The Rezound is now expected to receive the upgrade in June/July

May 22, 2012 23:01 GMT  ·  By

Shortly after Motorola updated its Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade roadmap, HTC came forward with an overall timeline for its own Android 4.0 update schedule.

At first glance, it's pretty obvious that all HTC devices slated for an Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade will receive their updates by the end of August.

However, according to HTC, because of partner and network testing, as well as approval processes for device updates, it can take up to 45 days for all carriers to get the update after a rollout has begun.

This is why many HTC device owners won't receive their promised Android 4.0 upgrades as soon as the rollout is announced.

Anyway here is the list of HTC handsets expected to receive an Android 4.0 Ice Cream upgrade in the following months:

- HTC Velocity 4G, HTC Vivid, HTC Sensation, HTC Sensation XE and HTC Sensation 4G in March / June; - HTC Sensation XL in April / June; - HTC Amaze 4G and HTC EVO 4G+ in May / June; - HTC Desire S, HTC EVO 3D, HTC EVO Design 4G, HTC Incredible S, HTC Rezound and HTC Rhyme in June / July; - HTC Desire HD and HTC Thunderbolt in July / August.

HTC notes that the above dates are just estimates, so they might be subject to change due to testing and approvals. Furthermore, due to localization, testing and partner approvals, these updates won't be rolled out at the same time in all regions.

The Taiwanese company also confirmed that several HTC devices wouldn't be upgraded to Android 4.0, including HTC ChaCha, HTC Wildfire S, HTC Explorer and HTC Salsa.

Bad news for HTC tablets owners as well. The handset vendor announced that HTC tablets, including the HTC Flyer, HTC EVO View 4G, and HTC Jetstream would remain on their current Android version.