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Android Was Truly The Star

Android was truly the star of the traditional annual conference Google I / O dedicated to developers. A rain of ads and news and has hit a captivated audience in advance. One thing is certain, the eco-system Android will widen further, to the chagrin of the competition. Overview.

 

Android Ice Cream Sandwich = Is the next Android

Besides updating Honeycomb (Android 3.x) to touch pads and its integration into Google TV (see our gallery of images ), Google has confirmed the upcoming delivery of a new version of its OS for Smartphone ( announcement already made in February last). Always decked out with a name of pastry, this version is called "Ice Cream Sandwich." Main novelty announced: the fusion interfaces. The motor means homogenize its platforms, and Ice Cream Sandwich offer an experience similar to Honeycomb while being optimized for Smartphone. Google promises tools to enable compatibility between different media.

Android Fragmentation of agreements with manufacturers

Successive launches and fast enough for new versions of the OS and updates have caused some breakdown platform, complicating the work of developers for applications. Some even speak of "nightmare". Customers even waive application development on Android given the complexity of the thing to be present on all versions. The work is also complicated for operators to questions rather opaque overlay house. This generates frustration among some private users as appropriate updates to their terminal. At the last Mobile World Congress, Eric Schmidt, former CEO had promised change through a kind of list of rules of good practice known as " anti-fragmentation Laws . " These rules have now been adopted by HTC, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, LG, main engine manufacturing partners. Their Smartphone are updated on a regular and guaranteed for 18 months provided sufficient material specifications. A very good news for the green image of the robot.

Accessories in "open source"

Google will release a development kit that will allow manufacturers to develop accessories (headphones, dock home etc..) Dedicated to Android. But unlike Apple, which tightly controls on these products, Google has opted for a more open solution. There will be no contract to be respected, no royalties to pay, not product submission prior to marketing. An open choice but risky because of poor quality products could be disseminated. But the eco-system will become more responsive and quicker.

The Android objects

This is still experimental work. The idea: adapting Android in home automation through a program called Android @ home ‘. It would be different to control home appliances, control lights and apertures through Android environment. Stay tuned.

Android Figures

As usual, the engine has seeded the staggering numbers of Android Phones in the world. There are 100 million Smartphone and compatible worldwide and 400,000 Android phones are turned on each day (against 350,000 in February). The Android Market now has 200,000 applications cons 150,000 in February. According to experts , at this rate, the Android Market is expected to exceed in volume the App Store a few months.