Google has announced next release of its famous open source mobile operating system which is Android 2.2.Its official announcement was done on 2nd day Google I/O 2010 developer conference.Google has given this release a code name Froyo (following Google's adorable alphabetized dessert naming convention) which is a abbreviation of “Frozen Yogurt”.
Key features of Froyo demoed in Google I/O 2010 are :-
- Addition Just-In-Time Compiler which boosts the system speed by 2-5x
- Better Exchange integration and device administration APIs.
- New device backup app that'll let you transfer personal data to a new device
- New cloud-to-device messaging API that Google called "much more than a push notification service designed to make up for a lack of basic features like multitasking"
- WiFi tethering -- which was used to get a WiFi iPad online during the demo to great cheers.
- New JavaScript engine in the Android browser, which is billed as "the world's fastest web browser"
- Chrome browser plug-in that allows you to send directions from Maps on your desktop directly to your phone.
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