Android phone OS compatibility

Question

I am trying to create Android mods and I have an old HTC Magic (Froyo). Is it possible to load 4.0 into this old device? If not, what hardware needs do I have to take into account?

Answer 1

Here is the official compatibility document which details all the must-have and the nice- to-have features for running ICS. A thorough study of this should help you find everything you need.

http://static.googleusercontent.com/external_content/untrusted_dlcp/source.android.com/en//compatibility/4.0/android-4.0-cdd.pdf

Answer 2

The one for Jelly Bean should someone come to this question looking for it is at http://static.googleusercontent.com/external_content/untrusted_dlcp/source.android.com/en/us/compatibility/4.1/android-4.1-cdd.pdf