Android 2.1 has been a buzz maker for too long, so Google today decided to announce Android 2.2.
Android 2.1 has been on everybody's lips for the last six months, and Google today announced the next big thing: Android 2.2. Most importantly, Android 2.2 should be available immediately for the Nexus One through an over-the-air upgrade. Other high-end Android smartphones should receive an upgrade soon, including smartphones such as the HTC Droid Incredible.
Android 2.2 enables installation of applications on external storage such as NAND Flash memory and microSD cards. It also enables Wi-Fi hotspot functionality for up to eight devices as well as laptop tethering. Android 2.2 also supports voice dialing over Bluetooth. Here's a video with a demonstration of some of the key improvements Android 2.2 will bring:
Improved performance
Android 2.2 also improves the performance of the Android browser when dealing with JavaScript-heavy pages, promising up to 3x speed improvement using the V8 engine for Android. Furthermore, native applications get a 2x-5x performance speedup courtesy of the new Dalvik JIT compiler. Lastly, Android 2.2 offers faster app switching and smoother performance on memory-constrained devices.
Improved Exchange integration
Android 2.2 provides improved Exchange integration, including improved security, remote wipe, support for Exchange calendars, auto-discovery and global address lists look-up.
Improved camera and gallery
The photo gallery now allows users to peek into picture stacks using a zoom gesture. The camera onscreen buttons also provides access to a new UI for controlling zoom, flash, white balance, geo-tagging, focus and exposure. The camcorder also provides an easy way to set video size/quality for MMS and YouTube. Lastly, videos can now be recording with the LED flash on.
For a complete view of what Android 2.2 offers, check out the official Android 2.2 page.
Adobe Flash Player 10.1 and AIR
Google and Adobe today also announced that Android 2.2 will support the Adobe Flash Player 10.1 Public Beta and the Adobe AIR Developer Pre-Release. Adobe expects that Flash Player 10.1 will be generally available in June 2010.
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