Android Froyo

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Android Froyo
Version of the Android operating system
Android logo (2007-2014).svg
Android 2.2 Froyo home.png
Android 2.2.3 home screen
Developer Google
OS family Android
General
availability 		May 20, 2010;15 years ago (2010-05-20) [1]
Final release 2.2.3_r2.1 [2] / November 21, 2011;13 years ago (2011-11-21)
Kernel type Monolithic (Linux)
Preceded by Android Eclair (2.0)
Succeeded by Android Gingerbread (2.3)
Official website developer.android.com/about/versions/android-2.2-highlights.html OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Support status
  • Unsupported
  • Google Play Services support dropped since October 2014
  • Google Account support dropped on September 27, 2021

Android Froyo is the sixth version of Android and is a codename of the Android mobile operating system developed by Google, spanning versions between 2.2 and 2.2.3. [3] Those versions are no longer supported. The name Froyo is short for frozen yogurt.

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Details

It was unveiled on May 20, 2010, during the Google I/O 2010 conference. Google ceased sign-in support with a Google account for Android Froyo to Android Gingerbread on September 27, 2021. [4]

One of the most prominent changes in the Froyo release was USB tethering and Wi-Fi hotspot functionality. [5] Other changes include support for the Android Cloud to Device Messaging (C2DM) service, enabling push notifications, additional application speed improvements, implemented through JIT compilation [6] and displayed within applications as top-of-the-screen banners.

Features

2.2.0

New features introduced by Froyo include the following:

2.2.1


2.2.2

2.2.3

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Android 2.2 and developers goodies". Archived from the original on May 27, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Android Source". Google Git. Archived from the original on May 27, 2021. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
  3. ↑ Lead, Xavier Ducrohet, Android Sdk Tech (May 20, 2010). "Android 2.2 and developers goodies. | Android Developers Blog". Android 2.2 and developers goodies. | Android Developers Blog. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ Pollack, Zak (July 26, 2021). "Sign-in on Android devices running Android 2.3.7 or lower will not be allowed starting September 27". Google. Archived from the original on April 29, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  5. 1 2 Sorrel, Charlie. "Android 2.2 'Froyo' Features USB, Wi-Fi Tethering". WIRED. WIRED. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  6. 1 2 "EXCLUSIVE: AndroidPolice.com's Nexus One Is Running Android 2.2 Froyo. How Fast Is It Compared To 2.1? Oh, Only About 450% Faster". Android Police. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  7. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: Unofficially Confirmed Froyo Features, Post-Day-1 Of Google I/O [Google I/O Blitz Coverage, Day 1]". Android Police. May 20, 2010. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Issue 2519 - android - Browser should support file uploads (input type="file") - Android Open Source Project - Issue Tracker - Google Project Hosting". code.google.com. Archived from the original on March 20, 2017. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Google's Andy Rubin on Everything Android". Bits Blog. April 27, 2010. Archived from the original on April 30, 2010. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Supporting Multiple Screens | Android Developers". developer.android.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2015.
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