http://www.emoiz.com/android-2-4-to-replace-2-3-with-same-gingerbread-name
I wonder if this is why Nexus One owners haven't received GB yet.
I don't understand why they are making a tablet only version of Android. They should just make it where the system will auto configure for bigger screens. I guess it is easier said then done but they will start to have problems down the road.
That article is extremely outdated. Saw it over a month ago on other sites. Android 2.4 (ice cream sandwich) will contain features from 3.0 (honeycomb). The 2.x series will be for phones, the 3.x series for tablets.
And we have yet to have the official 2.3 update for the nexus one.
i am here in Pakistan Still wating for Froyo update from Samsung
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So android 2.3 is not official out and rumors are already comming out for android 2.4 ice cream is comming out in juni or july
English site:
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/38311/android-2-4-april-release-date
Dutch site:
http://tweakers.net/nieuws/72480/an...n-bevat-ondersteuning-voor-dualcore-apps.html
Android 2.3 is absolutely officially out
http://developer.android.com/index.html
2.4 is supposed to also be called gingerbread.
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Probably like how 2.0 and 2.1 were both eclair..
and 3.0 is honeycomb!
2.0-2.1: Eclair
2.2: Froyo (Frozen Yogurt)
2.3: Gingerbread
3.0: Honeycomb
>3.0: Ice Cream Sandwich
Gingerbread is released, Honeycomb is confirmed and is due out in a couple weeks, Ice cream sandwich should be fall of this year (my guess)
I don't think Ice Cream Sandwich will be 2.4. As a consumer, I would be thrown off if I was trying to buy a phone (or tablet) and 2.4 was newer than 3.0. It just doesn't make sense and just adds to the fragmentation that android is already plagued by.
Also, honeycomb is confirmed to work on phones as well as tablets (dive into mobile conference, Andy Rubin) so why would it be 2 dot anything?
Most Likely ICS will be 3.x, as a bugfix and enhancer to honeycomb, similar to what gingerbread was to froyo.
That’s right, in a move that shows there is some kind of cover-up of the mistake of the lack of Android 2.3 devices on the market (aside from the Nexus S) 2.4 will still be called Gingerbread, as the only new feature it adds will be this ability to support dual-core apps on a single-core device.
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Makes sense, developers will start making apps that only dual core devices can handle. A casual update to phones to support dual core apps will please consumers and calm everyone down while waiting for honeycomb on their phones.
Also, way to read the whole article
Google announced that 2.4 will be "Ice Cream"
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-...ead-Honeycomb-286887/?kc=EWKNLLIN03012011STR4
"Google's Android 2.3 "Gingerbread" build for smartphones and Android 3.0 "Honeycomb" build for tablet computers will be blended for Android 2.4 "Ice Cream."
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http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Applicatio...or-Developers-669669/?kc=EWKNLLIN03012011STR2
Google Feb. 22 made its full Android 3.0 software development kit (SDK) available to developers, more than three weeks after shipping a rough preview version to give developers a taste of the "Honeycomb" build.
From what i've heard about it i'm not sure i'm going to like the graphical changes in Ice Cream. In fact i'm so enamoured with the stock GB look i don't want it to ever change
Under the hood tweaks and improvements are welcome though!
Talderon said:
Google announced that 2.4 will be "Ice Cream"
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Linux-and-...ead-Honeycomb-286887/?kc=EWKNLLIN03012011STR4
"Google's Android 2.3 "Gingerbread" build for smartphones and Android 3.0 "Honeycomb" build for tablet computers will be blended for Android 2.4 "Ice Cream."
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http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Applicatio...or-Developers-669669/?kc=EWKNLLIN03012011STR2
Google Feb. 22 made its full Android 3.0 software development kit (SDK) available to developers, more than three weeks after shipping a rough preview version to give developers a taste of the "Honeycomb" build.
