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HTC unlocking the bootloader

We’re thrilled to announce today that software updates to support bootloader unlocking will begin rolling out in August for the global HTC Sensation, followed by the HTC Sensation 4G on T-Mobile USA and the HTC EVO 3D on Sprint.
Via HTC Facebook
This is awesome news!!!!
Link : http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150305151453084

I was just about to post this. Im stoked but we have to wait until Mid August!?

Hopefully it will be leaked before then
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It's great news. but i wouldnt be suprised if the people here on XDA crack it before then.

So stoked to see this!!!
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We will have it by then so... Gr8 news !
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Just read this on facebook! Gave me butterflies. Haha.
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Allright!!
I am so looking forward to see the performance of this device on the great custom roms of the XDA chefs!
Secretly ofcourse hoping that the geniuses on XDA unlock it before that time, but good to know that HTC has finally produced a date.
Bucks.

Great news! Hopefully the global version will work with the T-Mo sensation so we don't have to wait too long or it gets leaked! About time we got some official news!

Wow, Big News! But let's (XDA) get it sooner than August rollout!!

elchibo said:
we’re thrilled to announce today that software updates to support bootloader unlocking will begin rolling out in august for the global htc sensation, followed by the htc sensation 4g on t-mobile usa and the htc evo 3d on sprint.
Via htc facebook
this is awesome news!!!!
Link : http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150305151453084
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omg !!! Im smiling so widely at home infront of the comp !!! :d:d:d:d:d
weeee ! A happy mood to start the day !!!!

i hope perm root will be here b4 september =]

Great news! But I must admit I'm quite impatient.... can't wait for august ;-)

This is great news!
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Wonder if they will support the upcoming MyTouch 4G Slide?

Namit1994 said:
Wonder if they will support the upcoming MyTouch 4G Slide?
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Of course they'll "support" it, it's their phone As far as unlocking the bootloader, if it's not stock unlocked, then probably one or two months later it'll see it in an update just like the Sensation and Evo 3D.

Well if you look more closely at the article it says that the update will support the unlocking of the bootloader but the software to do it wont be available until September.
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wonder if the Sensation from Bell will be S-Off?

ElChibo said:
We’re thrilled to announce today that software updates to support bootloader unlocking will begin rolling out in August for the global HTC Sensation, followed by the HTC Sensation 4G on T-Mobile USA and the HTC EVO 3D on Sprint.
Via HTC Facebook
This is awesome news!!!!
Link : http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=10150305151453084
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hmm August could mean late August so could be 6 weeks...

Hi!
I agree with you, XDA developpers will crack the bootlaoder before August. Anyway, we will wait until spetember to root our Sensation because a lot of things will move and it will be harder to downgrade and install the new boot than wait
see ya

Official List of HTC Devices Receiving ICS

So I contacted HTC via email and with in one day they replied back with this information. Note that it gives you a list of devices that will be receiving ICS upgrades.
Dear xxxxxxxxxxx,
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.
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[Q] ICS Update?

Hi!
Will the Desire S get Sense 4.0 and ICS?
just asking.
i hope you won't ban me.. lol

gabanciano said:
Hi!
Will the Desire S get Sense 4.0 and ICS?
just asking.
i hope you won't ban me.. lol
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Hope dies last. Stupidity lives even longer...
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gabanciano said:
Hi!
Will the Desire S get Sense 4.0 and ICS?
just asking.
i hope you won't ban me.. lol
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Officially, ICS + Sense 3.6.
Unofficially, maybe.
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HTC has been working hard to get its Ice Cream Sandwich upgrades ready, and we’re excited to announce that our first round of ICS upgrades will roll out by the end of March for the HTC Sensation and HTC Sensation XE, followed soon thereafter by the HTC Sensation XL.
In addition, we can confirm Ice Cream Sandwich upgrades will be coming later this year to the HTC EVO 3D, HTC Incredible S, HTC Desire S and HTC Desire HD. Stay tuned for more updates on Ice Cream Sandwich releases in the coming weeks​
From the HTC Facebook page. Would post link but can't yet...

