Google is aggressively moving forward with the development of Android OS 3.0 to launch in Q4 2010..
Read more here - http://www.machackpc.com/featured/android-3-0-gingerbreak-to-be-out-by-q4-2010/
Re: Android 3.0 (GingerBreak) to be out by Q4 2010.
Isn't it named GingerBread?
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lol, when I think of phones now-a-days I cant help but think of the N-gadget I think it was nokia right?or N-gauge it was a flop no matter what its name was. But to think my cell phone can handle games like my computer and soon my ps3/Xbox360 is really exciting! Google you are god of the cell phone world and you have only just got in the game.
oh crap! I think I figured out who the anti-christ is! the little android dude!
Its gingerbread and google never said that its gonna be os 3.0 its probably gonna be 2.5
Froyo is finally rolling out to all Nexus One users over the air, with plans to have it deployed to most people by the end of the week.
The Nexus Blog reports:
Starting today, Nexus One users will begin to receive the Android 2.2 (codenamed Froyo) over-the-air software update on their phones. This update provides some great new features including support for making your handset a portable hotspot and support for Adobe Flash within the browser. For a complete list of everything we’ve included in Android 2.2, please see the Android 2.2 Platform Highlights.
http://ongoingissues.wordpress.com/2010/06/29/android-2-2-froyo-ready-for-all-nexus-ones/
Samsung Captivate Android OS 2.2 Upgrade Released Then Quickly Pulled
By Ed Hardy, Brighthand.com Editor | 2/17/2011
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The long-awaited upgrade to Android OS 2.2 (Froyo) for AT&T's Samsung Captivate was released today... only to be quickly withdrawn.
Currently, it's not clear if this system software upgrade was released by mistake, or if a bug was found in it almost immediately.
This is just another blow to users of the Captivate, which was released last summer with Android OS 2.1, even though the latest version of Google's mobile operating system at that time was already OS 2.2.
Although Samsung has committed to releasing an upgrade for this model, and at one point said this would be available by the end of November, users of this smartphone are still waiting.
Since then, Google has introduced Android OS 2.3, which is currently available only on the Samsung Nexus S.
New in Android OS 2.2 (Froyo)
Android OS 2.2 is required for devices to run Adobe Flash Player 10.1, which allows the web browser to fully make use of websites that use Flash for navigation, games, and showing video.
This version of Google's operating system also contains a number of other enhancements, such as faster performance thanks to a new JIT compiler and the ability to store applications on a removable memory card.
In addition, Samsung has promised that this system software upgrade will include a fix for a bug that sometimes causes these smartphones to be unable to get a GPS lock.
source: brighthand.com/default.asp?newsID=17530&news=Samsung+Captivate+Google+Android+OS+2.2+Froyo+Upgrade
Also, see:
gizmocrunch.com/android/5414-samsung-captivate-froyo-update
This news is days old and there have been at least 5 threads about this already...mods please close this.
/flameon
something pretty significant has happened (release of froyo source for both epic and vibrant). Both were released pretty quietly and have started seeing some reports of the epics push starting the 21st.
I don't think it will be long before we see the source released for the captivate.
Its kind of weird for me personally...
Do I really care about the official Froyo 2.2? Not really...
Do I want AT&T/Samsung to release it? If they promised it, they should...
I only want to see it release to know that a major company kept their word. Plus, if it helps the devs here release other ROMs based on a true US Cappy build, then I'm all for it.
I'd like to see it released, but I'm not so sure that I'll be rushing back to stock so I can update to it.
And the story is wrong. Froyo was never released... no one downloaded it.
The only thing that was released was some instructional pages.
Posting a story that is wrong is even worse then posting rumors.
This is rather an interesting topic/thought. Right now they are at 2.3 gingerbread for Android on the phones, and ice cream sandwich 2.4 is in the works. Soon after that there will be 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, etc... but.. what happens when they finally hit 3.0? Because 3.0 is honeycomb and is designed specifically for tablets only. I would assume it would not be the same 3.0 as the tablets. They would be completely different releases for sure, they would have to be. For sure the Android 3.0 on the phone would have to be named something else, and would share zero in common with the tablet 3.0 release.
Betcha didn't think about that one. Or maybe you already did? Thoughts on this?
That a good point an the 3.0 is not really a firmware cuz phones are first then tablets are a second thought, I think at least, but I hope they become as seemless as ISO like a little easyer to use but **** what would be the fun in it then
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Google has said that the next version of Android will be Gingerbread mixed with Honeycomb and they will include all the key features from 3.0 to our lovely phones
Oh cool. That sounds pretty awesome!
Honeycomb released on tablets is as stated above....for tablets. The reason they developed 3.0 for tablets initiallt is because tablets have more cpu, ram, essentially way more features. 98%of phones dont have all of these features. If they skipped to 3.0 in phones right now98% of phones would be without support. The smaller incrimental updates of phones will support the life cycle of phones. Old phones slowly dying off from no updates rather than large leaps that would leave them without any updates because of older hardware.
3.0 does have provisioning for phones though. Developers have already stated this. And thats how they are already porting it to some phones
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I've read that 2.4 or Ice Cream Sandwich will attempt to merge 2.3 and 3.0 into phone form and then they'll go from there.
That's what I've heard before as well. But actually I meant what happens in the distant future when they reach the number 3.0 on the phones. Eventually after every new official build of Android, the version number for phones will have to cross into the 3.0 area, but that is already called honeycomb, and is for tablets only. The question is... what the heck are they going to call it or do about it when this happens. This won't happen for a long time though as 2.4 isn't even out yet. You see what I'm saying right? We are waiting for Android 2.4 ice cream sandwich to come out on our phones sometime soon, then we will be waiting for 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, then 3.0. It's kind of confusing to explain I know this, but its an excellent topic. If that doesn't make sense I will have to try harder I suppose.
