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HTC One users shouldn’t have to go without the latest version of Android for too much longer. Engadget reports that HTC is still planning to upgrade its flagship smartphone to Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean at some point, although the site says that “users may need to wait a little longer before it becomes available” for download. The HTC One originally shipped with Android 4.1.2 when it launched this past spring, although HTC vowed that users would be able to upgrade to version 4.2.2 at an undetermined time. Given how quiet HTC has been about the upgrade lately, it’s good to hear that the company still plans on making it happen if we don’t have any idea of when it might occur.

While the HTC One may not be posting Apple or Samsung-type sales, it seems to be settling in as the third-most popular smartphone in the United States. Barron’s reports that R.W. Baird analyst William Power has found that “the HTC One continues to be noted frequently as the third-best-selling device behind the iPhone and S4″ on AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile. Power’s report is just the latest indicating that HTC’s flagship smartphone has been a reasonably strong seller so far, as a report released earlier this month estimated that HTC is selling around 1.2 million units of the device per month and sales of the device could pick up even more when it comes to Verizon in the coming weeks.

HTC came out of the gate swinging with its latest flagship smartphone. The HTC One has been well received by consumers and critics, recently racking up sales of 5 million units. HTC reported that revenue in May grew 48% sequentially as the HTC One helped sales reach their highest level in 11 months. In fact, Kevin Chang of Citigroup Global Markets believes that the HTC One accounted for half of the company’s sales, the Taipei Times reported. He estimates that shipments may have doubled from April to reach 1.2 million units. Sales of the smartphone are not expected to improve again this month, however. The analyst believes that shipments of the HTC One may have peaked and because sales of other models remain weak, and he notes that the company’s revenue is likely to be flat in June.

While speaking on stage at the D11 conference in San Francisco, Google’s Android and Chrome boss Sundar Pichai confirmed that HTC will soon launch a new version of the HTC One that features a stock build of Android. The handset will be available unlocked for $599 beginning June 26th just like the stock edition of Samsung’s Galaxy S4, and it will work on both AT&T and T-Mobile’s networks, including 4G LTE support. The new One will initially only be available in the U.S., and it will ship with 32GB of internal storage.