It’s been a long time coming, and many of you have waited patiently while the rest of you well… didn’t. If you own a Sprint Nexus S 4G, you can now officially join the Ice Cream Sandwich club thanks to an update rolling out now. Sprint has announced software update IMM76D (Android 4.0 – Ice Cream Sandwich), bringing the much anticipated Ice Cream Sandwich and all of its tasty treats:
Yesterday, Ice Cream Sandwich was supposed to roll out to Motorola’s RAZR and RAZR MAXX on Verizon, according to a shot of Best Buy’s internal system. However as you’ve probably noticed, April 4th passed with no update in sight. Today we have another look at Best Buy’s internal systems, which confirms that the Ice Cream Sandwich update for the RAZR and RAZR MAXX has been delayed.
Samsung’s Galaxy 2 tablets (7.0 and 10.1) were originally scheduled to launch in the UK in March, but seeing as March has come and gone, it appears they have been delayed. A Samsung associate has confirmed the delay and points to Android 4.0 as the culprit. According to the associate, Samsung needed more time to work on the Ice Cream Sandwich version of the Android mobile operating system. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 is now scheduled to hit store in the UK sometime this month with a global rollout to follow.
The latest distribution numbers are out and it appears Ice Cream Sandwich is gaining momentum. In a 14-day period ending on April 2, 2012, Android 4.0 appeared on 2.9% of devices accessing the Google Play Store. Yes, that’s still a pretty paltry number, but compared to last month’s data, it’s up 1.3%. That’s good news for an operating version that has been mostly stagnant since its release back in November of 2011. We’re finally starting to see OEM’s and carriers roll out the Android 4.0 update to their phones and this latest data is reflective of that.
Owners of the Verizon Droid RAZR and Droid RAZR MAXX will be happy to hear that your device isn’t that far from officially being upgraded to Ice Cream Sandwich. While the upgrade was available through, unofficial, custom ROMs, it will officially be rolling out to those handsets April 4th, according to a spy shot of Best Buy’s internal systems. The HTC Rezound will be the following handset to be upgraded, on April 6th.
