Android 4.0 – Ice Cream Sandwich – Details
In 19.10.2011, Google and Samsung held a presentation in Hong Kong to launch Android 4.0 – Ice Cream Sandwich and Samsung Nexus Galaxy, the first phone running Android 4.0. I will point out three things in the article below about the presentation today:
- architecture decisions taken in Android 4.0
- news for users of mobile / Android tablet
- news for developers
Architecture decisions in Android 4.0
If you browse some other news on technology sites you may find the same information on Android 4.0. What is forgotten and not mentioned in these articles is the answer to the question: Why Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich? Android 4.0 is a go (a meeting) branches of Android 2.3 and Android 3.0. Android 3.0 Honeycomb practical changes came with the GUI and System Bar, Action Bar, fragments, etc. and was not designed for tablets and phones. Android 2.3 at the same time stabilizing the code and comes with major changes related to stability, battery life etc. Android 4.0 is 3.0′s branch reintegration back into trunk (SVN lovers have to understand that I mean). Practically from the moment the phone and tablet versions are united under the same umbrella of a single SDK.
News for users of mobile/Android tablet
- Android 4.0 interface has been completely redesigned, taking many of the Android 3.0 (tablet version)
- widgets that can resize
- applications Gmail, Contacts, Gallery, Calendar, Task Manager, Widgets, etc. and they get a new interface
- notification system is stylish and has many features of interest
- navigation system is used in Android 3.0 – System bar (menu below) is far more noticeable novelty
- Droid Sans font that replaces new (Roboto)
- people brings social Api application in phone
- google + is directly integrated and offers options: hangouts and Messenger
- facial recognition security options for phone
- screenshot by pressing Power + Volume Down
- can be more easily share data, movies using Android Beam (condition is that your options have NFC and Android 4.0)
- real-time effects can be applied to video footage
- can make panoramic photos
- management application data traffic (with traffic mitigation options, charts, etc.)
- redesigned browser with bookmarks synchronization options (with Google account, functionality and retrieved in Chrome)
- browser tabs now has the option to save websites for offline browsing
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