4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

 

This version has the following features, as well as all those from previous Android versions:

Facial recognition (Face unlock) - Unlock your phone with your face via a front facing camera that recognises when it's you.

Camera - Single motion panorama mode - Move your camera across your line of vision to capture wider shots.

Take photos while recording a video - Capture photos at the same time as you record a video.

Photo editor - Trim and edit videos instantly.

Better voice recognition - An improved version of this - instruct your device to do things by speaking your commands.

Web browser, allows up to 16 tabs - Increase the amount of browsing windows you have open at a time.

Updated launcher (customisable) - The launcher is effectively the homescreen of your smartphone. Ice Cream Sandwich introduced new layouts and features, letting you interact with your phone and its apps in a more efficient way.

Android Beam to exchange data via NFC - NFC is a short range wireless technology that uses magnetic fields to exchange data, you can do this by touching two enabled devices together.

Resizable widgets - Widgets are small applications on your homescreen, where your can pin things like your favourite viewed websites and apps – this lets you make them more or less prominent.

Accessibility features for blind or visually impaired users - Such as a spoken setup guide and a vibration when the phone's unlocked.

Video chat - See the other caller on video as you chat.

People app - Save important information for your contacts like birthdays and link them to their social network account to see their updates and events all in one place.