<p>Android 4.0 delivers a refined, unified UI for phones and tablets and introduces innovative features for users and developers. This document provides a glimpse of the many new features and technologies that make Android 4.0 simple, beautiful, and beyond smart. <!--For technical details about
<p>Android 4.0 delivers a refined, unified UI for phones and tablets and
introduces innovative features for users and developers. This document provides
a glimpse of the many new features and technologies that make Android 4.0
simple, beautiful, and beyond smart. <!--For technical details about
new developer APIs described below, see the <a
new developer APIs described below, see the <a
href="{@docRoot}sdk/android-4.0.html">Android 4.0 API Overview</a> document.--></p>
href="{@docRoot}sdk/android-4.0.html">Android 4.0 API Overview</a>
document.--></p>
<ul>
<ul>
<li><a href="#UserFeatures">Android 4.0 for Users</a></li>
<li><a href="#UserFeatures">Android 4.0 for Users</a></li>
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<p style="margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:.75em;"><strong>Home screen folders and
<p style="margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:.75em;"><strong>Home screen folders and
favorites tray</strong></p>
favorites tray</strong></p>
<p>New <strong>home screen folders</strong> offer a new way for users to group
<p>New home screen <strong>folders</strong> offer a new way for users to group
their apps and shortcuts logically, just by dragging one onto another. From the
their apps and shortcuts logically, just by dragging one onto another. Also,
All Apps launcher, users can now simply drag an app to get information about it
in All Apps launcher, users can now simply <strong>drag an app</strong> to get
or immediately uninstall it, or disable a pre-installed app.</p>
information about it or immediately uninstall it, or disable a pre-installed app.</p>
<p>On smaller-screen devices, the home screen now includes a customizable
<p>On smaller-screen devices, the home screen now includes a customizable
<strong>favorites tray</strong> visible from all home screens. Users can drag
<strong>favorites tray</strong> visible from all home screens. Users can drag
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<p>The soft keyboard in Android 4.0 makes text input even faster and more
<p>The soft keyboard in Android 4.0 makes text input even faster and more
accurate. Error correction and word suggestion are improved through a new set of
accurate. Error correction and word suggestion are improved through a new set of
default dictionaries and more accurate heuristics for handling cases such as
default dictionaries and more accurate heuristics for handling cases such as
double-typed characters, skipped letters, and omitted spaces. Word suggestion is
double-typed characters, skipped letters, and omitted spaces. Word suggestion
also improved and the suggestion strip is simplified to show only three words at
is also improved and the suggestion strip is simplified to show only three
a time.</p>
words at a time.</p>
<p>To fix misspelled words more easily, Android 4.0 adds a spell-checker that
<p>To fix misspelled words more easily, Android 4.0 adds a
locates and underlines errors and suggests replacement words. With one tap,
<strong>spell-checker</strong> that locates and underlines errors and suggests
users can choose from multiple spelling suggestions, delete a word, or add it to
replacement words. With one tap, users can choose from multiple spelling
the dictionary. Users can even tap to see replacement suggestions for words that
suggestions, delete a word, or add it to the dictionary. Users can even tap to
are spelled correctly. For specialized features or additional languages, users
see replacement suggestions for words that are spelled correctly. For
can now download and install third-party dictionaries, spell-checkers, and other
specialized features or additional languages, users can now download and install
text services.</p>
third-party dictionaries, spell-checkers, and other text services.</p>