to let everybody download it.
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that was lazy of me.
TBH, I don't normally like 'JFGI' as it breaks the conversation, but in this case there's so many changes that it'd have been a very long answer.
Things I'm liking, off the top of my head. It's considerably faster; the face recognition security is ace; the layout of the UI is more intuitive; the Sense lockscreen apps mirror a new quicklaunch bar on the desktop; folders are much more sensibly implemented; customisable home screens (ie, you can add / remove them).
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Cool, checked for system software update and it's downloading now (Sensation on Vodafone)
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I'm on T-Mobile with my Hesire HD and just checked for an update but naught doing
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I think only the newer handsets are getting it. Desire, HD and S are not getting it I don't think
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I thought the Desire classic wasn't but the other two were?
There's almost certainly going to be custom ROMs with it, anyway.
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Ah, there's a port from the Sensation:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1531218
Few things not working as yet though. Give it time.
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Thanks Houns, I've been checking several time a day for the past week, it's downloading on my Sensation XE as I type.
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Just checked Sony. "Later this month" although they're trying to get round RAM issues.
And you'l have to opt in and choose the upgrade: "Sony wants users to make a "conscious and informed decision to upgrade, so that you continue to enjoy optimum experiences from your Xperia smartphone.""
So if it effs up, it's your fault!
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imho all these manufacturer upgrades are not really worth bothering with.
The main improvement in android 4 over previous version is the quality of the interface, which most manufacturers replace with their own 'skins' (eg htc sense, samsung touchwiz), making the upgrade pretty pointless as far as I can see.
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Downloaded and installed definitely faster and smoother.
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imho all these manufacturer upgrades are not really worth bothering with.
We'll have to agree to differ then. Your opinion appears to have been formed from a fundamental misunderstanding of what's changed.
a) manufacturers don't replace the interface, they add stuff to it, for better or worse, and
b) there's a considerable amount of non-UI changes from Gingerbread to ICS.
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I know what the changes are - I've been using android 4 since december.
Significant features of the interface are missing in samsung 4.0 builds for example.Posted 1 year ago # -
got 4.0.3 for the galaxy S2 on O2 last week (the official release too!)
slightly disappointed that flash didn't seem to work in the stock browser any more, and despite reading that the 11.1 upgrade fixed that, it won't download/install from google play.
still, this is sorted thanks to google chrome running nicely on my phone instead...Posted 1 year ago # -
I cant get flash 11 to download on my Sensation with 2.3.4 it keeps failing.
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Anyone know if it is available on Vodafone for the Samsung S2? In a hotel room without wifi so can't check myself...
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Significant features of the interface are missing in samsung 4.0 builds for example.
If features are missing, presumably Samsung have provided their own variant; in which case, that's a success / failure of Samsung rather that ICS, agreed.
But as I said, it's not all about the interface. That's a relatively minor part of ICS.
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No update for me yet and I'm confused because like the o.p. I have a sensation on T-Mobile!
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No update for me yet and I'm confused because like the o.p. I have a sensation on T-Mobile!
Have you manually checked? Settings / About Phone / Updates or something similar, IIRC.
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dickbarton, S2 so far only has it on three and O2. vodafone is saying "this month", no official release date confirmed for orange, t-mobile or sim free as yet. well, that was true as of the weekend, i stopped looking once i knew O2 had released it!
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How did you update xherbivorex? I'm with O2 (but phone was via a third party) and my S2 still says no update available.
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nothing for my HTC Sensation - on o2
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nothing for my HTC Sensation - on o2
99% sure O2 haven't released their incarnation yet.
I'm with O2, I ended up rooting instead. Never looked back.
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RichPenny, as far as I'm aware you have to update via Kies, so if you check over the air it would still say no update.
I'm sim-free so I'm still waiting...Posted 1 year ago # -
Cheers.
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