Motorola: Most Android Ice Cream Sandwich updates due late 2012
We can now add Motorola to the growing list of Android gadget-makers that will be waiting until the second half of the year to update the majority of its devices to Ice Cream Sandwich.
On Wednesday, Motorola announced its road map for upgrades to Android Ice Cream Sandwich, the latest version of the Google-built operating system, and everything that will get an upgrade will have to wait until the third quarter of the year except for the Motorola Xoom tablet and the non-U.S. versions of the Razr smartphone.
The Xoom Family Edition tablet, Xoom 2 and Xoom 2 Media Edition tablets, Xyboard 8.2 and 10.1 tablets, and the Atrix 4G, Atrix 2 and Photon 4G smartphones will get updated in the third quarter of the year, Motorola said.
In the U.S., Verizon’s Motorola lineup doesn’t yet have a time frame for Ice Cream Sandwich updates, which is disappointing news given that many of Motorola’s most popular devices are exclusive to the carrier, including the Droid Razr, Droid Razr Maxx, Droid 3, Droid 4, Droid X2 and Droid Bionic.
Ice Cream Sandwich made its debut in December on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone, and even Samsung is taking its time updating devices to the latest flavor of Android.
Samsung has said its Galaxy S II and Galaxy Note phones will be updated in the first quarter 2012 and that other devices would follow later in the year.
HTC recently said that three of its phones would get Ice Cream Sandwich in the second quarter of the year while the rest would have to wait until later in the year.
LG has said its Ice Cream Sandwich upgrades would arrive in the “second and third quarters of 2012†and Sony has said 11 of its smartphones and its two tablets will get Ice Cream Sandwich in mid-2012.
Below is Motorola’s chart of U.S. devices and when they are planning to move over to Ice Cream Sandwich. For information on Motorola’s updates in Canada, Mexico, Asia and the rest of the world, check out Motorola’s software update listing.
Device Name* | |
USA |
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MOTOROLA XOOM WiFi Only MZ604 | ICS Upgrade rollouts began in January 2012. |
MOTOROLA XOOM Family Edition | ICS Upgrade rollout begins in Q2 2012. |
ATRIX 2 | ICS Upgrade rollout begins in Q3 2012. |
ATRIX 4G MB860 | ICS Upgrade rollout begins in Q3 2012. Upgrade to Android 2.3 now available (Menu > Settings > About Phone > System Updates) or here. |
PHOTON 4G | ICS Upgrade rollout begins in Q3 2012. |
MOTOROLA XYBOARD 8.2 | ICS Upgrade rollout begins in Q3 2012. |
MOTOROLA XYBOARD 10.1 | ICS Upgrade rollout begins in Q3 2012. |
ADMIRAL | In Evaluation & Planning. Further details to follow. |
DROID 3 | In Evaluation & Planning. Further details to follow. |
DROID 4 | In Evaluation & Planning. Further details to follow. |
DROID BIONIC | In Evaluation & Planning. Further details to follow. |
DROID RAZR | In Evaluation & Planning. Further details to follow. |
DROID RAZR MAXX | In Evaluation & Planning. Further details to follow. |
DROID X2 | In Evaluation & Planning. Further details to follow. |
DROID XYBOARD 8.2 | In Evaluation & Planning. Further details to follow. |
DROID XYBOARD 10.1 | In Evaluation & Planning. Further details to follow. |
ELECTRIFY | In Evaluation & Planning. Further details to follow. |
MILESTONE 3 | In Evaluation & Planning. Further details to follow. |
MILESTONE X2 | In Evaluation & Planning. Further details to follow. |
MOTOROLA PRO+ | In Evaluation & Planning. Further details to follow. |
MOTOROLA XOOM WiFi + 3G MZ600 | In Evaluation & Planning. Further details to follow. |
DROID 2 A955 | Upgrade to Android 2.3 available (Menu > Settings > About phone > System updates). |
DROID 2 Global A956 | Upgrade to Android 2.3 available (Menu > Settings > About phone > System updates). |
DROID X2 MB870 | Upgrade to Android 2.3 available (Menu > Settings > About phone > System updates). |
BRAVO MB520 | Upgrade to Android 2.2 available (Menu > Settings > About phone > System updates). |
DEFY MB525 | Upgrade to Android 2.2 now available. For info, click here. |
DROID A855 | Upgrade to Android 2.2 is complete (Menu > Settings > About phone > System updates). |
DROID X MB810 | Upgrade to Android 2.2 available (Menu > Settings > About phone > System updates). |
FLIPSIDE MB508 | Upgrade to Android 2.2 now available here. |
BACKFLIP MB300 | Upgrade to Android 2.1 now available here. |
CHARM MB502 | Will remain on Android 2.1. |
CLIQ MB200 | Upgrade to Android 2.1 now available here. |
FLIPOUT MB511 | Will remain on Android 2.1. |
MILESTONE A854 | Will remain on Android 2.1. |
MILESTONE XT720 | Will remain on Android 2.1. |
DEVOUR A555 | Will remain on Android 1.6. |
CLIQ XT MB501 (T-Mobile) | Will remain on Android 1.5. For info, click here. |
CLIQ XT MB501 (Wal-Mart) | Will remain on Android 1.5. |
MOTOROLA i1 | Will remain on Android 1.5. |
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