Google releases Fragment library to combat Android fragmentation

Posted on Friday, March 04 2011 @ 16:47 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck

Google has released the Fragment library, a new set of tools that promises to increase compatibility between different Android versions and devices.

Yesterday, the company released a "Fragment" library for older versions of Android. The library is built into the Honeycomb version of Android, offering new tools to sidestep issues like different screen sizes more easily for those using the brand-new Android 3.0. That version of the OS appears on Motorola's new Android-based Xoom tablet and will arriving on other tablets.

Now, though, the Fragment interface will be useful for older Android devices that currently dominate the market. The library can be built into applications so that programmers can use the Fragment application programming interface (API) even if it's not in the operating system directly.

More info at CNET.

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