The full version for Android 3.0 or more popularly known as Honeycomb is now available for all the developers. This Operating System is designed specifically for tablets.
The developers are now free to create applications for Android 3.0 Honeycomb as the APIs are final and the developers can publish the applications developed in the Android market. The timing for making the Honeycomb available to developers is just perfect as this is the time when Motorola is just beginning to roll out its first tablet “XOOM” based on Android 3.0 Honeycomb. Xoom is about to hit the markets from tomorrow, i.e. 24th Feb., 2011.
It has many new features for both the developers as well as the users, which are listed below.
Android 3.0 Honeycomb – New User Features:
- New UI designed from the ground up for tablets
- System Bar, for global status and notifications
- Action Bar, for application control
- Customizable Home screens
- Recent Apps, for easy visual multitasking
- Redesigned keyboard
- Improved text selection, copy and paste
- New connectivity options
- Updated set of standard apps
Android 3.0 Honeycomb – New Developer Features:
- New UI framework for creating great tablet apps
- High-performance 2D and 3D graphics
- Support for multi core processor architectures
- Rich multimedia and connectivity
- Enhancements for enterprise
- Compatibility with existing apps
Android 3.0 Honeycomb is all set to change the world as we see it today. Let’s see what great applications are now designed using this platform.