Android 3.5 to be Honeycomb, 3.0 Gingerbread Not Far Away

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Not long ago, it was found out that Android 3.5 (thats just a tentative release number) is going to be Honeycomb. Honeycomb is said to focus on optimizing the operating system for tablets, with Gingerbread still the bigger release for smartphone users.

That stated, Honeycomb is expected to be a pretty minor release, just as 2.2 Froyo was to 2.1 Eclair.

Why the name Honeycomb? Android has nicknamed all of if its releases after sweet foods. So far the list has included Cupcake (1.5), Donut (1.6), Eclair (2.1), Froyo (2.2), as well as the upcoming Gingerbread and Honeycomb.

With all this talk about Honeycomb, you may be asking yourself, "What about Gingerbread?" Well Gingerbread is expected to come sometime in October, and it should not be long after that in which manufacturers start releasing devices with the 3.0 OS loaded. The update should include a large renovation of the User Interface, with the hope that it will significantly decrease the need for manufacturers skins on top of the vanilla UI. Other features possible are 3D gaming, improved copy/paste, media streaming from PC, Google Music integration, a 1280x760 resolution for screens larger than 4 inches, and more.

Hopefully Google will provide smartphone and tablet users with a refined OS while still being able to meet their quick timeframe.