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[HTC Incredible S] zibias:
http://www.htc.com/www/help/android4faq/?cid=android4blog#q7

HTC Desire S via Tapatalk 2
[HTC Incredible S] djbenny1:
i know what you mean - but i still think HTC have done well by us.

however... i DO think they should make all drivers etc public so that the dev community can make customised roms more easily - because as Kaijura says, its only the people on forums such as this who are unsatisfied.

if they made it all open source, they probably wouldn't have to provide updates themselves at all.
[HTC Incredible S] incrediblealex:
So its June or July then.
[HTC Incredible S] thakur90:
Seems like a possibility!! Bet we will have a custom rom before official!! From some other device of course!!
[HTC Incredible S] acme anvil:
Here is the latest I saw on online

http://www.htc.com/www/help/android4faq/?cid=android4blog
[HTC Incredible S] tpbklake:
It's probably carriers like Bell Mobility that are slowing down the delivery process :D

You know how those carriers like to bloat up a new ROM..:rolleyes:
[HTC Incredible S] Vaxx93:
That's a big disappointment. Is there an good working ics Rom for our devices jet? Virtuous's Quattro doesn't work for me..
[HTC Incredible S] thakur90:
Roms do work!! But u can't use any as your daily driver yet!! Not as smooth as you would expect!! So give it a few more weeks!
[HTC Incredible S] owziee:
HTC Incredible S - June-July

Official announced by HTC http://www.androidcentral.com/htc-adds-some-timelines-their-ics-device-update-list

A personal quess would be the end of June, since they say June-July :D
[HTC Incredible S] Splux:
Are you kidding me?

Besides that the camera isn't perfect, what more do you need for a rom to be used on a daily basis?

Been running ice cold sandwich for *can't remember when* now and I've got almost 0 issues. Still got the freezes though, but that's most likely because I'm too lazy to download an update :)

And about the smoothness, ice cold is smoother than cm7 in every aspect- even the browser in ice cold is smoother than the hardware accelerated one for cm7!

For most people hanging around at xda I'd say that both ice cold and playground are stable enough to be used on a daily basis.

If you find these two roms unsmooth, then I do wonder how smooth it has to be for you before you think it's smooth enough...

The paragraphs will most likely be fkd up unless you're reading this on your phone, but I cannot leave that post alone :c
[HTC Incredible S] incrediblealex:
All Ics Roms freeze for me requiring a battery pull. I would say that's a pretty big issue
[HTC Incredible S] tpbklake:
The FAQ also said the rollout could take 45 days, so they may start with the unbranded first around mid June and finish up with the branded phones by the end of July.

That was the pattern they used for the Sensation.
[HTC Incredible S] itsbeertimenow:
For me I have data connectivity issues which fill up my logcat with errors, cdma in Canada is an issue, therefore I'm awaiting a official release.

On a side note; good for you.
[HTC Incredible S] thakur90:
Maybe you have a better incs than mine coz mine is not smooth at all with any ics rom... The scrolling is jittery and not smooth!! There are freezes anytime and the battery life is horrible!! And all this with fresh installs.. with blank SD cards!! Camera is least of my problems!!
[HTC Incredible S] MrDjango:
Considering that Htc mentioned that it could take up to 45 days max

for everyone to get the update, the latest release date would be the 16th of June. That is if HTC really set up the 2 month period including the waiting period..
[HTC Incredible S] inSaN1Ty_X:
Latest 16th June? How come? If the timeline says June-July first unbranded phones in Europe (like my self lol.) would get it probably in the last weeks of june. Not any earlier.

