New for Android™ 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)

Android 4.0 is the latest version of the Android platform for phones, tablets, and more. It builds on the things people love most about Android, and adds powerful new ways of communicating and sharing.

To check for your phone version and updates, touch Apps > Settings

>About phone. If your Android version isn’t 4.0, touch System updates to check for updates.

Here are some Android 4.0 highlights:

New Look: Android 4.0 has a new look for the home screen and apps, but the important icons and prompts are still easy to find.

Unlock Screen: On the unlock screen,

drag

right to just unlock, up for

Phone, left for Camera, or down

for

Text Messaging.

App and widget list: Touch Apps to open your app and widgets. Flick right

to see more apps (if you have a lot). Touch Widgets to see what you can add to your home screen.

Shortcuts and folders: To drag an app or widget onto your home screen, just touch, drag, and drop it where you want it. On your home screen, you can combine app shortcuts into folders.

Camera: The camera is easy to use, and it has a panorama mode. You can use zoom and special effects for recording videos—or, touch the shutter icon while recording to snap a photo. For photos, touch a spot to set the focus point—try new options when you view and edit photos, too.

Movies: Now you can rent movies by touching Apps > Play Movies.

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Motorola 2 manual New for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, Text Messaging