Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is to come out of warps by the end of the year. The forthcoming version of Android is actually a blend of the current tablet-only Android 3.0 Honeycomb and smartphone-customized Android 2.3 Gingerbread. As a result, Ice Cream Sandwich will be getting ready with the features of both Gingerbread and Honeycomb. It is hoped that Google’s third generation Nexus phone, apparently Samsung Nexus Prime, will debut Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Whatever it is, here we introduce you five potential hot features of the operating system, which will have to compete with Apple iOS 5 and Microsoft Windows Phone 7.5 Mango.
1. Facial tracking Software
It is an exciting feature anticipated to appear on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. It is not anything to track facial recognition. The software will help you focus your device’s camera on a person, who speaks in a group. The facial tracking feature was demoed at Google I/O 2011 with Virtual Cam Operator Application. The feature is specially designed to simplify photography and videography. You will not miss any significant moments with the camera thanks to the facial tracking feature.
2. Movie Rental Service
The new Android version is expected to feature an inclusive movie rental service. The feature helps you rent a movie for a particular period of time. During that period, possibly 30 days, you can download or stream the movie on any Android devices. The price of rentals for the service may start at $1.99. The feature will be admired by movie watching customers.
3. Google TV and Google Chrome integration
There will be a great Google TV and Chrome integration on Android 4.0 Ice Scream Sandwich products. You will be able to connect the device with Google TV with ease. Streaming contents on Google TV will also be an easy job. Moreover, Google’s famous web browser Google Chrome will be integrated with the Ice Cream Sandwich devices. The much-appreciated web browser will offer a great web surfing experience for you on your Ice Sandwich devices.
4. Full 3D support
There will be nice 3D support on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich devices. You will be able to enjoy 3D at its best on a tablet or smartphone that runs on Ice Cream Sandwich. It is a time 3D technology is largely gaining traction among tech geeks. The numbers of people who buy 3D-enabled devices are on a steady increase.
5. Unified OS
Ice Cream Sandwich is Google’s first unified mobile operating system. As mentioned above, the new Android version is a mix of tablet-only Honeycomb and smartphone-friendly Gingerbread. Users can now run Ice Cream Sandwich on both tablets and smartphones like Apple iOS. Google will develop a new open-source APIs and a framework for app developers, who can develop apps for both tablet and smartphones.