A few crafty HTC Vivid owners have been able to pull down the Ice Cream Sandwich update thanks to a little dialer trick. A forum member over at Android Central was surprised to find Ice Cream Sandwich and Sense 3.6 waiting for him after performing a system update by dialing *#*#682#*#* . Quite a few people have since had success using the same method while others say the number just disappears from the screen when they try to dial it. Either way, it’s worth a shot to have Ice Cream Sandwich running on your Vivid ahead of most other devices.
Google Earth for Android received an update today bringing it to version 6.2. In this updated version, users will be able to view real-time information such as flights, earthquakes, etc., thanks to a curated list of layers in the Earth Gallery. Users will also be able to share current views through Google+ and other social networks to let others know where they virtually are at any moment. Other features added in version 6.2 include:
It’s been a month since Mojang brought Survival Mode to the Android version of Minecraft: Pocket Edition, and today, they’ve swined it up a bit with the addition of pigs. That’s right, MPE received a minor update today which not only adds pigs to Survival Mode but also features:
Yesterday HTC posted an update on the progress of their Ice Cream Sandwich rollouts. Ice Cream Sandwich has already started rolling out to a limited number of HTC Sensation and Sensation XE users and should see more widespread distribution in the next couple weeks. The Sensation 4G and Sensation XL will soon follow, after that, it’s anyone’s guess. However, HTC has listed all the devices expected to recieve Android 4.0 and they are as follows:
An unhappy Motorola DROID X2 customer decided to file a complaint with the Better Business Bureau over their locked bootloader policy and lackluster update practice. Motorola eventually responded to the complaint, passing the bootlocker blame onto the carriers and then informing the customer that the DROID X2 was not on their list of devices to receive Ice Cream Sandwich. This information is very disheartening to DROID X2 owners whose device is less than a year old. I find this to be unacceptable and completely goes against the pledge Motorola (and other manufacturers) made as part of the Google Update Alliance back in May of 2011. The alliance was formed to ensure timely updates would be provided to consumers for at least 18 months after the launch of a new device and this BBB response isn’t a good sign of Motorola’s commitment to that pledge.
