Android 2.4 'Ice Cream' on The Way to Capture Smartphones Market in Mid of 2011

Few hints and rumours are hovering around about Google Android version 2.4, otherwise known as Ice Cream.

With Honeycomb (Android 3.0) already available on the Motorola Xoom tablet, and Gingerbread on the edge of becoming mainstream, one can expect Ice Cream to be shoe-horned into the smartphone market as Google tries to tidy up its offering (Honeycomb for tablets, Gingerbread/Ice Cream for smartphones).

It is highly expected that Android 2.4 ‘Ice Cream’ to be available at the end of the first half of 2011 when more powerful dual core smartphones appear on the market.

Like for most other products and services, Google very rarely commits to a date because of the nature of its business but given that Google I/O 2011 is set to take place on the 11th of May 2011 in San Francisco, one can expect an announcement there.

Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) Media Player Information Leaked - - Unofficial Availability to Public

The most talked about mobile platform, Google’s Android, has starting capture the whole race of modern devices ranging from smartphones, tablet PC’s to netbooks. After Android 2.3 (also known as Gingerbread); which is now operative on different devices like Samsung Nexus S, the updated Android 3.0 (commonly known as Honeycomb) is making their way to invade the market. 

Most probably there won’t be any devices powered by the Android 3.0 Honeycomb until well into 2011, but if you’re a bit anxious and are willing to pull a few strings you can get down on some Honeycomb right now. The reason I say this is because according to reports the official Android 3.0 media player has leaked and is available to download, unofficially, for a wide array of different smartphones.

As you can see from the above screenshot the updated media player is quite a bit different but it’s not available yet for everyone. According to reports, the leaked version will only work for those running versions aside from Android 2.3 or 2.1.1. Froyo user? You should be set to go.

If you aren’t a fan of unofficial leaks make note that Google is sure to release the official version at some point next year. We’ll keep you posted as more official news is made known.