Android Honeycomb 3.0, A Tablet update

version 3.0 Honeycomb

Honeycomb

Motorola XOOM

By Google's own admission, Honeycomb released in February 2011 was rushed out the door. At this time Google made wrong step and launched this OS which was only designed for Tablets (bigger size devices). This doesn't work quite enough as Google thought it would but it made manufacturer to hope for launching large screen devices. the physical buttons have been removed in the version of android so we can call it as "Death for Physical button operating system". This was tested on Motorola XOOM a 10-Inch tablet.

Three versions of Honey comb were released. Android 3.0 , Android 3.1 , Android 3.2. The kernel version of this version of android is 2.6.36.

API level of Version 3.0 is 11
API level of Version 3.1 is 12
API level of Version 3.2 is 13

Some improvements in Honeycomb:

Interface was optimised for larger screens(tablets).

Redesign of home screen widget placements.

Physicals buttons can be removed from this OS.

Multi tasking support.

Google music app was added.

Bluetooth tethering was added.

Built-in support for easy transfer of media files to your PC.

Notification management and many more.

Android 3.1 and 3.2 were primarily maintenance releases (hence their continued use of the Honeycomb name), but they did produce a couple important features that have been retroactively deployed to most Android 3.0 tablets on the market. 3.1 added support for resizable home screen widgets using anchors that appear when pressing and holding; a variety of third-party skins had supported widget resizing previously, but Android 3.1 pulled the functionality into the core platform.