Android Honeycomb

Honeycomb.

3.0

The Motorola Xoom tabletintroduced Android 3.0.1 Honeycomb.

On 22 February 2011, the Android3.0 (Honeycomb) SDK – the first tablet-only Android update – was released,based on Linux kernel 2.6.36.  The firstdevice featuring this version, the Motorola Xoom tablet, was released on 24February 2011. Changes included

 

    Optimized tablet support with a new virtualand “holographic” user interface

    Added System Bar, featuring quick access tonotifications, status, and soft navigation buttons, available at the bottom ofthe screen

    Added Action Bar, giving access tocontextual options, navigation, widgets, or other types of content at the topof the screen

    Multitasking support - tapping Recent Appsin the System Bar allows users to see snapshots of the tasks underway andquickly jump from one app to another

    Redesigned keyboard, making typing fast,efficient and accurate on larger screen sizes

    Simplified, more intuitive copy/pasteinterface

    Multiple browser tabs replacing browserwindows, plus form auto-fill and a new “incognito” mode allowing anonymousbrowsing

    Quick access to camera exposure, focus,flash, zoom, front-facing camera, time-lapse, and more

    Ability to view albums and othercollections in full-screen mode in Gallery, with easy access to thumbnails forother photos

    New two-pane Contacts UI and Fast Scroll tolet users easily organize and locate contacts

    New two-pane Email UI to make viewing andorganizing messages more efficient, allowing users to select one or moremessages

    Support for video chat using Google Talk

    Hardware acceleration

    Support for multi-core processors

    Ability to encrypt all user data

 3.1

The 3.1 SDK was released on 10May 2011. Changes included:

    UI refinements

    Connectivity for USB accessories

    Expanded Recent Apps list

    Resizable Home screen widgets

    Support for external keyboards and pointingdevices

    Support for joysticks and gamepads

    Support for FLAC audio playback

    High-performance Wi-Fi lock, maintaininghigh-performance Wi-Fi connections when device screen is off

    Support for HTTP proxy for each connectedWi-Fi access point

 3.2

The 3.2 SDK was released on 15July 2011,[50] first appearing on Huawei's MediaPad tablet. Changes included:

    Improved hardware support, includingoptimisations for a wider range of tablets

    Increased ability of apps to access fileson the SD card, e.g. for synchronisation

    Compatibility display mode for apps thathave not been optimized for tablet screen resolutions

    New display support functions, givingdevelopers more control over display appearance on different Android devices

 3.2.1

The Android 3.2.1 update wasreleased on 20 September 2011, and included a number of amendments:

    Bug fixes and minor security, stability andWi-Fi improvements

    Update to Android Market with automaticupdates and easier-to-read Terms and Condition text

    Update to Google Books

    Improved Adobe Flash support in browser

    Improved Chinese handwriting prediction

3.2.2

The 3.2.2 update was released on30 August 2011, and included bug fixes and other minor improvements for theMotorola Xoom 4G.