First, we were told that the HTC EVO 3D would be getting Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, sometime in “early 2012.” Then, last February, we were given a vague timeframe of “later this year.” Later, on May 31, the EVO 3D was released on Virgin Mobile already running ICS, so most people thought that Sprint’s version would get it any time. But hold up – Sprint executive David Owens said that we should expect it in June, after the ICS-toting EVO 3D was released on Virgin Mobile. But then HTC said June/July.
What a mess.
Now, the latest word from Sprint is that we’ll have to wait until early August to get the update. I don’t know about you, but I think that if Sprint turns out to be this loosey-goosey with its LTE roll out time frame, we could be in some major trouble.
Sprint’s full statement appears below.
The wait is almost over for HTC EVO™ 3D and HTC EVO Design 4G™ customers! The Android™ 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, update will begin rolling out to users by early August. Stay tuned for exact dates.
When your device is eligible for the update, it will notify you to download. Once the download is complete, you will be prompted to install the update. Installation will take a few minutes, and your device will be disabled during the installation process. It will be ready to use when the process is complete.
Android 4.0 adds numerous enhancements and new features, including:
- A refined, evolved user interface that is simple, beautiful and useful
- Face Unlock: use state-of-the-art facial recognition technology to unlock your phone with a smile
- Redesigned camera app which introduces Scenes like Panorama, and Effects such as Vignette, Depth of Field, Vintage and Posterize
- Web browser now lets you sync Google Chrome™ bookmarks, request full desktop versions of sites, see your open tabs in a new layout
- People: browse friends, family and coworkers, see their photos in high-resolution and check their latest status updates from Google+
- Improved keyboard with incredibly accurate typing, an inline spell checker and improved copy and paste support
- Redesigned Gmail™ app that now lets you swipe between conversations to catch up quickly and search for emails even without a data connection
- Google+ integration that lets you hangout and video chat with up to 10 friends using your front-facing camera
[Sprint] Thanks, Bryant and Tony!
The update is delayed until August so Sprint can have enough time to come up with a good excuse to delay it until September.
LOL
DAMN SPRINT!!!!!!!!! My contract is over in sept… I really cant wait to get out of this really messed-up provider.
I have been paying $10 extra dollars for the high speed data, 4g, that I never got. According to speedtest.net app, my lousy 3g never went up the 220kb/s top. My EDGE from AT&T was way better 7 years ago.
Although I knew it wasnt available at the time, I got their promise and my area was in their plans in the next months after my contract back in 2010… guess what??? 2 years later and I never got it!!!
Hey, people are like, “Oh, the $10 wasn’t for 4G”, but I **distinctly** remember their reasoning when it first hit was to help pay for 4G enhancements.
(AT&T did this same shit with uVerse. We paid an extra $10/month 9 months before uVerse was available in our area specifically to help pay to BRING uVerse in our area.)
I’m seriously thinking of ditching Sprint.
It pisses me off that ive had alot of tech problems currently with my HTC Evo 3D, and since i have a premier update still available that i can use they/Sprint/ are like just upgrade your phone. I want my phone to work and i want my ICS update for my phone, and i stood my ground that i would not upgrade my phone until it happens. Why should i have to reagree to have service work that i pay for?? really, when did Sprint become Communist?? I thought i still lived in American, this seems more like a dictatorship!!!!
SPRINT I BELIEVE IS PLAYING ON PEOPLE’S UPGRADES TO ROLL ROUND AND GET ANOTHER CONTRACT OUT OF US ALL
How do you tip news on Good and EVO? I couldn’t find a “tip us” button.
I actually just sent the tip using the “contact” link below. I guess that wasn’t right though.
the “contact” link up top is where you leave a note to G&E. The one at the bottom I do not know where that goes… bringing this up to the site devs now.
Thanks for that. Once in a while I have a tip before someone else does.
I appreciate the fast response. The one on the bottom goes to Crowd Gather, which is probably not the right place, haha.
Yup, someone overlooked that. Do not know who at Crowdgather gets that feedback, but John gets the one sent at the top nav link.
I put it in our bugtracker / fix this thread we have and hopefully at least one of them will be renamed to “tips” or “corporate contact” or something to differentiate it.
Thanks for sending it in, even though due to our site problems with “contact” it’s probably sitting in someone’s inbox in Topeka. It really helps when people send stuff in as scouring the internet for EVO news takes a long time and some of the news is these really minor looking changes to things.
No problem at all. Thanks for submitting the bug report.
Whenever I see EVO news somewhere besides here first I’m almost shocked. You guys are usually really fast.
Yeah. This news is kind of annoying, especially after the release date keeps creeping back. Q1, June, July, now August. If we get it by September, I’d be surprised.
All with other flavors of the EVO 3D already having this update too. It’ll probably be another few months until HTC dumps the kernel source too.
