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Android 2.4 Ice Cream Releasing Summertime?

Ah don’t you just love the way the Google guys keep on with the sweet names for their Android operating system, sooner or later they will run out of ideas, but not for the next version of their OS which will apparently be called Ice Cream.
According to an article over on the Boy Genius Report by Andrew Munchbach, a report by Pocket-lint says according to “multiple sourse familiar with the matter,” the Android 2.4 Ice Cream operating system is to be released by Google sometime in either June or July of this year.
Furthermore apparently Google is expected to announce this during Google I/O 2011 in San Francisco in May. Android Ice Cream will be the next in a long line for desert-style naming from Google with the Android platform receiving Cupcake, Donut, Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread and then Android Honeycomb for Android tables, and now Ice Cream, one wonders where it will all end.
That’s all that’s known about the new operating system no word on just what to expect improvement wise or feature wise when Ice Cream finally makes it into the Android space. Any of our readers care to hazzard a guess at what Android 2.4 Ice Cream will deliver?
Source:
http://www.phonesreview.co.uk/2011/01/11/android-2-4-ice-cream-releasing-summertime/
http://www.fonehome.co.uk/2011/01/17/android-2-4-ice-cream-sandwich-features-we-want/
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/37819/google-ice-cream-android-2-4

Nice info, thanks for sharing!

I thought the name would be Ice Cream Sandwich as mentioned in the second link.. still nice
But the versionnumber 2.4 is hard to believe when we are already at 2.3 even before Honeycomb. Even if (which I seriously doubt) Google would seperate their software in 2 different "branches" the newest branch will unlikely have a lower version number.
Just my 2 cents
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do you think the sgs will get any ice cream because i dont

considering how "fast" samsung moves at pushing out upgrades... i think you'll get 2.4 by year 2020

AllGamer said:
considering how "fast" samsung moves at pushing out upgrades... i think you'll get 2.4 by year 2020
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Android 2.4 ice cream ???

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."
Also note:
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)

Does google plan on updating the xoom again?

???
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.
hdtvpower

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

hdtvpower said:
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.

tumbes20000 said:
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

After icecream comes jelly bean on android

http://thisismynext.com/2011/09/09/android-jelly-bean/

More likely, it will be something like Jelly Roll instead. Cupcake, Donut, Eclair, FroYo, Gingerbread, ICS (not just Ice Cream as your title states) . . . the naming convention has been following dessert-type items, not just sweets. But then, I was sure the last version would be Gelato.
Also, isn't ICS pretty clearly going to be version 4.0? This source seems to be out of the loop with that, or maybe just being very cautious without formal confirmation.
And, finally, shouldn't this be in the Android General forum?

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More likely, it will be something like Jelly Roll instead. Cupcake, Donut, Eclair, FroYo, Gingerbread, ICS (not just Ice Cream as your title states) . . . the naming convention has been following dessert-type items, not just sweets. But then, I was sure the last version would be Gelato.
Also, isn't ICS pretty clearly going to be version 4.0? This source seems to be out of the loop with that, or maybe just being very cautious without formal confirmation.
And, finally, shouldn't this be in the Android General forum?
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-lol I agree, it should be Jelly Roll to coincide with previous naming.
We don't even know much and we're already talking about the next version?
-I've seen conflicting reports but does it really matter?
It should just be 3.0. One version for tablets, one for phones.
-It is.

Honeycomb is already 3.0, 3.1, and 3.2

velociraptors said:
Honeycomb is already 3.0, 3.1, and 3.2
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I realize that but why play games with it?
Just name it 3.0 and have honeycomb (and future tablet versions) numbered under it's current structure.
What are you gonna do have it go from 3.x to 5.x for tablets?
Silly.

next version?
Kiwi? Wow, good luck.

The new version will bridge the gap between all the differing versions and unite all android under the same OS - phone AND tablet. The new version, out sometime Q4 this year, will be Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich.
Chlballi

mattykinsx said:
I realize that but why play games with it?
Just name it 3.0 and have honeycomb (and future tablet versions) numbered under it's current structure.
What are you gonna do have it go from 3.x to 5.x for tablets?
Silly.
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No. ICS is a unified platform for both phones and tablets. So all devices would be running 4.0.
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Rem3Dy said:
No. ICS is a unified platform for both phones and tablets. So all devices would be running 4.0.
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I haven't heard anything like that.
Source?

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I haven't heard anything like that.
Source?
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This is what was said at the Google I/O.
9:15 a.m. (Maggie Reardon): Ice Cream Sandwich will allow Google partners to put the OS on all kinds of form factors: phones that flip, tablets, smartphones. One OS that runs everywhere. That's the goal.
Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-30686_3-20061246-266.html#ixzz1XiYa4umU

I don't know what a Jelly Roll is... but I want to taste one!

mattykinsx said:
I haven't heard anything like that.
Source?
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This may be true, I've seen this some where.
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Update on Ice Cream Sandwich (Official HTC Page)

Update on Ice Cream Sandwich
by HTC on Friday, October 21, 2011 at 10:14pm
Since Google unveiled Ice Cream Sandwich earlier this week, HTC has been looking closely at the new OS's features and functionality to determine our upgrade plans. We're a recognized industry leader in providing fast and consistent upgrades to our Android devices (see what Engadget had to say about our upgrades: http://engt.co/qMb9nQ), and Ice Cream Sandwich will be no different.
Upgrades require a careful balance of hardware and software to ensure the best possible performance and usability, so please stay tuned as we assess our product portfolio. Our goal is to upgrade as many HTC devices as possible and we'll be sharing details on specific devices and timing in the coming weeks!
Thanks!

i am very much lookin fwd to ICS for my wildfire

Wildfire didn't get official Gingerbread, so I can't see how on earth you people are linking HTC's posts on ICS, and, "waiting/hoping" for official ICS, no less.

I agree with 3xeno.

When they said they'll upgrade as many of their devices, the meant recent
devices. So what, HTC will upgrade the G1 to ICS? No go. And plus, they declared the Wildfire as end-of-life. Nullifying the chance.
I am not trying to say I don't want official ICS; I do want it very much, but there is a slim chance of it happening.

any unofficial rom's available???

At this point, I am more worried about UN-official ICS, official be damned. (Again, I am repeating, Wildfire didn't get official Gingerbread, so I honestly don't know what makes us think even an iota that it will get official ICS)
Remember, the Gingerbread SDK Port DID run on the Wildfire (Jacob's GingerFire Alpha ROM), which is not the case with ICS, and arco has pretty much confirmed any attempts to have an ICS SDK port up and running are going to be futile, because the ICS SDK doesn't support the old ARMv6 CPU, period.

I completely agree with you 3xeno. The HTC Wildfire lacks GPU and the processor is too slow. So there won't be an Official ICS and probably not even an Unofficial port of ICS AOSP.

Well, even the Nexus One won't get official ICS, as Google says its hardware is too old.

Update for all - Wildfire Ice Cream Sandwich
Sorry for cross posting ... i was reading up on the same question, can wildfire work for ICS. Well good news ... someone has already started - unofficially. Its still being worked upon but seems there is hope.
Check the link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1355189
Officially Ice Cream Sandwich will never be on Wildfire. Its simply not viable for business. No wonder HTC didnt upgrade to Gingerbread.