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Android 2.2 platform released
Posted by Dennis Burford in Android
Android have released platform version 2.2, a.k.a. “Froyo” (for Frozen Yogurt). Get more info and SDK updates from: developer.android.com/sdk/android-2.2.html and more general info from www.android.com
Platform highlights include:
- Changes to the home screen
- Exchange support
- Improvements to the gallery and camera interfaces
- Tethering to enable your device to become a WiFi hotspot
- Improved performance through the inclusion of Chrome’s V8 Javascript engine and the Dalvik JIT
- Improved Kernel memory management
API additions:
- App can be installed on SD card
- Media framework improvements (mostly audio?)
- Camera API improvements
- API for including app data in system backup
- New API for refining multi-touch events
