Android 4.0 ICS Goes To 4.0.4
New level of Ice Cream Sandwich debuts
Mar 29 2012, 4:15pm CDT | by Mark Raby
There's a new update for Ice Cream Sandwich, for those who actually already have it.
The search giant is pushing out the latest version of Ice Cream Sandwich, also known as Android 4.0, to the Galaxy Nexus, which was the first phone to come with ICS pre-installed, as well as its brother, the Nexus S.
The update brings both phones to Android version 4.0.4, as this latest version of the mobile OS is already starting to get fragmented.
Less than 2% of all active Android devices are running version 4.0 or later, while manufacturers are forced to be conservative about when they expect to get their devices updated.
Also getting the 4.0.4 update is Motorola's Xoom tablet, which launched as the first LTE-compatible 4G tablet but failed to gain any kind of significant traction.
Ice Cream Sandwich is one of the biggest updates to Android yet, and includes such features as scanning your face to unlock the phone, a much more robust speech-to-text software program, and an entire platform of data sharing that focuses on Near Field Communication (NFC).
NFC so far has been mostly focused on using your phone as a payment device in retail stores, but with Ice Cream Sandwich's Android Beam, it can also allow users to easily share contact information, Youtube videos, or website addresses simply by waving two phones next to each other.
Several other manufacturers have pledged support for the new update, and a bunch of phones currently running an older version of Android will be eligible to upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich beginning in the coming months.
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Based in New York City, Mark follows the consumer electronics industry like a hawk. A published book author, he has a particular affinity for 3D technology and video games, and as such will surely be in the market for a new pair of glasses soon. Mark can be contacted directly at mark@i4u.com.
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