Tag: Android 4.0

Now face unlock with Android 4.0 in your Nexus S

Nexus S received the Android 4.0 update a few weeks back though not all the features of ICS were available in the Nexus S update and one of the feature was Face unlock and the the main reason behind that was the VGA front camera. Many of the Nexus S users were really upset about the decision taken by Google, but the developer community is always there to look out for all the consumers and now this time they have taken the official update and have embedded face unlock into it.

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Galaxy S and Galaxy Tab won’t get ICS – Samsung’s Korean Blog explains WHY?

Bearing in mind as how Samsung just proclaimed its preliminary round of ICS updates, it veritably should not come as a revelation that neither the Galaxy S nor the Galaxy Tab made the ICS cut, adding to the extensive record of Android devices that will not legitimately be modernized to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.

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Galaxy Nexus Users Rejoice With Swype [Download]

Swyp e is a very famous app on the Android market and one of the best replacements for the stock Android keyboard. Swype can be used on various devices but the app was not updated to support devices running Android 4.0 but an XDA member – ‘theb1rdm4n’ customized Swype to work on the Galaxy Nexus. All those Galaxy Nexus users (using ICS) now have additional reasons to celebrate apart from the birth of Christ.

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Web page for Droid 4 leaked

Word is that the DROID 4 from Motorola will come to Verizon by 22nd December (as it has now mustered the FCC); optimistically, Santa knows what I want. As confirmation that Verizon is preparing to unleash the Motorola Droid 4, this screenshot is from the DridDoes.com web page with a link to the Droid 4, on the Droid 3 web page. We may even see this slide-out QWERTY 4G LTE baby foregoing the Galaxy Nexus, and this wouldn’t astonish me at all. Ultimately, this would be an element of the Droid 4 web page.

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Huawei releases ICS demo build for Honor

Today’s astonishing bulletin comes from Huawei; it just unleashed a “demo build” of the ICS update for their phone-Huawei Honor. It has been more than a month since the source code of ICS has been released and the manufacturers get the code even before that but all the major manufacturers have just let us down by telling us that it will take time for them to update their devices to ICS, while Huawei Honor which is a low budget phone from an average manufacturer gets the first look, Really?

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Android 4.0 ICS makes its debut on the Kindle Fire

As expected , the Kindle Fire has received a preliminary Android 4.0 port. A video detailing the current alpha level development has surfaced on Youtube.

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Android Ice Cream Sandwich teased on Notion Ink Adam Tablet

Notion Ink has uploaded an Image of the Notion Ink Adam tablet running on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). They confirmed in September that the tablet would get the Ice Cream Sandwich update and posted last month that they started building after Google launched the Android 4.0 source code. Later they said they were expecting the Android 4.0 source code in early November but due to the delay they need extra time and said the builds here have passed the ALSA issue. Continue reading “Android Ice Cream Sandwich teased on Notion Ink Adam Tablet”

ASUS Transformer Prime gets rooted, here’s how to go about it

The ASUS EEE Pad Transformer was made available just a few days back and I have heard that it is  a hit everywhere and there are loads of people looking to buy it mainly because the first Transformer was a big success, the powerful quadcore processor coupled with Android 4.0 and a sleek design. We have just received news that it has been rooted already.

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Soon to hit the Galaxy Tab 10.1 – CM9 (Android 4.0)

Now, as we all have witnessed Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich), strutting its stuff on the mobile devices, we still haven’t ported it on a tablet yet. Well the people with Galaxy Tab 10.1s waiting for official Android 4.0 to hit their devices have nothing to worry about as Cyanogen himself has confirmed that he has ported CM9 on the Galaxy Tab through his Google+ account.

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Samsung Galaxy Nexus release date postponed till December

 Validated by Samsung to Business Insider, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus has been delayed to December 8. Mums the word on the cost revelation, but let’s just say, it’s going to be a very merry Christmas.

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Google to come out with a fix for the Galaxy Nexus Volume bug

We have been hearing about the Galaxy Nexus volume bug from the the day it was launched in U.K. It has been covered by every blog and news portal out there, and the users have been reporting and are unhappy about it. There have also been reports that this bug has something to do with 2G and happens only when 2G is kept on. Many people also thought that this was a hardware bug and the device has to be replaced, but now Google has finally acknowledged and responded to this volume bug.

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Android.com updated with Ice Cream Sandwich info

Google has updated the Android.com site with the information about the Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). They announced the Ice Cream Sandwich in May officially and unveiled their first device, Samsung Galaxy Nexus last month. Continue reading “Android.com updated with Ice Cream Sandwich info”

HTC confirms Android Ice Cream Sandwich update for range of devices

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HTC has announced the list of devices that would get the latest Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) update. It is expected to be available in early 2012 but there is no exact timing available yet. The HTC Vivid which goes on sale today is the latest device that would be upgradeable to the Ice Cream Sandwich. Continue reading “HTC confirms Android Ice Cream Sandwich update for range of devices”

Google+ for Android updated to support Ice Cream Sandwich

With the impending Android 4.0 ie Ice Cream Sandwich release , Google has started rolling out updated applications for its own offerings to better match the UI of the new OS.

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HTC will try to update most its devices to Ice Cream Sandwich

HTC just broadcasted all over their Facebook fan page that they plan to update as many HTC devices to Ice Cream Sandwich as possible *tears of joy*. Modernizing their devices with the latest applications is the most rudimentary step for consumer loyalty, and being leading Android makers, HTC wants to do just that.

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