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.
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Android 4.0.4 for the GSM version of the Nexus S was officially released by Google last week in an OTA update, but left the Sprint (WiMax) version out of the loop. Today, however, Android 4.0.4 for the Sprint Nexus S has been leaked and can be installed by the adventurous.
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.
T-Mobile has sort of faded away ever since they attempted to join the dark side but they’re slowly climbing back into customers good graces. Today they detailed their plans to update a couple of HTC devices to Android’s latest and greatest Ice Cream Sandwich. HTC Amaze 4G and Sensation owners can expect to have their devices updated to Android 4.0 according to T-Mobile support documents posted online. The dates for the update are listed as TBD but the fact that these documents are up is a good sign.
XFINITY TV for Android received a minor update today. By minor, I mean no new features have been added. However, those rocking Android 4.0 will see it as a major update considering it adds support for their precious Ice Cream Sandwich devices. Updating apps to support Android 4.0 hasn’t been that big of a priority for some developers and with such a low percentage of Android devices actually running it, I can see why. To be honest, no matter how slow developers are at updating their apps, it’s nothing compared to how slow OEM and carriers are at updating their devices!
