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It's Official! After Honeycomb it's "Ice Cream Sandwich"

Jason Kincaid over at TechCrunch has the scoop (excuse the pun ) on the next version of Android.
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It's not going to be called Ice Cream as rumoured. But "Ice Cream Sandwich". And that's straight from Andy Rubin himself.
What do you think? Good name?

A very strange name to use indeed

OMG My favorite type of ice cream. WIN!

I think Ice cream sound better then ice cream sandwich. but who knows

theres another link regarding the new one. apparently its supposed to be a bridge between gingerbread and honeycomb. interesting at the least. i'll post it when i get above 8 lol.

wondering if android have reached the "X" phase. C=CupCake, D=Donut, E=Eclair, F=Froyo, G=GingerBread, H=HoneyComb, I=IceCreamSandwich, ~~~~~, X=??? what food started with a "X"? Xylitol?

jepekyen said:
wondering if android have reached the "X" phase. C=CupCake, D=Donut, E=Eclair, F=Froyo, G=GingerBread, H=HoneyComb, I=IceCreamSandwich, ~~~~~, X=??? what food started with a "X"? Xylitol?
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What's next, Android Jelly Bean?

Jelly next.

tlkh said:
Jelly next.
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Jello!

Maybe it's Jam. Well we'll just have to wait and see.

Ice cream sandwich is cool... Cause its cold. I prefer the sandwich added rather than just ice cream.

Tough to get too excited when most of us don't even have Gingerbread yet.

deltwalrus said:
Tough to get too excited when most of us don't even have Gingerbread yet.
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At least there's something we can expect in the future.

jepekyen said:
wondering if android have reached the "X" phase. C=CupCake, D=Donut, E=Eclair, F=Froyo, G=GingerBread, H=HoneyComb, I=IceCreamSandwich, ~~~~~, X=??? what food started with a "X"? Xylitol?
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Im wondering the same about 'Q'...For some reason I cant see it being Queso or Quesadilla

LIL-SIDDI said:
I think Ice cream sound better then ice cream sandwich. but who knows
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I agree... Why did they have to include sandwich in the name? Maybe because this is going to combine both mobile and tablets into one OS version? (Sandwich them together???)
Anyways, I think most of us Android fans knew this was going to the name months before it was announced.
So what do you all think about the following version? Jello? Jellybean?
My guess is Jellybean since Jello is a brand name.

Android 3.x Ice Cream Sandwich Announced! Coming to a Mytouch near you!!!

Well everybody should be excited to hear that android 3.1 is upon us.
The next version of Google's Android operating system, codenamed Ice Cream Sandwich, will converge the formerly disparate phone and tablet versions of the OS, Google announced at its I/O keynote today. Ice Cream Sandwich will maintain a single UI across all form factors and will allow developers to create applications for both kinds of devices in one motion. It will follow the rollout of Android 3.1 to the Motorola Xoom tablet and Google TV.
Google says the Ice Cream Sandwich version of Android will "all be open source," including APIs for face-tracking and other new features. Developers will be able to account for all form factors within this same version of the OS, and Google will be adding a lot of UIs to accommodate Android devices of all shapes and sizes.
The announcement of Ice Cream Sandwich followed news of Android 3.1, which carries desirable features like resizable widgets in the application launcher. Android 3.1's trip over to Google TV will also carry with it the Android Marketplace and the usability of USB devices. At the keynote, Hugo Barra, director of Android product management, demoed the use of an XBox 360 controller with an Android game.
No official launch date has yet been announced for Ice Cream Sandwich, but Android 3.1 will be available to compatible devices as of today.
Oh ya one more thing, T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon announced that it will be updating all devices to the new version of android until their 18 month birthday. So yes the mytouch will get Ice Cream Sandwich!!!!!!!!

Ice cream sandwich...

mark manning said:
....Oh ya one more thing, T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon announced that it will be updating all devices to the new version if android until their 18 month birthday. So yes the mytouch will get Ice Cream Sandwich!!!!!!!!
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You mean untill the devices 18 month birthday? Hope so.

WoW... That is Great News!! I want an ice cream sandwich!!

