As of the moment, the latest incarnation of the Google mobile operating system is Android 4. Jelly Bean which was unveiled a little over a month ago at Google I/O. This early, Google developer devices such as the Samsung Galaxy Nexus have already gotten their tasty treat of Jelly Bean. In addition to that, manufacturers such as HTC and ASUS have already gone on record to confirm that several of their high-end smartphones and tablets will also get cranked up to Android 4.0 in the near future. However, some devices are still waiting to get upgraded to Android 4.1 Ice Cream Sandwich and thankfully, the HTC EVO 3D from Sprint is finally getting its dose of ICS.
About a month ago, the international version of the HTC EVO 3D was updated to ICS but being the carrier branded version of the handset, the Sprint HTC EVO 3D had to wait a little longer for the carrier to give the go signal for the rollout of the update to happen. And it has happened folks! Reports are coming in that Sprint has already started the rollout of the update for its stereoscopic handset and the update has now hit the airwaves.
If you happen to have Sprint for your wireless provider of choice and are still holding on to that HTC EVO 3D of yours, you might want to check your handset every once in a while for the notification that will let you know of the update’s availability on your device. Should you not have the patience to wait for the notification to come up, you can always head on over to Settings > About Phone > Software update and hit that button to no end and hope that it returns something tangible.
Aside from cranking up the Android version of the HTC EVO 3D from Sprint to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, the update will also bring HTC Sense 3.6 to the smartphone. Please don’t expect your HTC EVO 3D to get HTC Sense 4.0 as this streamlined version of HTC’s custom user interface is only slated for the manufacturer’s One series of smartphones. The update will also bring home screen folders to the handset along with a much more improved stock browser. Widgets will also become resizable and the option to add and remove panels will also be included along with Face Unlock.
As for the HTC EVO 3D, the handset has its circuitry built around its QualComm MSM8660 SnapDragon chipset and this SoC gives the device a dual-core 1.2 GHz Scorpion processor and a full gigabyte of RAM to deliver the computing muscle the handset needs for its operation. The storage space on the HTC EVO 3D comes up to only 1GB but since it has an expandable memory, the meager onboard storage of the device shouldn’t be an issue at all. Display-wise, the HTC EVO 3D packs a glasses-free 3D-capable LCD panel with a qHD resolution of 960 x 540 pixels while its camera department brings to the fold a 5MP shooter at its back panel and a 1.3MP video call camera out front.
August 2, 2012 at 11:53 am
Yep, got it! It’s quite a pull, but the 3D looks good with Sense 3.6 on ICS (4.0.3). Give yourself a solid half-hour if you’re grabbing it today (2-Aug-12, same day as this piece), in Boston anyway.
August 2, 2012 at 5:11 pm
Just manually looked for it and boom there it is.Came down in about 5 minutes over WIFI. In Connecticut.
August 2, 2012 at 6:55 pm
Yes!!! i just started the install! hell yes about time sprint! I bought this phone the day it came out and love it to much to buy the new evo! when my 3d starts to ware out… Then i will land my hands on that new one! however sense they never got 4g in my area in SC idk why i would wanna buy another 4g or even 4g lte phone… least not till this one’s older!! Thank you sprint you kept your word on early august… I’m happy i stuck by you and waited this out….
August 2, 2012 at 7:28 pm
Settings > System Updates > HTC Software update instead of as published. HTC decided to put it somewhere funny.
August 3, 2012 at 4:23 am
is there an RUU available yet, to manually update?
August 3, 2012 at 6:18 am
nice update by htc
August 3, 2012 at 10:20 am
Yeah, had to manually do it, but HTC 4.0 update came in right away. (Also, see Ben’s comment, the article has the wrong upgrade menu path.)
August 3, 2012 at 11:37 pm
I upgraded and like the new format.
However Widgets are not gone – I can’t find a one…..
August 3, 2012 at 11:41 pm
I meant to say Widgets are now gone from my phone – I can’t find them anywhere.
On my tablet there is a “Apps Widget” selection when I touch the circle at the bottom of the main screen. On the phone the “Widget” is missing…
August 4, 2012 at 11:56 am
I found the widgets – just press and hold a blank spot and they are there in this version of Android.
August 6, 2012 at 2:36 pm
My Virgin Mobile HTC EVO V (3D) 4G, -quite a mouthful- had 4.0.3 out of the box with sense3.6 overlay. Complete with screen shot and the ability to disable apps, face lock and all the other ICS goodies. Virgin uses Sprint towers and for an up front cost of $300 you can pay $35 a month and receive Unlimited 4g data ( no cap on 4g) and 300 minutes. Why anyone who doesn’t need international or roaming would use a post paid carrier is beyond my understanding… The phone is fast and so far, plays Flash content. It the best prepaid phone plan availabe and really a solid phone I don’t mind paying for fast cars and for fast phones but can’t pay a major carrier for a subsidised handset. The ICS operating system is really fun, ( I know, I need to get out more), and really the author calling the EVO 3D ” aged “, is silly. My 10 year old BMW may be aged but still fast and fun. The EVO has good specs., and ICS just makes it better.
August 6, 2012 at 8:18 pm
Not sure why the release notes show Home folders. We already had them.
August 14, 2012 at 9:26 am
EVO 3D updated to ice cream: hate that everytime i go back to my home/main screen phone goes white flashes htc and then does this loading thing, where as before there was no lag time…
August 27, 2012 at 3:26 pm
I received this “update” just over two weeks ago….in short, it ruined my evo3d. The FB interface is buggy as Hell, I could NOT run my fan page with it, a.d ultimately had to get a new device that has not been infected with it. When the bugs have been worked out, I look forward to trying it again. How can I get notification when the improved, bug free version is available..???