This update also brings us Google Talk, often referred to as Google Chat, Gchat, and a few other names. It was replaced by Google Hangouts, but people still tend to call it Gchat. Initial version : Released on May 20, Android Froyo adds a function that many of us now take for granted—push notifications—in which apps can send alerts even when they're not open.
Initial version : Released on October 26, Android Donut adds some usability-related enhancements to the OS, including better search and photo gallery improvements. Android 1. Final version : 1. Initial version : Released on February 9, In September , the first Android smartphone ships with Android 1. In the U. It has a slide-out keyboard instead of an onscreen keyboard and a clickable trackball for navigation. At the time, the Android Market is where you got apps.
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You're in! Thanks for signing up. Bug fixes Enhance the camera on the Nexus 5. Screen recording New Translucent system UI Enhanced notification access System-wide settings for closed captioning Performance improvements. OpenGL for Embedded Systems 3. Allow toggling Wi-Fi and Bluetooth state in Quick Settings using long-press Shows the percentage and estimated time remaining in the active download notifications Wireless charging and low battery sounds changed Gallery app updated for faster loading with new image transition Performance enhancements and bug fixes Bluetooth A2DP audio streaming fix….
Secure USB debugging allow debugging to authenticated computers only. Lockscreen widgets degree images with Photo Sphere Gesture Typing, for faster typing Wireless display with Miracast Daydream to display information when idle or docked Multi-user for tablets.
Enable Home screen rotation Fix bugs and enhance performances. Android Market updates including easier automatic updates Google Books updates Wi-Fi improvements Chinese handwriting prediction improved.
Optimizations for a wider range of tablets Compatibility display mode zoom for fixed-sized apps Media sync from SD card. Extended API for managing screens support New resource qualifiers for screens support New manifest attributes for screen-size compatibility Screen compatibility mode which allows for phone apps to appear as if they were still on a phone. The lock screen comes packed with improvements and innovation.
On Android 4. It is possible to answer a call, see notifications and browse through music if the user is listening to music. With Android 4. The new People application on Android 4. The camera capabilities are another area much enhanced in Android 4. Image capturing is enhanced with continuous focus, zero shutter lag exposure and decreased shot-to-shot speed. After capturing images users can edit them on the phone with the available image editing software. While recording video users can take full HD images simply by tapping the screen as well.
Another introducing feature on the camera application is the single-motion panorama mode for larger screens. Features such as face detection, tap to focus are also onboard Android 4. Live Effects enables changing the background to any available or custom image on captured video and for video chat. There for it is no surprise that the new operating system has focused on the NFC capabilities of future Android smart phones and tablets. However, the most important and noteworthy enhancement would be the upgrade the user interface has received to give it a much needed finishing touch.
With fast passed release cycles, many previous Android versions seemed a little rough around the edges. Introducing Android 4. Courtesy: Android Developers. Honeycomb is an operating system entirely designed for devices with large screens such as tablets and it is the first version of the platform designed to support symmetric multi processing in a multi core environment.
Honeycomb took the advantage of the larger real estate in mind and designed the UI, the new UI looks awesome. The widgets are redesigned to enhance the appearance on a large screen.
The key board also redesigned with keys reshaped and repositioned and new keys are added. With the improved web browser, surfing the net is amazing, it gives a full web browsing experience with the support of Adobe Flash Player In additon it has integrated ebooks.
Google proudly boasts that it has millions of books to go with Google ebooks, currently having 3 million ebooks. The other features that you will be bewildered with Honeycomb tablets are the face to face chat with millions of Google talk users, 3D effect in Google Map 5. New UI — holographic UI newly designed for large screen displays with content focused interaction, the UI is backward compatible, applications designed for earlier versions can be used with new UI. System bar at the bottom of the screen for system status, notification and it accomodates navigation buttons, as like in Google Chrome.
Redesigned keyboard for larger screen, keys are reshaped and repositioned and new keys added such as Tab key. Improved browser for efficient browsing and better browsing experience using the large screen — some of the new features are:. New UI Framework — to fragment and combine activities in different ways to create richer and more interactive applications.
A new builder class to create notifications that include large and small icons, title, a priority flag, and any properties already available in previous versions. Developers can use mulitiselect, clipboard and drag and drop features to offer users more enjoyable gaming experience.
Support for multicore processor architectures — support symmetric mulitprocessing in multicore environments, even an application designed for single core environment will enjoy the performance boost. Pluggable DRM framework — for applications to manage protected content, Android 3. Device administration applications can include new types of policies, such as policies for encrypted storage, password expiration, password history, and requirement of complex characters for passwords.
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