Paranoid Android 3 Released for Four Nexus Devices

By now, you’ve no doubt heard of Paranoid Android. In fact, there’s a good chance that if you own theGalaxy Nexus, Nexus 4, Nexus 7, or Nexus 10; you’re either running the ROM yourself or you’ve given it a try in the past.

For the few unfamiliar, Paranoid Android’s defining characteristic is what they call Hybrid Engine. Contrary to what many believe, this is not “tablet mode,” though that is one of many things that can be accomplished using Hybrid Engine. Rather, Hybrid Engine allows you to select both dpi and layout on aper-app basis. Rather than being forced to modify the look of your entire device, you can optimize your applications to what works best for each and every one.

A new and important feature that has come to light in the recent beta builds, and now sees light in the official release of PA3 is the PIE control system. What this allows one to do is to disable onscreen buttons and use a swipe gesture to access various common functions, thereby freeing up valuable screen real estate. The menu can be seen in the header image above, as well as the video below.

Per-app color, another significant feature in PA3 and recent pre-release builds,

Android JB market share still under 15%

Platform Versions

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This page provides data about the relative number of active devices running a given version of the Android platform. This can help you understand the landscape of device distribution and decide how to prioritize the development of your application features for the devices currently in the hands of users. For information about how to target your application to devices based on platform version, read about API levels.

Current Distribution

The following pie chart and table is based on the number of Android devices that have accessed Google Play within a 14-day period ending on the data collection date noted below.

Version	Codename	API	Distribution
1.6	Donut	4	0.2%
2.1	Eclair	7	2.2%
2.2	Froyo	8	8.1%
2.3 - 2.3.2	Gingerbread	9	0.2%
2.3.3 - 2.3.7		10	45.4%
3.1	Honeycomb	12	0.3%
3.2		13	1.0%
4.0.3 - 4.0.4	Ice Cream Sandwich	15	29.0%
4.1	Jelly Bean	16	12.2%
4.2		17	1.4%

Data collected during a 14-day period ending on February 4, 2013

Historical Distribution

The following stacked line graph provides a history of the relative number of active Android devices running different versions of the Android platform. It also provides a valuable perspective of how many devices your application is compatible with, based on the platform version.

Notice that the platform versions are stacked on top of each other with the oldest active version at the top. This format indicates the total percent of active devices that are compatible with a given version of Android. For example, if you develop your application for the version that is at the very top of the chart, then your application is compatible with 100% of active devices (and all future versions), because all Android APIs are forward compatible. Or, if you develop your applica

Jelly Bean Xperia boot animation available to download

Want to install the latest boot animation for your Sony Xperia? Well you’ve come to the right place, the new boot animation for the Jelly Bean Xperia update has leaked. You can download the necessary zip file here. If you want to install this to your Xperia, you’ll need to make sure it is rooted and follow the instructionshere. See a video of it in action below. 

Update on Sony software upgrades, including uplift to Jelly Bean Android 4.1 for 2012 Xperia™ smartphones

Hello everyone,

We’d like to bring you up-to-speed with the latest in our Android 4.1 rollout scheduling. 

First up, the upgrade plans* for Xperia T, Xperia TX and Xperia V are progressing as planned – these smartphones will start to receive Jelly Bean during February and March.

Next up, Xperia P, Xperia J and Xperia go will be upgraded from the end of March. Then Xperia S, Xperia SL, Xperia ion and Xperia acro S will follow in the subsequent weeks.

We’re particularly excited about the Sony Xperia Jelly Bean features and functionality – we look forward to bringing you more information on this in the New Year.

The decision has been taken not to upgrade Xperia U, Xperia miro, Xperia tipo, and Xperia sola beyond Android 4.0.

Feel free to drop a comment below, and keep your eyes on the blog as we’ll be sharing more detailed news/updates as soon as we can.

*Availability and rollout timing will vary by market and customer variants

Source : SonyMobile