Android Froyo

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Android Froyo
Version of the Android operating system
File:Android logo (2007-2014).svg
File:Android 2.2 Froyo home.png
Android 2.2.3 home screen
DeveloperGoogle
OS familyAndroid
General
availability		May 20, 2010; 15 years ago (2010-05-20)[1]
Final release2.2.3_r2.1[2] / November 21, 2011; 14 years ago (2011-11-21)
Repository
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Kernel typeMonolithic (Linux)
Preceded byAndroid Eclair (2.0)
Succeeded byAndroid Gingerbread (2.3)
Official website{{#property:P856}}
Support status
  • Unsupported
  • Google Play Services support has 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.

Details

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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

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See also: Android version history § Android 2.2 Froyo

2.2.0

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New features introduced by Froyo include the following:

  • Speed, memory, and performance optimizations.[7]
  • Additional application speed improvements, implemented through JIT compilation.[6]
  • Integration of Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine into the Browser application.
  • Support for the Android Cloud to Device Messaging (C2DM) service, enabling push notifications.
  • Improved Microsoft Exchange support, including security policies, auto-discovery, GAL look-up, calendar synchronization, and remote wipe.
  • Improved application launcher with shortcuts to Phone and Browser applications.
  • USB tethering and Wi-Fi hotspot functionality.[5]
  • Option to disable data access over a mobile network.
  • Updated Market application with batch and automatic update features.
  • Quick switching between multiple keyboard languages and their dictionaries.
  • Support for Bluetooth-enabled car and desk docks.
  • Support for numeric and alphanumeric passwords.
  • Support for file upload fields in the Browser application.[8]
  • The browser now shows all frames of animated GIFs instead of just the first frame.
  • Support for installing applications to the expandable memory.
  • Adobe Flash support.[9]
  • Support for high-PPI displays (up to 320 ppi), such as four-inch 720p screens.[10]
  • Introduced .asec file extension.
  • Gallery allows users to view picture stacks using a zoom gesture.

2.2.1

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  • Bug fixes, security updates, and performance improvements.


2.2.2

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  • Minor bug fixes, including SMS routing issues that affected the Nexus One.

2.2.3

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  • Two security updates.

See also

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References

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