[CALUG] Android versions

[Rajiv Gunja]

No. 3.x is all honeycomb.

Please visit for a detailed overview :
http://source.android.com/source/build-numbers.html

-GGR
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Rajiv G Gunja
Blog: http://ossrocks.blogspot.com


On Tue, Oct 11, 2011 at 19:09, Bryan J Smith <b.j.smith at ieee.org> wrote:

> Isn't that 3.1?
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> Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.
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> B B <billy20771 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> 3.x IS tablet only.
>>
>> 4.x (Ice Cream Sandwich) is the one that will be on both phones and tablets
>>
>>
>> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> > From: Bryan J Smith <b.j.smith at ieee.org>
>> > Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2011 22:46:02 -0700 (PDT)
>> > Subject: Re: [CALUG] Android versions
>>
>> > To: Rajiv Gunja <opn.src.rocks at gmail.com>, "waltechmail at yahoo.com"
>> > <waltechmail at yahoo.com>
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>> > Cc: "calug at unknownlamer.org" <calug at unknownlamer.org>
>> >
>> > There will be Android 3.x Smartphones.  The early SDKs and foci were
>>
>> > on Tablets, because 2.x was not really designed well for tablets and
>> > larger screens.  But 3.x is definitely not a tablet-only series.
>> > Google is also asserting a heafty number of hardware and other
>>
>> > requirements for Smartphones running 3.x, to guarantee minimum
>> > experience levels.  Such was not the case in 2.x.
>> >
>> >
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> > From: Rajiv Gunja <opn.src.rocks at gmail.com>
>>
>> > Sent: Sunday, October 9, 2011 11:06 PM
>> >
>> >
>> > Android 2.x was released to all phone manufacturers as open source and
>> > many companies started putting that OS on tablets, which it was not
>> > meant for. This created a bad representation of Android against Apple,
>>
>> > as it was looked upon as immature and some even went to say that
>> > Android was insecure.
>> >
>> > So Google, released Honeycomb, 3.x which was designed only for tablets
>> > and made sure that applications which would not work on tablets namely
>>
>> > large screens, could not be installed on that OS.
>> >
>> > The difference between the OS is the interface and how the OS is used,
>> > namely the status bar, task list, setup control, etc.
>> >
>> > If you are planning to buy a
>> tablet, I would suggest go with 3.x, as
>> > it is designed for a tablet.
>> >
>> > I have a samsung galaxy tab 10.1 and it runs 3.1. Acer and other
>> > manufacturers have already moved on to 3.2.
>> > If you are looking at Archos, wait for the 8.9" to come out before you
>>
>> > invest in the 10.1" (G9)
>> > Archos is way cheaper than Samsung, but they also have an option of
>> > buying a tablet with 250 GB SSD.
>> >
>> > -GGR
>> > --
>> > Rajiv G Gunja
>> > Blog: http://ossrocks.blogspot.com
>>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 17:33, Walt Smith <waltechmail at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> >>
>> >>HI,
>> >>
>>
>> >>Just wondering if anyone was familiar with the
>> >>Android market ... specifically the version usage.
>> >>This is strictly a curiosity Q.
>> >>
>> >>I've seen
>> advertisements from some of the more inexpensive
>> >>"pad"/small tablet makers that look like new products
>> >>at low prices.   Many seemingly new advertise Android say, 2.2
>> >>vs a 3.1 thats reaching the market.
>>
>> >>
>> >>Are makers actually introducing new product with a much "older"
>> >>Android version ? If so, why? And what is the difference between
>> >>Android 2.x and 3.x, other than ( speculating ) "newer" hardware ?
>>
>> >>
>> >>I would assume there is also better software functionality, but why
>> >>aren't the cheaper tablets/pads using later SW?
>> >>
>> >>thx,
>> >>
>> >>Walt.....
>> >>Celebrating over 14,000 emails in my Yahoo Inbox !
>>
>> >>
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