The most popular and highly anticipated Android 3.0 codenamed Honeycomb has finally got some major updates as a new Platform Preview is released in support of it and they have also come forward with an updated Software Development Kit for the Android 3.0 developers to make use of and build some meaningful apps. It should be noted here that Honeycomb is one of the latest offering from Android development studio which is designed and developed particularly for the larger screen tablet devices available now-a-days. The platform preview consist of many improved User Interface which is not ported from any of the mobile based operating system but is rather created from the ground up to satisfy the requirements in all those devices with comparatively larger screen size that ranges from around 7 to 10-inch approximately.
There are many changes which has been brought around with this update such as a customizable home screen, action bar, system bar, revamped keyboards and loads of other features and positive changes. The home screen can now be customized to a maximum of 5 different screens such that it can be used for easy navigation and also to provide access to all the required widgets and shortcuts in a very convenient manner. The copy-paste operation is also made more effective and one can easily work with it to efficiently share, copy, paste and perform all other such tasks at ease. It has also got a number of connectivity features newly added so as to provide different options while connecting and communicating with other devices or peripherals. It has actually extended its capability in way which allows one to sync data between devices like camera using Media/Photo Transfer Protocol which in itself do not require the mass storage to be be mounted for the purpose. You can also use various wireless connectivity options to make use of external keyboards and similar accessories in a convenient manner.
The Android 3.0 a.k.a Honeycomb supports the use of multi-core processors and also brings into play some new technical standards to offer enhanced security and other management and enterprise policies. The User Interface can be animated with the use of the new framework being available and thereby also offers lots of multimedia capability which is compatible with the hardware acceleration for the 2D graphics being played. Many other features such as camera, browser, apps etc. are also improved such that they may all function properly under the extended display size that it supports.
There is also a new SDK available for the developers to make use of and also for those folks who wants to install Android 3.0 Honeycomb on their PC as the same also includes an emulator to preview the operating system and its various features. It is however reported to be on the slower side when tested by experts and some guys have even encountered various bugs while using it. However, this SDK is actually intended to be used to build various apps for the said platform but for some real world experience of its capabilities and performance, it is better to wait few more days as Motorola Xoom which is said to be the first to come along with Honeycomb installed is not far away from being commercially rolled out in the market.
So, this platform preview does indicates some of the rich features likely to be provided in Android 3.0 and one of the notable aspects being that of the visually appealing user interface which are all optimized to fit larger screens like that of an Android Tablet. We may also expect many other useful functionality within this Android operating system as it is still under various stages of development and the APIs available within the Android 3.0 library are also not yet finalized.
There are many changes which has been brought around with this update such as a customizable home screen, action bar, system bar, revamped keyboards and loads of other features and positive changes. The home screen can now be customized to a maximum of 5 different screens such that it can be used for easy navigation and also to provide access to all the required widgets and shortcuts in a very convenient manner. The copy-paste operation is also made more effective and one can easily work with it to efficiently share, copy, paste and perform all other such tasks at ease. It has also got a number of connectivity features newly added so as to provide different options while connecting and communicating with other devices or peripherals. It has actually extended its capability in way which allows one to sync data between devices like camera using Media/Photo Transfer Protocol which in itself do not require the mass storage to be be mounted for the purpose. You can also use various wireless connectivity options to make use of external keyboards and similar accessories in a convenient manner.
The Android 3.0 a.k.a Honeycomb supports the use of multi-core processors and also brings into play some new technical standards to offer enhanced security and other management and enterprise policies. The User Interface can be animated with the use of the new framework being available and thereby also offers lots of multimedia capability which is compatible with the hardware acceleration for the 2D graphics being played. Many other features such as camera, browser, apps etc. are also improved such that they may all function properly under the extended display size that it supports.
There is also a new SDK available for the developers to make use of and also for those folks who wants to install Android 3.0 Honeycomb on their PC as the same also includes an emulator to preview the operating system and its various features. It is however reported to be on the slower side when tested by experts and some guys have even encountered various bugs while using it. However, this SDK is actually intended to be used to build various apps for the said platform but for some real world experience of its capabilities and performance, it is better to wait few more days as Motorola Xoom which is said to be the first to come along with Honeycomb installed is not far away from being commercially rolled out in the market.
So, this platform preview does indicates some of the rich features likely to be provided in Android 3.0 and one of the notable aspects being that of the visually appealing user interface which are all optimized to fit larger screens like that of an Android Tablet. We may also expect many other useful functionality within this Android operating system as it is still under various stages of development and the APIs available within the Android 3.0 library are also not yet finalized.
