Android OS Ice Cream Sandwich Arrives

The next version of Google’s operating system Android has arrived. Labeled, Ice Cream Sandwich, this is being hailed as the most advanced OS yet from Google, one that has the potential to take Apple’s iOS 5 head on. According to Google, the new OS has arrived to mesmerize, simplify smartphone experience, and to make users feel out of the world. Google has announced that this Android OS is going to be a common one for smartphones and tablets unlike Google’s earlier Honeycomb that was promoted as an OS especially for tablets.

Android OS Ice Cream Sandwich is a complete OS that combines the best features of Honeycomb and latest other features of smartphone OS to provide a kind of experience hitherto not known to Android OS users. There are tons of new features that are being announced and promised by Google, and Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus should be the first smartphone running on this Android OS. Till then, there will be conjectures but certainly there are some features that promise to stand out from others and are as follows.

Sharing of information between two Android devices has been simplified and made much faster and simpler through Android Beam. What actually happens is that the device receiving information is directed to the app store from where the feature or app can easily be downloaded.

Camera functions and apps have been improved, making the camera features comparable to any other smartphone from Apple or BlackBerry. There will be no shutter lag that makes it possible to click on photos continuously without missing a single photo. One feature that was lacking on Android OS smartphones was panorama shot, but this has also been added now.

Face Unlock is a great new feature that allows the smartphone to ensure that the user is the owner of the device trying to access features and information inside the phone.

Voice typing is another great feature that has been added to Android OS. It will benefit millions of users who have their hands full and like to send email to their friends.

These are only some of the great features that users are going to love in their new smartphones running on Android OS Ice Cream Sandwich.

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