Optimus G and
the Ice Cream Sandwich build, optimized by LG's OS, with a planned upgrade upgrade to Jelly Bean, even with out Jelly Bean the phone runs smoothly and you really can't tell it's running on Ice Cream Sandwich.
Today, the manufacturer has posted the initial timeline showing off its plans for updating its devices to Android 4.0
Ice Cream Sandwich build.
We're looking at a stock Android 4.0.3
Ice Cream Sandwich build with tweaks and optimizations that make the release deodexed, zipaligned, de-bloated, rooted, optimized for fluid performance and usability as well as 1.6 GHz overclocked.
The Ice Cream Sandwich build running on the device was still in the early stages — based on Android 4.0.1 rather than Google's latest release — and as such there were some issues with touch responsiveness and lag.
In a novel twist, and what should be taken as a lesson by other Android tablet manufacturers, Lenovo has decided to leave owners of the discontinued IdeaPad K1 Android tablet with a parting gift in the form of a plain Android
Ice Cream Sandwich build as a gesture of goodwill.
As Lenovo has discontinued the tablet from general sale, it has also decided to discontinue official support for the device past the last officially supported update in Android Honeycomb 3.2, which means that while the offering of an official
Ice Cream Sandwich build for the tablet is notable for the manufacturer, there are two key caveats to keep in mind:
Gingerbread is on a lot of older phones that carriers aren't upgrading, and the OS was never overtaken by the version 4.0
Ice Cream Sandwich build.
While software version 9.20.1.22 isn't steeped in Jelly Bean, it does take the device's
Ice Cream Sandwich build to Android 4.0.4.
Now that the official
Ice Cream Sandwich build for the Thunderbolt has been released and pushed out to remaining owners (I hear crickets), developers are already working their magic.
Lenovo offers a barebones Android
Ice Cream Sandwich build to IdeaPad K1 owners as a goodwill gesture while discontinuing official support for the Android tablet.
However for
the Ice Cream Sandwich build, users would have to go for the unofficial versions that are already available.
Android release engineer JBQ has released the Android 4.0 ICS IMM76D factory image «sojus» for the Sprint branded Nexus S 4G handset, which has been recently upgraded with
Ice CReam Sandwich build.
CM7 brings the stock Android 2.3 experience to the Kindle Fire, including full access to the Market, and JackpotClavin's already working on
an Ice Cream Sandwich build.
With the upcoming Android «L» release (to start,
Ice Cream sandwich builds and later will eventually be supported), Google is introducing APIs that promise to provide data separation and increased security (taking advantage of Samsung's Knox).
Not exact matches
Two of my nieces spent part of the night arguing over who would get to help me in the kitchen the most, and my food - phobic nephew was third in line for what's sure to be the best dessert I'll make this summer: a
build - your - own
ice cream sandwich bar.
Use them to
build on
ice cream sandwich that eats like a homemade version of the ones you bought from the
ice cream truck with your allowance.
Delight guests at your next birthday party with
ice cream sandwiches or
build - your - own sundaes!
If using the cookies for
ice cream sandwiches, place the cooled cookies on a rack in the freezer to chill for 10 to 20 minutes before
building the
ice cream sandwiches (to help them keep sturdy).
There's a slight deficiency of Android apps — Amazon's interface is a heavily simplified and tarted - up version of Android
Ice Cream Sandwich —
built for the Fire HD's dimensions, often you'll have to accept stretched phone apps.
Given Samsung's upgrade path plight, Gingerbread may not reach those U.S. Galaxy S phones until Google rolls out its next OS
build, the
Ice Cream Sandwich release designed to mitigate the forking fragmentation Google caused by launching Android 3.0 «Honeycomb» optimized for tablets.
HTC EVO 4G LTE runs the latest Android
build,
Ice Cream Sandwich, and has HTC's Sense UI
CyanogenMod 9 has come out with the Alpha 0
build of Android
Ice Cream Sandwich for the TouchPad that seems to be hitting headlines more headline post its death than when it was alive.
As of now, the tablet is shipping with a Honeycomb
build but will be appearing in
Ice Cream Sandwich in January 2012.
Google's chairman Eric Schmidt made comments during a press conference in mid-December that suggested his company was working on
building its own Android 4.0
Ice Cream Sandwich tablet.
Since they were
built with Tegra chipsets, they make good platforms for custom versions of Android and many projects are underway to port
Ice Cream Sandwich to the entire line for those that purchased them expecting long - term support from Dell as it officially confirmed in November that the Streak 7 would not get
Ice Cream Sandwich in while the Streak 5 got its last update to Honeycomb that same month.
A little heavier than others, not as good a
build quality «look» re: the quilt - look back (which I like for holding) vs. classy looking magalunimum / metal Later to receive updates for Android re: it comes with
Ice Cream Sandwich Android ver.
If you have been enjoying
Ice Cream Sandwich on your Eee Pad Transformer, you should know that ASUS is now pushing a new update with
build number 9.2.1.24 to the tablet.
Like Amazon, Barnes & Noble brings its OS up to modern standards by
building it on top of Android 4.0
Ice Cream Sandwich.