I wonder how ice cream mysense will look or if it will resemble the doubleshot instead w/ 3d ui.

Actually the keynote said that new devices from here on out would be supported for 18 months... but Ice Cream Sandwhich CM would probably work on our phones.
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Cant wait

oquinones said:
Actually the keynote said that new devices from here on out would be supported for 18 months... but Ice Cream Sandwhich CM would probably work on our phones.
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So this device came out around novemeberish so we'll stop seeing "official" support around mid 2012ish. Well that's good to know at least, not really worried since we have XDA for the roms and other things.

Ice cream sandwich will have hardware exceleration right? Correct me if I'm wrong!
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cant wait this is gunna be so dope

Looks interesting
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rest assured, as soon as a leak for any device becomes available, you guys will have a nice pretty version of this for your Glaciers in no time flat ...

Ace42 said:
So this device came out around novemeberish so we'll stop seeing "official" support around mid 2012ish. Well that's good to know at least, not really worried since we have XDA for the roms and other things.
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Unfortunately, as I believe someone else has already mentioned that is for devices moving forward and I would imagine will not apply to our phones. They have not even really set any guidelines as to how they will even go about ensuring updates for devices, it's just a group of carriers and device manufacturers that have said they will attempt to follow through on this promise. I'm hopeful, but there is still the same issue of custom UIs, which require the manufacturer / carrier to update their code, and I think we all know how well that has worked out so far.

geoffreywolter said:
Unfortunately, as I believe someone else has already mentioned that is for devices moving forward and I would imagine will not apply to our phones. They have not even really set any guidelines as to how they will even go about ensuring updates for devices, it's just a group of carriers and device manufacturers that have said they will attempt to follow through on this promise. I'm hopeful, but there is still the same issue of custom UIs, which require the manufacturer / carrier to update their code, and I think we all know how well that has worked out so far.
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that's why we have the development forum we've all been enjoying a better iteration of gingerbread than tmobile/HTC/whoever could ever throw at us for 6 months or more

Ice Cream Sandwich looks promising!
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i think they should just drop the sandwich and call it Ice Cream!
though i do love ice cream sandwich..

gd6noob said:
i think they should just drop the sandwich and call it Ice Cream!
though i do love ice cream sandwich..
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Logo would look too much like Froyo...
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geoffreywolter said:
Unfortunately, as I believe someone else has already mentioned that is for devices moving forward and I would imagine will not apply to our phones. They have not even really set any guidelines as to how they will even go about ensuring updates for devices, it's just a group of carriers and device manufacturers that have said they will attempt to follow through on this promise. I'm hopeful, but there is still the same issue of custom UIs, which require the manufacturer / carrier to update their code, and I think we all know how well that has worked out so far.
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I agree, thankfully we have great devs!
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I hope something good comes out of this
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Yessss honeycomb for phones I doubt it will be official for this.phone since google recommends dual core for honeycomb, and this is pretty much honeycomb, but better
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Ice Cream Sandwich for Gtablet?

Anyone have an inkling on the possibilities of Ice Cream Sandwich for our Gtablet?

I guess anything is possible. Nobody thought we'd have working Honeycomb as of 3 months ago...

Damn, us gtab users are demanding. Ice scream sandwich isn't even out yet, and there's already a demand for it.

Doubt it
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Like everything else for the G Tab it will be a hack since Viewsonic told its G Tab fan base to go ef themselves.

Ice cream sandwich will be open source unlike honeycomb. There might be possible that NVidia also can release drivers because source availability. If things go in the mentioned way then we can expect Ice cream sandwich. But ICS will be merge of GB and HC, not quite sure how much value add it will provide to the end users, but for Google and Vendors it great leap because of one version works for all. Lets wait and see...

