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Android Honeycomb

2011 Android mobile operating system

2011 Android mobile operating system

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nameAndroid Honeycomb
logoFile:Android Honeycomb Logo.png
logo size120px
screenshotAndroid3.0.png
captionAndroid 3.0 running on a Motorola Xoom
version ofAndroid
developerGoogle
discontinuedyes
released
latest release version3.2.6
latest release date
kernel typeMonolithic (Linux)
licenseProprietary software
preceded byAndroid Gingerbread (2.3)
succeeded byAndroid Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0)
website
support_status{{plainlist
* Google Play Services support dropped since January 2017<ref>{{Cite weburlhttps://www.enepsters.com/2016/11/google-drop-support-android-2-3-gingerbread/title=Google to drop the support from Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) devicesdate=November 22, 2016access-date=August 27, 2022archive-date=August 27, 2022archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827145424/https://www.enepsters.com/2016/11/google-drop-support-android-2-3-gingerbread/url-status=live}}
* Google Account support dropped {{when?dateSeptember 2025}}
  • Unsupported since November 14, 2016
  • Google Play Services support dropped since January 2017
  • Google Account support dropped

Android Honeycomb is the codename for the third major version of Android, designed for devices with larger screen sizes, particularly tablets; however, it has also been unofficially ported to the Nexus One. It is the eighth version of Android. It is no longer supported, as of November 14, 2016. Android Honeycomb debuted with the Motorola Xoom in February 2011. Besides the addition of new features, Android Honeycomb introduced a new so-called "holographic" user interface theme and an interaction model that built on the main features of Android, such as multitasking, notifications, and widgets.

Features

New features introduced in Honeycomb include the following:

  • The Email and Contacts apps use a two-pane UI.
  • The Gallery app now lets users view albums and other collections in full-screen mode, with access to thumbnails for different photos in a collection.
  • The Browser app replaces browser windows with tabs, adds an incognito mode for anonymous browsing, and presents bookmarks and history in a unified view, among other features.
  • A redesigned keyboard to make entering text easier on large-screen devices such as tablet computers.
  • A Recent Apps view for multitasking.
  • Customizable home screens (up to five).

References

References

  1. (March 24, 2011). "Steve Jobs vindicated: Google Android is not open".
  2. (November 22, 2016). "Google to drop the support from Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) devices".
  3. (February 21, 2011). "Android Honeycomb Ported to the Nexus One!".
  4. "What is Android 3.0 Honeycomb? - Definition from WhatIs.com".
  5. (May 10, 2011). "Google announces Android 3.1, available on the Verizon Motorola Xoom today".
  6. (June 30, 2014). "The history of Android". Ars Technica.
  7. John Brandon. (March 25, 2011). "Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) review". TechRadar.
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