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Google releases Honeycomb in february? already?

just saw this new on phonearena... two more months for a new version of android and we dont even have a beta ROM of gingerbread xD
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Honeycomb-now-due-for-February-launch-as-Android-2.4_id15400

Maybe Honeycomb was design specifically with tablets/higher res devices in mind?

I agree. Honeycomb was mentioned as being tablet centric. I don't think there will be much that will affect the phone side. I think that's the big reason they're making it a 2.4 release instead of 3.0. That and I think it is also to get more android tablets out before the iPad 2 is released. That's my theory.
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I hope thats the reason... otherwise i will start hating my slide real bad xD

Well look at it this way. T-Mo/HTC can Skip over Gingerbread and go to Honeycomb since the time difference between 2.3 and 2.4 are so short.

Ohgami_Ichiro said:
Well look at it this way. T-Mo/HTC can Skip over Gingerbread and go to Honeycomb since the time difference between 2.3 and 2.4 are so short.
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If honeycomb is being designed with Tablets in mind, there'd be no reason to put it on a phone. Screen sizes won't match at all.

xenoletum said:
If honeycomb is being designed with Tablets in mind, there'd be no reason to put it on a phone. Screen sizes won't match at all.
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True but it all depends on what features Google adds in addition to tablet support.
I see Honeycomb as adding Major Support for Tablets. If it was just an update only for Tablets they probably wouldn't given it a codename. Just left it Gingerbread but 2.4. Again just my theory.

i hope 2.4 does end up tablet centric, otherwise it 2.3 would be a waste if time.

MMMM... Honeycomb !
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So yeah looks like its meant for tablets but... wouldn't there be an aosp source release for rom builds?
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Its for phones too, it was reported that a nexus one was running honeycomb
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Drzfr3shboialex said:
Its for phones too, it was reported that a nexus one was running honeycomb
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where?? link please

Here ya go
http://thegadgets.net/technology-news/android-3-0-honeycomb-spotted-running-on-nexus-one/
Ur welcome
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[Q] Google Talk with Video?

Do you guys think this will be a market update or software update since the Nexus S is getting it in 2.3.4?
Maybe Samsung is waiting until then to give us official Gingerbread?
Thoughts?

Looks to me like Google is only going to do it on 2.3 phones, with 2.3 already percolating, we Epic users shouldn't have to wait too long.
"Google Talk with video and voice chat will gradually roll out to Nexus S devices in the next few weeks as part of the Android 2.3.4 over-the-air update and will launch on other Android 2.3+ devices in the future," Google explained in a blog post, which also offers a screenshot and demo video.
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from: http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and...rs-Google-Talk-Video-Chat-for-Android-212563/

jdelano said:
we Epic users shouldn't have to wait too long.
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hee hee, good one.

2.3.4 GTalk Files from NexusS
Found this in the Nexus S forum. I can't do anything with them (not a developer) but maybe someone can??? lol here's to hoping.

edonnelly said:
jdelano said:
we Epic users shouldn't have to wait too long.
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hee hee, good one.
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Found this in the Nexus S forum. I can't do anything with them (not a developer) but maybe someone can??? lol here's to hoping.
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Hopefully someone can do something with this . Google talk with video presumably integrates better with the android os than other alternatives, so it makes sense Google is integrating it into 2.3 instead of back supporting 2.2... that said, only the stock or "developer" android phones like nexus one and nexus s will be getting these right now...

RandomKing said:
Hopefully someone can do something with this . Google talk with video presumably integrates better with the android os than other alternatives, so it makes sense Google is integrating it into 2.3 instead of back supporting 2.2... that said, only the stock or "developer" android phones like nexus one and nexus s will be getting these right now...
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Video calling framework has actually been built into Android since at least 2.1. If you check our hidden menus, there are all kinds of options for it, except the part that actually lets you make a video call.
I'd also wager that it'll pretty seamlessly interface with FaceTime since Gizmo5 pretty much did what FaceTime did using the same protocols and standards, except it was doing it back in '06.

Come on already who cares about gingerbread? Ics is the new flavor fav of the month

Let's face it once google announced the ics as the next version of android why do some people still want gb when ics can be leaked and used on our phones. Google needs to be the one doing the updates not the carriers and phone makers. Google should open a beta and prebeta builds to all who want them.
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this thread should be stickied as a perfect example of a douche.
ibtl.

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i vote to ban this prick
could you people please stop answering him like anything he says is serious?

For someone who's been around since the 70's you seem to not understand the development life cycle of a product to be expecting such an asinine thing to happen.
Using win7 (retail) to win8 (alpha) argument proves your failure to grasp that.
BTW, i love how decad3nce pwned your last post. LOL
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Yeah, that ish was funny as hell.
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Hahaha, i actually teared up laughing my ass off!!!
waiting for a follow up encore by decad3nce... =D

ghostrid3r said:
For someone who's been around since the 70's you seem to not understand the development life cycle of a product to be expecting such an asinine thing to happen.
Using win7 (retail) to win8 (alpha) argument proves your failure to grasp that.
BTW, i love how decad3nce pwned your last post. LOL
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Yeah, that ish was funny as hell.

htc_joe said:
Let's face it once google announced the ics as the next version of android why do some people still want gb when ics can be leaked and used on our phones. Google needs to be the one doing the updates not the carriers and phone makers. Google should open a beta and prebeta builds to all who want them.
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Because to us Gingerbread is the most important release ever! Gingerbread was made with Hummingbird in mind..ICS is a huge improvement for dual core phones..while we definitely get some new features, you would not notice such huge performance increases as you do with Gingerbread.

