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Jun

Sony And Logitech Google TV Devices Receiving Updates Right Now To v.2.1.1 And Honeycomb 3.2 Respectively

Posted by Eric Ravenscraft in Google TV, Logitech, News, Sony

Last Updated: August 2nd, 2012

Google TV is one of those products that Google tends to forget about most of the year. Today, though, the platform is getting some love as Sony Google TV devices are getting a firmware update to version 2.1.1. Included in the update will be the ability play movies rented via Google Play (about time) as well as watching movies via youtube.com/movies.

Logitech's update, on the other hand, is less straightforward. The company has announced via its forums that the Revue will be getting updated to Honeycomb 3.2 beginning a couple of days ago and ending tomorrow, June 7th. Oddly, the company seems to have made no official announcement or change log anywhere else.

Jul

[Update 7/28: Rolling Out Now] Android Honeycomb 3.2 Coming To The ASUS Eee Pad Transformer July 28th

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Eee Pad Transformer, News

ASUS just announced via its official Twitter account that the Eee Pad Transformer would be receiving the latest iteration of Honeycomb -- Android 3.2 -- on July 28th (tomorrow). The newest version of Honeycomb will bring bug fixes and a few new features to the tablet-netbook-hybrid, including the new "app zoom" feature that makes phone-specific apps scale more appropriately on the larger, 1280x800 display.

^{Look, they even made a nifty little image.}

There's no official word on exactly when the rollout will begin, but it can't hurt to start checking for updates at midnight, right?

Update: The update is now officially rolling out (thanks, schoeot and others):

[@ASUS]

Jul

Android 3.2 Update Build HTJ85B Now Rolling Out In Small Batches For The Motorola XOOM, Finally Brings SD Card Support

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Honeycomb 3.0/3.1/3.2, News, XOOM

Last week we heard a rumor that Android 3.2 could be rolling out to the Motorola XOOM "within days," and it looks like that claim may have been realized starting today. According to Droid-Life, the update is rolling out in small batches at the moment and, along with the nifty new zoom feature, brings the long-awaited support for SD Cards. Other than that, it appears that this is more of a maintenance update, as the other features of 3.2 don't really apply to the XOOM.

In similar news, Google released the GPL portions of the Android 3.2 source code today.

Jul

Android 3.2 To Add New 'Zoom' Mode For Viewing Non-Honeycomb Apps

Posted by Cameron Summerson in Android OS, News

In a world void of many Honeycomb-specific apps, we often turn to small screen variants in order to fulfill our on-the-go needs. While many of the apps designed for phones work and scale appropriately on the large screen, it often to leads to odd placement of objects, tiny buttons to tap, and other inconveniences that end up being less-than-ideal. Fortunately, Google incorporated a solution to this problem in Android 3.2 (Honeycomb): "zoom mode."

Currently, when you run an app designed for phones on a Honeycomb tablet it stretches everything to fit the screen. With the new "zoom to fill" option, it will instead run the app in MDPI resolution (320*480) and upscale everything - effectively running the app at 200% its original size.

Jul

[Rumor] Is Android 3.2 Coming To The Motorola XOOM In A Few Days?

Posted by Cameron Summerson in News, Rumors, XOOM

Here's an interesting tidbit of information for the XOOM owners out there: there may be a system update heading your way within the next few days that bumps you up to Android 3.2. Details are pretty scarce right now, but here's what we can tell you: in the comments of AOSP issue number 16992 - which is in regards to the lack of Exchange support post-3.1 update on the XOOM - one line stands out. The line simply states that "there should be a 3.2 update coming within days, and that should help those of you with Xoom [sic]." Now, while it may not be a lot to go on, and there is no confirmation of the source aside from the fact that s/he appears to be a Google employee - this is still quite promising information.