But of those, only the Galaxy Tab 2 has an infrared port for controlling your TV and entertainment components, and only the Tab 2 has Android 4.0
Ice Cream Sandwich (both Amazon and Barnes & Noble are using their own versions of Android,
built on - top of 2.3 Gingerbread).
Once again, the Android hackers at xda - developers have managed to get Android 4.0 functioning on an older device, and while this is definitely an alpha
build, the Evo 4G with
Ice Cream Sandwich has touchscreen functionality, carrier service, Wi - Fi, Bluetooth, and audio output — there doesn't seem to be any mention of Android Market, so that might still be on the fritz.
The HTC Evo 4G is now running an alpha
build of
Ice Cream Sandwich put together by the hackers over at xda - developers.
And it's not just that all of the Fire demos today were about watching video or playing games — it's that the Fire's custom variant of Android almost guarantees it'll never be compatible with Honeycomb or
Ice Cream Sandwich Android apps that are actually
built for tablet use.
Operating System: Android 4.0 (
Ice Cream Sandwich) Processor: dual - core NVIDIA Tegra 2 250 (1 GHz) Processor Core: Dual - Core Memory: 1 GB DDR2 Memory Card Slot: microSDHC (up to 32 GB) Internal Storage: 16 GB Display Type: Active Matrix TFT Color LCD Screen: 10.1 ″ WXGA HD Multi-Touch Aspect Ratio: 16:10 Resolution: 1280 x 800 Wireless: 802.11 g / b / n Bluetooth: 2.1 + EDR Ports: Full - Size USB 2.0 micro USB 3.5 mm Headphone Jack
Built - in Devices: Webcam Microphone Camera: 0.3 MP Front Facing Speakers: Integrated Stereo Speakers Battery: 2 - Cell Li - Polymer 3260 mAh Input Voltage: 110 — 240V, 50 / 60Hz Wattage: 18W Dimensions: 10.2 ″ (W) x 0.5 ″ (H) x 6.9 ″ (D) Weight: 1.59 lbs
New tablet runs Android 4.0
Ice Cream Sandwich operating system and
built on 1.5 GHz nVidia Tegra 3 quad - core processor.
The
build we played with was running Android 4.0
Ice Cream Sandwich, however Motorola has already promised an Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update.
Sadly, we already know Lenovo will have had to forgo one
Ice Cream Sandwich feature in the update process: without
built - in NFC support, Android Beam is a no - go.
Motorola Mobility announced on its Twitter account Tuesday that it will release devices powered by Google's latest Android 4.0 (
Ice Cream Sandwich) operating system six weeks after Google releases the final
build.
Automatically
built into the Sola's
Ice Cream Sandwich update, «Glove Mode» makes use of the device's floating touch technology, which previously provided only a few advantages such as hovering over items in a browser to open drop down menus.
The phone itself,
built into a polycarbonate unibody, features the 1.5 GHz Nvidia Tegra 3 processor with Android 4
Ice Cream Sandwich.
The whole concept - coming in April - starts with an
Ice Cream Sandwich - powered phone that is thin, well
built and comes with a very crisp screen.
The 364 MB update takes the software
build number to 6.16.217 and brings along all the trimmings of
Ice Cream Sandwich, including such features as Face Unlock and improved multi-tasking.
Asus has pledged to release a tool that will unlock the bootloader
built into its Eee Pad Transformer Prime tablet, possibly from 12 January, the date on which it will be pushing out the gadget's Android 4.0
Ice Cream Sandwich update.
The new tablets will also have to demonstrate that Amazon's gamble to continue using a custom Android fork is working, as many users are keen to also take advantage of advancements found in Jelly Bean and
Ice Cream Sandwich, with Amazon confirming that the new Kindle Fire HD line is using a new custom
build based on
Ice Cream Sandwich specifically developed for its hardware.
Google has announced a beta version of its increasingly popular Chrome browser for Android users, but only if you're on the most current
build, version 4.0, dubbed
Ice Cream Sandwich.
The LG Motion 4G features a high - powered 1.2 GHz dual - core processor and offers many features including Android 4.0 OS (
Ice Cream Sandwich), a 5 MP camera with true - to - life 1080p HD video recording, 5 GB of
built - in user memory, 4G Mobile Hotspot capability, GPS navigation, an MP3 music player, stereo Bluetooth, and more.
The HTC One V phone boasts a 1 GHz single - core processor, 512 MB of RAM, 4 GB of
built - in storage, and runs Android 4.0
Ice Cream Sandwich OS with Sense UI 4.0 on top.
Sturdy, lightweight
build; Powerful speakers; Good battery life; Uncluttered Android 4.0
Ice Cream Sandwich
It runs on Android 4.0 — dubbed
Ice Cream Sandwich — and has
built - in aGPS for navigational purposes.
This is the latest version that will be
built on top of
Ice Cream Sandwich, and was first introduced officially to the masses when Google I / O kicked off.
The emulator will enable the QNX powered BlackBerry hardware and the PlayBook to run Android apps up to those compatible with Froyo, but will not be able to run apps
built for Gingerbread, Honeycomb or
Ice Cream Sandwich.