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HTC officially reversed their decision and confirmed they will provide the Android 4.0 update for the Desire HD. We successfully pushed them to acknowledge the hardware capability of this device. I am currently monitoring their developer portal for the direct download links to ensure they follow through on the release.

October 22, 2012

Give us Ice Cream Sandwich for HTC Desire HD

Give us Ice Cream Sandwich for HTC Desire HD

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Started by Anonymous 14 years ago

Well we have all been waiting to HTC to release Ice Cream Sandwich update for our phone, but then HTC releases this "After extensive testing, we’ve determined that the current version of HTC Sense with Android provides customers with the best experience on the HTC Desire HD. When we consider new versions of software, we weigh a number of factors, but ultimately the customer experience on the product is the deciding factor. We apologize for any confusion this change may have caused our customers." Now anyone over at XDA knows this is not true, ICS runs great on our phone plus it is also a better experience. Now this petition is to get HTC to release ICS for us, if they do not want to give us Sense, then they could do atleastwhat they did for the HTC Desire, and release a pure Android on the HTCDev.com With the HTC Desire, they released a RUU because the phone could not handle sense with gingerbread, so they released a pure Android, and now they need to ATLEASTdo that for the Desire HD with ICS. Please sign this and lets show HTC we still care about our phone and WE WANT THE UPDATE


Update: HTC Finally releases anstatement, just not a reply to this

27 July 2012: Further Explanation about HTC Desire HD Update

We’ve heard your feedback on our decision not to update the HTC Desire HD to Android 4.0. We completely understand that this is a controversial decision.

For more background, due to how storage on the HTC Desire HD is partitioned – and the larger size of Android 4.0 – it would require re-partitioning device storage and overwriting user data in order to install this update. While technically advanced users might find this solution acceptable, the majority of customers would not. We also considered ways to reduce the overall size of the software package, but this would impact features and functionality that customers are currently using. Even after installing the update, there were other technical limitations which we felt negatively impacted the user experience.

We believe an update should always improve the user experience and carefully evaluate each update based on this criteria. While we are very aware of the disappointment from this decision, we believe the impact to user experience was too great. We recognize this is a change from our previous statement and for that we’re truly sorry.


Now Part of this is true, as we did need to system link stuff for a ICS Sense 4 rom that I am developing, but the fact still remains, they can always release a pure version of Android for developers on HTCDev or the version that hey repartitions everything. They said they want to help developers with that site, well they they need to help us. I am going to be trying to contact HTC at the start of the week, and see if thecorporate office will pick up, or call me back.


Update 2

Update information for HTC Desire S, HTC Rhyme, and HTC Incredible S

We're really excited that we've already released Ice Cream Sandwich for a number of devices! While we know many customers are comfortable with their existing software, we also know others want the newest software available. For those of you who want that option, we're pleased to say that we'll be making ICS available for download on three devices: HTC Desire S, HTC Rhyme (global SKU) and HTC Incredible S. Even though we think the majority of customers will be happiest maintaining their current experience, we felt it was important to give you the choice. Once the downloads are available, they will be posted to our HTCdev website and links to the downloads will also be provided here.

Now if they are going to do it for them, they should help us.

Updates

Reached 10,000 supporters

July 25, 2012

July 22, 2012

We are approaching the 10,000 signature mark needed to present our formal case to the HTC developer relations team. Directing your network to the petition link today will help us hit this threshold before our documentation is finalized for submission.

July 21, 2012

We have reached one hundred signatures. I am compiling these results into a formal brief to send to the HTC technical support department.

Reached 1,000 supporters

July 21, 2012

Reached 100 supporters

July 21, 2012

July 20, 2012

We are approaching the one hundred signature mark which is the threshold I need to initiate a formal follow up with the HTC press office. Please send the link to others who own this device to ensure we hit this target before the next round of correspondence begins.

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birdal seindik
11 years ago Featured

was soll die scheisse man, nicht mal facebook unterstütz die version 2.3.5 das handy war auch grad nicht billig, knapp 499€ und ist nach 3 jahren schrott? sollen wir nun echt auf samsung umsteigen, nur weil ihr das nicht hinbekommt?

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Tommy
11 years ago Featured

HTC! Update Desire HD. - Still using the phone with crappy 2.3.5. - Not buying a new one just because you don't want to support the Desire HD. - Give us an update! 18,484 signatures

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Tommy
11 years ago Featured

HTC! Update Desire HD. - Still using the phone with crappy 2.3.5. - Not buying a new one just because you don't want to support the Desire HD. - Give us an update! 18,484 signatures

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Mick McAlpine
12 years ago Featured

I've completely lost faith with HTC,I really love my phone and unless they provide an update for my desire HD I will be changing my phone to another manufacturer as I have been let down

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Anas Wasin
12 years ago Featured

It is nonsense that desire s is having ics update while htc is leaving dhd behind

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Anonymous
12 years ago Featured

The well experienced devs showed us/you that the ace is more than capable to run higher versions of android with very stable states, so go on give us an official update.

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