Google annouced Android 2.2 named Android Froyo
In the second day of Google I/O 2010, they announced the Android 2.2 codenamed Android Froyo. Android is one of the most useful, innovative mobile platforms developed by the Google engineers. Android launched the first Android-powered phone with T-Mobile in October 2008.
Now Android has more than 180,000 developers and more than 50,000 apps for Android devices. This is the seventh update to Android platform.
The main highlights of the current update of Android are
- Performance & speed: The new Dalvik JIT compiler in Android 2.2 delivers between a 2-5X performance improvement in CPU-bound code vs. Android 2.1 according to various benchmarks.
- New enterprise capabilities: Added Exchange capabilities such as account auto-discovery and calendar sync. Device policy management APIs allow developers to write applications that can control security features of the device such as the remote wipe, minimum password, lockscreen timeout etc.
- Faster, more powerful browser: Included V8 JavaScript engine to the Android browser as part of 2.2. This has resulted in a 2-3X improvement in JavaScript performance vs. 2.1.
- Rich set of new APIs and services: New data backup APIs enable apps to participate in data backup and restore, allowing an application’s last data to be restored when installed on a new or a reset device. Apps can utilize Android Cloud to Device Messaging to enable mobile alert, send to phone, and two-way push sync functionality. Developers can now declare whether their app should be installed on internal memory or an SD card. They can also let the system automatically determine the install location. On the native side, a new API now gives access to Skia bitmaps.
- For a complete list of everything we’ve included in Android 2.2, please see the platform highlights.
