Android 4.0.1 Ice Cream Sandwich ported to the Nexus One

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  • October 25, 2011 at 2:36 am

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Nexus One received Android 4.0.1 Ice Cream Sandwich port

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich devices and its source code are not out yet, but the software development kit (SDK) is. And so, endearing developers work tirelessly in porting the Android 4.0 SDK to a host of current smartphones; just to give us a peek on how ICS would look on a device. First lucky device to get such a port was the Nexus S and now the Nexus One joins in the fun.

A developer, going by the name dr1337md, has posted a video on YouTube showing-off his Ice Cream Sandwich port on the Nexus One. As far as ports go, things are mostly working but there is some lag, while it lacks audio and Wi-Fi.

Google has said that any Android 2.3 Gingerbread smartphone should be able to run Android 4.0, although when and if that it will be upgraded depends on the manufacturer and carrier. While you wait for your device to get the update, which might take months, you can checkout the video after the break.
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Google preparing Android developers for Ice Cream Sandwich, one operating system for all

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  • September 19, 2011 at 2:53 pm

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Actionbar phone and tablet on Android Ice Cream Sandwich

We’re expecting the next version of Android, code-named Ice Cream Sandwich, to come soon. Android versions have diverged, with Android 2.3 Gingerbread running on smartphones and 3.0 Honeycomb running on tablets; ICS is expected to unify the Android system again and will allow the same version of Android to run on all devices, independent of size and resolution.

As the official unveiling comes closer, the precise date still remains unknown, more information is coming out of Google’s headquarters. A post on the official Android Developers’ blog, aimed at helping developers in preparing their tablet friendly Honeycomb apps to work on smartphones with Ice Cream Sandwich, brings us a few interesting bits of information.
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HTC opening Sense to developers, launching OpenSense SDK and HTCdev.com

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  • June 2, 2011 at 5:16 pm

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HTC launching OpenSense SDK and HTCdev for developers

After announcing that they will no longer be locking the bootloaders on their devices, HTC is continuing its path towards openness. Today, HTC CEO, Peter Chou has announced that they are opening the HTC Sense interface to developers and embracing the developer community with an SDK–named OpenSense–as well as a developer’s portal–HTCdev.com.
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