LG Optimus 2X Finally Gets Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

If you are one who loves to have the latest operating system upgrades available for your smartphone, then you would surely learn to shun the LG Optimus 2X. After all, this particular smartphone was said to be offered the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system update when it was first announced, although LG did take a few steps backward away from such a position. A short while after that, LG changed their mind, touting that the LG Optimus 2X would be one of the first few devices to receive the update, and this bit of news was followed by delays, until the entire deal seemed to have been off. It seems that LG has finally gotten its act together, with the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the Optimus 2X is finally available.

The update was first made available in South Korea slightly earlier in the year this fall, and just in case you were wondering, the Ice Cream Sandwich update will not come packaged in an OTA (Over The Air) form, but rather, you will have to perform a manual installation.

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Android 4.0 now available for LG Optimus 2X… in South Korea, anyway

Ice Cream Sandwich now available for LG Optimus 2X in South Korea, anyway

Once upon a time, the LG Optimus 2X was a big deal. After all, it introduced the masses to the NVIDIA Tegra 2. Following nearly a year of neglect, this handset — supposedly built for enthusiasts — is now eligible for an update to Android 4.0. Unfortunately, the software isn’t yet available globally, and only those in South Korea can get in on the action. If that weren’t discouraging enough, LG Canada remains insistent that it won’t ever distribute Ice Cream Sandwich for the Optimus 2X. Whoever still owns this handset, ever get the feeling that you deserve better?

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Android 4.0 now available for LG Optimus 2X… in South Korea, anyway originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 31 Aug 2012 06:07:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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LG confirms Optimus 2X will indeed be updated to ICS… in Korea, at least

LG confirms Optimus 2X will indeed be updated to ICS in Korea

The LG Optimus 2X has been no stranger to controversy when it comes to firmware upgrades (for some variants, at least) so we didn’t blink an eye when we heard LG Canada’s proclamation that the dual-core device would forever remain on Gingerbread — despite the company’s previous statements to the contrary. It turns out, however, that the future of the Optimus 2X may not be all doom and gloom — for Korea, anyway. The company’s Korean branch sent out a tweet mentioning that the phone will indeed be updated to Android 4.0. Though the tweet itself appeared to be country-agnostic, we have reached out to LG reps and received official confirmation, telling us “for now, that tweet only refers to Korean availability.” We still haven’t heard any news about ICS coming to any of its global counterparts, but we imagine the healthy dev community will likely cook up a few happy options in a worst-case scenario.

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Refresh Roundup: week of July 30th, 2012

Refresh Roundup week of July 30th, 2012

Your smartphone and / or tablet is just begging for an update. From time to time, these mobile devices are blessed with maintenance refreshes, bug fixes, custom ROMs and anything in between, and so many of them are floating around that it’s easy for a sizable chunk to get lost in the mix. To make sure they don’t escape without notice, we’ve gathered every possible update, hack, and other miscellaneous tomfoolery we could find during the last week and crammed them into one convenient roundup. If you find something available for your device, please give us a shout at tips at engadget dawt com and let us know. Enjoy!

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Refresh Roundup: week of July 30th, 2012 originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 05 Aug 2012 21:40:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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