Correct me if I understood wrong

Sent from my Incredible S
[HTC Incredible S] MrDjango:
In the info above the actual timeline itself, it is mentioned that once an update is released it could take up to 45 days until you get it on your device (depending on your country, region, ...). I'm just saying that if HTC means with "June-July" that everyone normally should have gotten the update, that you would have to calculate the maximum waiting-period of 45 days into "June-July". Meaning: go back 45 days from the 31th of July = 16th of June. But I don't know if that is what they really mean. Just trying to be optimistic though :D.
[HTC Incredible S] TheBeardedDoom:
I think he means the first unbranded sets starting 16th leaves 45 days for the rest to be done by the last day of July
[HTC Incredible S] Splux:
I can get up to 3 days battery, usually around 36h when I use it more frequently.

Freezes happen about once per week, so far only when using the stock browser and many tabs.

Seriously, I must be doing something wrong o.O

Ohye, zero issues with SD card.
[HTC Incredible S] compro01:
HTC officially says june-july for ICS on incS.

http://www.htc.com/www/help/android4faq/?cid=android4blog
[HTC Incredible S] thakur90:
Will have to get my phone checked for authenticity!! :-P
[HTC Incredible S] pec0ra:
Seems like desire s got a leak first :

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=26467197

Hope our dev can port it easily!
[HTC Incredible S] itsbeertimenow:
: O we need that ported stat.
[HTC Incredible S] kaijura:
Looks like the Desire S is using stock leaked 3.0.16 HTC kernel. m-deejay didn't make a custom one for it. I'm not fully sure of the following but I'm not finding many people who made 3.0 htc custom kernel releases to work with, and most are variants of CM in the first place.

99.9% chance that saga kernel will not work for ours, but the rom should likely work fine after replacing the correct files. Saga and Vivo are almost nearly interchangeable except for the kernels.

If I had time I'd be willing to mess around, but these days don't have much time to tinkle with trying to make something work.
[HTC Incredible S] Ozgurce:
Damn. We need a leak too :(
[HTC Incredible S] incrediblealex:
The incredible s should get a leak any time now
[HTC Incredible S] PAO-13:
Any time now is?

I guess we get a leak next week.
[HTC Incredible S] gmkv:
Official information

form HTC from official page on facebok:

HTC

Interested in Ice Cream Sandwich updates? Check out our latest FAQ

Android 4.0 Update Frequently Asked Questions

www.htc.com

HTC is working hard to bring Android 4.0 to a wide variety of our devices. This FAQ covers the devices getting the update and the target timelines for each update. It also includes information on HTC Sense and Android 4.0, an overall

http://www.htc.com/www/help/android4faq/?cid=android4FB
[HTC Incredible S] PAO-13:
Thats nothing new. But a leak before the official OTA Update would be nice
[HTC Incredible S] Vaxx93:
If we get a leak, will that be a RUU or a rom?
[HTC Incredible S] tpbklake:
Only time will tell. In the past leaks have been RUUs. In the recent case of the Desire S ICS leak this week, Team Virtuous leaked a fully stock, rooted ICS ROM because they were given access to the leaked RUU.

That being said, I would watch Team Virtuous's twitter feed and mdeejay's feed for information about a Virtuous Vivo 1.0.0.0 ROM...
[HTC Incredible S] kaijura:
A good bet is to PM or hassle member football here on xda. He gets leaked stuff somewhere, somehow.

I've always noticed virtuous and others get their leaks from him first.
[HTC Incredible S] PAO-13:
I think it it wouldn't be helpful to nerve somebody ;)

If he has something he can share i bet he would :rolleyes:
[HTC Incredible S] incrediblealex:
Yeah but surely if the desire s got a leak the incredible s should aswell as they are pretty much the same phone
[HTC Incredible S] PAO-13:
I know. As the Desire S get the official 2.3.5 update the IncS RUU came one week later.
[HTC Incredible S] naathaanb96:
ota update

when a rom gets leaked , will i need to unlock bootloader to flash ?
[HTC Incredible S] itandy:
Don't worry. When a ROM gets leaked, you probably will not flash it. Instead custom ROM like ARHD will be available in a matter of days. ;)
[HTC Incredible S] thelostlegend:
its been a week since desire s leak wen is our leak coming ?????:confused:
[HTC Incredible S] nsg86:
Nobody know yet,even you call HTC,they won't know too.

sent from my ics device
[HTC Incredible S] naathaanb96:
custom ics with working camera :D , i still need to unlock my hboot. still on stock as a rock IncS
[HTC Incredible S] dgproduction:
No friend is tell me about this update, and today 1st incS will get update ;)
[HTC Incredible S] Vaxx93:
If thats true that would be great!
[HTC Incredible S] PAO-13:
Already started in China.

