A recent EVO 3D update is the first step of many in HTC’s quest to remove Carrier IQ from their existing Sprint product lineup. After chatting with an unnamed HTC spokesperson, The Verge has received the following statement:

HTC can confirm that we’re working with Sprint to provide maintenance releases that will remove Carrier IQ and provide security enhancements and bug fixes beginning in January.

This also lines up with recent claims of Sprint ordering OEMs to remove the now shunned software from all devices currently on the Now Network’s roster. It still remains uncertain if Sprint will use other methods to obtain the network performance data that Carrier IQ was initially being used for prior to the software’s negative mainstream attention. But as it stands, Carrier IQ’s days on Sprint devices appear to be numbered.

Source: The Verge