Google says its new OS Andriod 4.0 (aka Ice Cream Sandwich), “Is a complete rethink of Android's image and is part of a push to make the OS "Enchant me, Simplify My Life, and Make Me Awesome." Google emphasized that it has made multitasking "even easier and more visual" on Android 4.0, for example the Recent Apps button lets users jump instantly from one task to another using the list in the System Bar. The list pops up to show thumbnail images of apps used recently — tapping a thumbnail switches to the app, and flicking it away closes it.
Face unlock is another new feature where your phone literally scans your face to unlock it. For those on data plans Ice Cream Sandwich also features a new displays so you can see how much you've used over Wi-Fi or cellular. You can also see the amount of data used by each running application and warning levels can also be specified, as well as determining how much background data apps can use.
Remember when those super wide panoramic pictures were all the rage? Well now there back with the new update to the Android camera. ICS devices, and the newly announced Samsung Galaxy Nexus in particular, will have 1080p video, zero shutter lag, a new picture-stitching panorama mode, easier sharing and Instagram-esque filters. In the panorama mode, you can start taking the picture and then move the camera. The phone assembles the full range of continuous imagery into a single panoramic photo. The web browser is also much faster now and allows you to have up to 16 windows open at once! Plus you can now sync it with Google Chrome and the browser supports offline browsing. There's also a new NFC-based app called Android Bump, which allows two phones to exchange a wealth of information, just by holding them together.
Google hopes this new OS will be as pleasing to the masses as real ice cream sandwiches, and after only learning a small tidbit of the features to come, I would say they picked the right name.
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