In five weeks Google is expected to restructure Android development, merging Google TV and Honeycomb into the Android Open Source Project, at Google I/O. The goal is simple, end Android fragmentation through a unified platform, Android Ice Cream. Whether you own a Android smartphone, tablet or Google TV, you’ll likely benefit from next month’s news.
Details on Google’s plans to merge the Android branches surfaced this morning over on GTVsource and Phandroid. While details are scarce, for now, the key ingredient here is that Android Ice Cream will be pivotal in the future of all Google-powered products. For lack of a better term, the synergy created by offering a unified platform could bring endless possibilities to the way our Android tablets and smartphones communicate, share data, or more importantly — receive OS updates.
We’ll be the first to admit, we’re not in the business of predicting the future. In fact, Android Ice Cream might be just the tip of the iceberg at Google I/O next month. The good news here is that a unified build of Android could not have come at a better time.
via Phandroid
