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onebrokenneck · 03-22-2011, 04:33 AM

For starters, the link I posted for Android 3.0 was in reference to his request for a visual UI for navigating open apps which that link shows clearly being integrated into 3.0.

Secondly, the 3rd party app I listed while it looks on the surface to be what he wants, it ran like crap on my G1 running CM6.1. I won't bother trying to install on my edge as I'm happy with the current UI. It did offer the full image view of the running apps which was nice but even after setting it as default launcher, ADW kept taking back over and opening instead. The Itching Thumb app also did not have an intuitive way to open the app tray to access stuff that wasn't running. Maybe it will get better but I just needed to do my due diligence on testing stuff I post or recommend. After fussing with it for most of the day, it has since been deleted since as previously stated, I wasn't longing for that functionality. I have tried five or six different launcher apps and most all of them have flashy UI tweaks but don't offer enough compelling reasons to switch. The stock 1.6 launcher works fine for me on the EE.

Finally, maybe you should start by fact checking your own links. Android 3.0 is Honeycomb, not Gingerbread. Gingerbread is 2.3 and designed for smart phones while 3.0 Honeycomb is designed for tablets. All of the links you posted are WAYYYY out of date and are referencing 3.0 as Gingerbread. There is talk of Honeycomb making its way onto smart phones as well but the primary purpose of the new OS is for Android platform that was built specifically for tablets.

Here are a couple links with quotes from Dan Morrill @ google stating no processor minimums:

http://androidandme.com/2011/01/news...gets-debunked/

http://androinica.com/2011/01/rumor-...-requirements/

And since you obviously aren't familiar with the new version, here is a nice video that shows several of the new features and UI stuff in Honeycomb (including the one that this thread was started for):

http://www.businessinsider.com/the-m...deo-yet-2011-1

It kind of falls flat at the end when he is trying to initiate a video chat but who really wants to do that anyway?

03-22-2011, 04:33 AM	#9
onebrokenneck Edge User	For starters, the link I posted for Android 3.0 was in reference to his request for a visual UI for navigating open apps which that link shows clearly being integrated into 3.0. Secondly, the 3rd party app I listed while it looks on the surface to be what he wants, it ran like crap on my G1 running CM6.1. I won't bother trying to install on my edge as I'm happy with the current UI. It did offer the full image view of the running apps which was nice but even after setting it as default launcher, ADW kept taking back over and opening instead. The Itching Thumb app also did not have an intuitive way to open the app tray to access stuff that wasn't running. Maybe it will get better but I just needed to do my due diligence on testing stuff I post or recommend. After fussing with it for most of the day, it has since been deleted since as previously stated, I wasn't longing for that functionality. I have tried five or six different launcher apps and most all of them have flashy UI tweaks but don't offer enough compelling reasons to switch. The stock 1.6 launcher works fine for me on the EE. Finally, maybe you should start by fact checking your own links. Android 3.0 is Honeycomb, not Gingerbread. Gingerbread is 2.3 and designed for smart phones while 3.0 Honeycomb is designed for tablets. All of the links you posted are WAYYYY out of date and are referencing 3.0 as Gingerbread. There is talk of Honeycomb making its way onto smart phones as well but the primary purpose of the new OS is for Android platform that was built specifically for tablets. Here are a couple links with quotes from Dan Morrill @ google stating no processor minimums: http://androidandme.com/2011/01/news...gets-debunked/ http://androinica.com/2011/01/rumor-...-requirements/ And since you obviously aren't familiar with the new version, here is a nice video that shows several of the new features and UI stuff in Honeycomb (including the one that this thread was started for): http://www.businessinsider.com/the-m...deo-yet-2011-1 It kind of falls flat at the end when he is trying to initiate a video chat but who really wants to do that anyway?