Android Ice Cream Sandwich

Android Ice Cream Sandwich (or Android 4.0) is the fourth major version of the <a href="/facts/Android_(operating_system)/nNyHb0xz">Android</a> <a href="/facts/Mobile_operating_system/wysBVca1">mobile operating system</a> developed by <a href="/facts/Google/GT9Sugza">Google</a>. Unveiled on October 19, 2011, Android 4.0 built upon the significant changes made by the tablet-only release <a href="/facts/Android_Honeycomb/xIEao15x">Android Honeycomb</a>, in an effort to create a unified platform for both <a href="/facts/Smartphone/cSIrBMWG">smartphones</a> and <a href="/facts/Tablet_computer/6pGX2I7b">tablets</a>. The first phone with Android Ice Cream Sandwich was the <a href="/facts/Samsung_Galaxy_Nexus/uDTtgeFu">Galaxy Nexus</a>.
Android 4.0 was focused on simplifying and modernizing the overall Android experience around a new set of <a href="/facts/Human_interface_guidelines/U9WBXEQo">human interface guidelines</a>. As part of these efforts, it introduced a new visual appearance <a href="/facts/Codename/MRq0mo4b">codenamed</a> "Holo", which was built around a cleaner, minimalist design, and a new default <a href="/facts/Typeface/It41hIjl">typeface</a> named <a href="/facts/Roboto/ywlkh0E8">Roboto</a>. It also introduced a number of other new features, including a refreshed home screen, <a href="/facts/Near-field_communication/awqd3Ea8">near-field communication</a> (NFC) support and the ability to "beam" content to another user using the technology, an updated web browser, a new contacts manager with social network integration, the ability to access the camera and control music playback from the <a href="/facts/Lock_screen/jlS2PYce">lock screen</a>, <a href="/facts/Visual_voicemail/EwgyCf18">visual voicemail</a> support, <a href="/facts/Face_recognition/mtVxaDln">face recognition</a> for device unlocking ("Face Unlock"), the ability to monitor and limit <a href="/facts/Mobile_internet/lU0s3MU5">mobile</a> <a href="/facts/Bandwidth_(computing)/lY6Tb4gX">data</a> usage, and other internal improvements.
Android 4.0 received positive reviews by critics, who praised the cleaner, revamped appearance of the operating system in comparison to previous versions, along with its improved performance and functionality. However, critics still felt that some of Android 4.0's stock apps were still lacking in quality and functionality in comparison to third-party equivalents, and regarded some of the operating system's new features, particularly the "face unlock" feature, as being <a href="/facts/Gimmick/qTsXEN1U">gimmicks</a>.
Back in October 2022, statistics issued by Google indicate that 0.15% of all Android devices accessing Google Play run Ice Cream Sandwich. 
However, as of January 2025, only 0.01% of all devices run Android Ice Cream Sandwich.

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Android Ice Cream Sandwich