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Verizon Pushing Ice Cream Sandwich to HTC Thunderbolt

Feb 5, 2013, 2:32 PM by Eric M. Zeman

Verizon Wireless today announced that it is finally delivering the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update to the HTC Thunderbolt. The system update will be pushed in phases beginning today, February 5. Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich adds the Holo theme and includes many new features, such as face unlock, lock screen notifications, homescreen folders, and new multitasking functions. The update also installs HTC Sense 3.6. It can be downloaded and installed over the air.

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