HTC One S for T-Mobile gets update to Android 4.04 and HTC Sense 4.1

3. joseg81 posted on 26 Sep 2012, 16:48 1 0

i like that fact you can change the recent app button into the menu button and get rid of the menu bar at the bottom of most apps. gives up more visible screen to work with. also there's no quick settings like most articles are claiming, unless they mean the "settings" button on the top right corner which has been there. the phone itself seems a bit more responsive to me or maybe it's just me.

5. joseg81 posted on 26 Sep 2012, 17:12 0 0

what i keep hearing HTC saying is that the "One" line is going to get quick updates. but i remember having other HTC devices and wondering if they forgot about my phone all together. it'd be nice if they stood behind all their handsets the way they are with the "One" line of phones.

10. Hunt3rj2 posted on 27 Sep 2012, 00:48 0 0

Yes, let's make HTC stand behind all 30-40 devices, because it's totally worth it to still be making updates to the last version of Android when the next version releases, so that way the newest phones get updates half a year later after the new version launches.

I would expect HTC to only support the Sensation, Rezound, Vivid, and Evo 3D. Everything else should have support dropped, the people that want to keep up will be able to get ported roms from XDA.

12. Hunt3rj2 posted on 27 Sep 2012, 00:54 0 0

Okay, more like 12-15, but come on, do you really want to force HTC to support devices that few people bought when they should be focusing on flagships?

The Sensation and Sensation XE are obvious, the XL might be okay but should probably also get dropped soon. The Rezound was the Verizon flagship, the Vivid the AT&T flagship, and the Evo 3D the Sprint flagship. That's already at least 4 devices that need to be supported. Put it at about 2 months per phone, and you're already up at 8 months of backlog.

HTC should be only updating devices that don't take much time to. The Sensation is an obvious target, and all the devices listed are just minor variations that shouldn't take nearly as much time.

8. lsutigers posted on 26 Sep 2012, 20:37 0 0

Which update are you referring to and when did you get it? I just checked my EVO 4G LTE and there are no new updates available. Are you talking about the update to 4.0.4 and Sense 4.1 mentioned in this article but for the EVO? It was released over a month ago.

11. Hunt3rj2 posted on 27 Sep 2012, 00:48 0 0

Not rolled out for your IMEI yet. You can try forcing update checkin but no real guarantees.

15. cellphonator posted on 27 Sep 2012, 15:03 0 0

Never mind it was available today, thanks!