Lately there have been all kinds of internet tablets running the Android 2.2 Froyo operating system, but Hugo Barra, the director of Google's mobile division, makes a statement shocking about the compatibility between Android OS and tablets. According to Hugo Barra, all tablets running Android 2.2 Froyo have modified versions of this OS because it is not made to run on such tablets and, unfortunately, neither Android Market is configured to allow the installation of applications for these tablets. The problem lies with the tablet manufacturers who have to modify the operating system long enough so that it allows the correct installation and running of the applications.
Android is an open platform. We saw at IFA 2010 all sorts of devices running Android, so it's already running on tablets, but the way Android Market works is it's not going to be available on devices that don't allow applications to run correctly. […] Which devices do, and which don't will be unit specific, but Froyo is not optimized for use on tablets. […] We want to make sure that we're going to create an application distribution mechanism for the Android market, to ensure our users have the right experience.
Samsung Galaxy Tab it is one of the tablets to be launched in the near future and it will be interesting to see how it will handle running applications made for Android OS. It seems that Google is taking shelter in regard to a possible failure of the tablets running Android OS, and it is good because it is not known what reaction consumers will have after the official launch of the tablets.
