The Ice Cream Sandwich version of Android was officially announced May 10 at the Google IO developer conference. It's not expected to be released until the fourth quarter of 2011, and Google didn't offer up too many details, though it did say it'll bring features of Android 3.0/3.1 Honeycomb to smartphones. That confirms what former CEO Eric Schmidt said at Mobile World Congress in February 2011.
That's not to say you'll be getting the Honeycomb experience on a phone -- Android 3.0 was designed for tablets with their larger screens. But we should see some elements, such as the Action Bar and System Bar. Ice Cream Sandwich will unify the OS version across devices, and will allow for better application development on smartphones, tablets, and Google TV.
Nobody know much more about Ice Cream Sandwich at this point, but you can follow the news as it happens below.
More Ice Cream Sandwich stories
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by Anndrew Vacca
Feb 21, 2012
Viber, the cross-platform VoIP app popular for its free voice calling and text messaging, has received its official upgrade for Ice Cream Sandwich-compatability, available now in the Android M...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 21, 2012
Following the recent announcents of the Optimus Vu and Optimus LTE Tag, LG has taken the wraps off three more Android smartphones ahead of next week's Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The Opt...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 20, 2012
Google released the first beta version of Chrome for Android a couple of weeks ago, giving Android 4.0 phone and tablet owners the chance to try out the new mobile version of its web browser. Today ...
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by Richard Devine
Feb 20, 2012
Expansys UK often run special deals on items from their catalogues on a Monday. But what they're offering today is a Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Brand new, off contract, for today only you can pick up...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 19, 2012
We've seen a couple new Ice Cream Sandwich builds leaked out for the Sprint Epic 4G Touch, and that makes us happy. It means someone is hard at work making this happen, nobody has forgotte...
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by Richard Devine
Feb 18, 2012
It is just over a month since Notion Ink set loose their alpha build of Ice Cream Sandwich for the Adam. Today that build gets bumped up to beta and as before has been posted to the Internet for any...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 17, 2012
HTC sends word via its official Facebook page that in addition to the handful of phones already announced, Verizon's Rhyme, Droid Incredible 2 and Thunderbolt will be getting the latest version ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 17, 2012
If you've got a Sprint Nexus S 4G and have been waiting on pins and needles for your Android 4.X Ice Cream Sandwich update that supposedly was dropping Feb. 16, it's time to get some sleep. ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 17, 2012
Acer today officially announced the timing of Android 4.0 updates to its Iconia Tab line of Android tablets. Here's the skinny:
The A200 (read our full review) is in the midst of getting...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 16, 2012
Yesterday we learned that HTC's flagship Endeavor and mid-range Ville are likely to be marketed as the HTC One X and One S respectively. Today brings the news that they may be joined by one m...
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by Richard Devine
Feb 16, 2012
Google's fun little Android avatar creation tool, Androidify has been updated again in the Android Market. For many though, the biggest issue with the app has appeared since the introduction of ...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 15, 2012
It's been a couple weeks now since we brought you a leaked build of Android 4.0.4 for the Sprint Nexus S 4G. According to an internal screen shot sent to Android Police, we might finally...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 15, 2012
HTC will give some customers an early preview of its Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich updates, a spokesperson for the manufacturer has told us. This will start with the HTC Sensation and Sensation XE ...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 15, 2012
Could Samsung be planning to launch a full-sized tablet cousin to the Galaxy Note? Listings on Samsung's own blog, as well as a casting website, contain references to the "Galaxy Note 10.1&...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 15, 2012
We're still waiting on the first update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich for Motorola smartphones, but the manufacturer has just given an update which devices will receive ICS.
The Droid Bioni...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 15, 2012
Looks like HTC's quad-core Endeavor may have some competition at MWC, as it seems LG is prepping its own Tegra 3-powered beast, dubbed the LG X3 (P880). MoDaCo has obtained screenshots from...
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by Richard Devine
Feb 13, 2012
It's been a while since we saw any mention of Quadrant benchmark scores in phone reviews. We hoped that it was for the obvious reason, but in a world where the Galaxy Nexus is king we couldn'...
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by Jared DiPane
Feb 13, 2012
If you've got an Acer Iconia A200, and have a bit of thirst for Ice Cream Sandwich, you're in luck. The latest and greatest Android OS update is rolling out now via an OTA update and i...
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by Richard Devine
Feb 13, 2012
It seems like a never ending wait for Sky TV's Android offering of their Sky Go service. Further information has appeared which says the application will not work with Ice Cream Sandwich or with...
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by Richard Devine
Feb 13, 2012
It was just a few days ago that we first caught a glimpse of the Nokia N9 running Ice Cream Sandwich. Now that glimpse has progressed into the first video footage from developer Alexey Roslyakov and...
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