Because Android is the number one smartphone OS in the world and 56 percent of new smartphone buyers choose Android, many people can’t wait to see what Google has in store with the next update of the OS. By contrast, Apple’s iOS remains in not-close-at-all second place with 28 percent of new smartphone buyers choosing it.
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Ice Cream Sandwich appears to take cues from both Honeycomb and Gingerbread. It uses a blue color instead of green on notifications and icons, has a Honeycomb-like multitasking menu and a revamped notification bar and camera interface.
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Sadly, the tipster who took the video claims his new Nexus S was remotely locked and wiped after the video appeared online, so now there’s no way to double-check the unit’s authenticity. Still, it’s fun to see what Google may have up its sleeve.
The full Ice Cream Sandwich demo video can be viewed below:
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