cupcake,donut,eclair, froyo,gingerbread..............
These names would remind of a tasty, choco smelling bakery shop. Actually for much of your suprise these are version 1.5, 1.6, 2.0, 2.2 and 2.3 of andriod os used in mobile phones. Today i am sharing the features of latest version (4.0) of andriod os ICE CREAM SANDWICH OS. It is based on linux kernel (operating system). It was publicly launched at GALAXY NEXUS on 19th Oct, 2011
Some out-of -box features
These names would remind of a tasty, choco smelling bakery shop. Actually for much of your suprise these are version 1.5, 1.6, 2.0, 2.2 and 2.3 of andriod os used in mobile phones. Today i am sharing the features of latest version (4.0) of andriod os ICE CREAM SANDWICH OS. It is based on linux kernel (operating system). It was publicly launched at GALAXY NEXUS on 19th Oct, 2011
 |
| Ice Cream Sandwich Logo |
- Enhanced speed and performance
- Virtual buttons in the UI, in place of capacitive or physical buttons
- Separation of widgets in a new tab, listed in a similar manner to apps
- Easier-to-create folders, with a drag-and-drop style
- Pinch-to-zoom functionality in the calendar
- Ability to swipe left or right to switch between Gmail conversations
- Integrated screenshot capture (accomplished by holding down the Power and Volume-Down buttons)
- Improved error correction on the keyboard
- Ability to access apps directly from lock screen (similar to HTC Sense 3.x)
- Improved copy and paste functionality
- Better voice integration and continuous, real-time speech to text dictation
- Face Unlock, a feature that allows users to unlock handsets using facial recognition software
- New tabbed web browser, allowing up to 16 tabs
- Automatic syncing of browser with users' Chrome bookmarks
- Data Usage section in settings that lets users set warnings when they approach a certain usage limit, and disable data use when the limit is exceeded
- Ability to shut down apps that are using data in the background
- Improved camera app with zero shutter lag, time lapse settings, panorama mode, and the ability to zoom while recording
- Built-in photo editor
- New gallery layout, organized by location and person
- Refreshed "People" app with social network integration, status updates and hi-res images
- Android Beam, a near-field communication feature allowing the rapid short-range exchange of web bookmarks, contact info, directions, YouTube videos and other data
- Hardware acceleration of the UI
- Resizeable widgets – already part of Android 3.1 for tablets, but new for cellphones
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Samsung Galaxy Nexus
- Samsung Nexus S
No comments:
Post a Comment