Updated: Apparently according to Google, this has nothing to do with Google Wallet. In fact, it has to do with CDMA tech and other stuff. Also, Google will continue to support the Galaxy Nexus’ firmware updates. Whew.
This is beyond our imagination. Google has removed the Verizon Galaxy Nexus from its support pages perhaps due to the Google Wallet fiasco/delay, where Verizon has seemingly been unable to allow Google to add Wallet support to their version of the Galaxy Nexus. Furthermore, the phone (model codename “toro”) has disappeared from Google’s list of downloadable factory ROM images; all mentions of toro are “archived, for reference only.”
This all essentially meaning that Samsung and Verizon are now responsible for future updates and the Galaxy Nexus is no longer support for Android development.
This is not supposed to happen.
Via: Droid-Life
Google has made a rock-solid rule: future Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich devices will be uniform in software design. Things like the typography, color palettes, and other stylistic advice, as well as a breakdown of the components making up the Android UI will all be posted to the new Android Design website, available for app developers and manufacturers. Over time, the site will become even more featured, so there will always be new ideas for design, all originating from Google.
Finally, Android devices will be sporting some sort of uniform other than their touch sensitive buttons. What this actually means is that the default ‘Holo’ theme that Android 4.0 uses will be required in all devices that have access to the Android Market. This meaning that Touchwiz, Sense UI, and Motoblur will have to curve their appearances to fit the feeling of the UI, and 3rd-party app developers have the option of designing their apps in Holo style or the style of the manufacturers.
If you’ve patiently been waiting for the Ice Cream Sandwich Android 4.0 update for your GSM Nexus S, then today’s your lucky day — the update starts rolling out today, with all users receiving the update by the end of the month. As for Sprint 4G Nexus S users: the update should be coming, but at a later date (perhaps this year, we haven’t heard anything concrete on this bit of information, however). That all being said, Android 4.0 is going to operate a a smaller resolution on the Nexus S (800×480 compared to the Galaxy Nexus’ 1280×720) but it still should look impressive.
