Editing Android OS (section)

=== Android 3.0 Honeycomb ===
{{Main|Android Honeycomb}}
{{Anchor|Android 3.0|Android Honeycomb|Honeycomb|Android 3|3.0}}

On February 22, 2011, the Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) SDK – the first [[tablet computer|tablet]]-only Android update – was released, based on Linux kernel 2.6.36.<ref name="honeycomb-highlights"/><ref name="honeycomb-sneak-peek">{{cite web |url=http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/2011/01/sneak-peak-of-android-30-honeycomb.html |title=A Sneak Peek of Android 3.0, Honeycomb |first=Andy |last=Rubin |publisher=Google Mobile Blog |date=January 5, 2011 |access-date=January 5, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110108061358/http://googlemobile.blogspot.com/2011/01/sneak-peak-of-android-30-honeycomb.html |archive-date=January 8, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="3.0-release">{{cite web |url=http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2011/02/final-android-30-platform-and-updated.html |title=Final Android 3.0 Platform and Updated SDK Tools |author=Xavier Ducrohet |publisher=Android Developers Blog |date=February 22, 2011 |access-date=February 23, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110305143408/http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2011/02/final-android-30-platform-and-updated.html |archive-date=March 5, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/4150/googles-android-event-analysis/2 |title=Google's Android Event Analysis |author=Mithun Chandrasekhar |publisher=AnandTech |date=February 2, 2011 |access-date=February 5, 2011 |quote=I confirmed this with Google; Honeycomb, at least in the current form, will not be coming to non-tablet devices. |archive-date=February 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110205210127/http://www.anandtech.com/show/4150/googles-android-event-analysis/2 |url-status=live }}</ref> The first device featuring this version, the [[Motorola Xoom]] tablet, was released on February 24, 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.engadget.com/2011/01/26/motorola-atrix-4g-and-xoom-tablet-launching-at-the-end-of-februa/ |title=Motorola Atrix 4G and Xoom tablet launching at the end of February, Droid Bionic and LTE Xoom in Q2 |author=Nilay Patel |publisher=Engadget |date=January 26, 2011 |access-date=February 5, 2011 |archive-date=February 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110204085801/http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/26/motorola-atrix-4g-and-xoom-tablet-launching-at-the-end-of-februa? |url-status=live }}</ref> The update's features included:<ref name="honeycomb-highlights">{{cite web |url=http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-3.0-highlights.html |title=Android 3.0 Platform Highlights |publisher=Android Developers |access-date=February 23, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110216200154/http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-3.0-highlights.html |archive-date=February 16, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|+ Android 3.0 Honeycomb (API 11)
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| 3.0
| February 22, 2011<ref name="3.0-release"/>
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* Optimized tablet support with a new "holographic" user interface (removed again the following year with version 4.2).<ref name="CWnostalgia"/>
* New Easter egg, an image of a [[Tron]]-themed bumblebee.
* Added System Bar, featuring quick access to notifications, status, and soft navigation buttons, available at the bottom of the screen.
* Added the Action Bar, giving access to contextual options, navigation, widgets, or other types of content at the top of the screen.
* Simplified multitasking – tapping Recent Applications in the System Bar allows users to see snapshots of the tasks underway and quickly jump from one application to another.
* Redesigned the keyboard, making typing fast, efficient and accurate on larger screen sizes
* Simplified, more intuitive copy/paste interface.
* Multiple browser tabs replacing browser windows, plus form auto-fill and a new "incognito" mode allowing somewhat anonymous browsing.
* Quick access to camera exposure, focus, flash, zoom, front-facing camera, time-lapse, and other camera features.
* Ability to view albums and other collections in full-screen mode in Gallery, with easy access to thumbnails for other photos.
* New two-pane Contacts UI and Fast Scroll to let users easily organize and locate contacts.
* New two-pane Email UI to make viewing and organizing messages more efficient, allowing users to select one or more messages.
* Hardware acceleration.
* Support for [[multi-core processor]]s.
* Ability to encrypt all user data.
* HTTPS stack improved with [[Server Name Indication]] (SNI).
* [[Filesystem in Userspace]] (FUSE; kernel module).
