HTC Publishes ICS Kernel Source For Sensation, Vivid, Sensation XE

HTC has released the source Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich kernel for the Vivid, Sensation, and Sensation XE. HTC began rolling the Android 4.0 update to these three devices recently, and the kernel will help developers adjust their apps/services to work better on these phones. The code can be downloaded from HTC's developer web site. As usual, for normal users like you and I the source itself means little. But the magic that developers can make happen with it certainly has some appeal, and we're ready to see what folks can come up with.

HTC Provides An Update On Its Ice Cream Sandwich Rollout Progress



HTC has provided some more information on where it's at in the Android 4.0 update process. The company said in a post on its official blog that it's in the "early stages" of rolling out ICS to the Sensation and Sensation XE overseas, adding that the updates for those devices will become more widely available in the coming weeks. Upgrades for the Sensation 4G on T-Mobile and the Sensation XL will follow after that. The rollout is still in its early stages, according to HTC’s announcement, and the update will need carrier approval before it arrives on your handset. So don’t panic if you haven’t got it installed by the end of the week. At least you know that it’s on its way.

Ice Cream Sandwich Coming To Some HTC

HTC announced on Thursday that an Ice Cream Sandwich update will be available for select devices by the end of March. The announcement came through the company’s Facebook page and states that the first devices to receive the update will be the Sensation, Sensation 4G and Sensation XE, followed shortly after by the Sensation XL. The Rezound, Vivid, Amaze 4G, EVO 3D, EVO Design 4G, Incredible S, Desire S and Desire HD will all be updated “later this year,” as previously reported. HTC is expected to launch multiple new Android 4.0-powered smartphones later this month at Mobile World Congress, including the HTC Ville and HTC Edge.