Link:
http://developer.android.com/index.html
Update history
A cupcake was placed beside Android at
Googleplexto commemorate the 1.5 release of Android.
Android has seen a number of updates since its original release. These updates to the base Operating System typically fix bugs and add new features.
| 1.5 (Cupcake) | On 30 April 2009, the official 1.5 (Cupcake) update for Android was released.[25][26]There are several new features and UI updates included in the 1.5 update:- Ability to record and watch videos with the camcorder mode
- Uploading videos to YouTube and pictures to Picasa directly from the phone
- A new soft keyboard with an "Autocomplete" feature
- Bluetooth A2DP support (which in turn broke Bluetooth connectivity with many popular cars and headsets. This has still yet to be fixed as of Dec-09)[citation needed]
- Ability to automatically connect to a Bluetooth headset within a certain distance
- New widgets and folders that can populate the desktop
- Animations between screens
- Expanded ability ofCopy and pasteto include web pages[27]
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| 1.6 (Donut) | On 15 September 2009, the 1.6 (Donut) SDK was released.[28][29]Included in the update are:- An improved Android Market experience.
- An integrated camera, camcorder, and gallery interface.
- Gallery now enables users to select multiple photos for deletion.
- Updated Voice Search, with faster response and deeper integration with native applications, including the ability to dial contacts.
- Updated search experience to allow searching bookmarks, history, contacts, and the web from the home screen.
- Updated Technology support for CDMA/EVDO, 802.1x VPN, Gestures, and a Text-to-speech engine
- Speed improvements for searching, the camera.[30]
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| 2.0/2.1 (Eclair)[31] | On 26 October 2009 the 2.0 (Eclair) SDK was released.[32]Among the changes are:[33]- Optimized hardware speed
- Support for more screen sizes and resolutions
- Revamped UI
- New browser UI andHTML5support
- New contact lists
- Better white/black ratio for backgrounds
- Improved Google Maps 3.1.2
- Microsoft Exchange support
- Built in flash support for Camera
- Digital Zoom
- Improved virtual keyboard
- Bluetooth 2.1
- Live Wallpapers
On 3 December 2009 the 2.0.1 SDK was released.[34] On 12 January 2010 the 2.1 SDK was released.[35]Some sources called this 'Flan' but it is actually still considered part of 'Eclair'. There were few significant changes:
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