If you were hoping to get this goodness Android 3.0 honeycomb on your smartphone, you're out of luck. Google said that the version will be compressed only for now but features expected trickle down for smartphones. Can you say, "fragmentation".
A spokesman for Google said PC Mag as Android 3.0 honeycomb but smartphones only "features arrives on mobile phones over the course of time."
In many ways, this makes sense, because OS Android 3.0 honeycomb has been optimized for the larger form factor which provides a tablet. When we look at the SDK for our preview, we wondered how it would never really translate to phones.
Yet, this means that the problem of fragmentation (or at least, the collection) will be the only increase. This does not represent a range for the platform, but it could lead to confusion among consumers.
Google can already showed off the coast of tools to address this difficult, as the manifestation of Android 3.0 honeycomb showed off the coast of API allowing developers to create applications using "fragments." This means that a manufacturer of app could create portions of applications at scale appropriate for what screen size or the version of the platform, the consumer is using.
Finally, which means that for the numbering for the little green robot on mobile phones? Gingerbread is called 2.3, and we've heard that the next version, cream ice, will be 2.4. What happens when reach us 2.9?
To be fair, Apple had some pain of platform when it comes to the iPad. The multitasking iPhone 4 features for months before Tablet company and you never heard too many complaints about the pain of the ecosystem. Apple finally unified platforms with iOS 4.2.
So, what do you think friends? Are you upset that Android 3.0 honeycomb coming to smartphones or you wait for that? Zut, I know that many of you are still waiting for Froyo.
