Last month, Pantech announced that the Burst's update to Ice Cream Sandwich would arrive on September 27, but the update ended up getting pushed back due to "unexpected delays." The wait is finally over, though, as ICS is now available to both the Burst and Element. The updates will bring both devices up to Android 4.0.4 and include goodies like enhanced multitasking and notifications, improved lock screens and new Self and Panorama camera modes. The changelogs for both the Burst and Element updates can be found at the bottom of this post.
As for how you Burst and Element owners can go about installing your respective Ice Cream Sandwich update, Pantech has device upgrade software available for download on its website. We've known for a while now that both the Burst and Element were slated to be upgraded to Android 4.0, but I'm sure owners of these two products are still pretty glad to see that the updates are finally here. If you own either (or both!) of these pieces of Pantech hardware, hit up the the Burst's page or the Element's page to get the update process going.
Pantech Burst changelog
New User Features
- Enhanced Home screen canvas switcher edit functionality(In the preview of home screen panels, users can change a main home screen panel).
- Enhanced Multitasking and Notifications functionality.
- Enhanced User Interface : Virtual buttons in System bar, contextual options in Action Bar.
- Support for Face Unlock.
- Improved text input and spell-checking (Android keyboard)
- Control over Network data and Powerful web browsing
- New! Self mode and Panorama capture mode in camera.
- New! Time-Lapse recording function in video camera.
UI Improvements
- Improved user interface design with GL library.
- Support for Native Sync of AT&T Address Book.
- Improved lock screen.
- Improved Quick Settings and Detail Settings.
- Additional Improvement UI interfaces.
Pantech Element changelog
New User Features
- Enhanced Home screen canvas switcher edit functionality(In the preview of home screen panels, users can change a main home screen panel).
- Enhanced Multitasking and Notifications functionality.
- Enhanced User Interface : Virtual buttons in System bar, contextual options in Action Bar.
- Improved text input and spell-checking (Android keyboard)
- Control over Network data and Powerful web browsing
- New! Self mode and Panorama capture mode in camera.
- New! Time-Lapse recording function in video camera.
UI Improvements
- Improved user interface design with GL library.
- Support for Native Sync of AT&T Address Book.
- Improved lock screen.
- Improved Quick Settings and Detail Settings.
- Additional Improvement UI interfaces.
Via Pantech (1), (2)