twoayem said:
HTC has been working hard to get its Ice Cream Sandwich upgrades ready, and we’re excited to announce that our first round of ICS upgrades will roll out by the end of March for the HTC Sensation and HTC Sensation XE, followed soon thereafter by the HTC Sensation XL.
In addition, we can confirm Ice Cream Sandwich upgrades will be coming later this year to the HTC EVO 3D, HTC Incredible S, HTC Desire S and HTC Desire HD. Stay tuned for more updates on Ice Cream Sandwich releases in the coming weeks​
From the HTC Facebook page. Would post link but can't yet...
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I think it was 3 weeks ago when I red this news the first time.then about 85690549 threads about that just appeared everywhere.
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gabanciano said:
Hi!
Will the Desire S get Sense 4.0 and ICS?
just asking.
i hope you won't ban me.. lol
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ICS - Yes! (officially annouced, though would likely to wait a bit longer)
Sense 4.0 - Maybe?
But I'm sure by then there's be enough CM9, AOSP or sense based custom roms kicking about to not need stock firmwares!

HTC probably wants to deliver Sense 4 only on the newer phone in a first time to create desire and envy to buy a new HTC product. So an exclusivity of 6/9 month seems a classical behavior.

We will get ICS, but with a 'lite' version of Sense 4p
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Hope we get a full sense 4.
my girlfriend has a lite sense 3 on her wildfire s. or it's just the lockscreen from sense 3. it isn't much good

I'm pretty sure we'll get a fully working Sense 4.0 (custom) pretty soon!
And prolly 3.6 will b released even sooner (wink hope prox is porting it)

**UPDATE NEWS*** HTC Releases List for Phones Receiving Ice Cream Sandwich

HTC Releases List for Phones Receiving Ice Cream Sandwich
For those of you rocking an HTC phone and have not flashed a new alpha or beta ROM of ICS, will be glad to hear that HTC has released a list of the phones that will be receiving ICS this year. So let’s see if your phone makes the cut.
•DROID Incredible 2 by HTC
•HTC Amaze 4G
•HTC Desire S
•HTC Desire HD
•HTC EVO 3D
•HTC EVO Design 4G
•HTC Incredible S
•HTC Sensation
•HTC Sensation XL
•HTC Sensation 4G
•HTC Sensation XE
•HTC Raider
•HTC Rezound
•HTC Rhyme
•HTC Thunderbolt
•HTC Vivid
This comes from the HTC Blog Page, and they mention that the update for the Sensation and Sensation XE are in the process of rolling out. Then the update for the HTC Sensation 4G and HTC Sensation XL will follow, and so on.
source: http://androidspin.com/2012/03/13/htc-releases-list-for-phones-receiving-ice-cream-sandwich/
our phone is not in the list, but the HTC desire HD are getting and official HTC build so we can attempt to make a magic
what you think?

That's amazing, nice find.
If I helped, give thanks, if you please.
........Death before dishonor........
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Can't believe glacier isn't included!!
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With Desire S and Desire HD included, it won't be too much pain. These share 90% of the drivers.

Jpimp150 said:
Can't believe glacier isn't included!!
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I can. I believed it since I first heard bout ics rolling out to older devices. The my touch is a T-Mobile specific phone with with its own version of sense "my sense" and T-Mobile will not let HTC just remove it and I'm pretty sure HTC is not crazy enough to waste the time and resources to make a specific mysense ics version just for the my touch.

coupetastic-droid said:
I can. I believed it since I first heard bout ics rolling out to older devices. The my touch is a T-Mobile specific phone with with its own version of sense "my sense" and T-Mobile will not let HTC just remove it and I'm pretty sure HTC is not crazy enough to waste the time and resources to make a specific mysense ics version just for the my touch.
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Dunno, is the Pananche, a glacier variant under t-mobile also?
Maybe we could petition to both htc and t-mobile?
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janver22 said:
Dunno, is the Pananche, a glacier variant under t-mobile also?
Maybe we could petition to both htc and t-mobile?
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Bout the panache variant I don't know. I was referring to the US variant my touch.

Have we found any matches for camera drivers?

Cant believe the mytouch isn't on here..

