Ice Cream Sandwich Hacked: Android 4.0 Sent to App Developers
Google sent the source code for its Android 4.0 system update to developers in early November, and they are now free to tinker with the system and add different features to the customizable operating system. One of those features includes hacking Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) and building a version that can be downloaded before the official version is sent out to certain devices.
A group called CyanogenMod 9 is already wildly popular with tech folks who love to customize their devices to the nth degree. They've announced they have received the Ice Cream Sandwich code and are now working on a version for download that could be ready in as little as two months, tech blog Slashgear reported.
One popular hack CyanogenMod already did this year was to build an Android version for use on the webOS-powered HP TouchPad tablet. The Ice Cream Sandwich build Cyanogen is working on is essentially an app, like many apps already available in the Android Market. There is no final date set for when it will be completed, but it won't come soon enough for those who don't want to wait for their smartphone manufacturer to issue their own official release of the next-generation operating system.
