Sprint HTC Evo Design 4G and Evo 3D to get Android Ice Cream Sandwich in August

Sprint announced today via their Community Forums that the Evo Design 4G and Evo 3D are scheduled to get updated to ICS this August. We are not too sure on the details of the update but one has to assume most of the goodies from ICS should be coming over with HTC’s heavy skin which may possibly be Sense 3.6 instead of Sense 4.0 on current high end HTC devices.

Of course as soon as I find out more about the update I will be sure to let you know!! No word yet on the original Evo 4G or the Evo Shift 4G.

Check out the Forum Post by Sprint below:

HTC EVO 3D and HTC EVO Design Customers to get Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich Update

Posted by nlpapaj on Jul 16, 2012 3:52:23 PM

The wait is almost over for HTC EVO™ 3D and HTC EVO Design 4G™ customers! The Android™ 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, update will begin rolling out to users by early August. Stay tuned for exact dates.

When your device is eligible for the update, it will notify you to download. Once the download is complete, you will be prompted to install the update. Installation will take a few minutes, and your device will be disabled during the installation process. It will be ready to use when the process is complete.

Android 4.0 adds numerous enhancements and new features, including:

• A refined, evolved user interface that is simple, beautiful and useful
• Face Unlock: use state-of-the-art facial recognition technology to unlock your phone with a smile
• Redesigned camera app which introduces Scenes like Panorama, and Effects such as Vignette, Depth of Field, Vintage and Posterize
• Web browser now lets you sync Google Chrome™ bookmarks, request full desktop versions of sites, see your open tabs in a new layout
• People: browse friends, family and coworkers, see their photos in high-resolution and check their latest status updates from Google+
• Improved keyboard with incredibly accurate typing, an inline spell checker and improved copy and paste support
• Redesigned Gmail™ app that now lets you swipe between conversations to catch up quickly and search for emails even without a data connection
• Google+ integration that lets you hangout and video chat with up to 10 friends using your front-facing camera

Related Links:

HTC EVO 3D Press Release - http://newsroom.sprint.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=1955
HTC EVO 3D Fact Sheet - http://newsroom.sprint.com/news/htc-evo-3d-fact-sheet.htm
HTC EVO Design 4G Press Release - http://newsroom.sprint.com/article_display.cfm?article_id=2077
HTC EVO Design 4G Fact Sheet - http://newsroom.sprint.com/news/htc-evo-design-4g-fact-sheet.htm