Welcome to Instant Android Fragmentation Management How-to.
One of the biggest challenges Android developers face is the fragmentation of the operating system. If we look at the following distribution graph, we can see that there are three major versions of the Android OS—Froyo, Gingerbread, and Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS)—each with its own look, behavior, and API libraries:
Because of these differences between the releases, the effort required in writing applications that work seamlessly on all the devices out there can be exhausting. This How-to should reduce the stress, providing you with some ready-to-use techniques to address these problems.
Tip
Downloading the example code
You can download the example code files for all Packt books you have purchased from your account at http://www.PacktPub.com. If you purchased this book elsewhere, you can visit http://www.PacktPub.com/support and register to have the files e-mailed directly to you.