Skrillz said:
Cant believe the mytouch isn't on here..
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You can make it there by signing the petition. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1550969
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Will HTC Sensation XE get official Jellybean support from HTC?

Will HTC Sensation XE get official Jellybean support from HTC?
If it will, can someone please provide a source ? Has HTC confirmed Sensation XE support?
and if yes to jellybean
will it be sense 3.6 or 4.0?

nope

I think yes.
The official german htc Facebook Page told, that it will come!
I dont know, wich Sense but they said, it will Come
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Until we see an official statement, announced by HTC all these facebook and other site sources are just speculations and rumors. Jelly bean will come along with the new HTC One X+ and will also be received by the ONE X and ONE S first. After these devices are updated HTC might decide to do something with previous phones as well.

Passi1909 said:
I think yes.
The official german htc Facebook Page told, that it will come!
I dont know, wich Sense but they said, it will Come
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I doubt that page is an official HTC page, it says in the article that the link was posted that it wasnt an official statement.
I think no, mainly because Football says we wont and also because of some other reasons that I posted in the sticky thread in Sensation General.

It ever our phones will not have official jellybean. I might be thinking of rooting it after my warranty expires
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1741755

Hopefully but not likely

i don't believe that there will be official support, but i found that some htc one s have snapdragon s3 processor (the same of htc sensation), so, when it will be updated to JB, probabliy there will be some kind of porting to our device

This is BS. I'm really struggling to think of a single good reason to stick with HTC when it's time to refresh my phone and this is a big reason why. Support for the XE was dropped hard after only a matter of months. Samsung's stellar market share rise is in part due to their much better support.
How can we trust HTC any more knowing if we buy another HTC phone, support will be dropped after 6 months and even that's pushing it? I bought my XE back in February this year when it was still a 'flagship' phone so I fell pretty cheated by HTC right now.
My wife currently has a HTC Desire Z (keyboard) and I'm moving her on to Samsung now, my experience with the XE being a big part of the reason why.
Not happy HTC! Why don't you just release a FEW phones and SUPPORT them rather than a gazillion un-supported phones of every possible variation? Didn't Nokia try that strategy? And look where it landed them, they are not even on the charts any more!

Well... I wrote to the support and they said: maybe, but for sure there won't be official Sense 4.x on sensation.

Sorry to say it's extremely doubtful, highly unlikely, that we will ever get official jelly bean. HTC had forgotten about the sensation. To them it's to old. They will just say our device can't support jelly bean or some B.S. like that. My guess is NO. NEVER. even though we're not yet two years old we are forgotten. I'm running a great jelly bean Rom right now thanks to our wonderful developers! Don't know what I'd do with out them!
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Htc says on his official site that they will try to make it available for our phones and if they do they will bring with it 4.x sense. I hope so :fingerscrossed:
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I seriously doubt it at this point. HTC have left the device behind and im just waiting for my warranty to expire before putting some JB roms on it.

in the philippines htc official facebook page. the htc is saying that they are currently working on a jellybean update for sensation. hoping its real

No there no way the sensation will get J.b.
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I don't think so because the 4g version won't be getting it anytime soon so. I don't think the XE will
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If HTC drop support for what was a flagship device this quickly, I will never buy HTC again... Samsung all the way from now on!! I hope HTC pull their finger out and re-consider their policy of dropping support after six months, for the sake of their own survival.

Lame... Samsung all the way when I get a new phone... way to lose loyal customers you idiots..

Finally yes
I got a confirmation from the HTC India support that Sensation Xe will get a Update Possibly 4.2.2 but as usual they don't know the date
but here is the mail that I got from them
" Thank you for contacting HTC support.
As per your email, we understand that you want to know when the 4.2.2 upgrade will be available in India for the HTC Sensation XE handset.
We understand how important it is for you to have your phone upgraded to the latest available operating system in the market.
Since the phones manufactured by HTC are country-specific, so are the updates released for them. That is why an update available in one country might not be immediately available in another one.
We are currently working on the 4.2.2 upgrade, and it is slated to be released soon.
When this happens, you will receive a notification on your phone (if it is connected to the internet). "