On a tablet, Android 3.0 provides a way for the email client to run with your messages on the left and a preview pane on the right. Adobe Flash 10.2 for Android available today, improves performance, adds hardware acceleration for HoneycombAdobe Flash Player 10.2 will land in the. Android 3.0 makes better use of the screen size for tablets.įor example, Gmail on a smartphone runs best in a vertical orientation so you can quickly scan through emails. One of the main issues with Android early on was that the code is flexible enough to run on a variety of devices but the interface is designed for smartphones. The newest iteration of Flash basically does it all: supports a wide array of file formats, Flash games and VPN browsing.
So say goodbye Adobe Flash Player and say hello to Photon Flash Player and Browser.
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From all reports, the company doesn't make a great income from the operating system and plans to derive revenue the way they always do: from ads that appear when you search.ĭevelopers gain full access to the code base and searchable documentation. There are ways to install Flash on your Android phone, but it’s safer to download an app that is continuously being updated by its developer.
Tseng had an Android prototype phone he let us view over his shoulder.Īndroid 3.0 is an open source project helmed by Google. In 2008, we sat down with Erick Tseng, then a senior product manager at Google and the main point of contact for Android OS, for an article on Google research projects.Ĭuriously, Tseng never mentioned tablets, but he did talk about a new operating system that could work on many different types of computing devices. And when that day comes, expect to see a flood of Android 3.0 tablets explode onto the market. Beta Flash Player for Honeycomb will have acclerated smooth playback of high-definition Flash video content on the web. The iPad 2 does not support Adobe Flash at all. Needless to say, the official, final release is just weeks away. There will also be an update to Flash 10.2 for Android smartphones/tablets running Android 2.2 and 2.3 on March 18.