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<blockquote data-quote="Banshee16" data-source="post: 5609469" data-attributes="member: 7883"><p>Hmmm....that explains it. The Android multitasking is actually a little weird, IMO. Thankfully, in 3.1, they added the ability for the multitasking windows to be able to scroll, and to be able to multitask between more than 5 applications.</p><p></p><p>Those are good changes.</p><p></p><p>However......I'm not quite sure why, but Google hasn't given the user the ability to close applications via that panel. Do you even get that ability deeper in the menu system (this I don't know).</p><p></p><p>Even Apple, whose multitasking I don't like, lets users close things down.</p><p></p><p>The best multitasking on a tablet that I've seen so far is with the Blackberry Playbook. Scrolling panels, much easier to access than in iOS, and true ability for apps to be running in the background, with the ability for the user to easily close them down.</p><p></p><p>But your explanation at least explains why the slowdown occurs. Hopefully in an upcoming update, Google gives the ability to close applications via the multitasking panel.</p><p></p><p>I've heard, however, that Honeycomb 3.3, which is coming out shortly, will be the last major update until Ice Cream Sandwich comes out this fall. And I wonder.....will the existing Android tablets continue to be updated at that point? Or will support for them be dropped once the next gen Android tablets start hitting the street.</p><p></p><p>This is one thing I really want to see out of the tablet market, before making a decision on which to buy. Confirmation that devices will be supported for their lifespan...not just for a few updates after I bought them. With Windows, I know patches and updates will come out for *years*..usually for at least the length of time that it takes me to go through one or two product purchase cycles (usually 2-3 years for a desktop machine).</p><p></p><p>Banshee</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Banshee16, post: 5609469, member: 7883"] Hmmm....that explains it. The Android multitasking is actually a little weird, IMO. Thankfully, in 3.1, they added the ability for the multitasking windows to be able to scroll, and to be able to multitask between more than 5 applications. Those are good changes. However......I'm not quite sure why, but Google hasn't given the user the ability to close applications via that panel. Do you even get that ability deeper in the menu system (this I don't know). Even Apple, whose multitasking I don't like, lets users close things down. The best multitasking on a tablet that I've seen so far is with the Blackberry Playbook. Scrolling panels, much easier to access than in iOS, and true ability for apps to be running in the background, with the ability for the user to easily close them down. But your explanation at least explains why the slowdown occurs. Hopefully in an upcoming update, Google gives the ability to close applications via the multitasking panel. I've heard, however, that Honeycomb 3.3, which is coming out shortly, will be the last major update until Ice Cream Sandwich comes out this fall. And I wonder.....will the existing Android tablets continue to be updated at that point? Or will support for them be dropped once the next gen Android tablets start hitting the street. This is one thing I really want to see out of the tablet market, before making a decision on which to buy. Confirmation that devices will be supported for their lifespan...not just for a few updates after I bought them. With Windows, I know patches and updates will come out for *years*..usually for at least the length of time that it takes me to go through one or two product purchase cycles (usually 2-3 years for a desktop machine). Banshee [/QUOTE]
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