Android Froyo
Lua error in Module:Infobox at line 271: malformed pattern (missing ']'). Android Froyo is a discontinued version of the Android mobile operating system developed by Google, spanning versions between 2.2 and 2.2.3.[1] Unveiled on May 20, 2010, during the Google I/O conference.
One of the most prominent changes in the Froyo release was USB tethering and Wi-Fi hotspot functionality.[2] Other changes include support for the Android Cloud to Device Messaging (C2DM) service, enabling push notifications, Additional application speed improvements, implemented through JIT compilation[3] and displayed within applications as top-of-the-screen banners.
As of November 2, 2015, statistics issued by Google indicate that 0.2% of all Android devices accessing Google Play run Froyo.[4]
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Features
New features introduced by Froyo include the following:
- Speed, memory, and performance optimizations[5]
- Additional application speed improvements, implemented through JIT compilation[3]
- Integration of Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine into the Browser application
- Support for the Android Cloud to Device Messaging (C2DM) service, enabling push notifications
- Improved Microsoft Exchange support, including security policies, auto-discovery, GAL look-up, calendar synchronization and remote wipe
- Improved application launcher with shortcuts to Phone and Browser applications
- USB tethering and Wi-Fi hotspot functionality[2]
- Option to disable data access over mobile network
- Updated Market application with batch and automatic update features
- Quick switching between multiple keyboard languages and their dictionaries
- Support for Bluetooth-enabled car and desk docks
- Support for numeric and alphanumeric passwords
- Support for file upload fields in the Browser application[6]
- The browser now shows all frames of animated GIFs instead of just the first frame only
- Support for installing applications to the expandable memory
- Adobe Flash support[7]
- Support for high-PPI displays (up to 320 ppi), such as four-inch 720p screens[8]
- Introduced .asec file extension.
- Gallery allows users to view picture stacks using a zoom gesture
See also
References
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