Locked. OP, check your pm's.

Ice Cream Sandwich screen shots. Real?

Below are some screen shots of Ice Cream Sandwich. More in the Album linked below.
Looks pretty legit.
Thoughts on ICS?
Album: http://imgur.com/a/GAB2X
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There real an it has some i candy it looks nice now an also i watched video an it was butter
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The closer and closer we get to the Unpacked event we get to see their sweets. Either way the UI is nice and I hope they changed the media player and Music

I found this about a half hour ago, saying that and Samsung are going to postpone http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technolo...d-Google-cancel-Nexus-Prime-phone-launch.html unpacked.

Saw the video and I really really like the UI a lot!! Hopefully the prime will go to tmobile in December or even January, hope it does.... I prefer this because it will be the latest and the greatest smartphone with its non-capacitive button design and latest OS..

if that's real, it looks alright. though, i'm surprised at kernel 3.0.1. the switch to 3.0 was just over two months ago, so it would surprise me to see it on android already (considering Ubuntu is still on 2.6.38 and Fedora is using 2.6.40, i would think the full linux distros would be changing the kernel version to 3.0 before android).

Hopefully with Google improving Androids UI, less manufacturers would mess with it.

^^ the manufacturers will always have their own signature of android launcher to differentiate their devices from the rest.. I don't mind it at all as long as they make the UI better and add useful functionality into it..
Is ICS gonna be 2.4 or 4.0?

I just wish that manufacturers would make their launcher work like any other third party launcher instead of integrating it like they do.
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If it's a straight Google phone, won't the launcher be ICS stock?

Just something I noticed. Where is the "battery use "in the settings?
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I think the fonts are better than current Android versions, but I'm not that impressed.
It's still asking for OEMs to molest it, as well, which is unfortunate.
Not enthused.

N8ter said:
I think the fonts are better than current Android versions, but I'm not that impressed.
It's still asking for OEMs to molest it, as well, which is unfortunate.
Not enthused.
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Lol who cares about fonts performace is where its at
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[Q] ICS update for R800x, wonder if it will be sooner then other X-PLAYS

I was thinking since Verizons Xperia PLAY does not use the TimeScape and uses Vanilla Gingerbread ROM. I'm wondering if Verizons ICS update (if it does come out) would be released much sooner then the rest of the Xplays as SE would not have to mash their custom overlay to it. I wold imagine that with the some time and the bug testing and whatnot you wold think that the update should be pretty pain free. Just my thoughts.

Doubt it, they already stated that the Xperia Play models will get the update between April and May. They wouldn't push it out twice for the same device in my opinion.

the problem with the r800x is that verizon is in control of the updates, and so far they have done a bad job of it...we still don't have 2.3.4...
it makes sense due to no custom overlay, but we are talking about verizon...
i hope (i know its not true) but hope that they stopped doing 2.3.4 so they can push 4.0 out faster....haha i know

Keep dreaming...
If you look at the history of going from 2.3.2 - 2.3.3 - 2.3.4 your model has always been last to get the update even though it is bare bones android.

At best you should wait for ICX to release a CDMA version.
Or wait for CM9
It would be waaaayyy faster than waiting for Verizon.
Btw CM9 will be here by the end of next month

cm9 would be sweet, but just like verizon, cdma seems to be the big sucking point and we probably won't get cm9 for a long time either...

Insane PPC said:
cm9 would be sweet, but just like verizon, cdma seems to be the big sucking point and we probably won't get cm9 for a long time either...
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FXP has been pretty good on release schedules for CM7 updates, and is planning on releasing for the Play. It may be another 2-3 weeks after the GSM release, but CDMA will follow up.
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jgregoryj1 said:
I was thinking since Verizons Xperia PLAY does not use the TimeScape and uses Vanilla Gingerbread ROM. I'm wondering if Verizons ICS update (if it does come out) would be released much sooner then the rest of the Xplays as SE would not have to mash their custom overlay to it. I wold imagine that with the some time and the bug testing and whatnot you wold think that the update should be pretty pain free. Just my thoughts.
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BWAHAHAHA Verizon release an update early before everyone else???? LMAO
Maybe when pigs fly

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Even my boyfriend who works for Verizon says they don't give a crap about supporting their customers. I'd be surprised if you guys ever saw an official ICS update.
No worries though, we have awesome devs =D

Who cares anyway? Verizon doesn't owe us anything, they never promised upgrades for the rest of your phone's life.
And like anything else in life, if you really want something, do it yourself, instead of relying on some government or corporation to do it for you.
Isn't that what xda is all about? Getting what we want, regardless of what the phone companies say?