Phakathi nenkomfa yonjiniyela ka-May 2011, iGoogle yamemezela ukuthi iqhubekela phambili ku- Honeycomb ( Android 3.0). Lokhu kuthuthukiswa, i-Android 3.1, kukhishwe amaphilisi e-Android ne- Google TV . Kwakuyi-update yokugcina ngaphambi kokubuyekezwa kwe- Ice Cream Sandwich ukuthi amaphilisi e-Android namafoni. Lokhu konke kubonakala kubonakala manje, kodwa ngo-2011 bekuyi-innovative.
Izinjabulo, i-Trackpads, ne-Dongles, Oh My
I-Android 3.1 ikuvumele ukuthi ufake izinto ngenye into ngaphandle komunwe wakho futhi uvumele ukusekelwa kokukhomba amadivayisi nokuchofoza izinyathelo esikhundleni sokudonsa umunwe nokushaya. Njengoba amaphilisi e-Android aqala ukuthandwa, abenzi begeyimu kungenzeka ukuthi babefuna ukwengeza izinjabulo kanye nabenzi bethebulethi kungenzeka ukuthi babefuna ukunweba umbono we-netbook ngaphandle kwekhibhodi yokuzikhethela. Njengoba kuvela, iningi lale mibono ayizange iphume ngaphandle kwe-Android TV.
Umjaho ovuselelayo
I-honeycomb yengeze ukwesekwa kwamawijethi avuselelekayo. Akuwona wonke amawijethi asebenzisa isici, kodwa amawijethi alungiselelwe angakwazi ukushintsha usayizi ngokuhudula futhi athathe indawo yangempela yesikrini sekhaya sasekhaya.
I-Movie Movie Rentals
Ukubuyekezwa koku-3.1 kufakwe uhlelo lokusebenza lwevidiyo oluphequlula i-Android Market (manje i-Google Play) yokuqashwa kwevidiyo. Lokhu kwakuyinkonzo entsha ye-Android ngaleso sikhathi, futhi ungase futhi uxhume ifoni yakho ye-Android ku-TV yakho usebenzisa ikhebula le-HDMI (kumadivayisi asekelwe) futhi ubuke esikrinini esikhulu. Lezi zinsuku, uzovele usebenzise i-Chromecast. Ukuvikelwa kokuqukethwe kwe-Android 3.1 kuxhaswe ngokuqukethwe kwe-HDMI, okuyimfuneko yomkhakha ngaphambi kokuba ivumele ukuqashwa kwe-movie.
I-Google TV
I-Google TV ithole i-Honeycomb Ushintsho olungcono. Yathuthukisa isikhombimsebenzisi, kodwa hhayi okwanele, futhi ekugcineni inkonzo yabulawa ngenxa ye-Android TV (okuyiyona nje into ephindaphindiwe yomqondo ofanayo).