Ooh! Ooh! I want to hop on the pedantic train too! If you don't specify the scope of the decade, technically the decade starts...NOW!.........aaaaaand NOW!...and again..................NOW! Hee Hee! This is fun!
Android 3.0 brings a new UI designed for tablets and other larger screen devices, but it also is fully compatible with applications developed for earlier versions of the platform, or for smaller screen sizes. Existing applications can seamlessly participate in the new holographic UI theme without code changes, by adding a single attribute in their manifest files. The platform emulates the Menu key, which is replaced by the overflow menu in the Action Bar in the new UI. Developers wanting to take fuller advantage of larger screen sizes can also create dedicated layouts and assets for larger screens and add them to their existing applications."
Looks like this should run on existing platforms without too much tweaking by custom ROM builders/manufacturers.
Activity fragments, for greater control of content and design flexibility
Starting with Android 3.0, developers can break the Activities of their applications into subcomponents called Fragments, then combine them in a variety of ways to create a richer, more interactive experience. For example, an application can use a set of Fragments to create a true multipane UI, with the user being able to interact with each pane independently. Fragments can be added, removed, replaced, and animated inside an Activity dynamically, and they are modular and reusable across multiple Activities. Because they are modular, Fragments also offer an efficient way for developers to write applications that can run properly on both larger screen as well as smaller screen devices.
True....but those people are invisible to someone at the "C" level. To a CEO, all achievements are attributed to the VC that has dominion over that division. It is like a feudal system...the farmers are not productive, their overlord is.
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I'm old enough to remember when "android" meant something besides a smartphone.
My inner 3-year-old is in awe...
Ooh! Ooh! I want to hop on the pedantic train too! If you don't specify the scope of the decade, technically the decade starts...NOW!.........aaaaaand NOW!...and again..................NOW! Hee Hee! This is fun!
NOW!
This is the best bit from http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-3.0-highlights.html:
"Compatibility with existing apps
Android 3.0 brings a new UI designed for tablets and other larger screen devices, but it also is fully compatible with applications developed for earlier versions of the platform, or for smaller screen sizes. Existing applications can seamlessly participate in the new holographic UI theme without code changes, by adding a single attribute in their manifest files. The platform emulates the Menu key, which is replaced by the overflow menu in the Action Bar in the new UI. Developers wanting to take fuller advantage of larger screen sizes can also create dedicated layouts and assets for larger screens and add them to their existing applications."
Looks like this should run on existing platforms without too much tweaking by custom ROM builders/manufacturers.
From the link:
Activity fragments, for greater control of content and design flexibility
Starting with Android 3.0, developers can break the Activities of their applications into subcomponents called Fragments, then combine them in a variety of ways to create a richer, more interactive experience. For example, an application can use a set of Fragments to create a true multipane UI, with the user being able to interact with each pane independently. Fragments can be added, removed, replaced, and animated inside an Activity dynamically, and they are modular and reusable across multiple Activities. Because they are modular, Fragments also offer an efficient way for developers to write applications that can run properly on both larger screen as well as smaller screen devices.
Great! Even more fragmentation! :)
http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-3.0-highlights.html
Really? I just saw a very distressed electric sheep running out the back door...
Ewe......
Great...now everyone will be bash-ing Android.....
True....but those people are invisible to someone at the "C" level. To a CEO, all achievements are attributed to the VC that has dominion over that division. It is like a feudal system...the farmers are not productive, their overlord is.
Agreed...I am rapidly tiring of Suffixgate.