Android Eclair

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Android Eclair
Version of the Android operating system
Android logo (2007-2014).svg
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Android 2.1 running on a Nexus One
Developer Google
Initial releaseOctober 27, 2009;16 years ago (2009-10-27) [1]
Final release 2.1_r2.1p2 (EPF21B) [2] [3] / January 12, 2010;16 years ago (2010-01-12)
Kernel type Monolithic (Linux)
Preceded by Android Donut (1.6)
Succeeded by Android Froyo (2.2)
Official website developer.android.com/about/versions/android-2.0-highlights OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Support status
  • Unsupported
  • Android Market support dropped since June 30, 2017
  • Google Account support dropped on September 27, 2021

Android Eclair is the codename of the Android mobile operating system developed by Google, the fifth operating system for Android and the second major release of Android. Eclair spans the versions 2.0.x and 2.1. Unveiled on October 26, 2009, Android Eclair builds upon the significant changes made in Android 1.6 "Donut". [4] The first phone with Android Eclair was the Motorola Droid. Google ceased support for the Android Market on Android 2.1 and older on June 30, 2017. [5] Meanwhile, it was the first Android operating system to have ads.

Contents

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. This version also added live wallpapers, allowing the home-screen background images to animate. Speech-to-text was first introduced, replacing the comma key. [6]

Platform

Android Eclair inherits platform additions from the Donut release, including the ability to search all saved SMS and MMS messages, improved Google Maps 3.1.2, and Exchange support for the Email app. [7] [8] 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. [9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Announcing Android 2.0 support in the SDK!". Archived from the original on 2021-10-31. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  2. ↑ "Android Source". Google Git. Archived from the original on 2021-05-27. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  3. ↑ "Android 2.1, Release 1". Android Developers. Archived from the original on January 14, 2010. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Android 2.0, Release 1 | Android Developers". developer.android.com. Archived from the original on 2009-10-28. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
  5. ↑ Whitwam, Ryan (June 20, 2017). "Google is ending support for the Android Market on Android 2.1 and earlier". Android Police. Archived from the original on December 17, 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Android History | Android". android.com. Archived from the original on 2020-10-31. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  7. ↑ Wauters, Robin (16 December 2009). "Google: Actually, We Count Only 16,000 Apps in Android Market". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  8. ↑ "Android 2.0 Platform Highlights". Android. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "Android 2.0, Release 1 | Android Developers". developer.android.com. Archived from the original on 2009-10-28. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
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