Android Eclair

Android Eclair
A version of the Android operating system

Android 2.1 running on a Nexus One
Developer Google
Initial release October 23, 2009 (2009-10-23)
Latest release 2.1 (EPF21B) [1] / January 12, 2010 (2010-01-12)
Preceded by Android 1.6 "Donut"
Succeeded by Android 2.2 "Froyo"
Official website developer.android.com/about/versions/android-2.0-highlights.html
Support status
Discontinued

Android 2.0–2.1 "Eclair" is a discontinued version of the Android mobile operating system developed by Google. Unveiled on October 26, 2009, Android 2.1 builds upon the significant changes made in Android 1.6 "Donut".[2]

Features

User experience

The default home screen of Eclair displays a persistent Google Search bar across the top of the screen. The camera app was also redesigned with numerous new camera features, including flash support, digital zoom, scene mode, white balance, color effect and macro focus. The photo gallery app also contains basic photo editing tools. Addition of live wallpapers, allowing the animation of home-screen background images to show movement. Speech-to-text was first introduced, replacing the comma key.[3]

Platform

Android Eclair inherits platform additions from the Donut release, and also adds support for near-field communication (NFC), ability to search all saved SMS and MMS messages, improved Google Maps 3.1.2, and Exchange support for the Email app.[4][5] The operating system also provides improved typing speed on virtual keyboard, along with new accessibility, calendar, and virtual private network APIs. For internet browsing, Android Eclair also adds support for HTML5, refreshed browser UI with bookmark thumbnails and double-tap zoom.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Android 2.1, Release 1". Android Developers. Archived from the original on January 14, 2010. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Android 2.0, Release 1 | Android Developers". developer.android.com. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
  3. ↑ "Android History | Android". android.com. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  4. ↑ Wauters, Robin (16 December 2009). "Google: Actually, We Count Only 16,000 Apps in Android Market". TechCrunch. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  5. ↑ "Android 2.0 Platform Highlights". Android. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Android 2.0, Release 1 | Android Developers". developer.android.com. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
Preceded by
Android 1.6		 Android 2.0
2009 		Succeeded by
Android 2.2
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