Lets see when its comming to europe :)
[HTC Incredible S] McIero:
Its ics but still sense 3.5 lol
[HTC Incredible S] PAO-13:
Better than nothing and.....who knows?

Maybe Sense 4 will come some later this year ;)
[HTC Incredible S] cycber:
Sense 3.5 maybe the last sense version on IS...Sense 3.6 for Dual Core phone:mad: HTC too bad
[HTC Incredible S] manequin:
Who cares :) Give developers kernel and all libraries and we can forget about anything that HTC officialy offers :)
[HTC Incredible S] MrToastbrot:
3.6 is not only for Dual Cores. The sensation xl has a single core and got 3.6 too.

Sense 3.5 is for Gingerbread Roms.

Addition: see here: http://www.htc.com/www/help/android4faq/#q6

as you can see, the IncS will get 3.6 and not 3.5.
[HTC Incredible S] PAO-13:
But as you can see at the other thread in China it came with 3.5

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=26797863&postcount=8
[HTC Incredible S] cycber:
For us...HTC stock sense version is not that important...all we need is the kernel of ics in IS..developers can make Sense 3.6 or 4.0 or the higher version for us :o
[HTC Incredible S] PAO-13:
Shure, but HTC said 3.6 at the link above ;)

I´ll have to stay @stock for sime time because i need warranty for changing the power button next few weeks. It´s very soft since some weeks and i think it will break :mad:
[HTC Incredible S] MrToastbrot:
Yeah thats right. But why should they update to sense 3.5 when they said it gets sense 3.6
[HTC Incredible S] PAO-13:
Only HTC knows. Maybe god too.

Is it possible that 3.5 is only for china and europe get 3.6?
[HTC Incredible S] pec0ra:
It's said in another topic that 3.5 is for Hong Kong!

Opa, I read it wrong! Sorry...
[HTC Incredible S] MrToastbrot:
I think this is possible, cause on the chinese site, they said the incs will get the update at the end of may. See here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=26288892&postcount=45
[HTC Incredible S] Vaxx93:
Anyone in Europe who received the update jet?
[HTC Incredible S] incrediblealex:
No it hasn't yet
[HTC Incredible S] thiagofbrito:
My IS is a WWE version bought in Germany maybe if I had stock recovery I would be included on first European rollout as it happened on GB OTA.
[HTC Incredible S] tpbklake:
Having a custom recovery does not affect your ability to get the OTA Notification. A stock recovery is only needed to apply the OTA once you have downloaded it.

If you have a stock, rooted version of a HTC RUU/ROM, then you should at least get the OTA notification.
[HTC Incredible S] Inferi0r:
If I understand well, the time you get the OTA update is all about your HTC cidnumber and the version of stock rom you use? Or is het more about the network you're connected too?

That means that if I was in China with my HTC EU device, I would get the update too?

I've read you can change your HTC cidnumber, can we enforce a more an earlier OTA that way? Or do we have to replace our WWE stock roms with local Chinese stock roms?
[HTC Incredible S] PAO-13:
Thats a good question but i dont think so.
[HTC Incredible S] tpbklake:
Your first statement is correct. The OTA is tied to your CID, not the network or region you are running on.
[HTC Incredible S] Inferi0r:
Would changing cidnumber like described here work to pull the OTA?
[HTC Incredible S] vido.ardes:
It should if you had a stock rom installed and a cid in the right range
[HTC Incredible S] Inferi0r:
Some guy picked up my phone an hour ago to bring it back to HTC for warranty purposes (usb brick). So, I'm not the right guy.
[HTC Incredible S] thiagofbrito:
I have ENG hboot + 4EXT Touch Recovery + CM7.2

Shall I yet receive OTA notification?
[HTC Incredible S] Ozgurce:
You need to have stock rom
[HTC Incredible S] Vaxx93:
Still no one in Europe who received it?
[HTC Incredible S] MrToastbrot:
I haven't got it yet. I think my IncS get it in one or two weeks.