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2.4 Is meant to be also Gingerbread, with a small update (as mentioned before, like 2.0 and 2.1) the first link you posted said 2.4 as a guess (by the poster of the article I believe), but it's been said already that a second gingerbread version is coming out as 2.4
Here's a couple of links:
http://androidheadlines.com/2011/02/gingerbread-2-4-reveals-a-bite-more.html
http://www.mobilewhack.com/htc-desire-s-android-gingerbread-2-4-smartphone-made-official/
The rest of that article is right, there is an Ice Cream version coming out with some honeycomb features, but it's likely to be higher than 3.0 (or 2.5 if they're splitting the version numbers for tablet and phone)
According to Samsung's official page, Galaxy Tab 10.1 should release with [the TouchWiz UX layered over] Honeycomb 3.1
http://www.samsung.com/us/article/the-next-generation-of-galaxy-tabs
Obviously 3.1 is very new, but I can't find any other Samsung source confirming that it will ship with 3.1. Most pages still say "3.0"
Has Samsung truly changed their ways as far as updates? With 3.1 being announced only a month prior to a device's release, they're now claiming Tab 10.1 to be introduced with the latest version. This is awfully quick considering it took about a year for Froyo to hit their Galaxy S handsets.
Hopefully this bodes well for future updates, too (I'm looking at you ICS).
Interesting ...
I am curious about the Book Cover accessories mentioned there.
Anyone know how does it function and look like?
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3.1 is considered a minor update to 3.0. That's why it is still referred to as Honeycomb. It is not the same as the update from 2.2 and 2.3 where they gave them different designations (froyo and gingerbread) and the API changed a lot.
I noticed that too (about the Book Cover). I have a suspicious feeling it will look eerily similar to the Smart Cover for iPad 2 (same goes for the 10.1 itself) -- to be honest, I would be happy with that .
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3.1 is considered a minor update to 3.0. That's why it is still referred to as Honeycomb. It is not the same as the update from 2.2 and 2.3 where they gave them different designations (froyo and gingerbread) and the API changed a lot.
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I get that it's a small upgrade, I was just surprised that Samsung isn't going to release it as an OTA a few months after the device is for sale, as that has been their modus operandi for their current Android devices (save for the Nexus S).
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I wish google would hint towards the future for us early adopters..
Forgetabout a new update lets see source!
Google promised updates for 18 months on new devices. http://thisismynext.com/2011/05/10/google-promises-android-devices-updates-18-months/
First tablet to market with Android 3.0
First tablet with Android 3.1
Google has announced 4.0 Ice cream.
Hopefully we'll be the first with 4.0 too
As far as the OP I don't think the question should be about Google updating the xoom really. Google makes honeycomb so i think the real question has to be whether they will update honeycomb again before ice cream comes out. As far as I can tell once the next version of android OS comes out the previous version seems to stop being upgraded (once froyo came eclair stopped moving, froyo stopped updating with gingerbread, etc). Will honeycomb stop with ice cream? judging by the past, probably.
As far as the future of early adopters, I think the best thing to hope for is that the xoom (tegra 2) will be sufficient to run ice cream and be compatible enough that it will appear OTA directly from Google. As far the xoom being the first device to get it, I highly doubt it. Odds are a new "vanilla" device be it phone or tablet will debut the OS (also with whatever developments have been made in mobile processors since tegra2 under the hood). Yes the naked truth is that it is a fast fast moving market.
The percs offered to early xoom owners from google have been: first to get honeycomb 3.1 and guaranteed invitation/acceptance to Google music. Beyond this I don't think Google has anymore special treatment up the sleeves. And I don't immagine they are that stoked about being subtly expected to do damage control for Motorola's 4g problems.
If there does happen to be a HC 3.2 upgrade before ice cream then perhaps xoom owners may be first to get it but at any rate i immagine ice cream ends up on the xoom regardles, either through xda or Google or of course both.
And I think that is the future for xoom owners.
Edit: and just to clarify, I dont think Google exactly promised that they would update devices for 18 months, but rather that their partners have promised to update their devices to run whatever compatible android versions are released for those devices for 18 months. I.e no being stuck on froyo forever even though your phone can run gingerbread. What we would want to hear iis tthat Google promises to release compatible updates for your device for 18 months, but this isnt what they said. Plus that would pivot around device release times which isn't possible. If a new device comes at the end of an OS cycle I doubt Google will carry version for another year because one phone hopped on at the last minute. Btw sorry to be so cynical guys, just calling it as i see it
No update no sd
It will most likely not be updated again and will not receive sd card support anymore.
HC 3.1 is the final version, next version is smoerrebroed 4.0.
