FollowAndroid Ice Cream Sandwich update finally arrives to the HTC Thunderbolt. This was a long behind schedule delivery and one that HTC Thunderbolt owners must have given up on. Approval for update to Android 4.0.4 Ice Cream Sandwich for the LTE-packing device is very much like a belated miracle. After multiple delays and lost hope, the chronicle has at last come to a close.
This is really amazing news for HTC Thunderbolt owners. Android 4.0.4 laced with Sense 3.6 has been finally approved. Along with those boosted features and increased stability, the upgrade gets rid of BlockBuster, Verizon, Mobile IM apps and Rhapsody from the smartphone.
HTC Thunderbolt had pined away in silence because of its outdated software for many months now, after Google introduced Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Google actually released 2 more editions of Android – 4.1 and 4.2. Now finally, HTC and Verizon deliver an ICS update that is long overdue.
The device owners should start seeing prompts to update their devices in the coming days. All they need to do is to go to Settings > Software update > Status or click on check new. All those bugs that had been plaguing the Thunderbolt have been taken care of.
Here is what you can expect form the new update:
- A customizable new launch bar
- Notification on the lock screen
- Facility to dismiss individual notifications
- Feature of Face Unlock
- Swipe away to do away with apps
- New tools to supervise monthly data usage
There are many HTC THunderbolt owners who had not yet given up and this is the news they had been hoping to hear ever since 2011. The update could land very soon, may this week only. This is a chief update from Gingerbread and users would be definitely excited to receive.
