[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] AgentCherryColla:
There are many threads here about this device not getting an ICS update. But most of them are just basic info. I've spent a good while talking to HTC & T-Mobile to figure this out. After lots of phones calls, I have gathered a lot of information. I've took a look at it, and just wanted to point out some stuff.

After calling HTC for a while, I was kinda "banned". They would never answer my question. Until I talked to some girl in Texas. She told me that there is zero information on the the MyTouch 4G Slide getting an update. So with some quick thinking, I lied and said it's for a college project. I was researching the fragmentation with HTC phones. I was sent to a supervisor. He explained to me that updates are a 3 way partnership. HTC+T-Mobile+The User. HTC handles all the updates for this device, and does a lot of testing to see of ICS is capable of running on this device. He explained some basic info, and said it's a no. Why?

It will effect the User Experence to much

The hardware can't handle it

Blame T-Mobile

Gingerbread runs better on the device than ICS

(Also this "Supervisor" was advocating the unlocking of the boot loader, and voiding the warranty to get ICS).

So I called T-Mobile and they said that HTC handles all the updates, so I should call them.

After many generic, stupid answers. I finally got a hold of an amazing lady at HTC. She explained a lot of things I never really knew about updates. If HTC made an update for our phone, T-Mobile would push the OTA ASAP. HTC adds on all the bloat for devices, T-Mobile just needs to OK it. Also in order for our device to get an ICS update we need.....

2.3.4

2.3.5

This made little sense to me, but she explained some more information. Since this device isn't a global phone (Only TMOUS has the MT4GS). It wasn't included in the 1st batch of updates. But there IS a second batch of updates coming out, and our device might be in that update list.

But here is the really weird thing. Our device is consider similar to these devices

Desire HD

Desire Z

Desire S

Incredible 2

Incredible S

Inspire 4G

myTouch 4G

(Also the list of supported devices for Virtuous Multi device projects.)

Many of these devices where on the list to be considered for an ICS Update, also known as the "2nd Batch". But the one thing that just baffled me is that our device is consider an older device. It's in the category of these device.

But our device has high end specs? How does any of this make Sense? It only explains one thing. Why we haven't had an official confirmation, or decline for an ICS update.

So what can we do? It's so simple :D

Sign this, and have your friends do it too :D

MyTouch 4G Slide ICS Update

Bombard HTC with this. "The HTC MyTouch 4G Slide deserves an ICS Update"

HTC Facebook

Call them @ (886)449-8358

Remember last time we attacked there Facebook Page? Well according to HTC, they saw it. That's when they started started to consider our devices future.

Send them an email HTC Contact Us Page

Try to get this thread on the XDA Portal. Send this in as a tip, or hit up POORCOLLEGEKID on Twitter (Link coming soon).

Only together we can get our device the update it needs. United by One, Divided by 0.

HTC Said To E-Mail HTC-Dev. Maybe we can get a a Dev Rom. They do do that, I sent an email. So hopefully it can help. The more users who send an E-Mail the better. Just say how you'd love a Dev Rom for this phone.

http://www.htcdev.com/contact