Android 2.4 (mobile)/Android 3.1 (tablets), dubbed “Ice Cream Sandwich,” was unveiled by Google today at Google I/O in San Francisco. Now for those of you who may be getting flustered by all the numbers and what-not, this upgrade is set to bring Android tablets and phones together in a rather awesome matrimony. Ice Cream Sandwich will be bringing Honeycomb to mobile devices, settling the worries of mobile developers having to struggle to meet the needs of their consumers who have a vast array of the Android OS’s.
Google stressed that Android 2.4 would address this issue since the apps experience is a huge part of the Android platform. Ice Cream Sandwich seeks to give app developers tools they need to accomplish this. Google also proclaimed the lofty goal of “one OS that runs everywhere.”
One exciting detail is that all of the cool things we loved about Honeycomb is coming to Ice Cream Sandwich. Phones will get in on the cool sliding widgets, holographic user interface, and the handy task launcher.
Not much else is known about Ice Cream Sandwich as of right now, and not much else has been shown other than a few tech demos. What we do know though is that Google has stepped up to the plate and addressed one of the biggest issues that has plagued the Android OS devices for a while now. Android users unite!
