Hello Android!
As my personal technical blog, I just want to create a place holder for recording the Android Framework evolution roadmap for reference later. Every bits of android knowledge or tricks will be marked here to witness my growth with Android's evolutin. :)
Each name, release time and noteable updates of android release versions from the beginning 1.0 generation listed in below:
1.0 (G1)
February 2008
-GPS and Bluetooth (but not stereo Bluetooth)
-Multitasking
-Tight integration with Google services like Gmail, Google Maps (with Street View), and Google Calendar
-Apps: Amazon MP3 Store; YouTube
-Android Market (about 35 apps at launch)
-No Microsoft Exchange Server; no camcorder
1.5 (Cupcake)
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April 2009
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-Universal search box (search had been limited to the Web)
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-Revamped Android Market: Browsing categories (Apps, Games, Downloads) and filters (Top Free, Top Paid, Just In)
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-Camera: Toggle between camera and video modes; integrated photo gallery and camera with bulk photo deleting
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-SDK expands support for gestures, voice-to-text
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1.6 (Donut)
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September 2009
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-Virtual onscreen keyboard
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-Camcorder mode for recording (and watching) video
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-Stereo Bluetooth
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-Home screen widgets and folders
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-Copy/paste and search within the browser
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-Direct upload to YouTube and Picasa
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2.0 (Eclair)
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October 2009
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-Multiple user accounts
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-Exchange support; universal email inbox
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-Quick Contact pop-up widget to launch communications with friends in the address book
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-Search saved SMS and MMS messages
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-Camera improvements include support for flash and digital zoom
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-Bluetooth 2.1Keyboard improvements: Adaptive dictionary that includes contact names in suggestions
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2.1 (Eclair)
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January 2010
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-Live wallpaper; five home screens
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-Speech-to-text added to any text field; microphone icon for voice dictation in emails, texts, and so on
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2.2 (Froyo)
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May 2010
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-Speedier OS
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-USB tethering and hotspot support
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-Android Market update: Batch and automatic updates; installing apps to the SD card
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-Adobe Flash 10.1
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-File uploading in the browser
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-Improved Microsoft Exchange support: Security policies, global address lookup, calendar sync, remote wipe
- -Bluetooth support for voice dialing and contact sharing
- 2.3 (Gingerbread)
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December 2010
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-Redesigned copy/paste
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-WebM video compression support
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-NFC (near-field communication) support
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-Switch to front-facing camera from camera app
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-Virtual keyboard shortcuts
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3.0 (Honeycomb)
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February 2011
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-3D graphics support
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-Side-by-side browser tabs; private browsing
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-Dual-pane modes for address book, email
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-Redesigned UI includes program thumbnails
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-Video chatting with Google Talk-Full-screen-mode photo gallery
- -Bluetooth tethering
- 3.1-3.2.6 (Honeycomb)
- May 2011-February 2012
- -Support for peripherals like keyboards and game pads
- -Resizable widgets
- -"Pay as you go" support for 3G, 4G tablets
- -Various bug fixes and enhancements
- 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
- October 2011
- -Support for virtual buttons in addition to touch-sensitive buttons
- -Create folders by dragging apps on top of each other
- -A new app tray tab for thumbing through widgets
- -Calendar app now supports pinch-to-zoom
- -Gmail gets offline search, swiping between conversations
- -Revamped Gmail user interface
- -New Chrome browser syncs with your bookmarks, saves pages offline, supports 16 browser tabs
- -More keyboard error correction, inline spell check
- -Customizable lock screen, launcher
- -Recent applications icon
- -Roboto typeface
- -New swipe/delete behavior
- -Improved voice integration and copy and paste
- -Face Unlock security feature
- -Data Usage tracking
- -Hide unwanted app icons
- -Shut down apps that are using background data
- -Native camera features include zero shutter lag, continuous focus, zoom while recording, taking a still photo while recording, panorama photos, time lapse settings 1080p recording
- -Face detection in the camera
- -Integrated photo editor
- -New gallery layout, organized by location and person
- -Phone app lets you swipe between favorite friends with integrated visual voice mail
- -Speed up and slow down voice mails
- -Quick message sends canned response text message when you decline a call
- -Android Beam, an NFC feature for exchanging information between two phones by tapping them
- -Wi-Fi Direct support
- 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
- July 2012
- -Faster, smoother performance with "Project Butter"
- -Expandable notifications with greater interaction
- -Voice search access by swiping up from bottom of the screen
- -Voice actions engine replies to some queries
- -Google Now
- -Offline dictation
- -Default Chrome browser
- -Resizable app widgets (for some)
- -Android Beam support for transferring larger files, like photo and video
- -New filmstrip view of recent shots in the camera app
- -Applications update in Google Play with just the changed code
- -Sound search widget for music ID
- -Higher-resolution contact photos
- -Greater accessibility options
- -Expanded language support, especially for Arabic and Hebrew
- -Interface tweaks
- 4.2-4.3 (Jelly Bean)
- November 2012-October 2013
- -Lock screen widgets, and the ability to open the camera from the lock screen.
- -Quick Settings in the notification menu to toggle Wi-Fi or Bluetooth and more.
- -"Daydream" screensavers, which show time and other information when the screen is locked or device is docked.
- -Multiple user accounts on tablets only.
- -Support for wireless display (such as Miracast)
- -Accessibility features, including triple-tap to magnify the entire screen, pan and zoom with two fingers. Speech output for blind users.
- -Unified interface layout for all devices, with system bar at the top of the screen, and a home screen dock
- -More Actionable Notifications, which let you respond to the notification without opening the app.
- -Bluetooth Low Energy support.
- -Location tracking with Wi-Fi -- your device can track your location without turning on Wi-Fi.
- -Support for 4K resolution phones.
- 4.4 (KitKat)
- October 2013
- -Major design interface update, especially for new Nexus devices.
- -Translucent status bar in the OS and in apps.
- -New "immersive mode" where apps can hide navigation and status bars.
- -The size of the operating system shrunk so it can run on lower-end devices with small amounts of RAM and internal storage.
- -Wireless printing using Google Cloud Print.
To be continue...
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