Android Honeycomb

Android Honeycomb
Version of the Android operating system
Android 3.0 running on a Motorola Xoom
DeveloperGoogle
Initial releaseFebruary 22, 2011 (2011-02-22)
Final release3.2.6 / February 15, 2012 (2012-02-15)
Kernel typeMonolithic (Linux)
LicenseProprietary software[1]
Preceded byAndroid Gingerbread (2.3)
Succeeded byAndroid Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0)
Official websitedeveloper.android.com/about/versions/android-3.0-highlights
Support status
  • Unsupported since November 14, 2016
  • Google Play Services support dropped since January 2017[2]
  • Google Account support dropped

Android Honeycomb is the codename for the 3rd major Android version, it was made for devices with large screens such as tablets[3] but was unofficially ported to the Nexus One. It is the 8th Android version and is not supported anymore.

References

  1. ↑ Metz, Cade (March 24, 2011). "Steve Jobs vindicated: Google Android is not open". Archived from the original on September 10, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Google to drop the support from Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) devices". November 22, 2016. Archived from the original on August 27, 2022. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Honeycomb". Android. Retrieved 25 April 2024.