“By early August” and just simply “Early August” are two completely different things. That one two letter word makes a big difference. How they said it; it could come any time from now to early Aug. How people read it; “BAWWWW, DELAYED AGAIN I’M DONE WITH SPRINT EVEN THOUGH I SAY THIS EVERY TIME THEY DON’T DO THINGS MY WAY!” Reality; it probably really won’t arrive until early August for most while a few get it sooner.
I finally spent a few hours and did a true s-off on my evo 3d. I’ve been running meanrom for a few weeks now without issue. I’m tired of the upgrade stalling…going to a Nexus phone on another carrier when my contract is up.
Give me Jelly Bean instead of Ice Cream Sandwich and all will be forgiven, Sprint.
rite
I’ve been with Sprint for more than 10yrs and am now DONE. I’m tired of my friends showing off their network speeds. I was lucky to get 4g in part of my city (work not home), but even those speeds are at best 3-4 down. I’m lucky to break 100k with 3g. And don’t get me started with the upload speeds. The whole time ATT 3g is faster here than sprint 4g. And when I see buddies at the bar speedtesting 20+ on Verizon lte it makes sprint look even more pathetic. Now seeing some of the low lte numbers showing up from the few sprint lte towers even with low user traffic it is sad. I’m tired of waiting. I empathize with people who appreciate the low cost sprint plan, but it’s no longer for me.
Sayonora Sprint.
Early August to me means by August 10 th. August 11 th is the middle of August.
Really? I’ve always considered the 14th – 15th to be the middle of a month.
Mostly because months usually range between 28 and 31 days. Just saying.
First part of the month , the 1st to the 10 th, the middle of the month , the 11 th to the 20 th, the last part of the month , the 21 st to the end of the month.
Ah, yes. But in your original post you only gave a singular day, and not a range.
I can get on board with the ranges you gave above though. Cheers.
Yup, thats the end of it.
Sprint is definitely going down.
I’m sick of these carrier upgrades. Will be switching to Galaxy Nexus (worth it for $349 contract free).
Then to windows phone 8 on LTE (not the promised vapor LTE sprint is offering)
If Sprint sold the Galaxy Nexus for that price, I’d buy it outright. Hands down.
But nope, its about $250 more. My upgrade is due in 10 months, and by then the next Nexus phone should be on Sprint, so I will bide me time and make a decision at that time. I love HTC phones, but I’d like faster updates. We shall see.
Well on my side I cant complaint… I get the same Sprint crappy service but I only pay 35 a month with no contract using an Evo 3D and already running an ICS sense 3.6 that is actually better than the stock one you will get from sprint because all the mods and tweaks done to it… Loving my Boosted Evo 3D… jajaaa… its your phone and its an android, MAKE IT YOURS!!!
Agreed!!
Yeah, yeah. Rub it in.
Just remember you also get no roaming on Verizon’s network. Your main source of 4G is WiMax, which is a dying technology. That being said, I’m glad you’re enjoy your phone. Cheers.
Put that ice cream back in the fridge ,and take Thoes lemons out now chop and suck, that pungent taste is sprint spinkled with Sprint lte feces goodies and that ice cream sandwich Sprint
Put that ice cream back in the fridge ,and take Thoes lemons out now chop and suck, that pungent taste is sprint spinkled with Sprint lte feces goodies and that ice cream sandwich Sprint promised is looking like pile of bull dung if Sprint says it you might as well not belive it unless its a pay hike , or fee increase , or a oops we screwed your brains out …
I just side-graded my GSII E4GT to the official (but rooted) ICS. It’s a non issue as my phone looks and operates almost the same. A few new wallpapers, new font, and the ability to run chrome. It’s certainly not the jump Jelly Bean is supposed to be.
My friend did that too with his E4GT. He says that battery life really stinks.
I checked his battery stats and it looks like Android OS is using a HUGE amount of battery. That shouldn’t be.
I’m taking my talents to Verizon. Adios, Sprint.
Sheesh!! What a snow job, Sprint. You guys keep stringing us along with this ICS update. On top of the myriad of issues: crappy 3g, no 4g hardly in America, the ridiculous $10 fee-which it’s true purpose is probably helping to pay for the coming infrastructure…or the previous Wimax crap. Unlimited data has lost much of it’s appeal as well Sprint. Who needs unlimited when it takes forever to load pages and streaming media is near impossible?? Sprint’s mode of operations is becoming an insult to intelligence.
The reason is because they want to sell the new Sprint HTC LTE which is basically the same damn internals. They don’t want people running out and buying used HTC EVO 3D for dirt cheap and slapping ICS on it. I went into the store and even the sales people were telling me my phone was junk and it will never get the update. I told them to STFU and learn their products better fricking bassclowns.
SO life is not without irony. Ive been having technically problems with my HTC Evo 3D, and after speaking to the tech that assisted in fixing the issue told me that the ICS update is sent out based on the cell number, so SPRINT is sending out the update slowly. NOT HTC’s fault, but SPRINTS!!!! WTH!!!! no wonder so many people are changing carrer from them. Just pure B.S.
I got my ICS update today from Sprint on my evo 3D
ics will destroy your 3d’s ability to surf properly you have been warrned…