Saturday, November 12, 2011

Android Versions Details

Android with a dessert version of the code as their system of naming began in Andoird 1.5 when released. Each version of the dessert as a representative of the size becoming larger and larger, and then follow the sequence number of 26 letters: cupcakes , donuts , muffins , frozen yogurt , gingerbread , honeycomb ..

Version Remarks
Android1.1
(Noname)

September 2008 published the first edition of the Android
Android1.5
Cupcake

Cupcake
April 30, 2009, the official 1.5 release (Cupcake cupcake) Android release.

Updates:-
  • Shoot / video playback, and supports uploading to Youtube
  • Support for stereo Bluetooth headsets, while improving the performance of automatic matching
  • Using the latest WebKit browser technology support copy / paste and search page
  • Provide screen virtual keyboard
  • The main screen, music player and photo frames add widgets
  • The application automatically rotate with the phone
  • SMS, Gmail, on Li, the browser user interface significantly improved, such as Gmail, you can bulk delete messages
  • The camera starts faster, you can directly upload pictures to Picasa
  • Picture CLI



Android1.6
Donut


Donut
September 15, 2009, the official 1.6 release (Donut) Android release.

Updates:-
  • Re-design the Android Market gestures
  • Support to support CDMA networks
  • Text to speech system (Text-to-Speech)
  • The Quick Search Box
  • View the application power consumption
  • To support virtual private network (VPN)
  • QVGA and WVGA support.
  • Support OpenCore2 media engine




Android2.0/2.0.1/2.1
Eclair
(Muffins)


Eclair
October 26, 2009, the official 2.0 release (Eclair muffins) Android release.

Updates:-
  • Optimize hardware speed
  • 'Car Home' program
  • A new browser user interface and support for HTML5
  • The new contact list
  • Improved Google Maps 3.1.2
  • Support for Microsoft Exchange and Multiple Google email accounts
  • Built-in flash support, digital zoom, scene mode, white balance, macro, color effects, etc.
  • Improved virtual keyboard
  • Support for Bluetooth 2.1 (Peer-to-peer connectivity, proximity-based social interactions, gaming, OPP (Object Push Profile))
  • Supports dynamic desktop design
  • Better Graphics acceleration and rendering for different resolutions.


Android 2.2 / 2.2.1
Froyo
(Frozen yogurt)


Android Froyo
May 20, 2010, the official 2.2 release (Froyo frozen yogurt) Android release.

Updates:-
  • 3G network sharing
  • Flash support
  • More Web application development API interface
  • The new software store


Android 2.3
Gingerbread



December 7, 2010, the official 2.3 release (Gingerbread Gingerbread) Android release.

Updates:-
  • Added a new garbage collection and optimized event
  • The native code can directly access input and sensor events, EGL / OpenGL ES, OpenSL ES
  • The new window and life cycle management framework
  • Support for VP8 and WebM video format that provides AAC and AMR wideband coding, provides new audio effects
  • Support the front camera, SIP / VOIP and NFC (Near Field Communications)
  • Improved power management system
  • Support for more than one camera
  • Support for gyroscope and other sensors (barometer, gravimeter, and others are possible)


Android 3.0
Honeycomb
(Cellular)


Android Honeycomb
February 2, 2011, the official 3.0 release (Honeycomb Cellular) Android release.Designed from the ground up for devices with larger screen sizes.

Updates:-
  • Optimized Tablet UI
  • Redesigned widgets
  • Elegant Notification Bar
  • Customizable Home Screen
  • Action-bar
  • Redesigned Keyboard and Improved Copy/Paste
  • Browser Enhancements
  • Visual multi-tasking
  • Multiselect, Clipboard, and Drag-and-drop
  • New APIs for Bluetooth A2DP and HSP let applications offer audio streaming and headset control
  • Support for Multi-core Processors


Android 3.1
Honeycomb
(Cellular)


Android Honeycomb
May 11, 2011, the official 3.1 release (Honeycomb Cellular) Android release.

Updates:-
  • Honeycomb cellular (improved 3.0BUG)
  • Optimized Gmail e-mail
  • Full support for GoogleMaps
  • Android mobile phone system will be merged again with the flat-panel systems to facilitate the developer
  • Task Manager can scroll, support USB input devices (keyboard, mouse, etc.)
  • Support for Google TV. XBOX 360 wireless controller can support
  • Widget support changes, can be more easily customize the screen widget plug-ins


Android 3.2
Honeycomb
(Cellular)


Honeycomb
July 13, 2011 release

Updates:-
  • Support the seven-inch devices into the application display scaling function


Android 4.0
Ice Cream Sandwich


Ice Cream Sandwich
October 19, 2011 release in Hong Kong

Updates:-
  • The new Chrome Lite browser, offline reading, 16 tabs, stealth browsing mode
  • The screenshot function
  • More powerful photo editing
  • Comes with photo applications comparable to Instagram, you can add filters, add photo frames, 360-degree panoramic photography, photos can be sorted by location
  • Gmail added gestures, off-line search function, UI and more powerful.
  • The new traffic management tool that can generate specific view of traffic for each application
  • Face recognition
  • System optimization, faster
  • Support for virtual keys, the phone can no longer have any key
  • Written specifically for the optimization of dual-core processor driver
  • More extensive data transfer function
  • More sensor support
  • The new Google electronics market


Android Nn
Jelly Bean



Following the 'ice cream sandwich' after the next version of Android

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

The History of Android

Today Infographic about the different versions of Android:-

 
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