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Google's solution to Android fragmentation coming in 'Froyo'

One of the largest problems currently facing Google's Android operating system is the great degree of fragmentation due to the many different products that manufacturers and carriers have brought to the market. As it stands now, there are four different versions of Android software on various handsets: 1.5, 1.6, 2.0, and 2.1. The reason for this can be attributed to the inevitable differences in hardware, third party software (such as HTC's Sense UI), and the carrier or manufacturer's capacity to update their products.
Currently released Android phones ordered by their supported Android version so far include the following:
* 1.5: HTC Hero, T-Mobile Pulse, LG GW620, Motorola Cliq, Motorola Backflip, Samsung Behold, Samsung i7500, Samsung Moment
* 1.6: HTC Dream, HTC Magic, HTC Tattoo, Motorola Devour, Sony Ericsson Xperia X10
* 2.0: Motorola XT800
* 2.1: Google Nexus One, HTC Legend, HTC Desire, Motorola Droid, Samsung i5700
This large degree of platform fragmentation finds users and developers unable to take advantage of newer features and bug fixes that the latest release holds. For example, users without Android 2.0 or higher are left without Exchange support and new UI improvements, among other things. Taking note of these critical problems, Google will tackle the issue head on by taking their software into their own hands for their next Android release.
Named "Froyo", Google's next Android version will be detached of the usual set of first party applications and core components that currently populate the OS. Instead of bundling those applications with the operating system, Google will instead make them available through the Android Market for download. This is currently how updates to Google Maps are handled on Android.
This new approach will apply to both Android applications and system components. So for example, if Google brings a new update to the virtual keyboard or email application, all one would have to do is download the update directly from the Market as it instantly becomes available. No longer would users have to wait for their carrier or manufacturer to make it available for download.
Also reported is that Google is finishing up most of the core work required for Android and will soon be shifting development to consumer features and applications. Developers should be getting finalized APIs and frameworks as Froyo arrives, so they can instead focus on making applications faster and easier with greatly matured tools for the OS.
Source - http://www.neowin.net/news/google039s-solution-to-android-fragmentation-coming-in-039froyo039

leaked confimation that there will be a phone version of honeycomb

If you have played with the honeycomb emulator in the Android SDK, you might of been disapointed that it looked like honeycomb was only for tablets, but an insider at HTC has leaked some info about the new HTC Revolver, allegedly shipping with honeycomb. this is great news hopefully meaning google are working on a smartphone version of homneycomb aswell
http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/14/htc-revolver-a-flagship-honeycomb-phone-for-atandt/

The next version of Android after Honeycomb is reportedly merging Honeycomb and regular android together according to Eric Shmidt at MWC
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2011-02/16/android-honeycomb-and-gingerbread-to-merge

Unable to buy Revolver Parts Elite?

I'm trying to purchase the revolver parts elite app from the Google play store and it says I am unable. I have tried from my droidx, from a computer and from my transformer?
On my PC it says seller is unable to receive transactions, and on my phone it says I'm just unable to. Has anyone else had trouble with this?
Devices:
Motorola DroidX
Motorola Droid
Motorola Cliq
Asus Transformer
Lg Revolution
haxerpaylay™

revolver parts elite
HaXERxPaYLaY said:
I'm trying to purchase the revolver parts elite app from the Google play store and it says I am unable. I have tried from my droidx, from a computer and from my transformer?
On my PC it says seller is unable to receive transactions, and on my phone it says I'm just unable to. Has anyone else had trouble with this?
Devices:
Motorola DroidX
Motorola Droid
Motorola Cliq
Asus Transformer
Lg Revolution
haxerpaylay™
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I purchased elite just a few days ago with no problems from my pc

Dlna for moto defy for jb

Dlna for moto defy for jb

ela1103 said:
Dlna for moto defy for jb
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Quarx or anybody isnt working on that as of now for defy..But for what do u want DLNA ??!

To Share the videos to L.E.D T.V

is this the twitter of forum requests? only 10 words and less??
No Motos DLNA is not working on custom roms because it is proprierity.
Use one of the 1000 other apps in the market for video and music streaming.
I use iMediashare (not as simple as Motos DLNA but it is not that bad)

[Q] Best watch for development

Hi,
I want to test programming Android Wear and wonder which of the available watches is the best to play with.
Moto 360, LG G Watch R or Samsung Gear?