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 Alex Dobie
Feb 13, 2012
Samsung has taken the wraps off yet another tablet, this time running the latest version of Android -- Ice Cream Sandwich. The Galaxy Tab 2 has a 7-inch form factor similar to the Galaxy Tab 7 Plus,...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 13, 2012
Development of CyanogenMod 9 continues apace, with the main dev overseeing LG devices releasing a very early "self-KANG" build for LG Optimus 2X and T-Mobile G2X owners. Ricardo Cerquiera ...
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by Chris Parsons
Feb 10, 2012
Back during CES 2012 Acer showed off something called Acercloud, a new service from them much like Apple's iCloud services in the fact it will keep documents and media libraries in the cloud wit...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 10, 2012
Following last week's HTC Ville leakage, a new, unannounced HTC smartphone running Ice Cream Sandwich with Sense 4.0, and a Droid Incredible-style back panel has appeared online. The photos...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 09, 2012
Manufacturer HTC today on its Facebook page gave word that its initial round of Ice Cream Sandwich updates will be available by the end of March. First up are the HTC Sensation, Sensation 4G and Sen...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 09, 2012
The Nokia N9 is a great piece of hardware, some users have been pining for Android on the device instead of the built-in MeeGo OS. As it's a relatively developer-friendly phone, it wasn't lo...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 08, 2012
You might have noticed that the Google Chrome team has released the long awaited build for Android. It's still a beta version, but it's a pretty big deal. It's built for Ice Cr...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 08, 2012
Just as planned, Quebec-centric carrier Videotron has today launched the Samsung Galaxy Nexus on its network. Canadians wanting to use Samsung and Google's flagship smartphone on Videotron can n...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 08, 2012
If you frequent Reddit, you may be aware of BaconReader, a highly polished and fully-featured Reddit client for Android that launched late last year. Today sees developer OneLouder release a substan...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 07, 2012
Exynos, Snapdragon S2 & S3 support on the way; Nexus One still uncertain
Work on CyanogenMod 9 has been underway since Google dropped the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich code back in...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 07, 2012
It looks like Chinese consumers might not have long to wait before they can pick up Huawei's new Ascend P1 S. Huawei SVP Yu Chengdong has been dropping a few hints on social networks about ...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 07, 2012
It's been rumored for some time, but now it's finally here -- Google Chrome has landed on Android. Android 4.0 phone and tablet owners in selected countries can now grab a beta version of Ch...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 06, 2012
Last Monday we got out first look at the HTC Ville, an upcoming handset that we're expecting to see unveiled at Mobile World Congress in a few weeks. Today four new photos of the phone have appe...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 06, 2012
Here's one of those good news/bad news things, which we're going to tell in reverse. The bad news is that Swype, the uber-popular third-party keyboard that lets you trace your finger from le...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 06, 2012
Following reports from some online retailers early last month, we now have official confirmation from Samsung that the white Galaxy Nexus is the real deal, and will be going on sale next week in the...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Feb 04, 2012
Android Central member seanmacanally got an OTA notification on his rooted Verizon Galaxy Nexus, and with a little help from the great crew in the forums got the package pulled and uploaded for ever...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 02, 2012
We've seen at least a couple of early Ice Cream Sandwich leaks for the international Samsung Galaxy S II (GT-i9100) appear, and today yet another version has leaked out online, showing signs o...
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by Alex Dobie
Feb 02, 2012
Android 4.0 OTA update for Sensation coming "early this year"
Update: HTC has sent out a clarificaiton that this verison of the Sensation will ship with Gingerbread by will get an upgr...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 02, 2012
We might not get the Samsung Galaxy S III at Mobile World Congress, but that doesn't mean there might not be something new to play with Mobile rumormonger Eldar Murtazin today teased the Twitter...
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by Phil Nickinson
Feb 02, 2012
Google has just released the latest numbers regarding who's using what version of Android. These are devices that have accessed the Android Market over two weeks ending Feb. 1. The long and shor...
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