sharshas said:
Ice cream sandwich will be open source unlike honeycomb. There might be possible that NVidia also can release drivers because source availability. If things go in the mentioned way then we can expect Ice cream sandwich. But ICS will be merge of GB and HC, not quite sure how much value add it will provide to the end users, but for Google and Vendors it great leap because of one version works for all. Lets wait and see...
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I read someplace that HC will be open sourced when Ice cream Sandwich is released

tjsooley said:
I read someplace that HC will be open sourced when Ice cream Sandwich is released
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I guess Google held back release of HC code because of fear of the two separate version of Android code in the market. Google wants no confusion, and so decided to release ICS to the communities and vendors. Again, it all depends ont he company's decision at that moment. Lets wait and see...
Hope for the best always

gTablet done, IMHO
No signs of any life re extending gTablet's life by manufacturer. And in today's aftermarket $MMI conference call another two tablets coming by year's end. No details other than 4LTE. A crowded field, all playing catch-up to the iPad 1/2. If the gTablet gets any further enhancements it will only due to the great work of the XDA developers here.

Is Xoom going to get Ice Cream Sandwich? If so WHEN?

I was wondering if anyone knew if the Xoom was going to get the update to ice cream sandwich? Ive searched high and low on the net be i havent got any official conformation. Ive seen alot of sites saying "Of course it will, since the Motorola was just bought by google and since the Xoom was the first honeycomb tablet". That may sound good but that doesnt make it official. If anyone knows please let me know. Also if there is a link that has an official list, it would be nice to see.

My Google told me the Xoom will be the first tablet with Ice Cream Sandwich:
Motorola Xoom to get Ice Cream Sandwich
... but without an actual date...

It'll have ICS next year.

Is that link even reputable? I didn't see any sources.
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[Q] Ice Cream Sandwich

i just want to as if Samsung Galaxy Fit is capable of Ice Cream Sandwich operating system?

app_addict said:
i just want to as if Samsung Galaxy Fit is capable of Ice Cream Sandwich operating system?
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Yes its capable.....
But I wonder if anyone would be ready to port it.....

[email protected] said:
Yes its capable.....
But I wonder if anyone would be ready to port it.....
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maybe port of cyanogenmod 9 ...

shuvita42n said:
maybe port of cyanogenmod 9 ...
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I was thinking about the same but is there any developer out there who might wanna use up sooooooo much of his time to port CM 9 to this device?
I doubt that....

I bet someone in the mini/ace/(insert phone here) department is already working on ICS for their device..ohhh the agony..someone call 'em devs..we're not making any progress here..

Jhayzt said:
I bet someone in the mini/ace/(insert phone here) department is already working on ICS for their device..ohhh the agony..someone call 'em devs..we're not making any progress here..
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so which is better? Gingerbread or Ice Cream Sandwich?
what are the new changers for Ice Cream Sandwich?
please help me decide.. thanks...

app_addict said:
so which is better? Gingerbread or Ice Cream Sandwich?
what are the new changers for Ice Cream Sandwich?
please help me decide.. thanks...
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Decide for what? Ice Cream Sandwich is still not available for our device yet you're deciding to choose and what to use? lol. ICS far much better than Gingerbread as it's a combination of Honey Comb and Gingerbread in terms of performance and UI.
if you meant changes, mainly the UI which is kind of similar to Honey Comb but slightly different and ICS works in any devices that can run Gingerbread even on such a small screens smartphones. the ability to use front-facing camera as a lock screen and other stuffs like that. just google it if you are that interested about what's new on ICS

app_addict said:
so which is better? Gingerbread or Ice Cream Sandwich?
what are the new changers for Ice Cream Sandwich?
please help me decide.. thanks...
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GingerBread is 2.3 and IceCream Sandwich is 4.0 so it's obvious that IceCream Sandwich is better.....
For the changelog, go to the link below.....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android_version_history

alright. just inform me if ICS is already available to our hand set. Thanks

I don't think anyone is going to do the port for our phone, FIT looks like its the ugly one on galaxy line lol.

in 4 years maybe

It may be still possible, look at the X8 and X10 Mini sub forums here on XDA, they are already having an ICS port. as well as the LG Optimus One, it's almost like the Galaxy Fit. We just don't have any devs available and one that would volunteer to work on a port for our device.
It's just really sad we only have a few developers working for our device, it's also sad some like Praytush have move to a new device as well so he won't be able to make ports and stuffs for us anymore (maybe ?)