Update HTC Desire S To Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS)

Update HTC Desire S To Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS)

 

http://www.htcdev.com/devcenter/downloads

 

As promised by HTC, the company has rolled out Android 4.0 Ice Cream sandwich (ICS) update to HTC Desire S smartphones. However it is not OTA update and you will need to manually update your Desire S to Android 4.0 ICS after downloading the update.

 

The update is about 400MB in size and available for at HTC Dev website. Android 4.0 was released earlier this year and it brings many new features over Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Ice Cream Sandwich will bring all new user interface and Google Play Store to your HTC Desire S.

 

Follow the steps below to update your HTC Desire S to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS):

 

Pre-Requirements:

 

70-80% charge remaining

USB Cable and drivers

Android 4.0 ICS update files for HTC Desire S

 

Step 1) Download Android 4.0 ICS for Desire S from here.

 

Step 2) Connect your Desire S USB to your computer using the USB cable.

 

Step 3) Copy the downloaded file to your SD card.

 

Step 4) Turn off your phone and then turn it in again in the bootloader mode by pressing and holding the Volume Down + Power buttons.

 

Step 5) Now follow the on-screen instructions and select BOOTLOADER and then go to RECOVERY.

 

Step 6) Once your smartphone is in ClockworkMod recovery, browse for o the file we have just added to SD card and press the power button to select it.

 

Step 7) Press again the power button & select “choose zip from sdcard”.

 

Step 8) Navigate to v4 ICS zip file and select it using power button. Confirm the installation on the next screen and the installation procedure should start now.

 

Step 9) Once installation is completed, go to “+++++Go Back” and reboot the phone.

 

Your phone will now boot for the first time in Android 4.0 ICS, so it might take some time on first boot, however it is normal.

 

Enjoy Android 4.0 Ice Cream sandwich on your HTC Desire S.