ICS on the MAXX

[bsweetness]

Perhaps from a developer's or architect's perspective, but I've heard very little that affects the end user in any specific way. Can you tell me, as a user, what specific features are going to be new and wonderful that I must have? Face recognition, cool. Not groundbreaking. Now from the standpoint of unification of devices and developer hooks, I'm there. But as a user, I expect little immediate impact. There will be a few new kewl tools. But I have yet to hear of really compelling advancements that I'll see on my current phone. As you say, the majority of it is under the hood. So for developers, it's significant. For users, not so much right now. Perhaps new app capabilities in the future. But they're not here yet for the most part, so most users will see only incremental changes. I think my phone will look pretty much the same tomorrow as it does today. The update will come when it comes. We'll see what developers do with it. Could be really good, but it's not tomorrow.

Android 2.3 Gingerbread vs. Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

A few additiona not mentioned in the above article that immediately come to mind: the ability to take screenshots, the option to freeze any app from running (including bloatware), ICS-only apps (such as the vastly improved Gmail), and Webtop 3.0.

And most of the under the hood changes are not just for developers. The changes represent noticeable technical differences that have an impact on how your phone actually performs:

Learn about the technical differences between Gingerbread and ICS

There's more to ICS than just the above, but that should be enough to show that it's far more than an incremental update.

 

[brucefulton]

Android 2.3 Gingerbread vs. Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

A few additiona not mentioned in the above article that immediately come to mind: the ability to take screenshots, the option to freeze any app from running (including bloatware), ICS-only apps (such as the vastly improved Gmail), and Webtop 3.0.

And most of the under the hood changes are not just for developers. The changes represent noticeable technical differences that have an impact on how your phone actually performs:

Learn about the technical differences between Gingerbread and ICS

There's more to ICS than just the above, but that should be enough to show that it's far more than an incremental update.

I see nothing in the linked article that promises to change my user experience in any fundamental way.

 

[jackiescivic]

I feel like I am one of the only people that is NOT looking forward to ICS. I've played with it on the HTC One S, along with the Galaxy Tab2, and I'm just NOT impressed. Although, it could have something to do with me not being keen on big changes lol

 

[bsweetness]

I see nothing in the linked article that promises to change my user experience in any fundamental way.

No one said anything about it changing the fundamental ways in which a device is used. All that was said is that ICS isn't an incremental update, and both of those articles show that. You may not view it personally as a major update for you, but that doesn't change the fact that it represents major changes in the OS along with providing increased features and a streamlined UI. I can see someone taking the position that the change Froyo to Gingerbread was incremental (even though that position shows a rudimentary understanding of what actually changed), but the changes in ICS are pretty darn big as far as OS updates go.

 

[94lt1]

I feel like I am one of the only people that is NOT looking forward to ICS. I've played with it on the HTC One S, along with the Galaxy Tab2, and I'm just NOT impressed. Although, it could have something to do with me not being keen on big changes lol

Jackie!!!! Don't be a buzz kill just kidding .... I think that ics may take some getting used to for some, for others it will be a welcomed change, for others, they'll be looking for jelly bean within a few months lol..

DROID RAZR MAXXIMIZED!!!! PREPARE TO BE VANQUISHED!!!

 

[bsweetness]

Jackie!!!! Don't be a buzz kill just kidding .... I think that ics may take some getting used to for some, for others it will be a welcomed change, for others, they'll be looking for jelly bean within a few months lol..

DROID RAZR MAXXIMIZED!!!! PREPARE TO BE VANQUISHED!!!

Jelly bean in a few months? A source at Verizon said June 27th. :frown:

 

[94lt1]

Jelly bean in a few months? A source at Verizon said June 27th. :frown:

Alright!!!! That's it!!!! You are going in time out!!!!!roflol :banghead:

DROID RAZR MAXXIMIZED!!!! PREPARE TO BE VANQUISHED!!!

 

[Caesars]

Jelly bean in a few months? A source at Verizon said June 27th. :frown:

Love it

Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 2

 

[brucefulton]

No one said anything about it changing the fundamental ways in which a device is used. All that was said is that ICS isn't an incremental update, and both of those articles show that. You may not view it personally as a major update for you, but that doesn't change the fact that it represents major changes in the OS along with providing increased features and a streamlined UI. I can see someone taking the position that the change Froyo to Gingerbread was incremental (even though that position shows a rudimentary understanding of what actually changed), but the changes in ICS are pretty darn big as far as OS updates go.

FROM THE USER PERSPECTIVE (yes, it needs capitalization because the point is not getting through) I saw little difference between froyo and gingerbread. And I expect to see little difference with ICS. The changes mostly are of interest to developers, not end users. This all has to do with harmonization of the kernel and apis, and from a developer standpoint I applaud that. But the user will see only a few incremental changes and it's hardly worth losing sleep over a pending OTA update. As far as I'm concerned the code could be a complete rewrite. Three cheers for developers. I'm still waiting to see what the user can expect.

 

[jeff70]

Jelly bean in a few months? A source at Verizon said June 27th. :frown:

we are holding you personally responsible for all the where is jellybean threads flooding the forums on the 27th

 

[bsweetness]

FROM THE USER PERSPECTIVE (yes, it needs capitalization because the point is not getting through) I saw little difference between froyo and gingerbread. And I expect to see little difference with ICS. The changes mostly are of interest to developers, not end users. This all has to do with harmonization of the kernel and apis, and from a developer standpoint I applaud that. But the user will see only a few incremental changes and it's hardly worth losing sleep over a pending OTA update. As far as I'm concerned the code could be a complete rewrite. Three cheers for developers. I'm still waiting to see what the user can expect.

I got your point, and I completely disagree with it. There are many differences in ICS, all of which are in the interest of the end user, and many of which are visible and/or directly usable. Just because someone disagrees with you doesn't mean that you point "is not getting through." It just means that they view things differently.

 

[bsweetness]

we are holding you personally responsible for all the where is jellybean threads flooding the forums on the 27th

What about for all of the "jelly bean is coming on the 27th" rumors online? CNET just contacted me for a story that they're running in a couple hours.

 

[jeff70]

What about for all of the "jelly bean is coming on the 27th" rumors online? CNET just contacted me for a story that they're running in a couple hours.

just tell CNET you heard it from a friend of the guy who knows the guy who mops the floor at Verizon headquarters in NY and I am sure CNET will put it on their front page if they can make room for the news in between the 10,000 Apple stories that always grace it's homepage :biggrin:

 

[bryanhilton]

It's June 12th!

Well, has anyone had the push yet?!? I checked and still no update available...

 

[YellowJacket]

What about for all of the "jelly bean is coming on the 27th" rumors online? CNET just contacted me for a story that they're running in a couple hours.

Yeah, they mentioned a "reliable source" on DroidForums. :blink: :icon_eek:

David