Comments on: Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich final build detailed

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:41:00 +0000

Hey, ICS looked pretty smooth. I must say my Gingerbread device is pretty smooth too. Even my old Samsung Galaxy Spica with FroYo could run smooth with a little help from the force ;)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:38:00 +0000

I tend to use the search a lot, but my new phone doesn’t have a search button. It does however have a slide out keyboard, so I just slide it open, start typing and press enter. Pretty darn convenient, let’s hope it works with ICS if I get it. For the Galaxy Nexus I don’t know how to fix that, as you say apps like market have it built in, but what if one wants to type a web adress from the home screen. Or wait, it has a Google Search widget that stays on top on every screen, without taking up any of the 4×4 widget space, because of the large screen, so, problem mostly solved :)

By: Matt L

Matt L — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:14:00 +0000

I didn’t ask you. And to describe something as useless based on only your limited usage habits is a sign of very little thought. Thank you for your reply.

By: SC

SC — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:57:00 +0000

Honestly, I barely use the search feature myself. Any app that I’ve needed to have it in had it already there (namely market.) It’s useless if you ask me.

By: ajin jo augustine

ajin jo augustine — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 05:03:00 +0000

Wow wow

By: Matt L

Matt L — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:40:00 +0000

ICS sounds like it has some nice aspects, but the removal of the persistent Search button found on all other Android phones makes this phone a toy at best. The only reason to remove the that key is… I can’t think of any reason.

Apple phones are geared toward people who are disinclined to put thought into the use of their device. The single, Apple defined button is a good example of this. Removing the persistent Search button is a step toward that nonsense. Maybe Google, like Apple, is worried they will confuse their users, and removed it.

My guess is they think the general user is so stupid that he doesn’t realize that Search button is useful for almost every common task. Maybe they think people are so very simpleminded that they don’t use their phones for internet searches. Maybe they think their users can’t differentiate among four buttons and would be more “comfortable” (comfortable, BTW, is commonly used as code for “barely capable of”) with a more streamlined design.

Android users aren’t sheep, Google. Please don’t let this continue.

By: Xjxucucu

Xjxucucu — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:28:00 +0000

Im buying it the 1st day

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 02:56:00 +0000

CM7.1 runs just fine for me on my HTC MyTouch 4G.

It’s a bit choppier on my Acer A500, but I attribute that to acers poor ability to mod Honeycomb.

By: Lazar Norris

Lazar Norris — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 02:40:00 +0000

haha

By: Lazar Norris

Lazar Norris — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 02:07:00 +0000

android’s UI is not yet finished. google, how about – first make an UI that runs smooth, and THEN make silly faces?

By: SC

SC — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 02:05:00 +0000

Sounds like ideas that Nokia released before (face unlock and NFC sharing, though sharing apps and all that is new.)
Promising though. I’ll be sure to try it out.

By: Farren

Farren — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 01:49:00 +0000

this is on youtube?!

By: Phillip Aleksandr Estrin

Phillip Aleksandr Estrin — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 01:45:00 +0000

and everyone on youtube is proud.

By: Asif Bhagat

Asif Bhagat — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 01:43:00 +0000

2nd

By: Farren

Farren — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 01:39:00 +0000

first?