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Android 4.0 Update
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The Android
4.0 update is set to be released for the HTC EVO 3D as well as the EVO Design
4G based on a recent announcement by Sprint.
The mobile
service provider indicated that users of the two devices will receive a
notification for the Android 4.0 update which will prompt them to download the
update. Once the update is downloaded and installed into the smartphones, the
users will be able to use the features of the Ice Cream Sandwich Android.
Even as the
specific release dates for the Android 4.0 update were not revealed by the
mobile service provider, it is expected to become available by the start of
August. The specific release dates will be made available by the mobile service
provider soon.
The Android
4.0 update will offer a better user interface along with a new camera
application that offers a number of effects such as posterize, vintage, depth
of field, and vignette.
Once the
smartphones will receives the Android 4.0 update, web browser of the smartphone
will sync the Google Chrome bookmarks as well as offer a new tabs layout. The
People application will also be integrated into Google+ to facilitate browsing
the photos of contacts in high resolution.
The other
features offered with the Android 4.0 update include a new Gmail app that allows
searching for emails even without a data connection, better keyboard, and an
integration of Google+ for video chats and hangouts. The update will also bring
the Face Unlock feature that facilitates unlocking of the device through facial
recognition.
Even as
Google has yet to release the Android 4.0 update to all Android-powered
devices, the latest version of the OS was introduced recently. The Jelly Bean
Android 4.1 OS debuted on the Google Nexus 7 tablet and was recently made
available for the Galaxy Nexus and will be released to the Motorola Xoom and the
Samsung Nexus S soon.
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