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July 2nd, 2012, 12:51 GMT · By

HTC Incredible S Receiving Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich Update Now

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Shortly after HTC released the Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the international version of EVO 3D, the Taiwanese company kicked off the rollout of the upgrade for another Android smartphone, the old Incredible S.

However, this isn’t too much of a surprise as HTC already confirmed two months ago that the Incredible S owners would receive the Ice Cream Sandwich update around June-July.

True to its promise, the handset maker has been reportedly started to push the update for the unlocked GSM version of the Incredible S, which is delivered OTA (over the air), in stages.

According to TheUnwiredNet, this is a worldwide rollout of the update, so everyone should expect to get the Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade at some point this month.

The update has around 250MB in size and bumps the Android operating system to version 4.0.4 and the HTC Sense UI to 3.6. Lots of performance improvements have been added as well, along with some new apps and services.

HTC Incredible S is one of the 17 devices that have been confirmed back in May for an Android 4.0 ICS upgrade. Unfortunately, those who own an HTC smartphone with less than 512MB of RAM won’t be getting this update due to hardware requirements.

Aside from EVO 3D and Incredible S, other HTC smartphones are expected to receive the same update in July-August, including Desire HD, Thunderbolt and Desire S.

Android enthusiasts who own the HTC Incredible S can now check for the update manually by going to Settings / About phone / Software update.

It is also worth mentioning that the Taiwanese company has yet to determine the exact release date of the Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich update for DROID Incredible 2. HTC claims more details will be disclosed by the end of August.


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Comment #1 by: sina on 20 Jul 2012, 07:17 UTC reply to this comment

when u update incrideble s?we in july i came frome iran


Comment #2 by: Gen on 21 Jul 2012, 16:50 UTC reply to this comment

Yeah, I got the update alright on my HTC Incredible S. Guess what? It really is incredible, I CANNOT CONNECT TO THE INTERNET ANYMORE!!!!!! How should I say it... Goodbye to HTC!

Comment #2.1 by: TryIT on 28 Jul 2012, 16:56 GMT

Well I have upgraded to ICS and could't connect to edge too ... but it will work after manually selecting VPN access point and GSM instead of GSM/WDCMA, if your operator is supporting GSM only.
till now, new upgrades are working fine !


Comment #3 by: yOYo! on 29 Aug 2012, 10:58 UTC reply to this comment

My phone is screwed !!
i used to love incredible s for it prompt touch response and over all speed.
now my phone is lagging incredibly !! even the lock screen doesnt opens in one slide !!! why the hell did you screw my happiness HTC !!! tell me wat to do now !!!


Comment #4 by: htccc on 13 Oct 2012, 04:14 UTC reply to this comment

It's october now and says no update when i checked Settings / About phone / Software update ???

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