They'll probably reserve evens (2.x, 4.x) for phones and odds (3.x, 5.x) for tablets. After everything settles down maybe a year from now and they're looking for the next overly huge release they'll probably switch phones from 2 to 4 and tablets from 3 to 5 at roughly the same time.
All speculation. It's what I would do at least.
Who says Ice Cream will be 2.4? I've read 2.4 will be Gingerbread just how 2.0 and 2.1 were both Eclair.
Plus they jumped straight from 1.6 to 2.0
I bet Ice Cream is 3.1 or 3.5 or something.
They probably won't continue with 2 different versions of Android and just release one version that scales the layout depending on screen size/resolution.
They want to be standard, as much as they can ... so yes.. it would make "sense" to have one OS and scale it for all platforms, however all platforms would have to be of similar high spec .
But look at windows 7 , there are 6 versions of it... all with bits taken out, all with bits added.
You can go from Windows 7 starter up to Ultimate / Enterprise the server 2008 ..all have the same " shell " , and this is what I think Google is wants.. a common shell / look .
Its just a version number...
All software is version-ed. For instance, Android OS for smart phones is version-ed as 1.5, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 etc. Generally for any software, a major release will have a version change like 1.5 to 2.0. And, any subsequent minor revisions will have version changes such as 2.2 to 2.3.
Android for tablets is version-ed 3.0. But, I think it doesn't necessarily have to mean that Android OS for phones will culminate into the Android OS for tablets over a few revisions.
For all we know, Android OS for smart phones could be version-ed 2.3,2.4...2.9,2.10,2.11... Only Google knows
Software Versioning & Android OS
First a couple info tidbits:
@MWC2011 Keynote info provided:
A. Gingerbread & Honeycomb to be combined into "I" release.
B. Fragments UI likely incorporated into "I" along with prior release compatibility
C. Six-Month Release Cycle to commence with "I"
As for the versioning of G-A OS.....
It has typically followed the external scheme
Major.Minor.Revision
If you, as a SW Dev Corp, follow typical software versioning practices then combining the 2.x and 3.x could be considered Major warranting the next numbering sequence 4.x
If, however, you are not actually adding new functionality nor testing the version at the production level (new major version) then you usually use Minor and might use, for example, 3.1 (presuming the H release at 3.0).
Of course Software Versioning is arbitrary in that there are no hard and fast rules exactly defining what a SW Dev Company "must" follow regarding versioning.
They could also use the "dot 5" schema sometimes used when it isn't quite considered a totally new production level version. MS did this with NT 3.5; more or less.
I wouldn"t lay odds either way except maybe to say I would expect the 2.x versioning sequence to end at the "I" release.
My "guess" going forward would be:
J-Jelly Bean as Android 4.0 instead of "I" [Hopefully utilizing full multitasking along with SMP advancement....an engineer can dream] which would likely mean just two 3.x releases...H and I
JMHO
joeyklatzko said:
Who says Ice Cream will be 2.4? I've read 2.4 will be Gingerbread just how 2.0 and 2.1 were both Eclair.
Plus they jumped straight from 1.6 to 2.0
I bet Ice Cream is 3.1 or 3.5 or something.
They probably won't continue with 2 different versions of Android and just release one version that scales the layout depending on screen size/resolution.
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Good point. I remember when they decided that 2.0/2.1 Eclair will not have a name change, so that is very possible what you are saying because it's been done before in this situation. That's a valid point.
Everyone is saying that Google will want to release one version of Android for both phone and tablet. I thought about that, but wasn't so sure. But, now it seems like the best choice by far when you think about it and have lots of good valid points from others. I'm on you guys side for sure! Good stuff, good stuff.
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Hey! Welcome.
Hellot there i just received a new tablet for christmas abd i wanted to learn some new things.
First oglf all i have to admit it that i am new to this android scene. I am a fan of apple but wheb it comes to tablets i guess abdroid has an advantage. whatever this is not the purpose of my message.
What i wabted to know is this: I received an Le Pan tc 970 but i saw they got the new Le Pan 2ut with the honeycomb support . My question is: is it worth rerurning this current tablet to buy the new one just because it has a new firmware on it? Or the hobeycomb isnt that much of a deal abd I should keep this one? Any advantages to buy the ther one in comparasion to this ine except it is new? Does it have much more feature than 2.2?
If not I know abdroid is the world of customizations... but i dont seem to get it. Do i need to root my system in order to makee tose customizatiobs available? I didnt ser that much themes for this tablet... also it doesbt even have its own section... Is it because the tablet isnt that popular?
Finally could i have some few threads to get me started? I kniw pretty much abiut apple... but Andriid is completly new to me!
Thanks! And sorry for all of the mistakes... The keyboard makes my mind go nuts... it is too big!
Honeycomb (Android 3.0) is newer version than froyo (2.2).
If you can get one with Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) then it is worth returning it
and get a new one.
Most of the tablets are running Froyo or Gingerbread (Android 2.3) .
Honeycomb is closed source, google has not released its software to public.
All other versions as of now are open source AOSP (Android Open Source Platform)
ask them whether it can be upgraded to ICS (4.0)
Well honeycomb is kinda better for tablets since it has a tablet ui but now since they released ics you should check if your tablet is getting the ics update which has a bunch of new features and if it doesn't i think you should get one with the new os.
Right! Look for ics update. It is much better
I don'T think there are many tables with ICS...? Am I wrong? And what about a starter guide?