Android Honeycomb

{{Short description|2011 Android tablet operating system}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}} {{Infobox OS | name = Android Honeycomb| | logo = File:Android Honeycomb Logo.png | logo size = 120px | screenshot = Android3.0.png | caption = Android 3.0 running on a Motorola Xoom | version of = Android | developer = Google | discontinued = yes | released = {{start date and age|2011|02|22}} | latest release version = 3.2.6 | latest release date = {{Start date and age|2012|02|15}} | kernel type = Monolithic (Linux) | license = Proprietary software<ref>{{cite news |last1=Metz |first1=Cade |title=Steve Jobs vindicated: Google Android is not open |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/24/google_will_not_open_source_android_honeycomb_on_release_of_first_devices/ |access-date=June 23, 2018 |date=March 24, 2011 |archive-date=September 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910103953/https://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/24/google_will_not_open_source_android_honeycomb_on_release_of_first_devices/ |url-status=live }}</ref> | preceded by = Android Gingerbread (2.3) | succeeded by = Android Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0) | website = {{Official URL}} | support_status = {{plainlist| * Unsupported since November 14, 2016 * Google Play Services support dropped since January 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.enepsters.com/2016/11/google-drop-support-android-2-3-gingerbread/|title=Google to drop the support from Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) devices|date=November 22, 2016|access-date=August 27, 2022|archive-date=August 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220827145424/https://www.enepsters.com/2016/11/google-drop-support-android-2-3-gingerbread/|url-status=live}}</ref> * Google Account support dropped{{when?|date=September 2025}} }} }}

'''Android Honeycomb''' is the codename for the third major version of Android, designed for devices with larger screen sizes, particularly tablets. It is the eighth version of Android. It is no longer supported, as of November 14, 2016. Android Honeycomb debuted with the Motorola Xoom in February 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=What is Android 3.0 Honeycomb? - Definition from WhatIs.com|url=http://searchmobilecomputing.techtarget.com/definition/Android-30-Honeycomb|access-date=July 29, 2016|archive-date=April 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200430095817/https://searchmobilecomputing.techtarget.com/definition/Android-30-Honeycomb|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Google announces Android 3.1, available on the Verizon Motorola Xoom today|url=https://www.engadget.com/2011/05/10/google-announces-android-3-1/|website=Engadget|date=May 10, 2011 |access-date=July 29, 2016|archive-date=June 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629084525/http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/10/google-announces-android-3-1/|url-status=live}}</ref> Besides the addition of new features, Android Honeycomb introduced a new so-called "holographic" user interface theme and an interaction model that built on the main features of Android, such as multitasking, notifications, and widgets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/06/building-android-a-40000-word-history-of-googles-mobile-os/16/|title=The history of Android|work=Ars Technica|date=June 30, 2014 |access-date=September 13, 2015|archive-date=August 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160801050333/http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/06/building-android-a-40000-word-history-of-googles-mobile-os/16/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc-mac/tablets/android-3-0-honeycomb-937798/review|title=Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) review|author=John Brandon|work=TechRadar|date=March 25, 2011 |access-date=September 13, 2015|archive-date=June 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625050623/https://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc-mac/tablets/android-3-0-honeycomb-937798/review|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Features== {{See also|Android version history#Android 3.0 Honeycomb}} New features introduced in Honeycomb include the following: * The Email and Contacts apps use a two-pane UI. * The Gallery app now lets users view albums and other collections in full-screen mode, with access to thumbnails for different photos in a collection. * The Browser app replaces browser windows with tabs, adds an incognito mode for anonymous browsing, and presents bookmarks and history in a unified view, among other features. * A redesigned keyboard to make entering text easier on large-screen devices such as tablet computers. * A Recent Apps view for multitasking. * Customizable home screens (up to five).

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