AT&T updates HTC Vivid with Android 4.0

23.03.2012
AT&T said Thursday that the HTC Vivid update to Android 4.0 is now available via Wi-Fi or a PC connected to the smartphone.

The will deliver Face Unlock, a technology that enable unlock the screen through facial recognition, an updated HTC Sense Experience interface and optimized audio with Beats by Dr. Drew Audio, AT&T said. A is provided at a Web site.

The Vivid is the first U.S. to receive 4.0, also called Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS), as an update, and the first to be issued by a wireless carrier, AT&T said.

ICS is an important update to many smartphone users, most of whom have smartphones running Android 2.3. Users have pushed Google to better coordinate with carriers and manufacturers to provide timely updates.

Google has worked with the Android Upgrade Alliance to push for timely Android updates, and a at Mobile World Congress in late February that the effort is succeeding. "The alliance is definitely making a difference," said Hiroshi Lockheimer, vice president of engineering for mobile at Google. "We're making the upgrade process better and are passionate about it."

HTC recently that would be getting the ICS update in "the coming months." The other 10 phones are: the LG Nitro, Motorola Atrix 2, Motorola Atrix 4G, Pantech Burst, Pantech Element, Samsung Capitivate Glide, Samsung Galaxy Note, Samsung Galaxy S II, Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket and Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9.