* Disallows applications from having to write access to secondary storage (memory cards on devices with internal primary storage) outside of designated, application-specific directories. Full access to primary internal storage is still allowed through a separate application-level permission.<ref name="anandtech-sdkitkat">{{cite web |last=Ho |first=Joshua |title=Examining MicroSD changes in Android 4.4 |url=http://www.anandtech.com/show/7859/examining-microsd-changes-in-android-44 |work=Anandtech |access-date=March 28, 2014 |archive-date=March 28, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328131328/http://anandtech.com/show/7859/examining-microsd-changes-in-android-44 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="androidpolice-sdcards">{{cite web |url=http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/02/17/external-blues-google-has-brought-big-changes-to-sd-cards-in-kitkat-and-even-samsung-may-be-implementing-them/ |title=External Blues: Google Has Brought Big Changes To SD Cards In KitKat, And Even Samsung Is Implementing Them |date=February 17, 2014 |author=Cody Toombs |access-date=February 20, 2014 |publisher=Android Police |archive-date=February 21, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221100831/http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/02/17/external-blues-google-has-brought-big-changes-to-sd-cards-in-kitkat-and-even-samsung-may-be-implementing-them/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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==== Android 3.1 Honeycomb ====
{{anchor|Android 3.1|3.1}}
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|+ Android 3.1 Honeycomb (API 12)
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| 3.1
| May 10, 2011<ref>{{cite web |url=http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2011/05/android-31-platform-new-sdk-tools.html |title=Android 3.1 Platform, New SDK tools |date=May 10, 2011 |first=Xavier |last=Ducrohet |publisher=Android Developers Blog |access-date=May 10, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110511072447/http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2011/05/android-31-platform-new-sdk-tools.html |archive-date=May 11, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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* UI refinements.
* Connectivity for USB accessories ([[USB On-The-Go]]).
* Expanded Recent Applications list.
* Resizable Home screen widgets.
* Support for external keyboards and pointing devices.
* Support for joysticks and gamepads.
* Support for [[FLAC]] audio playback.<ref name="Android-Media-Formats">{{cite web |url=http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/media-formats.html |title=Android Supported Media Formats |publisher=Android Developers |access-date=March 30, 2012 |archive-date=March 11, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311121312/http://developer.android.com/guide/appendix/media-formats.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=1461 |title=Issue 1461 – Android – FLAC file support enhancement request. |access-date=August 5, 2011 |archive-date=April 10, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410001003/https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=1461 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* High-performance Wi-Fi lock, maintaining high-performance Wi-Fi connections when the device screen is off.
* Support for HTTP proxy for each connected Wi-Fi access point.
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==== Android 3.2 Honeycomb ====
{{anchor|Android 3.2|3.2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
|+ Android 3.2 Honeycomb (API 13)
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| 3.2
| July 15, 2011<ref name="Ducrohet">{{cite web |url=http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2011/07/android-32-platform-and-updated-sdk.html |title=Android 3.2 Platform and Updated SDK tools |date=July 15, 2011 |first=Xavier |last=Ducrohet |publisher=Android Developers Blog |access-date=July 16, 2011 |archive-date=July 18, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718090730/http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2011/07/android-32-platform-and-updated-sdk.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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* Improved hardware support, including optimizations for a wider range of tablets.
* Increased ability of applications to access files on the SD card, e.g. for synchronization.
* Compatibility display mode for applications that have not been optimized for tablet screen resolutions.
* New display support functions, giving developers more control over display appearance on different Android devices.<ref name="Android Developers">{{cite web |title=Supporting Multiple Screens: Declaring Tablet Layouts for Android 3.2 |publisher=Android Developers |year=2012 |url=http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/screens_support.html#DeclaringTabletLayouts |access-date=February 18, 2013 |archive-date=January 28, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128224652/http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/screens_support.html#DeclaringTabletLayouts |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| 3.2.1
| September 20, 2011
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* Bug fixes and minor security, stability and Wi-Fi improvements.
* Update to [[Android Market]] with automatic updates and easier-to-read Terms and Conditions text.
* Update to [[Google Books]].
* Improved [[Adobe Flash]] support in browser.
* Improved [[Chinese language|Chinese]] handwriting prediction.
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| 3.2.2
| September 30, 2011
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* Bug fixes and other minor improvements for the Motorola Xoom 4G.
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| 3.2.4
| December 15, 2011
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* Pay As You Go for 3G and 4G tablets.
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| 3.2.6
| February 15, 2012
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* Fixed data connectivity issues when coming out of Airplane mode on the US 4G Motorola Xoom.
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