HTC was initially apprehensive about the new Ice Cream Sandwich version of Android, leading many to believe that it wouldn’t play well with its Sense custom UI. Well HTC has issued a statement regarding the upgrade and every phone released after the Sensation will indeed be upgradeable including the newly announced Rezound. Full statement after the jumpFull Statement:
“HTC knows how excited our fans are to get their hands on Google’s latest version of Android, Ice Cream Sandwich, so we’re thrilled today to announce the first wave of HTC phones that will receive upgrades: We can confirm the brand new HTC Vivid is upgradeable to Ice Cream Sandwich. In addition, Ice Cream Sandwich is coming in early 2012 to a variety of devices including the HTC Sensation, HTC Sensation XL and HTC Sensation XE, as well as the HTC Rezound, HTC EVO 3D, HTC EVO Design 4G and HTC Amaze 4G through close integration with our carrier partners. We’re continuing to assess our product portfolio, so stay tuned for more updates on device upgrades, timing and other details about HTC and Ice Cream Sandwich.”
