Android is already a widely used platform for mobile devices. For developers looking for a reliable mobile platform, Google has recently announced the latest update Android 2.2 codenamed Froyo (Frozen Yoghurt).
This new improved version comes with significant features for users like portable hotspot functionality, support for Adobe Flash within the Android Browser and improvements to Android Market.
“The growth of the Android ecosystem continues to exceed our expectations. Every day, 100,000 new people start using Android-based handsets. There are now more than 180,000 active Android developers who have contributed over 50,000 apps to the Android Market. Froyo is another step toward making Android an even better platform for developers, enterprises and consumers,” remarked Andy Rubin, VP, Engineering.
The new Froyo brings forth new tools and options including performance and speed enhancements, the addition of V8 Javascript engine to the Android browser, new enterprise capabilities and a rich new set of APIs and services. Apart from this, Google has offered a preview of the upcoming web-based version of Android Market and an update to the native Music app. This music application allows music enthusiasts to access their music from Android-based handsets.
Android 2.2 SDK and Android NDK, Revision 4 can be downloaded by developers from the Android Developer website. Froyo will be made available to OEMs and the open source community in the coming weeks.