Phandroid Newsletter

Get weekly news recaps, access to exclusive contests and giveaways, invites to beta applications, promotions/coupons and more!

We respect your privacy. We'll never share your Email address and you can always unsubscribe.


HTC

Hot Deal: Wirefly offering T-Mobile HTC One S for $125 only this weekend

by Edgar Cervantes on May 26th, 2012 No Comments

Unless you want to wait around for a month or two until the Galaxy S3 and the Galaxy Note come to T-Mobile, this deal might be a no-brainer. The HTC One S is arguably the best device on Magenta right now, and one has to pocket out $199.99 to purchase it under a 2-year contract. [...]

Some Sprint Customers Receiving HTC EVO 4G LTE’s Along With Free TPU Case and Apology Letter

by Chris Chavez on May 25th, 2012 No Comments

For some lucky HTC EVO 4G LTE pre-orders, their devices are being shipped with a bonus — an official HTC TPU case and an apology letter. The letter expresses Sprint’s sincere apologies for the launch delays (although, really, it was never their fault). The Sprint letter reads, “HTC and Sprint want to thank you for [...]

Ice Cream Sandwich RUU file for the EVO 3D leaks

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 25th, 2012 No Comments

It seems there’s another path for those who are looking to upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich on the HTC EVO 3D early. BriefMobile have leaked a new RUU file for the device. These tend to be a lot safer than IMG files, but keep in mind that this update is still possibly unfinished. Early word [...]

How to root the HTC EVO 4G LTE (and how to unroot, as well)

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 25th, 2012 No Comments

The HTC EVO 4G LTE officially shipped yesterday and many eager Sprint users have gotten their hands on it. The question after that almost always tends to be “when can I root it?” Sometimes you’ll wait days, and sometimes you’ll wait weeks, but the EVO 4G LTE received root treatment on day one. Revered developer [...]

AT&T HTC One X Receives Unofficial Bootloader Unlock Method

by Chris Chavez on May 24th, 2012 No Comments

You may remember awhile back when we told you about the extra effort AT&T went through to lock down the HTC One X’s bootloader for their network (vs the international model). Well, it didn’t take long for those wacky devs on XDA to crack it, opening up the device to custom ROMs and modding. They [...]

HTC One X (AT&T) update file leaks, should bring mostly minor bug fixes

by Kevin Krause on May 24th, 2012 No Comments

A new update file has leaked for the HTC One X on AT&T, but it doesn’t look to bring about any major changes. The update to build 1.85.502.3 hasn’t been made official just yet, and as such doesn’t have a changelog to provide details of what to expect, but it is looking like little more [...]

HTC EVO 4G LTE Now Shipping – Hitting Some Doorsteps on May 24th

by Chris Chavez on May 23rd, 2012 No Comments

We’ve been receiving Phantips all morning that more than a few lucky Sprint customers have been receiving shipping confirmations for the HTC EVO 4G LTE, complete with UPS tracking numbers. The phones are set to arrive on porches and doorsteps May 24th. It was only a day ago that Sprint confirmed the 24th date, but [...]

HTC One XL announced for Europe with dual-core CPU and LTE

by Kevin Krause on May 23rd, 2012 No Comments

The HTC One XL will be making its way to Europe next month after the phone debuted on AT&T under the HTC One X name. Despite the slight confusion in branding, the handsets will be more or less identical. The One XL was originally announced alongside the currently available international version of the One X [...]

HTC Sensation 4G and Raider 4G LTE on Bell updated to Android 4.0

by Kevin Krause on May 22nd, 2012 No Comments

Users of the HTC Sensation 4G and HTC Raider 4G LTE on Bell in Canada are getting some good news today. Both devices are receiving their official update to Android 4.0. The upgrade in Android OS comes along with a move to HTC’s Sense 3.6 user interface. To see if Ice Cream Sandwich is ready [...]

HTC releases Android 4.0 update timeline, announced devices to receive ICS by August

by Kevin Krause on May 22nd, 2012 No Comments

HTC has released a detailed roadmap for devices receiving the update to Android 4.0. All phones slates to be upgraded are scheduled to receive Ice Cream Sandwich by August. Most devices, including the HTC Rezound, HTC EVO 3D, and HTC Desire S should see the update by July, while others including the HTC Thunderbolt and [...]