Just wait, its only the beginning of June.
[HTC Incredible S] PAO-13:
Maybe on thursday.

Once again the update came on a thrsday. 4 days to go. Or 11, 18, 25.... ;)
[HTC Incredible S] thiagofbrito:
Still waiting for WWE version.
[HTC Incredible S] mr nick:
Not 100% relevant but during the recent Vodafone AU update of the Sensation XL, they said of which phones get their update:

"You won't need a Vodafone SIM in your phone in order to get the update - the roll out will use your handset IMEI number to confirm you're eligible for the update, and it will roll out to your phone if you are."

So I'd guess that all phones are checked against a central IMEI database at HTC and the relevant branded or non-branded update is pushed out as and when it's ready.
[HTC Incredible S] thelostlegend:
waiting for WWE RUU any idea when it'll be leaked ?????
[HTC Incredible S] compro01:
Soon™

Specifically, sometime between today and August.
[HTC Incredible S] Splux:
I wish there was a "lol"button or a "like"button as well as the thanks button...
[HTC Incredible S] miguelca:
LOL
[HTC Incredible S] miguelca:
It's Incredible how people still ask for leak timings! :confused:

Leaks come out more or less randomly and not on a scheduled basis... :rolleyes:

It's great when leaks happen and we should be glad for them, waiting patiently. If ICS is scheduled for release between June and July (for our IncS) then it's just a matter of days or weeks.

I would love to have the WWE version available but I must wait patienly because right now my phone still has 23 months warranty and it's too early for rooting, s-off, etc. In a few months maybe... :D

Thanks to football for his RUU's collection for many HTC devices. Peace! :thumbup:
[HTC Incredible S] naathaanb96:
i only bought mine a month ago and im already on a custom rom xD
[HTC Incredible S] thiagofbrito:
That's how Android works.
[HTC Incredible S] Lasantha:
This is what I got to day.
[HTC Incredible S] miguelca:
I got mine only a few days ago.

By the Portuguese Law I'm still in the time frame where the shop has to give me a 100% new phone if I find problems or simply want to trade it for another phone.

That's why I can't root right now.

After this period has passed I will naturally "open the gates to freedom" :p

All other six Android phones I had were rooted and customized. ;)

The most tortured one was a HTC Wildfire S. :D

God bless XDA, developers and all the community.

Have a :beer: on my account.
[HTC Incredible S] MrToastbrot:
No update for me today. Waiting one week more...
[HTC Incredible S] Vaxx93:
Same here unfortunately...
[HTC Incredible S] miguelca:
No update here too... :(

Fingers crossed for next week.
[HTC Incredible S] thiagofbrito:
We still have three Thursdays left.

Sent from my HTC Incredible S
[HTC Incredible S] MrToastbrot:
More than 3 Thursdays. You forgot July... :D
[HTC Incredible S] thiagofbrito:
Oh man :eek:

Sent from my HTC Incredible S
[HTC Incredible S] miguelca:
I have a feeling that June will be our month. ;)
[HTC Incredible S] Marcio366:
OTA ICS is here

Hello friends!

It seems, that official ICS is here! It came in 8th. Check this (use google translator, if you need): http://mobilenet.cz/clanky/instalujeme-android-4-na-htc-incredible-s-navod-9381

It seems to be true althew I haven't seen anyone else having the update.

