Ice Cream Sandwich (operating system)
| A version of the Android operating system | |
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Android 4.0 ICS home screen
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| Released to manufacturing |
October 19, 2011 |
| Latest release | 4.0.4 (IMM76L) / June 6, 2012 |
| Preceded by |
Android 2.3.7 "Gingerbread" (smartphones) Android 3.2.6 "Honeycomb" (tablets) |
| Succeeded by | Android 4.1.x "Jelly Bean" |
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| Support status | |
| Unsupported | |
Android "Ice Cream Sandwich" is a codename for the Android mobile operating system developed by Google, that is no longer supported. Unveiled on October 19, 2011, Android 4.0 builds upon the significant changes made by the tablet-only release Android Honeycomb, in an effort to create a unified platform for both smartphones and tablets, whilst simplifying and modernizing the overall Android experience around a new set of human interface guidelines. As part of these efforts, Android 4.0 introduced a new visual appearance codenamed "Holo", which is built around a cleaner, minimalist design, and a new default typeface named Roboto.
The Ice Cream Sandwich release also introduced a number of other new features, including a refreshed home screen, near-field communication (NFC) support and the ability to "beam" content to another user using the technology, an updated web browser, a new contacts manager with social network integration, the ability to access the camera and control music playback from the lock screen, visual voicemail support, face recognition for device unlocking ("Face Unlock"), the ability to monitor and limit mobile data usage, and other internal improvements.
Android 4.0 received positive reviews by critics, who praised the cleaner, revamped appearance of the operating system in comparison to previous versions, along with its improved performance and functionality. However, critics still felt that some of Android 4.0's stock apps were still lacking in quality and functionality in comparison to third-party equivalents, and regarded some of the operating system's new features, particularly the "face unlock" feature, as being gimmicks.
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