Android 3.2 Official Update
The most recent version of the operational system Google Android for the tablets is official now. The new system Android 3.2 will surely arrive on some tablets very soon, according to cnet.com.
The first proof of this fact is that Motorola already started to offer this update for its tablet Xoom. According to the sources, there are already other Android 3.2 eager. The next brands that will have this software update are Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, Iconia Acer Tab 500 and Toshiba Thrive.
This comes right after a month since the Huawei announce that said that its tablet will be the first in the entire world to have a seven inches display with dual-core and Android 3.2 system.
According to an official statement of the company, the new Android 3.2 is a very important launching that adds more features both for the developers and the users.
The new platform includes some API changes (that is a programming interface for the applications). This is not the only company’s update. There are also wide ranges of the display dimensions that can be supported, not only the 10.1 inches ones, the media files can be directly loaded from the SD card and these aren’t just a few.
New user features
Some of the new features that users can expect include optimisations for a wider range of tablets. These include a variety of optimisations across the system in order to ensure an enhanced user experience on a wider range of tablet devices.
The latest update introduces a new compatibility zoom mode, which gives tablet users a new way to view fixed-sized apps on larger devices. This new mode provides a pixel-scaled alternative to the standard UI stretching for apps that are not designed to run on larger screen sizes, the likes of tablet displays. The new mode is accessible to users from a menu icon in the system bar, for apps that need compatibility support.
On devices that support an SD card, users will now be able to load media files directly from the SD card to apps that utilise these. A system facility makes the files accessible to apps from the system media store.
New features for Android developers
Besides the new functionality that will become available to users via this update, Android developers can also look forward to some added features. Android 3.2 introduces extensions to the platform’s screen support API, which provides developers with additional ways to manage application UI across the range of Android-powered devices.
The API includes new resource qualifiers and new manifest attributes that give them improved control over how their Android apps are displayed on different screen sizes, as opposed to relying on generalised size categories.
Google’s latest Android platform also delivers a new zoom compatibility mode, which renders the user interface (UI) on a smaller screen area, then scales it up to fill the space available on the display.
Developers can start to develop and test apps for this new platform, by downloading it into their SDK using the Android SDK Manager.
The first proof of this fact is that Motorola already started to offer this update for its tablet Xoom. According to the sources, there are already other Android 3.2 eager. The next brands that will have this software update are Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, Iconia Acer Tab 500 and Toshiba Thrive.
This comes right after a month since the Huawei announce that said that its tablet will be the first in the entire world to have a seven inches display with dual-core and Android 3.2 system.
According to an official statement of the company, the new Android 3.2 is a very important launching that adds more features both for the developers and the users.
The new platform includes some API changes (that is a programming interface for the applications). This is not the only company’s update. There are also wide ranges of the display dimensions that can be supported, not only the 10.1 inches ones, the media files can be directly loaded from the SD card and these aren’t just a few.
New user features
Some of the new features that users can expect include optimisations for a wider range of tablets. These include a variety of optimisations across the system in order to ensure an enhanced user experience on a wider range of tablet devices.
The latest update introduces a new compatibility zoom mode, which gives tablet users a new way to view fixed-sized apps on larger devices. This new mode provides a pixel-scaled alternative to the standard UI stretching for apps that are not designed to run on larger screen sizes, the likes of tablet displays. The new mode is accessible to users from a menu icon in the system bar, for apps that need compatibility support.
On devices that support an SD card, users will now be able to load media files directly from the SD card to apps that utilise these. A system facility makes the files accessible to apps from the system media store.
New features for Android developers
Besides the new functionality that will become available to users via this update, Android developers can also look forward to some added features. Android 3.2 introduces extensions to the platform’s screen support API, which provides developers with additional ways to manage application UI across the range of Android-powered devices.
The API includes new resource qualifiers and new manifest attributes that give them improved control over how their Android apps are displayed on different screen sizes, as opposed to relying on generalised size categories.
Google’s latest Android platform also delivers a new zoom compatibility mode, which renders the user interface (UI) on a smaller screen area, then scales it up to fill the space available on the display.
Developers can start to develop and test apps for this new platform, by downloading it into their SDK using the Android SDK Manager.
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