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Android Eclair
Version of the Android operating system
Screenshot
Android 2.1 running on a Nexus One
DeveloperGoogle
Initial releaseOctober 28, 2009; 15 years ago (2009-10-28)[1]
Final releaseAndroid 2.2 Froyo / September 30, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-09-30)
Kernel typeMonolithic Kernel (Linux Kernel)
Preceded byAndroid 1.6 "Donut"
Succeeded byAndroid 2.2 "Froyo"
Official websitedeveloper.android.com/about/versions/android-2.0-highlights.html Edit this at Wikidata
Support status
Unsupported, Android Market support dropped since June 30, 2017

Android Eclair is a codename of the Android mobile operating system developed by Google, the fifth operating system for Android and the second major release of Android. Eclair spans the versions 2.0.x and 2.1. Unveiled on October 28, 2009, Android Eclair builds upon the significant changes made in Android 1.6 "Android Donut".[2] The first phone with Android Eclair is Nexus One. Google ceased Android Market support for Android Nougat on June 30, 2017.[3]

Features

See also: Android version history § Android 2.0 Eclair

User experience

The default home screen of Eclair displays a persistent Google Search bar across the top of the screen. The camera app was also redesigned with numerous new camera features, including flash support, digital zoom, scene mode, white balance, color effect and macro focus. The photo gallery app also contains basic photo editing tools. This version also included the addition of live wallpapers, allowing the animation of home-screen background images to show movement. Speech-to-text was first introduced, replacing the comma key.[4]

Platform

Android Eclair inherits platform additions from the Donut release, including the ability to search all saved SMS and MMS messages, improved Google Maps 3.1.2, and Exchange support for the Email app.[5][6] The operating system also provides improved typing speed on virtual keyboard, along with new accessibility, calendar, and virtual private network APIs. For internet browsing, Android Eclair also adds support for HTML5, refreshed browser UI with bookmark thumbnails and double-tap zoom.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Announcing Android 2.0 support in the SDK!".
  2. ^ "Android 2.0, Release 1 | Android Developers". developer.android.com. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
  3. ^ 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. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "Android History | Android". android.com. Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  5. ^ Wauters, Robin (16 December 2009). "Google: Actually, We Count Only 16,000 Apps in Android Market". TechCrunch. Retrieved 15 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Android 2.0 Platform Highlights". Android. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Android 2.0, Release 1 | Android Developers". developer.android.com. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
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