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My Xoom Upgraded, what is new and wonderful about Ice Cream Sandwich?

Android 4.0.3 just installed itself on my (Woot!ed) Xoom. So far the apps are still working. I found http://www.android.com/about/ice-cream-sandwich/ but want to hear what upgrades are eagerly anticipated.

by fishphotoguy
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I've had the Galaxy Nexus since launch day, so I've had a few weeks with Ice Cream Sandwich.

ICS really is a huge step forward for Android. It's overall just much smoother and - at least on the right hardware - lag-free.

Here are some tips that are new/different in ICS:

-There's a settings shortcut in the center of the Notification pulldown
-There's a Market shortcut at the top right of screen when you're in the App Drawer
-You can delete an app without going into settings or to the Market. Simply long-press an app in the App Drawer (as if you were going to place it on a home screen). There's an option at the top of the screen to uninstall.

This might have been device-specific, but the default behavior on the GN is to add a shortcut to a home screen for every app you install from the Market. Maddening. If you have that, too, you can change it by going into Market > Menu (the three little dots) > Settings > Uncheck "Auto-add widgets"

anotherhiggins
4 months ago

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Android page says that face recognition is available, and usable as the screen unlock key. Any idea how to do that?

fishphotoguy
4 months ago

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@fishphotoguy: Settings > Security > Screen Lock > Face Unlock

I'm not sure if you have a pure Android experience tablet or if Motorola has put an overlay on top of Android. If Motorola fiddled with it, the exact menu structure might be different.

Also, it might not work/not be available if you don't have a front-facing camera.

anotherhiggins
4 months ago

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