See Android 4.0 Truly is "All About the Money" for the upgrade and how it is missing critical new smart phones.

The astonishing, eye-candy interface and innovative designing, Android 4.0 upgrade is the most hyped update since the iPhone 4S. With that in mind, Android will not be giving this upgrade to all loyal current customers.

Luckily, internet heroes are currently stepping in and doing Android's work, for free to little money. These heroes are modding developer teams spread across the globe. They will be bringing "the left behinds" back into the game- and then some.

By announcing that certain smart phones will not be receiving the upgrade, Android has unknowingly unleashed caffeine injected modders into overdrive, due to the increasingly high demand for a fix.

As we speak, there is 10+ people working to make hundreds of thousands of people happy by creating a ROM that will be available by rooting your phone to Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0). It is being uploaded to sites like XDA Developers for people to text out and give feedback, and is becoming a large community goal.

The LG G2x and Galaxy S are the first smart phones that I am aware of being currently worked on to catch up to the update.You can prepare to shed tears of happiness in the next month, no thanks to Android. Both ROMs are fully working except for phone call microphones, cameras, and some data connections.

After a ton of hate mail, complaining, and I wouldn't doubt death threats, various companies have reportedly announced that their phones will be on-board with the upgrade. These include Sony, Samsung, and the newest HTC phones such as the the Vivid.

Here on Android Advantage, you will be fully up to date on all of the newest information involving the update, new exciting apps, and UI customizations.

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After reading the post from zdnet.net titled, "Android 4.0 updates: It is all about the money" I did my own research as well and fully back up his claim. With the new update being only for new phones, they are forcing us to upgrade, and it isn't cost efficient. It is a world-wide outrage.

The updates that are included for 4.0 are:

• Different UI (eye candy)
• Multitasking upgrade
• Home screen folders and trays
• New resizable widgets
• Quick response for incoming calls
• Swipe to dismiss notifications
• Improved text input and spell-checking
• Powerful voice inputvengine
• Control over network data
• Designed for accessability

This upgrade, although still more of an upgrade than the iPhone's 4S from the iPhone 4, isn't as spectacular as it seems.

I have an LG G2x and I can say myself that I don't have a problem rejecting calls, getting into folders, multitasking (it's a gift), texting, or accessing anything. Maybe I am just considered tech savy, but it can't be too difficult.

The thing I see them doing is changing everything a little, just enough to call it an upgrade, when in fact, it confuses and manipulates people into throwing money away. I love and support Android to the fullest, but I am a specification kind of guy. The whole upgrade is about eye candy.

My advice to anyone who currently has a perfectly operating Android smart phone, don't upgrade unless it is motivated by a combination of factors other than "it's the latest." Just root your phone is you want a different "feel".

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