Android 3.0 To End Custom UI’s?
Reports this week point to Google putting an end to custom Android interfaces with the next major release of Android, version 3.0, also known as “Gingerbread”.
The upcoming update is said to focus on the user experience and aims to reduce the need to use interfaces such as HTC’s SenseUI and Motorola’s MOTOBLUR. No feature details of Android 3.0 were revealed, but it is likely to bring new widgets, apps, and email functions.
Android 3.0 could also potentially lessen the OS fragmentation across Android devices, which is partly caused by the variety of custom manufacturer UI’s. Currently, many Android devices are using a range of Android OS versions, such as the Nexus One, which is currently the only Android device running OS 2.2.
Android 3.0 could potentially have more devices using stock operating systems which will make future updates easier on users with less custom UI’s to individually update.
Stay tuned for more.
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