Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Features

Google's newest and best version of Android just became official at the Google-Samsung event in Hong Kong along with the Galaxy Nexus.After Cupcake, Donut, Eclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb the recent OS is named as  Ice Cream Sandwich. 

Key features of Ice Cream Sandwich are ...

-Optimized for smartphone and tablet use

-New user interface, with a new typeface called 'Roboto', updated animations, transition effects, multi-touch gestures and live wallpapers

-Improved multitasking

-New homescreen folders and favorites tray

-Improved lock screen with facial unlock

-Improved notification menu

-Resizable widgets, viewable through the application menu

-Built-in screenshot utility

-Improved text input and spell-checking

-Improved voice input

-Ability to monitor and control data usage

-Improved accessibility for disabled users

-New Peoples app

-Improved Gmail and Calendar app

-Improved web browser with ability to save web pages and incognito mode

-Visual voicemail

-Improved camera app with face detection and panorama mode

-Improved video recorder with continuous auto-focus, zooming while recording, snapshot while recording and time lapse mode

-Redesigned Gallery app with photo editor

-Android Beam for transferring data using NFC

-Wi-Fi Direct and Bluetooth HDP support

Ice Cream Sandwich  OS combine the best of Gingerbread and Honeycomb, features along with some new features like improved lock and notification screen, new camera app, new Peoples app and an improved browser etc are some of them