Those not interested in the Galaxy Nexus but itching for a taste of Ice Cream Sandwich don't have long to wait.
Google and Samsung yesterday used the AsiaD: All Things Digital event to launch the Galaxy Nexus and Ice Cream Sandwich. Though the two companies were more than happy to talk about Android 4.0 on the Galaxy Nexus, neither mentioned when users with other Android devices can expect to get their hands on Ice Cream Sandwich.
Luckily, part of the the All Things D event was an interview with the father of Android, Andy Rubin. Walt Mossberg sat down with Rubin to talk about Apple, Samsung, Motorola and, naturally, Android. In the course of the interview, Mossberg tried to get Rubin talking about the Galaxy Nexus's launch in the United States. Though Andy wouldn't say whether or not the phone would launch on Verizon first, he did give away a little information about the general roll-out of Android 4.0. Specifically, Rubin said the ICS roll-out is scheduled for 'a matter of weeks after the Samsung device' launches.
That leads us to the all important question of when the Galaxy Nexus device will be launching. Google and Samsung are keeping quiet about that for now, though we do know that it will be arriving sometime in November. Japan's NTT DoCoMo yesterday leaked specs and other information relating to the phone ahead of the event, and with that information was a November 20 release date. It's not yet known if this will be a worldwide release, or if other regions will get the device before or after Japan. However, it looks like we will be getting some Ice Cream Sandwich love before old St Nick preps his reindeer for take-off.
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