Google shows in Android Ice Cream Sandwich the activation process to have adapted. Previously had only to to a Google account be given up, but now is also a credit card is required. However, this is voluntary.
To notify users of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, the first device with Android Ice Cream Sandwich. When entering the Google account that the phone is linked immediately to the credit card details requested. This is necessary to paid applications from the Android Market to download it. Was previously here, however, is only asked when a user application wanted to purchase. Probably hoping Google is in this way that more users to use their credit card to Google link, and in the Market earlier to the purchase of paid applications is passed.
In addition, at the activation, the question whether the user wants to write for the Plus network. Also here, try Google, probably the number of linked accounts to increase: the internetgigant seems to be little success with its own social network, but has only recently begun with the linking of various services with Google+.
Google and Samsung brought on Thursday, the Galaxy Nexus in the United Kingdom. The smartphone, which is the first device with Android Ice Cream Sandwich, will come to the Netherlands. In the case running an OMAP4460 processor from Texas Instruments that work at a clock speed of 1.2 GHz. The screen has a diagonal of 4.65″ and a resolution of 1280×720 pixels. For storage, it has 16GB built in, while the ram is 1GB or less.