Android 4.0.3 Announced: Better Social App Integration to Contacts, Camera Capabilities, and Polish

Say bye, bye to Android 4.0.2. In the coming weeks, the Android team will roll out the next version better known as Android 4.0.3. Through the new API that has also arrived, developers will have the ability to integrate their social apps into contacts like Google has done with G+ and Google Talk. You can imagine that this likely means Facebook and Twitter updates showing in you friends’ contact pages as well. In other goodies, apps will now be able to access more camera and calendar capabilities while additional polish was added to graphics, the database, spell-checking, etc.

• Social stream API in Contacts provider: Applications that use social stream data such as status updates and check-ins can now sync that data with each of the user’s contacts, providing items in a stream along with photos for each. This new API lets apps show users what the people they know are doing or saying, in addition to their photos and contact information.
• Calendar provider enhancements. Apps can now add color to events, for easier tracking, and new attendee types and states are now available.
• New camera capabilities. Apps can now check and manage video stabilization and use QVGA resolution profiles where needed.
• Accessibility refinements. Improved content access for screen readers and new status and error reporting for text-to-speech engines.
• Incremental improvements in graphics, database, spell-checking, Bluetooth, and more.

More:  Android 4.0.3 Platform Highlights | Blog