[HTC Sensation] T-Macgnolia:
Ok I am sure I am not the only one that watched the live release of the Galaxy Nexus and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Being that the Sensation is the flagship device for HTC and that HTC is obligated to update their devices for 18 months. Not to mention that ICS is optimized for dual core devices, the Sensation will get a official update . The o.ly true question is when will the Sensation get this update. Now all of us here on XDA know we will probably get a unofficial update via a custom Android 4.0 ROM from Cyanogen Mod or another AOSP team.

So if anyone out there gets a update avaliable notification or finds a custom Android 4.0 ROM for the Sensation please post it here.

Today's date is Oct. 18 2011 let the count down begin.!:D

First 24

Oct. 19 2011​

Ok it has been 24 hours now sense the start of the live Samsung and Google event yesterday, So lets review what has become available so far.

We have ICS wallpapers via XDA Member matd20012001.

We have the Roboto font via XDA Senior Member Thyrus.

We have a ICS System Dump and ICS Data Folder via XDA Recognized Developer JoelZ9614.

We have the System App dump of ICS via XDA TV Personality azrienoch. He find them on My Droid World forums via p3droid.

And we have the Android 4.0 Platform SDK via the Google Android developers.

First SDK port to the HTC G2 (It is booting but lots of bugs) and I beleive the very first port to any device via XDA Senior Member siulmagic. Also check out the ICS Porting guide by Siulmagic.

Now I may have missed something or need to add extra credits to sources so please let me know if so.

DAY 2

Oct. 20 2011​

If I get more information on this I will post it here, but it seems that ICS will be a part of the AOSP. Check out the message on Google+, thanks to XDA Junior Member Psychoticus

Day 3

Oct. 21 2011​

HTC says they will be releasing information in the coming weeks on what devices and when the devices will get an update. Thanks to XDA Senior Member tinky1 for the info.

Looks like ICS does support the soft key hardware buttons for older devices. Ckeck out what My Droid World forums member Beezy says about them. Engadget.com, sorry for being late adding this.

Day 4

Oct. 22 2011​

Yet another statement from a Google saying that ICS will be part of the AOSP. This via XDA Senior Member stonew5082. But from the statement it appears we all will have to wait at least until the Galaxy Nexus is available, if not more devices, to the public as it says the the following.

Here is a video of a Nexus One running ICS. As you can see the on screen virtual buttons are not there, and the ROM is using the capacitive buttons. Video posted by XDA Senior Member DirkGently in the "ICS on phones with capacitive buttons", in the General forums of the General discussion forums.

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Day 5

Oct.23 2011​

Ok this was posted yesterday and I messed it, it is in the HTC HD2 Android development forum. This is info pretty much just for devs but still very useful, it was posted by XDA Senior Member vegaman. Also it seems the HTC HD2 is getting a little ICS love as there is also a booting alpha SDK port for the HTC HD2. Also for any devs or people that want to give it a try here is a place to download a Galaxy Nexus system dump, posted by XDA Seniort Member Proz00. I do not know if it is the same downloads I linked to in my "Fist 24" above or not but I thought it worth linking to. (Confirmed that is just a SDK system dump)

ICS has a Easter Egg too, check out the post by XDA Member Grimms in this thread.

Day 6

Oct. 24 2011​

I decided to see just how many devices have a bootable ICS SDK port. We know the HTC Nexus one, the Samsung Nexus S, Samsung Nexus S 4G, and the HTC HD2 have one it looks like the HTC G2/Desire Z, the HTC Desire, the HTC Droid Incredible, the HTC Desire HD, the HTC EVO Shift 4G, the HTC Droid Incredible 2,the Samsung Infuse 4G,and the XPERIA X10 all have a bootable SDK port. (Whoooo that was more work than i had counted on, glad I am done) I am not 100% sure about that last one booting but it is some real dev work going on on it. Now i know all of these are SDK ports and will never ever be able to be used as a daily driver. But this gives the devs a chance to get their feet wet with ICS and hopefully make it easier for the devs to make some true ASOP ROMs when the source code is released by Google. Thus this is why I went through and found each one, this whay the devs for the Sensation can have a central location to find all the threads on the ICS ports.

Day7

Oct. 24 2011​

So I have been reading and this is what I have come up with. The Nexus One devs have got all of the following working, touch screen (no cursor anymore), phone calls (no audio though), wireless data, SMS, Wifi, and the proximity sensor.

The Nexus S port is booting but that is it really.

