Android Honeycomb

January 14, 2017

Android Honeycomb (Android 3.0) was released in February 2011 and was designed specifically for tablets with larger screens.

Key Features

  • Holographic "Holo" user interface design
  • System bar with notifications and navigation
  • Action bar for contextual options
  • Multi-pane layouts for tablets
  • Hardware acceleration
  • Multi-core processor support
  • HTTP Live Streaming

Tablet-First Design

Honeycomb was the first Android version optimized specifically for tablets, introducing UI elements that would later be unified with phone interfaces in Ice Cream Sandwich.

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