Not that we told you or anything that Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich would be coming to Sony’s Tablet, but if we had, we probably would have told you to expect it in late April. To save us face and humility, our friends at Sony stuck to their guns and pushed through by announcing the availability of the latest from Google for the Sony Tablet S, thus not making a liar out of us. Tablet S owners need to simply navigate to their system update and via Wi-Fi, received all the latest that Sony and Google have to offer. Just what kind of enhancements can you expect? We have all the changes and a video from Sony after the jump.
The following are some of the enhancements that you can look for on the Sony Tablet S with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich:
- Enhanced lock screen
- Direct access to Notifications
- Unlock direct to camera
- New panoramic camera mode
- Enhanced Gallery media viewer
- Direct SD card access + photo editing tools
- Exclusive “Small Apps’ for multi-tasking
- Calculator, Browser, Remote Control
- Move to screen edge for reduced clutter
- New Home Screen actions
- Drag icons together to create folders
- Add names to folders
- Enhanced web browser
- Switch from mobile to desktop web sites
- Save pages for offline viewing
- Access files directly from SD card
- Native screenshot capture
- Press “power” and “Volume –“
If that wasn’t enough, Sony’s put together a little video to show you some of the newest features from ICS on the comfortably curved Tablet S:
We’ll be having our own review of the Sony Tablet S with Android 4.0 in the near future, thanks to our friends at Sony.
Discuss:
Will you be upgrading your Tablet S to Android 4.0?
[Via Sony Blog]
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