Google Frowns Upon Android Use for Tablets

A Google official has said Android 2.2 Froyo is not the right OS for a tablet.

Speaking with PaidContent UK, Hugo Barra, Google's mobile product development director, suggested Froyo may not run well on tablet devices for various reasons.

"It could be any number of things - form factor, the limited number of pixels, does it have a GPS on it?"

"We're concerned that users will get a good experience at the end of the day."

"You can have Android if it leads to a good implementation. We have to make sure that every device meets the criteria for a good experience for Android Market."

Barra's statements clearly imply that tablet manufacturers cannot assume they will be licensed to use Android; they would need to come up with a compelling implementation with good user experience.

Dell and Samsung have already launched Android tablets, but Google looks upon the 5-inch Dell Streak and the 7-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab as scaled up smartphones.

"The [Samsung] Galaxy Tab is kind of like a large phone' said Hugo Barra.

"Android is an open platform. We saw at IFA 2010 all sorts of devices running Android, so it already running on tablets.

"But the way Android Market works is it's not going to be available on tablets that don't allow devices and applications to run correctly.

"Which devices do, and which don't will be unit specific, but Froyo is not optimized for use on tablets."

Google is known to be working on a Chrome OS tablet in partnership with HTC. It is likely that the search giant will push for the use of Chrome OS not Android on tablets.

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