Unless you've had your head buried under a rock... or worse; in an iPhone, you'll be very aware that Ice Cream Sandwich is less than one week away. I've had the pleasure of using it for the past couple of weeks, and I can honestly say that I haven't been this blown away by a new Android version since I first used the HTC Dream back in early 2009. Oh how far we've come. By now, you probably know of all the features, and are left wondering on one important point; 'will my device not get ICS?'
Well, we've put together factual information from a number of sources, and included what we consider to be high-probability-speculation from my/our various leak-contacts. What we haven't done (and will never do on this site), is spread borderline-baseless rumours.
So.. without further ado, please find below... THE LIST!
OFFICIAL STATEMENT:
"Google recently announced the latest update for Android, Ice Cream Sandwich, which brings some exciting new features and capabilities. At ASUS, we pride ourselves on delivering a great experience with our products, thanks to frequent updates that further enhance our products' capabilities. We're delighted to confirm support for Ice Cream Sandwich on the ASUS Eee Pad Family – our aim is to bring the latest Android update to the Eee Pad Series, but at this time we are unable to set a date for its release. Please stay tuned for more news on our Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade plans."
CONFIRMED DEVICES:
- Eee Pad Transformer
- Padphone
- Transformer Prime
OFFICIAL STATEMENT:
"HTC knows how excited our fans are to get their hands on Google's latest version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich, so we're thrilled today to announce the first wave of HTC phones that will receive upgrades: We can confirm the brand new HTC Vivid is upgradeable to Ice Cream Sandwich. In addition, Ice Cream Sandwich is coming in early 2012 to a variety of devices including the HTC Sensation, HTC Sensation XL and HTC Sensation XE, as well as the HTC Rezound, HTC EVO 3D, HTC EVO Design 4G and HTC Amaze 4G through close integration with our carrier partners. We're continuing to assess our product portfolio, so stay tuned for more updates on device upgrades, timing and other details about HTC and Ice Cream Sandwich."
CONFIRMED DEVICES:
- Amaze 4G
- Evo 3D
- Evo Design 4G
- Rezound
- Sensation (ALL variants - OG, XL, XE, 4G)
- Vivid
DENIED DEVICES:
- Desire
- Nexus One
((I have also been advised that the Desire HD will NOT be receiving the upgrade))
[EDIT: after a discussion from an HTC employee, it seems HTC will try their best with the DHD before they release a decision, as it was a phone with a high volume of sales]
OFFICIAL STATEMENT:
"LG firmly denies the rumors that claim LG will not be providing the Ice Cream Sandwich OS update for the LG Optimus 2X. These rumors are NOT true. LG is currently in the process of planning the Ice Cream Sandwich OS update for the LG Optimus 2X as well as other LG high-end smartphones. Detailed information on the Ice Cream Sandwich OS update schedule for specific models will be announced, once the Ice Cream Sandwich OS is publicly released by Google. Please stay tuned for more updates from LG."
CONFIRMED DEVICES:
- Optimus 2X
- Optimux G2X
((I have also been informed that LG will be working on an Optimus 3D ICS build too, but whether that gets out of BETA or not is anyone's guess...))
OFFICIAL STATEMENT:
"DROID RAZR/ Motorola RAZR, DROID BIONIC, and Motorola XOOM (all editions) will get an upgrade to ICS... we have not confirmed any devices will not get ICS."
CONFIRMED DEVICES:
- Droid Bionic
- Droid RAZR
- Motorola RAZR
- Xoom
- Xoom2 (+ Media Edition)
OFFICIAL STATEMENT:
"Samsung Mobile U.S. has not made any official announcement plans for Ice Cream Sandwich software updates to any of our US products. We will let our customers know as soon as we have more information to share."
From AT&T: "We plan for both the [HTC] Vivid and [Samsung] Galaxy S II Skyrocket to be upgraded to Ice Cream Sandwich."
CONFIRMED DEVICES:
- Galaxy Nexus
- Nexus S
- Galaxy SII
- Galaxy Note
- Samsung Galaxy Tab (10.1, 8.9, 7.7 and 7.0+)
OFFICIAL STATEMENT:
"Sony Ericsson is currently rolling out the upgrade to Gingerbread 2.3.4 across its entire 2011 Xperia smartphone portfolio. This software upgrade will be available through a phased roll out in select markets. Beyond Gingerbread 2.3.4, we plan to upgrade our 2011 Xperia smartphone portfolio to the next Android platform made available to us."
CONFIRMED DEVICES:
- Xperia Play
- Xperia Arc
- Xperia Pro
- Xperia Neo
OFFICIAL STATEMENT:
"Google's latest update for Android Ice Cream Sandwich brings advanced features and functionality to users. ViewSonic will support Ice Cream Sandwich with our award-winning ViewPad tablet line and are currently evaluating the operating system. Once the BSP is formally released from Google, we'll have more details, as at this time we can't set an exact release date. Stay tuned for more updates, as our team will bring you the exciting announcements as we're able."
CONFIRMED DEVICES:
- Viewpad (all variants)
Please let us know in the comments if you come across any more official statements on ICS releases for any devices not mentioned above!
Thanks to Engadget, Google, and some anonymous sources.
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