Android Ice Cream Sandwich SDK Released 309
Hitting the front page for the first time, ttong writes "The highly anticipated Android 4.0 (codenamed Ice Cream Sandwich) has been released and finally brings the features of 3.x Honeycomb to smaller devices. Some of the highlights include: a revamped UI, a much faster browser, face unlock, a vastly improved camera app, improved task switching, streaming voice recognition, Wi-Fi Direct, and Bluetooth Health Device Profile. ... The API level is 14, download the new SDK here."
calc noted that the source code has yet to be released (Google account required) except to legally required GPL components. Supposedly progress is being made toward getting AOSP back online: "We're working on it and we're making good progress, but we're not ready to announce any additional details yet." How many of the new features will remain proprietary and tied to Google services remains to be seen.
Re:Ice Cream Sandwich? Really? (Score:4, Informative)
They do use version numbers; Gingerbread = Android 2.x, Honeycomb = Android 3.x and Ice Cream Sandwich = 4.x This way satisfy the enthusiasts craving for a sweet desert and the professional's need to not sound like an enthusiast.
Re:Ice Cream Sandwich? Really? (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Ice Cream Sandwich? Really? (Score:4, Informative)
Actually its not random. The Android releases are being done in alphabetical order.
2.2 Froyo
2.3 Gingerbread
3.0 Honeycomb
4.0 Ice cream sandwich
get it?