Android Ice cream Sandwich 4.0, A turning point update for android

Version 4.0 Ice cream Sandwich

Ice cream sandwich

ICS was Released in October 2011, Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, got the OS back on track with a release spanning phones and tablets, and it was once again open source. It was the first update to come to phones since Gingerbread, which meant the majority of Android's user base went almost a year without seeing an update. 4.0 was all about shrinking the Honeycomb design to smaller devices, bringing on-screen buttons, the action bar, and the new design language to phones.

Multitasking is a key strength of Android and it's made even easier and more visual on Android 4.0. 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. Google App Icons were updated as follows:


Google apps


Four times this versions of Ice cream sandwich were released. They were Andriod 4.0 , Android 4.0.1, Android 4.0.2, Android 4.0.3, Android 4.0.4.


The SDK for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich was based on Linux kernel 3.0.1 and the API level is as follows


  • The API level version 4.0 - 4.0.2 is level 14.
  • The API level version 4.0.2 - 4.0.4 is level 15


Some of the other features were:




  • Android beam for NFC based sharing was a major update.
  • Screen capturing support.
  • On screen buttons.
  • Home screen folders and favorites tray support.
  • Notification panel was modified.
  • Android ROBOT was another major improvement.
  • Control over network data.
  • Live effects for transforming video.
  • Powerful web browsing with Chrome.
  • Improved Email.
  • Wi-Fi P2p and BLuetooth Health Device Profile(HDP).
  • Face unlock was introduced




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