[NEWS] ARTICLE: Android 2.0 (Eclair) officially announced today

[phillynewsnow]

I love eclairs. Chocolate topping, gooey cream-filled center, what’s not to love?

And now that Android 2.0 (“Eclair”) has been unveiled today, in advance of Big Red’s Droid event tomorrow, it’s like getting a tempting taste of dessert before the entree.

The announcement features two big things: SDK support (to let devs loose on the newness), and a laundry list of enhancements, including:

• Unified email inbox
• Support for multiple Google and Exchange accounts
• SMS and MMS search
• Third-party "sync adapters" that let apps tie in to the phone's sync services
• Revamped contact menus (for speedy access to specific contact info)
• Text message auto-delete (which is user configurable)
• Beefed up camera controls (white balance, macro, effects, etc)
• Revised keyboard layout, dictionary, and algorithm based on multi-touch
• Double-tap zoom in browser, support for HTML5
• Bluetooth 2.1 (with OPP and PBAP profiles)
• Enhanced hardware acceleration for graphics

Wow. That’s a nice set of improvements, and it should all be present there on the Moto Droid. As for older handsets, we’re not sure when this will be available for them (and how it will all play there), but take heart — it shouldn’t be long now before all will be revealed.



[via Engadget Mobile]







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[Mike20PR]

sprint and HTC should skip 1.6 and go straight to 2.0 with the Hero IMO