Google has outlined its vision and recent work in large screen devices including tablets, as captured by its tablet-first Android apps plans. The details were presented on March 10 during the Android Show which featured Google’s CTO of tablets and Android co-founder Rich Miner.

According to Miner, since 2011 when its first Android tablets were released, the trajectory had been a mixture of highs and lows. The Android tablet market had virtually fizzled out before the COVID-19 pandemic after its surge post-2011.

The Android tablet market has continued to rebound since the pandemic era began and Google is projecting an even more accelerated growth with its development of tablet-first apps. Google says that tablets have taken a new identity as tools for creativity and productivity. Miner also posits that the trajectory of growth of tablets will continue in the positive direction, and tablets sales may surpass that of laptops within a few years.

On the development of tablet Android Apps, Miner points app developers in the direction of taking advantage of additional screen resources and having a look at Google’s latest Jetpack Libraries and other features available in the Android 12L. Miner also said that Google is encouraging developers to focus on building tablet-first apps to take advantage of the massive opportunities in that direction.

Google’s tablet-first vision for tablet Android apps needs to have the buy-in of the developer community for it to be a huge success. It also relies on the incentives and resources already put in place by Google for the success of its grand vision, aptly pursued by an Android giant in the person of Miner.

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Huawei and Google are rumored to be working on something big, a 7-inch tablet that could drop anytime soon. All attention over the couple of months have focused on the Nexus Marlin and Sailfish flagships that Google is expected to release soon. However, if rumors making the round is anything to go by, then Google may very well release a third device, a tablet, alongside the two smartphones.

According to popular tipster Evan Blass @evleaks, the Huawei -built 7-inch Google tablet will likely be released before the end of the year and would come with a whopping 4GB RAM. This is not the first rumor about a Huawei-manufactured Google tablet we are getting. Ever since Huawei developed Google’s last Nexus 6P smartphone, the duo have been rumored to be working on a Nexus 7, the name the device was hitherto expected to carry.

However, the idea of the next Google device carrying the Nexus brand name is rumored to be untenable. Google is said to tinkering on names using either “Google” or “Pixel” brand. Earlier leaked rumors even suggest that the two expected Nexus phones will go by the names – Pixel and Pixel XL.

Google's Huawei-built 7-inch tablet, with 4GB RAM, on track for release before the end of the year.

— Evan Blass (@evleaks) September 5, 2016

Google had hinted that they would be more opinionated about the design of the next Nexus device, so it is possible for that opinion to translate into the tech giant choosing a name for the device.

Basically, the expected Google tablet from Huawei has been tipped to be cheap, durable, decent-looking, and surprisingly pocketable. Huawei has got the pedigree to manufacture a tablet that would be a fan favorite and we expect nothing less than the best from the Asian market leader.

Meanwhile, Google is expected to hold an event on October 4 and we are already expecting two smartphones rumored to be Pixel and Pixel XL, a DayDream VR headset, a new 4k-enabled Chromeclast dongle as well and then perhaps, a new Google tablet. We are highly anticipating a very busy day if all these gadgets drop same day.

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When Apple is ready to launch a 7-Inch iPad, it is similar but not the same thing done by Google. Google will reportedly launch its own 10-inch size tablet, with the code name ‘Manta’.

Rumor presence about Manta blow hard as the invitation to the media crews deployed by Google on October 29. Indeed, some are saying, the event was the announcement of a new Nexus smartphone made by LG.

According to sources, Manta to having a broader landscape display of the Nexus 7, also will have a dense screen resolution of 2560×1600 and 300ppi.

While it’s a matter of software that will be paired, the source was confirm about the Android software version 4.2. But unfortunately, there are no other specifications, such as processors and others.

How about the price? While the Google Nexus 7 has affordable price, although there is no information about the price new Google tablet.

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One of Japanesse consumer is happy, he got the 32GB of Google Nexus 7 while he ordered 16GB of Google Nexus, It’s seems Google accidentally shipped to their consumer.

As evidence, the Japanesse consumer, who has Twitter name as “Oppose” was posting photos of those Jelly Bean Android 4.1 tablet on Twitter. In the photo, the tablet has 26.62GB free capacity, the total capacity that could be used as 27.58GB.

The emergence of news is of course very encouraging. At least, this news confirms the existence of Google’s Nexus 7 that was widely rumored 32GB.

From the first launch, Google only provides two versions of the Galaxy Nexus, the 8GB version and the 16GB version. With no microSD slot, of course, a tablet with a larger storage capacity is the main option for consumers. There has been no confirmation from the Google on this accidentally shipping.

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