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There’s never a shortage of source built custom ROMs, and one has just been released for the HTC Incredible S. If you’re not familiar with this smartphone, it was released in early 2011 with Android 2.2 Froyo pre-installed. The magic of source built custom ROMs is that they bring goodies from the latest Android update even if the devices are not officially supported. An official CyanogenMod 11 Android 4.4 KitKat custom ROM is now available for the HTC Incredible S, and its not the only legacy device that has received a ROM, only recently we saw the three year old Motorola Defy receive some KitKat love.

Given the fact that it is a custom ROM after all, and an unofficial build at that, there are bound to be a few bugs here and there. As of now, both cameras are not working but majority of the features are, such as the GPS, Wi-Fi, SD card mounting, Bluetooth, audio and more. 3D hardware acceleration works as well, so the device should perform smoothly on this custom ROM. Flashing custom ROMs is a risky job, if you don’t know what you’re doing you can end up bricking your device and it would entirely be your fault. So only proceed once you know what you’re doing. The ROM and installation instructions are available here.

Unofficial CM11 Android 4.4 KitKat ROM For HTC Incredible S Released original content from Ubergizmo.

HTC wasn’t too popular when they denied Desire HD owners a hearty mouthful of Ice Cream Sandwich, but as usual, the community over at XDA Developers has stepped up to make it happen. Despite HTC claiming various technical issues as barriers for the upgrade, Team Blackout’s Android 4.0.4 build (aka Blackout ICS Incredible) is said to work perfectly on the device. The complete ROM is based on an ICS build for the Incredible S, and it requires you sacrifice your data in a full wipe before you can enjoy that Sense 3.6 UI. However, if you’ve got the knowledge to take advantage of this gift, you probably know how to backup all those bytes anyway. Hungry? Then head over to the source for your desirable dessert.

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Back in May, HTC published a long list of handsets that would be receiving an update to Ice Cream Sandwich, the Incredible S includes among them. According to reports the ICS update is now rolling out for the mid-range handset of old, arriving just in time to hit HTC’s own July timeline. We imagine that the unlocked GSM version will be seeing the update first with staggered updates depending on your region and carrier.

The update apparently comes in at around 250MB and is being delivered OTA, so there’s no need to rush to your computer and find a microUSB cable. If your phone hasn’t already pinged you about an update, it might be worth checking manually. Ice Cream Sandwich will bring some performance improvements, Face Unlock, and HTC has bumped Sense up to 3.6.

If you’re using an HTC phone with less than 512MB of RAM, you won’t be getting an ICS update. Other handsets such as the Desire S, the Desire HD, and Rezound are still due an ICS update though, with HTC’s schedule suggesting those handsets will see the upgrade between July and August. Hang tight in the meantime, HTC fans.

[via the::unwired]

HTC Incredible S ICS update rolling out now is written by Ben Kersey & originally posted on SlashGear.
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