Get Ice Cream Sandwich’s Face Unlock On Your Nexus S

December 26, 2011

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If you haven't received the ICS update yet for your Nexus S (GSM) and/or you're on Sprint's version of the device and wanting some ICS gimmicky love, we've got a treat for you. Thanks to the Nexus S's front facing VGA shooter, the device is now able to support ICS's Face Unlock feature. Thanks to our friends over at Android Central, all the necessary files have been extracted from the Galaxy Nexus and it's working flawlessly on both versions of the Nexus S. Ready to give it a go? Be sure to point your browser to the respective version of the device you're rocking and don't forget to let us know how well it works in the comments below.

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[via Android Central]

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Joe was born in New Jersey and spent most of his childhood moving around from state to state. He eventually made his way to Pennsylvania where he met his Portuguese beauty and made her his wife. He now has three great kids and full access to all of the Portuguese food he can eat. Joe's love for mobile technology began when he bought his first Palm Pilot, a Palm M130 and left it on top of his car, driving off, causing it to smash into a thousand pieces. Forced to buy a new device, he quickly discovered that specs were changing so rapidly he was buying a new device every six months just to keep up. Since then, he has constantly felt the need to have the latest and greatest. When the "smartphone" revolution began and integrating cell phones and PDA's was the norm, he quickly jumped to Windows Mobile for several years until the first Android device was launched, the T-Mobile G1. Joe began appreciating all of the free utilities Google provided and sold his soul (his precious data) to Google long before they got into the mobile OS business. So, there was no hesitation at all for him to jump on board and ride the Android train as an early adopter. And boy has it been a blast. Joe now works in the Engineering & Operations dept for a major mobile carrier where he remotely troubleshoots cell sites and loves being an Editor for TalkAndroid.