HTC EVO 4G LTE officially cleared to ship May 24th

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 21st, 2012 No Comments

After a brief hold-up at US Customs, Sprint has officially announced that the HTC EVO 4G LTE will be on its way to customers and are scheduled to ship or arrive on May 24th. That’s not the Mat 23rd rumor that’s been going around, but one day never hurt anyone. If you don’t remember, some [...]

Verizon confirms updates to add global capabilities to DROID RAZR, RAZR MAXX, Rezound, and DROID 4

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 21st, 2012 No Comments

Late last week, Verizon was rumored to be bringing updates for the Motorola DROID 4, the HTC Rezound, Motorla DROID RAZR, and the Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX to add global capabilities for calling and data. This functionality was locked at launch, but users of the community have since been able to take advantage of the [...]

HTC Bluetooth music accessory now available

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 21st, 2012 No Comments

If you have a car that doesn’t have a Bluetooth-enabled audio system, HTC wants to do you one better. They’ve released their Bluetooth music accessory that will allow you to wirelessly play audio to any speaker that is equipped with a 3.5mm headphone jack (often referred to as an auxiliary port). For $60 you can [...]

Ice Cream Sandwich now available for T-Mobile’s HTC Amaze 4G

by Kevin Krause on May 21st, 2012 No Comments

Attention HTC Amaze 4G owners, T-Mobile has an update ready for you. And, yes, it’s Android 4.0. The upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich can be pulled from the HTC Software Updates dialog under Settings and brings about all the enhancements you might expect from a move to the latest Android OS> The new software is [...]

HTC smartphones clearing US customs hurdle quicker than expected

by Kevin Krause on May 21st, 2012 No Comments

HTC has released a statement saying “some” of their smartphones held up at US customs have “passed the review” and are already in the hands of their telecom partners. Devices known to be waiting at customs due to concerns of patent infringement include the HTC One X and HTC EVO 4G LTE, but the company [...]

Is the import ban on One X and Evo 4G LTE spreading to other HTC devices?

by Raveesh Bhalla on May 19th, 2012 No Comments

If the import ban on the HTC One X and the Evo 4G LTE wasn’t already a bitter pill to swallow for HTC, it looks like they’re in a bit more trouble than earlier anticipated. TmoNews were tipped off earlier today that customers who were looking to purchase a new Amaze 4G were being told [...]

Verizon to activate global capabilities for select 4G LTE phones soon?

by Kevin Krause on May 18th, 2012 No Comments

Verizon wasn’t shy to tease global roaming capabilities for a number of 4G LTE smartphones, including the LG Spectrum and Motorola DROID 4. Months later it looks like at least one handset is just about ready to do some globetrotting. An info sheet on display for the HTC Rezound mentions that the ability to use [...]

Best Buy Now Alerting HTC EVO 4G LTE Pre-Orders of Indefinitely Delayed Shipment Date

by Chris Chavez on May 18th, 2012 No Comments

Earlier today, we reported that Best Buy was notifying pre-orders that the  HTC EVO 4G LTE would arrive on May 23rd, a few days later than the original May 18th launch date. This came after news that both the EVO and One X were being held up at Customs, and lead a few to believe [...]

Delaware Federal Court Orders HTC and Apple To Meet For Settlement Talks in August

by Chris Chavez on May 17th, 2012 No Comments

I think it goes without saying that this whole patent “he said, she said” legal business has gotten a bit out of hand lately. Apparently, the US District for the District of Delaware agrees with the sentiment, and have ordered HTC and Apple to meet and talk about a potential settlement. It’s not clear if [...]

Best Buy alerting users that the HTC EVO 4G LTE will ship May 23rd

by Quentyn Kennemer on May 17th, 2012 No Comments

Those who have preordered the HTC EVO 4G LTE through Best Buy have gotten an email stating that the device will now launch May 23rd. This is, of course, in response to the device being held up at US Customs for inspection of violation of an Apple patent that HTC has apparently already fixed. With [...]