Samsung explains why Galaxy S and Tab 7.0 won't get Android ICS

When Samsung appear the account of phones and tablets to get the Android Ice Cream Sandwich update, there were abounding questions of why assertive models didn't accomplish the cut. The aboriginal Galaxy S for one was absolutely a surprise, back the about identical Nexus S is already accepting the update.

Samsung issued an official account answer why the the I9000 Galaxy S and the Samsung P1000 Galaxy Tab 7.0 won't get to aftertaste official ICS.

Both affection Samsung's TouchWiz customizations which run appealing abysmal (they accommodate things like custom widgets, video calling and so on), and they additionally accept country-specific customizations (like the ISDB-Tb Digital TV tuner for Brazil) forth with carrier-mandated changes.

All those customizations will not run calmly on the earlier accouterments if ported to Ice Cream Sandwich, with bound RAM and ROM accumulator acicular out as problematic.

Samsung's account talks alone of the Galaxy S and the P1000 Tab 7.0, but added Galaxy phones that are not on the ICS amend account best acceptable ache from agnate restraints so they'll abide on Gingerbread too.

Of course, there are affluence of third-party ROMs accessible out there that will put an blunt Ice Cream Sandwich (that is no TouchWiz) on your Galaxy adherent - we already approved one out and it formed rather well.