Beezy and the devs over at My Droid World forums are making god progress with the SDK port for the Nexus S 4G. They have they following working, touch screen, data (no 4G), SMS, MMS, WiFi, and USB (not sure if it is USB mass storage or just USB). It may be more but there is no real full run down of all that is working. You can go here to watch the video on the last version of the ROM. It appears to be stable enough to use as a daily driver, who would have thought. Here is a video of the great port.

I personally tested the port for the HD2 and to put it nice it boots up and that is it, I am sure that will change though.

The devs working on the HTC Desire have got the following working, touchscreen, SD card, and hardware buttons. Here is a video of it.

The HTC Droid Incredible port is pretty much the same as the the HTC HD2.

The HTC Desire HD port is booting but that is pretty much it.

The HTC Evo Shift 4G port has the the following working, phone (without audio), data, and orientation.

The HTC Droid Incredible 2 port is booting but that is it.

The Samsung Infuse 4G port is booting but that is it and the thread has been closed.

The XPERIA X10 port is booting and that is it too.

So as you can see only the Nexus devices are progressing right now with a usable port. I find that a little curious, what about you? :rolleyes:

Day 9

Oct. 27 2011​

Just for all of you that have not seen the story on the XDA Portal you might want to give it a good read. The story is on the Nexus One but I think it is worth reading as it shows that even though a device can clearly run the new Android 4.0.1 Ice Cream Sandwich, it does not necessary mean it will get the update. Google can you say, "This is our attempt to make you by a new device, and push the agenda of the OEMs." There is a link to the full original article in the story in the Portal. ;)

It may be nothing, but I may have come across something very interesting. The Nexus S has a pretty good ICS port right now, but is it a port or is it a leaked early version of ICS made to run on the Nexus S for testing that has been modded? I will let you make that decision for yourself. Go here and have a read of post #93-#97. Also check out the quote in post #97 as it relates back to the Nexus One not getting a official update.

For Devs and Chiefs only​

I really can not believe I messed this as it was posted on the 19th. But then again the Galaxy Nexus forums are still very new and I have had no real reason to check them out. Anyway XDA Senior Member blunden gives a general explanation to why the ICS SDK dump and the ICS app dumps can not be deodexed with the current smali/baksmali will not work. But he says he got a working baksmali.jar. He also gives links to download deodexed framwork and deodexed apps. Go to here to check out the post.

Looks like Samsung (or Sammy as some call them) has made a official statement on their plans for updating their Galaxy devices. Thanks again to XDA Senior Member Tinky 1 for the info, the link is direct to the source. Hope you can use Google translate. :)

Day 12

Oct. 30 2011​

Looks like we can add the Samsung Galaxy S to the list of devices with a SDK port that boots and is being developed. But it appears to be just booting up for right now.

Day 13

Nov. 1 20011​

Well it is not looking good for everyone to get a speedy update to ICS that will get the official update to their device. Check out this article on what the OEMs are saying abot the official updates. Thanks to XDA Senior Member LPChris47

Day 17

Nov. 5 2011​

It looks like there is a alleged dump from the Galaxy Nexus. Now this is suppose to be a early version and not the final release version of ICS. Me personally I am holding my opinion on what this is for right now as I have seen it and I am not convinced just yet. Oh yeah this was actually posted yesterday, but i just now got around to posting it here. Sorry I have been busy. Thanks to XDA Senior Member DroidRC1 and XDA Senior Member bonesy for the heads up.

Day 18

Nov. 6 2011​

Engadget has posted a article on what devices they can confirm are going to get a official ICS upgrade. The Sensation is not listed under the HTC section as of now, but the article says"Keep checking back here from time to time, as we'll continue to update the list." So kepp a check there, I know I will. Thanks to XDA Senior Member leeskywalker for the heads up on the article.

Day 19​

Nov 7 2011​

HTC Official announcment​

It appears HTC has announced that the Sensation along with several other HTC devices will be getting an official ICS upgrade. They used Facebook as their platform to announce this information which really burns my butt cause I personally can not stand face book and despise it. Anyway this is great news as it confirms mine and several other peoples thoughts about the Sensation getting an official upgrade. But one down side of the announcement is that the update will be sometime in early 2012. Now to me early means with in the first 3 months, but to HTC it could mean with in the first 6 months. Thanks to XDA Senior Member illuminarias for posting the link here in the thread. Also thanks to XDA Senior Member austendale9 as it seems he had started a thread with the link a little before illuminarias posted the link here in this thread.

Day 26

Nov. 14 2011​

Well even though it is just the Android 4.0.1 version that is on the Galaxy Nexus. Google has released the Source code for ICS today, They also released the previousely unreleased Honeycomb Source code too. Google says they really want people to focus on development for ICS though. And that source for more devices will be filming soon.