LG Scraps Android 2.2 Tablet, Blames OS
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LG, one of Android’s strongest backers, reportedly pulled the plug on its planned Android 2.2 tablet, and is now holding out for Android 3.0 to resume the work.
Despite early claims that the tablet would be “better than the iPad”, the Korea-based company apparently gave up on Android 2.2 (codename Froyo) simply because the OS was never built to work on tablets in the first place – an unsurprising move, as Google representatives themselves recently admitted that Android 2.2 was not suited for this kind of devices.
According to Reuters, an unnamed LG official admitted that the company “plan[s] to introduce a tablet that runs on the most reliable Android version [...] and that is not Froyo 2.2.” The decision adds LG to the club of manufacturers waiting for Android 3.0 (codename Gingerbread) to release a tablet, already crowded with companies such as Motorola and HTC. LG’s decision also makes Samsung the sole vendor about to release an Android 2.2 tablet anytime soon.
Google is working double shifts to release Android 3.0 before the holiday season, in order to make sure socks are filled with other tablets than the iPad at Christmas. Android 3.0 is expected to be the mobile OS’s next major release, offering support for large screens, amongst many other improvements.