But there is a spark of hope, isn't it? :)
[HTC Incredible S] Vaxx93:
We already knew that some IncS phones are getting the update, now we're just waiting for phones to get the update.
[HTC Incredible S] Shantara123:
Looks like HTC themselves cannot decide which version of Sense ICS update is going to have. Update info says 3.5, but system information lists 3.6.
[HTC Incredible S] Marcio366:
Yeah, HTC cannot decide whether send the update or not. I know about OTA in China, one phone in the Czech Republic and that's all. Can't wait :)
[HTC Incredible S] nesha983:
So we need two things for new roms, htc wwe update,and kernel source code so our developers can make us some more nice roms :)
[HTC Incredible S] mr nick:
I had been a bit hopeful that we'd be getting an Aus release quite soon as the Optus updates page had said they would be rolling out ICS in 'Early June' but this has now been revised to 'Early July'.

Q. Is my mobile phone/tablet's firmware up to date?

I seem to recall reading somewhere that it was being delayed due to a bug that was found in the wifi module but can't remember where I saw it.
[HTC Incredible S] ericsson3819:
we still not yet received any OTA in Malaysia here ..... :(
[HTC Incredible S] MrToastbrot:
Same here in Switzerland.

Lets just wait one week more and one week more and one week more and and... ;)

Sent from my Incredible S
[HTC Incredible S] miguelca:
Portugal is still waiting too... :thumbdown:

I have an unbranded pure HTC IncS but it seems that I will have to wait until (at least) next Thursday.

HTC is taking too long to update such a powerful phone.
[HTC Incredible S] H3IN3K3N:
That's how HTC rolls.

Since I've started using HTC phones, they have alwayse been super slow to update their software and there have alwayse been delays.

Just sit back and relax. We will get it at some time ( I hope lol ).
[HTC Incredible S] Marcio366:
Come on guys! We can be glad that we will surely get the update. Look at LG, their updates are late and buggy disaster. Samsung updates too. I've seen many Android phones and it seems that only Nexus and HTC are making usable system.

We should pray to have well optimalized, power and RAM saving ICS, even better than Gingerbread. Sooner or later :)
[HTC Incredible S] thiagofbrito:
Yea you're right, one should be totally thankful as HTC is still rolling updates to our device. Do some research and It's gonna be easy to find lots of devices wich were left behind on gingerbread or even on froyo by their manufacters.
[HTC Incredible S] locn:
ICS 4.0.3 on Incredible S!

Hi Guys

Got sick of waiting so went ahead and installed Nik_Aura_Rebirth_sense4a on my Incredible S and let me just say its awesome! It runs the HTC One V rom so it has the cut down version of the full Sense 4 which i think is better than what HTC is going to give us with the update which will actually run 3.6!

Its fast and smooth and looks awesome! Why wait for the official update when you can get a better version now!!

Best of all is no bloatware from Optus!!!

I've made some how to's for anyone who is interested

How to unlock Inc S using HTCDev.com here > http://youtu.be/L8TZ_RKd3aE

How to install ClockWorkMod here > http://youtu.be/AqgjjCZU2UE

How to install Nik_Aura_Rebirth_Sense4a > http://youtu.be/pPdd06qYUso

Get the ROM here > http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1697247

Hope it helps!

Cheers!
[HTC Incredible S] Amar-S:
What battery life do you get ?
[HTC Incredible S] thiagofbrito:
I was running Nik's Rebirth and having 1 day battery life. Now I'm checking Incredible Sense let's see if my battery lasts longer.
[HTC Incredible S] locn:
mate i'm a light user with a couple of calls and check mail every hour or so and i am getting about 1.5 - 2 days out of it better than the stock rom either way so it's been great.
[HTC Incredible S] mradulov:
Another Thursday

Good morning Guys,

Another Thursday with no ICS update or any news on HTC blog.

I'm really tired of waiting HTC to get up to date and i plan not only to stop using HTC equipment, but also to go to the newly presented WP8 yesterday. No more patience to HTC. I don't care any more about HTC ICS update.

