11 Tastiest Features of Android Ice Cream Sandwich
Android Beam
One of the coolest features of Android 4.0 is the new Android Beam app. Users can instantly send photos, websites, apps (a link to the Market), videos, and music to any other NFC-enabled Android phone by touching them together. The app essentially accomplishes the same task as the Bump app that's been out on the Android Market for quite some time, but takes advantage of the NFC chips embedded in the latest generation of smartphones.
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October 19th, 2011 at 4:56 pm
Finally, a comprehensive list of all the new features. Thanks!
October 19th, 2011 at 5:12 pm
Great post and really interesting to see how Google are evolving Android. The usability of Android Honeycomb for a non-techie user is the thing that has held Android tablets back compared to the slick nature of iOS on the iPad. Hopefully Ice Cream Sandwich will resolve a lot of those issue whilst still allowing a technically minded user the opportunity to configure the OS as they like.
October 19th, 2011 at 11:16 pm
Can ice cream in these new phones synchronize with Outlook without jumping through hoops?
October 20th, 2011 at 10:14 am
“The usability of Android Honeycomb for a non-techie user is the thing that has held Android tablets back compared to the slick nature of iOS…”
Android CAN be used as a simple app launcher if people want to. All the other features that makes it “too complicated for non-techie users” like widgets, live wallpaper, etc. are entirely OPTIONAL.
October 20th, 2011 at 12:27 pm
too bad they are bitting off of all the compeitiors Windows phone mango been had this and it works better then any android bite off. Oh well I guess microsoft will have to sew them over that too. SMH Google will be just a memory soon enough:)
November 19th, 2011 at 9:19 pm
I told u so.com. “been had this” “Microsoft will have to sew them over…”
What an illierate little person you must be. Ghetto much, ebofonics much? Lemme guess, you have a windows or iPhone and know nothing of android, right? Android is the way of the future. Why bother posting just to run your mouth about negative stuff?
November 21st, 2011 at 8:53 am
I’ve been using HTC Incredible for almost 23 years and these are pretty much standard features with the HTC Sense. I’m not really impressed with any of these other than upgraded camera options.
December 8th, 2011 at 5:05 pm
I have a custom ROM.. and a bunch of these features are already available. …And they are an AWESOME step forward!!! Good job Google!!!!!