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[[File:Front view of Nexus 7 (cropped).png|thumb|150px|The [[Nexus 7 (2012 version)|first-generation Nexus 7]] tablet, running Android 4.1 Jelly Bean]]

Despite its success on smartphones, initially Android tablet adoption was slow,<ref>{{cite web |author=Wilson Rothman |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/technology/technolog/why-ipad-stomping-android-tabs-24-1-121875 |title=Why iPad is stomping Android tabs 24 to 1 – Technology on |publisher=Nbcnews.com |date=October 24, 2012 |access-date=November 9, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130126130856/http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/technolog/why-ipad-stomping-android-tabs-24-1-121875 |archive-date=January 26, 2013 }}</ref> then later caught up with the iPad, in most countries. One of the main causes was the [[chicken or the egg]] situation where consumers were hesitant to buy an Android tablet due to a lack of high quality tablet applications, but developers were hesitant to spend time and resources developing tablet applications until there was a significant market for them.<ref>{{cite web |author=Kevin C. Tofel |url=http://gigaom.com/mobile/what-devs-say-about-ipad-but-not-android-tablets/ |title=What devs say about iPad (but not Android tablets) |publisher=Gigaom.com |date=March 19, 2012 |access-date=November 9, 2012 |url-status=livedead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815095230/http://gigaom.com/mobile/what-devs-say-about-ipad-but-not-android-tablets/ |archive-date=August 15, 2012 }}</ref><ref name="tabs">{{cite web |first=James |last=Kendrick |title=Why there aren't more Android tablet apps, by the numbers |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/why-there-arent-more-android-tablet-apps-by-the-numbers/ |website=[[ZDNet]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |date=March 21, 2012 |access-date=March 11, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312051107/http://www.zdnet.com/article/why-there-arent-more-android-tablet-apps-by-the-numbers/ |archive-date=March 12, 2017 }}</ref> The content and app "ecosystem" proved more important than hardware [[Specification (technical standard)|specs]] as the selling point for tablets. Due to the lack of Android tablet-specific applications in 2011, early Android tablets had to make do with existing smartphone applications that were ill-suited to larger screen sizes, whereas the dominance of Apple's [[iPad]] was reinforced by the large number of tablet-specific [[iOS]] applications.<ref name="tabs" /><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2412997,00.asp |first=Damon |last=Poeter |date=December 7, 2012 |title=Goldman Highlights Microsoft's Shrinking Market Share |publisher=PC Magazine |access-date=December 10, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121212080514/http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2412997,00.asp |archive-date=December 12, 2012 }}

* [https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2413605,00.asp Damon Poeter (December 27, 2012) "Non-Apple Tablets Making Small Gains on iPad" ''PC Magazine''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605213319/http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0%2C2817%2C2413605%2C00.asp |date=June 5, 2013 }}

* [http://business.financialpost.com/2011/12/24/massacre-of-the-tablets/ Matt Hartley (December 24 2011) "Massacre of the Tablets" ''Financial Post''] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619060321/http://business.financialpost.com/2011/12/24/massacre-of-the-tablets/ |date=June 19, 2013 }}</ref>

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[[Ouya]], a video game console running Android, became one of the most successful [[Kickstarter]] campaigns, [[crowdfunding]] US$8.5m for its development,<ref name="ouya">{{cite web |url=http://www.destructoid.com/ouya-interview-julie-uhrman-tackles-consoles-critics-231474.phtml |title=OUYA interview: Julie Uhrman tackles consoles & critics |date=July 16, 2012 |publisher=Destructoid |access-date=November 2, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020042149/http://www.destructoid.com/ouya-interview-julie-uhrman-tackles-consoles-critics-231474.phtml |archive-date=October 20, 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Erik Kain |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/07/16/an-interview-with-ouya-founder-julie-uhrman-on-a-new-breed-of-video-game-console/ |title=An Interview With 'Ouya' Founder Julie Uhrman On A New Breed Of Video Game Console |work=Forbes |date=April 18, 2012 |access-date=November 2, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104162920/http://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2012/07/16/an-interview-with-ouya-founder-julie-uhrman-on-a-new-breed-of-video-game-console/ |archive-date=November 4, 2012 }}</ref> and was later followed by other Android-based consoles, such as [[Nvidia]]'s [[Shield Portable]]{{snd}}an Android device in a [[video game controller]] form factor.<ref>{{cite web |first=Sean |last=Buckley |title=NVIDIA Shield ships July 31st, barely meets delayed launch window |url=https://www.engadget.com/2013/07/21/nvidia-shield-ships-july-31st/ |website=[[Engadget]] |publisher=[[AOL]] |date=July 21, 2013 |access-date=March 11, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140708002014/http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/21/nvidia-shield-ships-july-31st/ |archive-date=July 8, 2014 }}</ref>

In 2011, Google demonstrated "Android@Home", a home automation technology which uses Android to control a range of household devices including light switches, power sockets and thermostats.<ref>{{cite web |first=Thomas |last=Ricker |title=Editorial: Android@Home is the best worst thing that could happen to home automation |url=https://www.engadget.com/2011/05/11/editorial-android-home-is-the-best-worst-thing-that-could-happe/ |website=[[Engadget]] |publisher=[[AOL]] |date=May 11, 2011 |access-date=March 11, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312063241/https://www.engadget.com/2011/05/11/editorial-android-home-is-the-best-worst-thing-that-could-happe/ |archive-date=March 12, 2017 }}</ref> Prototype light bulbs were announced that could be controlled from an Android phone or tablet, but Android head Andy Rubin was cautious to note that "turning a lightbulb on and off is nothing new", pointing to numerous failed home automation services. Google, he said, was thinking more ambitiously and the intention was to use their position as a [[cloud computing|cloud]] services provider to bring Google products into customers' homes.<ref>{{cite web |first=Nilay |last=Patel |title=Home in the clouds: Google's home automation platform to have major services integration |url=https://www.theverge.com/2012/2/27/2827615/android-home-automation-cloud-services-andy-rubin |website=[[The Verge]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]] |date=February 27, 2012 |access-date=March 11, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170312061301/http://www.theverge.com/2012/2/27/2827615/android-home-automation-cloud-services-andy-rubin |archive-date=March 12, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://gigaom.com/2013/05/07/why-the-time-has-come-for-android-home-to-finally-make-a-splash/|title=Why the time has come for Android @Home to finally make a splash by Janko Roettgers|work=Gigaom |date=May 7, 2013|url-status=livedead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907222859/http://gigaom.com/2013/05/07/why-the-time-has-come-for-android-home-to-finally-make-a-splash/|archive-date=September 7, 2013 |last1=Roettgers |first1=Janko }}</ref>

[[File:Android x86 on EeePC 701 4G.jpg|thumb|right|[[Android-x86]] running on an ASUS [[Asus Eee PC|Eee PC]] netbook]]