Now my attention is focused on Intel WP8 equipment different than HTC, as i don't want to strongly squeeze my phone in order to have WiFi signal. Moreover i do not want to have updates in HTC style - new Sense only for new sellers, regardless hardware specs are weaker than Inc S.

Goodbye HTC...
[HTC Incredible S] jw82:
Try to be a bit more patient. I'm getting fed up of waiting too. HTC did say the update would roll out in June & July. We can complain if we reach August with no OTA.

So you want to leave HTC, which doesn't put its latest software on older hardware, to go to Windows Phone 8, which won't be put on older hardware? Your thinking seems a bit inconsistent, no?
[HTC Incredible S] poondog:
Microsoft have promised 18 months updates/support with their windows 8 devices

Source: slashgear

HTC have supported us for over a year, we should actually be grateful

They don't make any money with these updates

The only thing they are getting is reputation and, and our repeat business next upgrade
[HTC Incredible S] mradulov:
I disagree. WP 7 will be updated to WP7.8 and not to WP8, because of hardware constraints and incompatibility.

What happens with HTC ICS Update? If we ever receive ICS update, it will come with Sense 3.6, despite IncS hardware is better than cheap new seller with Sense 4 from the factory.

However, after consequently 5 phones by HTC owned i consider myself as loyal HTC customer. The fact Sense 3.6 is provided as update, when there are no hardware constrains for Sense 4, makes HTC a greedy traitor in my eyes.

The fact ICS is delayed does not worrying me, but the fact my(our) loyalty is not considered by HTC pisses me off.
[HTC Incredible S] Rob67ert:
Nag nag nag
[HTC Incredible S] naathaanb96:
If you want fast updates buy a nexus s
[HTC Incredible S] skinniezinho:
You must be joking.Wp7.5 guys will not receive WP8, only WP7.8 maybe the same way as we receive Sense 3.6 instead of Sense 4.

The difference?With an android device you have custom roms,ports etc..with WP phones you must stick with it, maybe a couple mods.

A friend of mine has a LG E900, was very cheap, runs WP7.5, is fast,etc but lacks certain types of apps: free offline GPS,data counter (from what I have read it is impossible to make due to lack of APIs),etc..

Brands must make money, if my device ran the same system as the brand new why should I change?

Sense 3.6 is very fine, in fact maybe better than Sense 4 Lite, at least more complete.

Had a Nexus S before the IncS, very fast, lots of developing but not as stable as Inc S with Sense Roms (At least Nik's Ones).

In fact I had LG P500,Samsung Nexus S and this HTC, and till now HTC is on the lead with updates for the devices (ok the Nexus had ICS very soon, but it was delayed due to bugs, and not anything super fast,super optimized as I expected from a Nexus phone.
[HTC Incredible S] :
OMFG I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS UPDATE ANYMORE I'M GONNA DIE HERE!!!

Sorry...

Sent from my HTC Incredible S
[HTC Incredible S] MrDjango:
In another thread (titled ICS update question), someone says he came across someone who contacted htc. This person claimed that htc said that the latest release date would be the 25th of June. This because they were currently working on WiFi problems and other bugs. So normally next Monday. Anyone who thinks this could be correct? And if so, has anyone heard of the WiFi issues on the Chinese version? I have heard of similar issues with the sensation etc, but not of issues with the IncS..
[HTC Incredible S] skinniezinho:
I just used the Nik version of the chinese rom and no issues.In fact pretty fast and pretty stable.
[HTC Incredible S] mr nick:
And some people using this ROM have received OTA update notifications although haven't been able to install it. Maybe this OTA update is a fix for wifi problems as it's only 5Mb.
[HTC Incredible S] MrToastbrot:
Same here... ;)

But my IncS runs with GB good too... :)
[HTC Incredible S] incrediblealex:
I gave up caring about the update after 8 months of waiting. Think I might just get an iPhone .... damn you HTC