Android Honeycomb

{{short description|Third version of the Android operating system}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}

{{Infobox OS

| name = Android Honeycomb

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| logo = File:Android Honeycomb Logo.png

| logo size = 120px

| screenshot = Android3.0.png

| caption = Android 3.0 running on a Motorola Xoom

| version of = Android

| developer = Google

| discontinued = yes

| released = {{start date and age|2011|02|22}}

| latest release version = 3.2.6

| latest release date = {{Start date and age|2012|02|15}}

| kernel type = Monolithic (Linux)

| license = Proprietary software{{cite news |last1=Metz |first1=Cade |title=Steve Jobs vindicated: Google Android is not open |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/24/google_will_not_open_source_android_honeycomb_on_release_of_first_devices/ |access-date=June 23, 2018 |date=March 24, 2011 |archive-date=September 10, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190910103953/https://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/03/24/google_will_not_open_source_android_honeycomb_on_release_of_first_devices/ |url-status=live }}

| preceded by = Android Gingerbread (2.3)

| succeeded by = Android Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0)

| website = {{Official URL}}

| support_status = {{plainlist|

• Unsupported since November 14, 2016
• Google Play Services support dropped since January 2017

}}

}}

Android Honeycomb is the codename for the third major version of Android, designed for devices with larger screen sizes, particularly tablets, however, it has also been unofficially ported to the Nexus One.{{cite web |date=February 21, 2011 |title=Android Honeycomb Ported to the Nexus One! |url=https://www.xda-developers.com/android-honeycomb-ported-to-the-nexus-one/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415141011/https://www.xda-developers.com/android-honeycomb-ported-to-the-nexus-one/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20xda-developers%2FShsH%20%28xda-developers%29 |archive-date=April 15, 2021}} It is the eighth version of Android and is no longer supported since November 14, 2016. Honeycomb debuted with the Motorola Xoom in February 2011.{{cite web|title=What is Android 3.0 Honeycomb? - Definition from WhatIs.com|url=http://searchmobilecomputing.techtarget.com/definition/Android-30-Honeycomb|access-date=July 29, 2016|archive-date=April 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200430095817/https://searchmobilecomputing.techtarget.com/definition/Android-30-Honeycomb|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=Google announces Android 3.1, available on the Verizon Motorola Xoom today|url=https://www.engadget.com/2011/05/10/google-announces-android-3-1/|website=Engadget|publisher=Engadget|access-date=July 29, 2016|archive-date=June 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190629084525/http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/10/google-announces-android-3-1/|url-status=live}} Besides the addition of new features, Honeycomb introduced a new so-called "holographic" user interface theme and an interaction model that built on the main features of Android, such as multitasking, notifications and widgets.{{cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/06/building-android-a-40000-word-history-of-googles-mobile-os/16/|title=The history of Android|work=Ars Technica|access-date=September 13, 2015|archive-date=August 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160801050333/http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/06/building-android-a-40000-word-history-of-googles-mobile-os/16/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc-mac/tablets/android-3-0-honeycomb-937798/review|title=Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) review|author=John Brandon|work=TechRadar|access-date=September 13, 2015|archive-date=June 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625050623/https://www.techradar.com/reviews/pc-mac/tablets/android-3-0-honeycomb-937798/review|url-status=live}}