Poll: Which Ice Cream Sandwich Features Were Readers Looking Forward To?
Why the poll was run
Google had released the Galaxy Nexus some time earlier, and other blogs had already covered the new software. Once the phone’s Canadian release was announced, Canadian buyers began weighing a familiar choice: get the new hardware, or wait for the update to reach a current phone.
The question
Leaving the hardware aside, the question was which Ice Cream Sandwich features readers wanted on their own phones. The poll was built with a Google Docs form, and the author said it was partly a way to test new poll abilities on the site and partly a way to learn what readers cared about so future posts could reflect it.
Features people already knew
The author noted that many of the options listed in the poll were already available to anyone with a Honeycomb tablet. Bookmark sync was one example, though the author said it did not work especially well on that tablet.
Status today
The poll itself is closed and its results are not in the original post. Ice Cream Sandwich is long obsolete, and the Galaxy Nexus no longer receives updates.
Frequently asked questions
What was Ice Cream Sandwich?
It was Android 4.0, the release that brought phones and tablets onto one version of the system.
Why compare it to Honeycomb?
Honeycomb was the tablet release of Android, so some Ice Cream Sandwich features were already familiar to tablet owners.
Are the poll results available?
No. The original post only asked the question and does not include the answers.