Ice Cream Sandwich
When used in reference to a cell phone, what does the term "ice cream sandwich" imply? We just acquired our first "Smart Phones" and are trying to learn the terminology.
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- Yup, desserts. All of the Android releases are named using that convention. The first letter is the next letter of the alphabet and then some dessert with that name.
Cupcake
Donut
Eclair
Froyo
Gingerbread
Honeycomb
Ice Cream Sandwich
Jellybean - Most current release
The next release will start with the letter K, Key Lime Pie. lap527 wrote:
All of the android OS are named after a dessert. I guess someone wanted to make the updates mean something that we could relate to.
After looking at my phone, I see nothing that relates to Ice Cream Sandwich, Jelly Bean, or anything else related to food. All I see are a bunch of numbers ans letters so how does that relate to food?- All of the android OS are named after a dessert. I guess someone wanted to make the updates mean something that we could relate to.
- Thanks, guys. I thought maybe it had something to do with size or something. When I was a kid in Arkansas we had a "crank" phone hanging on the wall. I used to call my dad at work. If I remember correctly, his number was "three longs and one short." Now, I'm texting my grandkids. Cool!
- Don't worry about it, you'll be on Jellybean soon enough. ;)
- ICS, or ice cream sandwich is an operating system for the android platform that a lot of new smart phones use. There is a recent upgrade from ICS that my Verizon phone just uploaded, it was an improvement as my GPS functions as it should and other GPS related apps also improved.
- It's just the name of the version of their operating system software.
