LG Details the New Optimus UI 3.0 for Android 4.0 Phones

Today, South Korean mobile phone carrier LG Electronics officially unveiled details on its new interface for devices powered by Google’s Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich platform, namely the LG Optimus UI 3.0. 

The new user interface is meant to provide a brand new experience to all people through delivering new features and various personalization options in the palm of their hand. For example Optimus UI 3.0 brings along Quick Memo, along with a set of unique unlock functions, while also packing various other enhancements, LG announced. The new interface promises both speed and convenience, while enabling users to perform various tasks on the device faster and easier than before. 

The new powerful memo function dubbed Quick Memo will provide people with the possibility to take fast notes on the phone’s screen by using their fingers. Moreover, the feature will offer users the option to share those notes on social networking sites, as well as via text messages and e-mails.

Other features included in the new UI would be:

• the ability to unlock the phone by dragging anywhere on the screen;
• a new Pattern Lock that allows users to preset the most frequently used function, such as the camera, which automatically opens once the phone is unlocked;
• a simpler version of Optimus UI 3.0 for new smartphone users which organizes the main applications so that they are the easiest to access;
• a new Voice Shutter that allows users to capture photos using only voice commands;
• a special camera feature that enables users to pick up the best shot among multiple images including the moment just before the shutter button is depressed;
• an Icon Customizer that provides an additional level of personalization by allowing users to set their own photos as icons and shortcut images;
• the addition of a Download category to the menu for easier organization.

LG’s Optimus UI 3.0 will first arrive on shelves loaded on the new LG Optimus LTE II smartphone that will go on sale in Korea this week, and it will also be present on LG Optimus 4X HD, which is slated for a market debut in June. According to Dr. Jong-seok Park, President and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications Company, the new UI is LG’s attempt to differentiate itself from other handset vendors in a market where smartphones are increasingly similar in terms of hardware. 

“Both carriers and customers tell us that they want LG phones to look and feel unique and the UI plays a big part in that. LG is really going to push the boundaries of what is possible in user interfaces starting with Optimus UI 3.0,” Jong-seok Park stated.

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