Ngethuba leNgqungquthela yonjiniyela ka-Meyi ka-2011, iGoogle yamemezela ukuba iqhubekele ukuphucula i- Honeycomb (i- Android 3.0). Olu phuculo, i-Android 3.1, luye lwafakwa kwiipilisi ze-Android kunye ne- Google TV . Kwakuyi-update yokugqibela ngaphambi kokuhlaziywa kwe- Ice Cream Sandwich eyayihlanganisile iipilisi ze-Android kunye neefowuni. Oku konke kubonakala ngokucacileyo ngoku, kodwa ngo-2011 bekuyi-innovative.
Imihlali, i-Trackpads, ne-Dongles, O wam
I-Android 3.1 ikuvumela ukuba ufake izinto ngento enye ngaphandle komnwe uze uvumele inkxaso yokukhomba amacebo kunye nokuchofoza izenzo endaweni yokutsalwa kwamanwe kunye nokuthepha. Njengoko iipilisi ze-Android zaqala ukugqithiswa, abenzi bemidlalo babefuna ukudibanisa izixhobo zokuzonwabisa kunye nabenzi beethebhulethi bebengathanda ukuwandisa ingcamango yenetha ngaphandle kwekhibhodi yokuzikhethela. Njengoko kuvela, ezininzi zeengcamango azizange ziphumele kwi-Android TV.
Widgets Resizable
I-honeycomb yongezelela inkxaso kwiijethi ezihlaziyiweyo. Akunabo bonke amajethijethi asetyenziswayo, kodwa amajethi ahlelweyo angakwazi ukususela kwisigxina kwaye athathe i-screen real estate.
I-Movie Movie Rentals
Uhlaziyo olu-3.1 lufake i- app yeVidiyo ekhangela i-Android Market (ngoku i-Google Play) ngokuqeshiswa kwevidiyo. Le yintsi inkonzo entsha ye-Android ngelo xesha, kwaye ungaphinde ufake ipowuni yakho ye-Android kwi-TV yakho usebenzisa ikhebula le-HDMI (kwiinkxaso ezixhaswayo) kwaye ubukele kwisikrini esikhulu. Le mihla, uya kusebenzisa i-Chromecast. Ukuphuculwa kwe-Android 3.1 ukukhuselwa kokuqukethwe kwi-HDMI, eyayiyimfuno yeshishini ngaphambi kokuba ivumele irenti zokuqeshisa i-movie.
Google TV
I-Google TV ithole i-Honeycomb yooverover. Kuphuculwe umsebenzisi, kodwa akwanele, kwaye ekugqibeleni inkonzo yabulawa ngokuthanda i-Android TV (eyona nto ingumfanekiso wokufana kwakhona).