While the details on this one have yet to be confirmed by Google, it looks like the ViewSonic ViewPad 4 smartphone is going to arrive sporting Android 2.4 in April. As in just a few months from now.
Of course, the real key here is that this could mean that the ViewPad 4, which was originally announced during CES, is going to be one of first to be available with Android 2.4. Or maybe, the first to arrive with Android 2.4. It would also mean that Android 2.4 would be available several months earlier than we first expected.
That said, the details are coming by way of Pocket-lint who have stated that;
Bottom line, the ViewPad 4 is expected to arrive in April and it will be running Android 2.4, which will be going by the same Gingerbread codename as Android 2.3. But then one has to wonder what happened to Ice Cream, after all we already saw the Android team over at Google roll out the big statue. Then again, this would not be the first time we had seen confusion with what to expect in terms of Android 3.0 and Android 2.4, though previously it was described as 3.0 coming to tablets while the 2.4 was coming to smartphones. Ah, so confusing, but hopefully we will hear something a bit more official come from Google to clear up some of this confusion
That said, the details are coming by way of Pocket-lint who have stated that;
“Viewsonic has exclusively told Pocket-lint that its recently announced ViewPad 4 smartphone will be packing Android 2.4 when it launches in April.”As to why the release with Android 2.4, and this is where it gets slightly confusing.
“It’s to ensure compatibility with dual-core apps,” our agent explains before adding that “it will still be called Gingerbread.”So yes, it will be Android 2.4 and it will still be Gingerbread, which many already know as Android 2.3. Further details stated that this will ensure that dual-core apps designed for Android 3.0 Honeycomb will be able to run on single-core devices using Android 2.4.
Bottom line, the ViewPad 4 is expected to arrive in April and it will be running Android 2.4, which will be going by the same Gingerbread codename as Android 2.3. But then one has to wonder what happened to Ice Cream, after all we already saw the Android team over at Google roll out the big statue. Then again, this would not be the first time we had seen confusion with what to expect in terms of Android 3.0 and Android 2.4, though previously it was described as 3.0 coming to tablets while the 2.4 was coming to smartphones. Ah, so confusing, but hopefully we will hear something a bit more official come from Google to clear up some of this confusion
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