Focus on the eight major improvements in Android 3.0

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Android 3.0 (honeycomb) was officially released during the Chinese lunar new year. It is an operating system designed for tablets and the biggest update since Android was born. With the official release of Android 3.0, we have finally made a complete presentation. The following describes the improvements and changes of Android 3.0:

 

I. UI changes, designed for tablets

The most significant change brought about by Android 3.0 is the improvement of the interface. Both the operation experience and the display style have been greatly optimized for tablets, the appearance looks completely different from the previous Android system:

　　

Android 3.0 unlock Interface

　　1. The notification bar is placed at the bottom of the screen

In Android 3.0, the notification bar originally located at the top is moved to the bottom of the screen, and virtual buttons such as home page and return are also added, the time, network, and Power status are displayed in the lower right corner.

　　

The notification bar is moved to the lower part of the screen, and virtual buttons such as return and home pages are added in the lower left corner,

2. Add an application control bar at the top of the screen

After the notification bar on the top of the screen is removed, it is not empty. The Google quick search and application control bar are added to the left and right sides of the screen to control all programs opened by the lock.

　　

The left and right sides of the screen are the quick search and application control bar.

　　3. New overview and multi-task display Interfaces

Many third-party custom interfaces, such as HTC Sense, provide the UI overview function for users. In Android 3.0, the item function was finally officially added to the native support of the system. There is a new multi-task display interface in this interface. All running programs will be displayed as thumbnails below the screen.

　　

On the overview page, the five home pages are arranged horizontally at the top, and the following is the multi-task information displayed on the thumbnail.

2. Comprehensive browser Optimization

1. Label-Based Multi-Window browsing

Label-Based Multi-Window browsing is the most significant change in the android 3.0 browser. In the previous Android version, the browser that comes with the system does not use page tags that occupy space. The addition of multiple window tags in Android 3.0 makes the Web browsing experience of the Android tablet more similar to that of the PC.

　　

The experience of tag-Based Multi-page browsing is almost the same as that of the desktop system.

　　2. Anonymous Mode

The addition of the anonymous mode allows users to leave no historical records or search records in the computer after accessing the webpage. This function was originally only available in the Chrome browser of the desktop version, it is also transplanted to the Android system.

　　

Access the page in anonymous Mode

　　

Pages opened in anonymous mode will not leave any trace in the machine, but you need to pay attention to the people standing behind you

 3. synchronize with chrome on the desktop

After so many version updates, Google finally added this feature to the Android system. In the browser that comes with Android 3.0, You can synchronize favorites and other content with the Chrome browser of the desktop version. However, more details are still unclear.

　　4. Lab

Users familiar with Google services such as igoogle and Google maps should be familiar with this function of the lab. Google will put many creative new functions in this option for users to use, at present, the browser LAB provides the most common page access and quick control functions.

　　

Lab functions in the browser

　Iii. Brand new keyboard design and copy and paste Functions

The newly designed keyboard layout is closer to the traditional computer keyboard, which greatly improves the input experience of the Android tablet compared with the previous one, the improved copy and paste function has already appeared in Android 2.3 (ginger pie.

　　

The virtual keyboard is re-designed and the word selection adopts the cursor mode.

　　Iv. Gtalk supports video calls

In Android 2.3, Google brought us native support for multiple cameras, and in Android 3.0, the application of multiple cameras finally came in handy-video calls. Gtalk perfectly supports video calls in the android 3.0 system. At the press conference, Google spent a lot of time introducing Gtalk's video call functions, and repeatedly stressed the importance of smoothness during video calls, the actual experience will be quite satisfactory.

　　

Android 3.0 video call interface

　5. New book reading functions

E-book reading is a very important function on a tablet. The Android 3.0 system also has a very dazzling book reading function. 3D display is used on the bookshelf page. When reading a book, real page flip effects are added.

　　

3D display of rotating bookshelves

　　

Very Real page flip Effects

　　Vi. 3D display optimization

Android 3.0 provides support for hardware 2D acceleration and a 3D interface engine that can render scripts. You can see the 3D effect of Android 3.0 when you move the home page from the Demo Video.

　　VII. Optimized Gmail email

The Gmail program used by the Android system on the mobile phone is no longer applicable to tablets displayed on the large screen. In Android 3.0, the Gmail interface has been greatly improved. The main interface of the mail system is similar to the recently updated e-market. The mail list and content are left and right columns, allowing you to conveniently browse and organize emails and select multiple email operations at the same time. In addition, the new Gmail provides a desktop widget program that allows you to directly add a mailbox to the desktop for display.

　　

Improved Gmail Interface

　　

Improved Gmail Interface

8. In-process payment

Paying app users on the Android platform have been far behind the iOS platform, which is also a serious problem except for the number of apps. Android 3.0 has added the "in-app purchases" function. This function supports payment in applications, such as purchasing songs, downloading apps, and then buying them. For developers, you can also change the payment model and pay by carrier.

　　

In-program payment