Google's Ice Cream May Arrive in October

[exfileme]

With Microsoft's Mango update and Apple's iPhone 5 slated for an October release, it's no wonder that Google wants Android 2.4 on devices during that same timeframe.

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[captaincharisma]

what's with this? i thought honeycomb was version 3.0

 

[wintermint]

[citation][nom]captaincharisma[/nom]what's with this? i thought honeycomb was version 3.0[/citation]

You find that in tablets not the cellphones. Anyway, I just hope mobile companies push this update to android phones promptly.. not wait forever...

 

[Chemical]

That's great that they want to push 2.4, however, the LG Optimus Black doesn't even have support for Gingerbread. I wonder if they will skip 2.3 and have support for 2.4.

 

[Guest]

3.0 is for Tablets only.. I thing they use 2.4 because the latest version for Smartphones is 2.3.

 

[Engima]

How are they coming up with the names for these updates?

 

[Guest]

Samsung, are you listening. Release Ice Cream Sandwich across the board!

 

[Guest]

Sounds yummy Coming next summer is the watermelon

 

[Zagen30]

I would totally buy those ice cream sandwiches if they made them.

 

[maxamillionfeettall]

......I thought it was actually gonna be ice cream....

 

[Guest]

I don't think Ice Cream Sandwich is 2.4. It should be a version higher than 3.2.
Maybe it's version 4.

 

[bin1127]

I'm lactose intolerant but also allergic to apples.

 

[Azn Cracker]

can i buy that ice cream sandwich? looks so tasty

 

[pclee]

I wish they would name it after more healthy stuff like M$ does with Mango. I would much rather have a mango than an ice cream sandwich. But I would rather keep my Android than buy another phone. Why can't Google switch to more healthy titles like cucumber or cherry?

 

[Guest]

Notice it's in C,D,E,F,G,H,I

Android code name start off with 1.5-Cupcake 1.6-Donut 2.1-Eclair 2.2 Froyo 2.3-Gingerbread 3.X-Honeycomb and then Ice Cream Sandwich. The next version after Ice Cream Sandwich should begin with a "J". Jelly Beans anyone?

 

[techguy378]

[citation][nom]pclee[/nom]I wish they would name it after more healthy stuff like M$ does with Mango. I would much rather have a mango than an ice cream sandwich. But I would rather keep my Android than buy another phone. Why can't Google switch to more healthy titles like cucumber or cherry?[/citation]
Mangoes are bland tasting. Windows Phone 7 is the worst selling mobile OS available right now. Android is named after tasty foods. It also happens to be the most popular mobile OS in existence. Get my point?

 

[redhotbd]

I want to get this so I can walk around saying, "AHHHHH!!!!!"....what?.."I just got Ice Cream Sandwich on my phone!!!"

 

[boiler1990]

...especially those of us who signed up for the original (and now horribly decrepit) Motorola DROID...

That was what made me switch to the HTC Incredible, and then iPhone 4. It was amazing how different the experiences were between the Incredible and the Droid - the Incredible was faster but bloated with Sense, while the Droid was slow but almost ran a vanilla version (updates murdered performance though). I know several people (average consumers) who hate their Droids and are looking to switch to iPhones.


I find it odd that Ice Cream Sandwich is intended to "eliminate Android's frustrating fragmentation," but with the rate at which carriers update phones, it is just going to further it. Google needs to call up the phone carriers (no pun intended) and work out something with them so that ALL devices are updated; otherwise the fragmentation will self-perpetuate with future OS versions.

 

[boiler1990]

[citation][nom]techguy378[/nom]Mangoes are bland tasting. Windows Phone 7 is the worst selling mobile OS available right now. Android is named after tasty foods. It also happens to be the most popular mobile OS in existence. Get my point?[/citation]

I think you're literally comparing mangos to ice cream sandwiches; most of the discrepancy is due to the number of phones. There are only a handful of WP7 devices (only one on VZW, the Trophy), but there are many more Android options and it's been around significantly longer. I'm actually tempted to try a WP7 phone once more come out, because I'd like to experiment with the W7-WP7 connectivity. I need more options than the HTC Trophy though.

 

[Archean]

Well at least I don't care anymore what Google is doing to android, because having suffered considerable stability/reliability issues I've made up my mind, and either going to by Samsung's next WP phone based on SGSII platform or the Nokia Sea Ray. Beside WP's interface is beautiful from ground up when compared to Android's which seems like a distant copy of iOS in some ways.