14 DAY TRIAL // Shortly after confirming that Motorola XOOM and RAZR will receive the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade in early 2012, the company came forward and said it will launch more devices running Google's latest operating system.
According to Motorola Mobility, the company will announce new Android 4.0 devices within six weeks after Google releases the latest version of Ice Cream Sandwich:
“We'll be releasing devices for ICS 6 weeks after Google releases the final version of it”
While other Android smartphone manufacturers are still deciding how to approach the Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade for their devices, Motorola made a bold move and announced a time frame for some of its latest Android devices along with the confirmation that new devices will be announced soon.
Moreover, the company added another smartphone to its planned Android 4.0 upgrade, the Motorola BIONIC, which raises the number of Motorola smartphones that will receive the Ice Cream Sandwich upgrade to three.
If Galaxy Nexus hits shelves in November, as the rumors suggest, we might see the first Android 4.0 upgrades being pushed to Motorola devices as early as January 2012.
In addition, other Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) Motorola devices might be announced around the same time frame.
Although the company confirmed the ICS upgrade only for three devices, it is likely that all its dual-core smartphones will receive the Android 4.0 update sometime down the line.
It is unclear how Motorola will deal with the ICS update for those smartphone that run its proprietary MOTOBLUR user interface, which is one of the main reasons why updates are delayed.
On related news, it might be easier for the company to launch new device with Android 4.0, instead of making the latest operating system work properly on some of its devices.
All in all, Motorola promises new details about its upcoming lineup of ICS devices within the next six weeks.