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My guess is that the xoom will definitely get ice cream sandwich given that its a pure google device. The nexus s just came out and its specs are worse than the xoom and nexus will definitely get ice cream sandwich. Now whether the other tablets get the upgrade is up to the manufacturer.
Hardware specs are not the limiting factor to getting android upgrades, its manfacturers modding android to fit their custom software like compiz or motoblur.
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ice cream is for cellphones and tablets ( I think this is gonna be for 7" tablets and lower) and honeycomb is a OS optimized for tablets, so I think that we will see more honeycomb updates
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It will most likely not be updated again and will not receive sd card support anymore.
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This is absolute FUD. You don't know that this is true, nor have there been any indications from Google/Moto that this is the case. Stop scaremongering.
raviosopr said:
ice cream is for cellphones and tablets ( I think this is gonna be for 7" tablets and lower) and honeycomb is a OS optimized for tablets, so I think that we will see more honeycomb updates
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Ice Cream Sandwich will be the latest version of Android upon release and will apply to everything (phone, tablet, tv). They are not going to continue Honeycomb as some kind of separate "large screen tablet" branch after ics as you seem to be implying.
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My guess is that the xoom will definitely get ice cream sandwich given that its a pure google device. The nexus s just came out and its specs are worse than the xoom and nexus will definitely get ice cream sandwich. Now whether the other tablets get the upgrade is up to the manufacturer.
Hardware specs are not the limiting factor to getting android upgrades, its manfacturers modding android to fit their custom software like compiz or motoblur.
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US Xooms will probably get updates to ICS I guess... didn't they have a prototype of ICS at Google I/O on a Xoom?
raviosopr said:
ice cream is for cellphones and tablets ( I think this is gonna be for 7" tablets and lower) and honeycomb is a OS optimized for tablets, so I think that we will see more honeycomb updates
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No, they said it would be merging of the Tablet and Phone - so it should be any sized screen (although that probably just ranges from phone (can't think of lowest size, but lets say for the sake of argument 3" -> tablet 10.1"
jm9843 said:
Ice Cream Sandwich will be the latest version of Android upon release and will apply to everything (phone, tablet, tv). They are not going to continue Honeycomb as some kind of separate "large screen tablet" branch after ics as you seem to be implying.
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I concur - that's how I read it all too
Also I imagine there may be a couple of bugfixes along the way but nothing major till ICS (4.0?)
so maybe 3.1.1, 3.1.2, probably not a 3.2 - only if there's a new feature they want to push out that is fairly big...
However - if google are responsible for the SD Card slot - then 3.2 may address that issue - else it'd probably just be a 3.1.1 update judging on how they have done updating numbering on the past...
I think Google had Moto add SD to be ready for Ice cream. Its my idea that that was the plan maybe im crazy but who knows
Someone knows if Asus have plans to upgrade the Transformer with the upcoming version of Android?
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Someone knows if Asus have plans to upgrade the Transformer with the upcoming version of Android?
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They better do that, atthe moment Transformer is not a whole ecosystem, and the fact that honeycomb will ceasse to exist, indicate any future update, which was officially promised to extend to an 18 month period by google, will make me deduce that Ice Cream is indeed in the future of my beloved device
I don't understand Honeycomb, there was and is much talk that Honeycomb needs more time to mature and have more apps to rival IOS but it seems they switched gears to ICS. It looks like Honeycomb is an aborted baby or some band aid solution until they release ICS in the fall, that would be less than a year for HC.
The app developers have no real incentive to push out apps when a new OS is around the corner and with the new OS it would be even more time for teething issues. I think Android tablets users are getting the short end of the stick.
Honeycomb and ICS are not different OS's. ICS is simply an update to Honeycomb, like how 3.1 was an update from 3.0. It will be the update from 3.2 to 4.0. It is the same thing as how phones got updated from 2.1 to 2.2 to 2.3. Next up for phones is the jump from 2.3 to 4.0, because ICS is the unification of the tablet and phone sides of Android.
If a dev is waiting on ICS to build an app, then they are both wasting time and potential revenue from selling the app, because the app will work perfectly fine on ICS. Google does everything they can to ensure that apps can scale and evolve both through various devices, and OS versions.
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ICS is just an update to Honeycomb.
