Got a HTC Desire HD? No Ice Cream Sandwich for you
In the world of Android, the talk is all about the new Android Jelly Bean operating system. But what about Android Ice Cream Sandwich? It has still to reach a number of Android smartphones. One handset it will not be reaching is the HTC Desire HD. HTC claims the Desire HD is better off without it. Read on to hear why…
HTC confirmed that the HTC Desire HD will not be receiving Ice Cream Sandwich on its official blog. HTC removed the device from its list of devices that were scheduled to get the upgrade.
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The reason? It’s because HTC claims the Desire HD offers the “best experience” as is, with the current version of HTC Sense. Here’s what HTC had to say:
“After extensive testing, we’ve determined that the current version of HTC Sense with Android provides customers with the best experience on the HTC Desire HD. When we consider new versions of software, we weigh a number of factors, but ultimately the customer experience on the product is the deciding factor. We apologize for any confusion this change may have caused our customers.”
One of Android’s weaknesses to date has been a tendency for some of its updates to cause instability on certain devices. HTC clearly wants to avoid doing the same for HTC Desire HD owners. If that means skipping the Ice Cream Sandwich update, then so be it. It seems.
Do you own a HTC Desire HD? Will you be sticking it out with the handset, or finally making the upgrade to that new Android handset you’ve been dreaming about. We hear the Samsung Galaxy S3 is pretty good. Let us know in the comments below.
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HTC, Desire HD, Ice Cream Sandwich, Android, Smartphone, update
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dave germain23 July 2012
"One of Android’s weaknesses to date has been a tendency for some of its updates to cause instability on certain devices" surly its the daft mods to the interface which cause most of the issues and not the OS itself...
Report as inappropriateboon23 July 2012
I've been using ics on my dhd from xda.developers com it all works fine except for camcorder only works in 480p. If HTC released the updated rom kernel then xda could update the camcorder to work correctly. Dhd needs to be routed for this to work.
Report as inappropriateJohn C Sweet23 July 2012
This is just another nail in the coffin of my HTC Desire HD. I have had nothing but issues with it since day one and HTC has appalling customer service to add insult to injury. Within the first couple of months HTC managed to destroy my memory card containing programs, pictures and other information. After countless emails back and forth and a lot of research i finally got them to admit what i and many others already knew...it was their update that did the damage. They offered me a new smaller size memory card. I made a conscious decision to buy something other than the iPhone. When my contract expires i will be buying anything other than ANY HTC.
Report as inappropriateOwen Davies23 July 2012
Well, I recently sold mine and got the Samsung Galaxy S3, now I'm glad I did! I have rooted phones in the past but didnt see the need to do so with this one and was patiently waiting for the ICS update. However, I had the opportunity to upgrade so I did and ICS makes such a difference in user experience. It's a shame that the DHD isn't getting the upgrade as its a great phone but just needs that extra edge with the software and to fix a few small bugs in Honeycomb. I think HTC has now chopped off all ties with any updates with this phone and it will be up to owners to seek the best out of it over at XDA Developers.
Report as inappropriateMark Robinson23 July 2012
Shamefull for HTC this is the 2nd and last mobile i will buy from them i got my fingers well and truly burnt with the wildfire (utterly useless phone and not worth the ratings it got!) and now my HTC desire HD won't be getting the update for ICS despite much smaller phones are getting it so why not desire HD i guess they must think it's too old ??? and want us to buy a new phone well i will but won't ever touch HTC again.
Report as inappropriateRichard23 July 2012
I updated my Samsung Galaxy SII to the Ice Cream Sandwich, I then ended up having a problem playing music and the sound goes crackly and jumpy, the only way to sort it out is by restarting the phone. As someone who loves listening to music a lot this is very disappointing, but at least every thing else on my phone is working fine, but nor being able to play y music with ease is a very big issue for me. Anyone else having the same proglems on the Samsung Galaxy SII?
Report as inappropriatezarrin24 July 2012
ICS upgrade has caused multiple problem!!! I have a samsung galaxy s2 and accepted the update a week ago. Since then my phone crashes at least once a day. Some of my apps don't work as well. The wifi freezes and then doesn't turn on. The battery life is worse. The social hub is more complicated to use. The red spots for notifications on the screen lock look hideous compared to separate boxes to slide to open texts and calls from the lock screen. I constantly have this fear my phone will cease to work. So desire Hd you're better off without ICE. nothing wrong with gingerbread
Report as inappropriateBartek08 August 2012
@boon *Rooted
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