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Motorola Xoom Android 4.0 Update Gets Fully Detailed

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Earlier today, we told you that the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update for the U.S. Wi-Fi version of the Motorola Xoom was now available. However, up until now, the contents of the software remained a mystery.

Remember, these major Android updates roll out with things besides the upgrade to the new operating system. Now we have a clear picture of what ICS is bringing along with it and we wanted to share that with you.

Android Central has pulled a PDF file that details everything that’s new with the update.

And there is a lot.

Motorola Xoom

Here’s the rundown of the stuff that you should see come along with the update.

  • Updated Browser with faster rendering, zoom and pan: Users can also now save pages for offline reading and request desktop versions of websites.
  • Swipe to dismiss notifications, tasks, and browser tabs: You can now dismiss individual notifications, apps from the Recent Apps list, and browser tabs with a simple swipe of a finger.
  • Redesigned app launcher: In All Apps launcher, you can now simply drag an app to get information about it, immediately uninstall it, or disable a pre-installed app.
  • New System Font for Improved Readability: An entirely new typeface (called Roboto) optimized for high resolution screens improves readability and brings a polished feel to the user interface.
  • Updated “People” Application: Replaces contacts and integrates seamlessly with Google+ and other social networks.
  • Improved text input and spell-checking: The keyboard now features improved accuracy to make text input faster. It also now includes an in-line spell checker to make corrections easier.
  • Type with your voice: Now you can simply touch the microphone on the keyboard and start talking to write emails, SMS, or any other text—more than 20 languages supported. Text appears in real time, so there’s no waiting for server processing.
  • Richer and versatile imaging capabilities: For capturing larger scenes, the camera introduces a single motion panorama mode.  Also, you can now take still shots while shooting video just by tapping the screen as video continues to record. You can also launch camera directly from the Lockscreen. When you shoot videos, you can now choose from a number of silly faces and other fun effects which recognize individual facial features so you can give your friends big eyes, squeeze heads, make noses bigger, or change the scenery with background replacement.
  • Redesigned Gallery app with photo editor: To help pictures look their best, the Gallery now offers a powerful photo editor so you can crop and rotate pictures, set levels, remove red eyes, add effects, and much more.Richer, resizable widgets   You can expand widgets to show more content, or shrink them to save space.

We’re assuming that all of this will come along with Android 4.0 for the 4G LTE and international versions of the Motorola Xoom as well.

As you can see, a lot of changes, changes that should really make for a better experience with Motorola’s Android tablet.

8 Comments

8 Comments

  1. Sheila Keene

    01/19/2012 at 10:12 pm

    my Xoom wifi got the update today. it seems to run smoother and maybe faster?

  2. AVRWC

    01/20/2012 at 5:14 am

    I can’t play Flash any longer. Anyone knows what’s going on?

  3. Xoomguy

    01/20/2012 at 9:56 pm

    Update working fine on WiFi model.

  4. Nonsense

    01/22/2012 at 12:36 am

    What is so different about the “international version” of the xoom that means we have to wait for the ICS upgrade??

    • Megadethn

      01/25/2012 at 5:25 am

      This is B*llsh*t that what the xoom internationa and verizon version that we must what its the exact same device with the expection that verizon has 4g /3g I new i should of gotten the wifi one. now I need to probley need to wait one year for verizon to make up there Fu*k*in mind

      • Gfranklin

        01/25/2012 at 2:58 pm

        Take a chill pill dude. Must be of the “i want it now” generation. 

      • Askgenie

        02/16/2012 at 1:37 pm

        I have felt your pain the the past with other devices.  I bought the Wifi version and carry a separate MiFi device.  This actually works out better since I can easily share with my laptop on the go without complication.

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