Edit: Also, Google has stated that ICS will be open sourced, and since we have root on our devices, I would say with absolute certainty that we will be able to have ICS roms. I wouldn't worry too much if there is an official update or not because of that. You'll get your Ice Cream and YOU WILL LIKE IT!!
You are true AstroTrain. Honeycomb was hacked together from the phone versions to quickly rush out a tablet pltform. Ice Cream would be a true tablet OS along with a phone OS.
The transformer is a very hackable device. If there isnt an official release there will be a dev release. All of the iconias are locked and some of the 10.1s are locked, which is why the transformer is the best honeycomb tablet on the market rightmost.
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You think the ice cream sandwhich android system supports ideos.x5?
or can be supported with custom roms ?
The next version of Cyanogen will be based on ice cream sandwich!
Maybe we could not get the ICS, because Huawei will not creat the 3.0.1 kernel for X5.
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With custom ROMs, sure! About official, not sure yet.
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I highly doubt there will be official ICS. Huawei doesn't seem to be the best company at giving updates to our phones. Still no gingerbread and you guys are talking about official ICS.
EDIT: People should also read the forums rules. Development forum is only for rom, kernel etc development. So if you are not developing anything you should put these in the general section of the forum.
What is needed to be done to get the 3.0 kernel to this phone?
with custom roms supported.... k?
It's too soon to know.Source ain't out yet, right?
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It's too soon to know.Source ain't out yet, right?
u8800,cm7,[email protected]
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yes, right...
Then, as soon as the code comes we will be able to know which phones can take it.
It is my assumption that the U8800 will have some minor problems with it, if ram is an issue.I find no problems with the hardware though.If ICS has hardware acceleration on the browser and UI, our GPU can take it.I find no reason not tofcourse we will have to see what happens with the drivers, and what we need to change.
I am positive though.
Huawei Forums;
Senior Vice President of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. Yu Chengdong: I see some friends who use the old product U8800 asking if 2.2 can upgrade to 2.3 version as their expectations and concerns. Huawei's mobile phone R&D focus to a more leading ICS 4.0 version, with the fastest speed for the main products directly to upgrade to 4.0, for which cannot be upgraded to 4.0 will also be upgraded to 2.3, unless some of the hardware capabilities are limited. However, Vision Honor and other new models provide the first public version 2.3, and then will be the fastly upgraded to version 4.0!
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Vague bull***t... :/ Whats that suppossed to mean? After all these months of waiting for the "october relase of gingerbread" now we'll have to wait for a (probably fictional) upgrade straight to 4.0?
They just keep reminding us why they sell their phones so cheap dont they?....
There are none ice cream sandwich release yet. They just lies..
http://twitter.com/#!/HuaweiDevice/status/90736282896052224 => "2.3 will be coming."
http://getsatisfaction.com/huaweiindia/topics/android_2_3_when_for_ideos_x5 = > Will be in october.
CMO says: 2.3 is not coming. 4.0 will be coming.
Are they kidding? 4.0 even not launched yet.
Özgürce said:
There are none ice cream sandwich release yet. They just lies..
http://twitter.com/#!/HuaweiDevice/status/90736282896052224 => "2.3 will be coming."
http://getsatisfaction.com/huaweiindia/topics/android_2_3_when_for_ideos_x5 = > Will be in october.
CMO says: 2.3 is not coming. 4.0 will be coming.
Are they kidding? 4.0 even not launched yet.
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I think most of the companies have the ICS SDK already for faster releases - at least that's my imagination of a perfect world lol
franciscofranco said:
I think most of the companies have the ICS SDK already for faster releases - at least that's my imagination of a perfect world lol
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Samsung has it,for sure
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Samsung has ICS SDK because the Google Galaxy Nexus Prime will be launched next month and will have the first phone with ICS.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM9RO-GAKjE
i think it will
i think it wont..
On this site, it says all newer devices HAVE to have the latest update for the first 18 months after they go on sale. I think our u8800 is new enough. (In Estonia available at August, announced in December 2010 worldwide?)
And, Open Handset Alliance members are here, as you can see, Huawei is there.
And I read somewhere that ICS should support >1 year old devices, so even if we don't get the official port, we'll get a custom one hopefully.
would be great to have ICS to x5