HTC Thunderbolt finally gets Android 4.0 upgrade

Long-suffering HTC Thunderbolt owners will finally get Android 4.0, Verizon said today.

HTC Thunderbolt

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The wireless carrier confirmed that it would begin rolling out Android 4.0, also known as Ice Cream Sandwich, and that it would start pushing out the software in phases today.

The Thunderbolt was a highly coveted device when it came out, the first smartphone to run on Verizon's super-fast 4G LTE network. But as with the early run of LTE phones, the Thunderbolt was plagued with bugs and battery life was a serious problem.

In addition, the HTC Sense skin on top of the stock Android operating system meant the phone had more hurdles to clear when moving to a new version of Google's mobile operating system.

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  by Roger Cheng via CNET