Android Froyo is the sixth version of Android and is a codename of the
Android mobile operating system developed by
Google
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, spanning versions between 2.2 and 2.2.3. Those versions are no longer supported. It was unveiled on May 20, 2010, during the Google I/O 2010 conference. Google ceased support for Android Froyo on September 27, 2021.
One of the most prominent changes in the Froyo release was
USB tethering and
Wi-Fi hotspot
A hotspot is a physical location where people can obtain Internet access, typically using Wi-Fi technology, via a wireless local-area network (WLAN) using a router connected to an Internet service provider.
Public hotspots may be created by ...
functionality.
Other changes include support for the
Android Cloud to Device Messaging
Android Cloud to Device Messaging (commonly referred to as Cloud to Device Messaging), or C2DM, is a defunct mobile notification service that was developed by Google and replaced by the Google Cloud Messaging service. It enabled developers to sen ...
(C2DM) service, enabling push notifications, additional application speed improvements, implemented through JIT compilation
and displayed within applications as top-of-the-screen banners.
Features
New features introduced by Froyo include the following:
* Speed, memory, and performance optimizations.
* Additional application speed improvements, implemented through JIT compilation.
* 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.
* Option to disable data access over a mobile network.
* Updated
Market
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* Market (economics), system in which parties engage in transactions according to supply and demand
* Market economy
*Marketplace, a physical marketplace or public market
Geography
*Märket, a ...
application with batch and automatic update features.
* Quick switching between multiple keyboard languages and their dictionaries.
* Support for
Bluetooth
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-enabled car and desk docks.
* Support for numeric and alphanumeric passwords.
* Support for file upload fields in the Browser application.
* 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
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support.
* Support for high-PPI displays (up to 320 ppi), such as four-inch 720p screens.
* Introduced
.asec
.asec is the file extension of an ''Android secure encrypted'' (''ASEC'') file. This file extension is specifically associated with Google's Android operating system. It was first introduced with Android 2.2 (code name Froyo) in May 2010.
The ...
file extension.
* Gallery allows users to view picture stacks using a zoom gesture.
See also
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Android version history
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iOS 4
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Mac OS X Snow Leopard
Mac OS X Snow Leopard (version 10.6) is the seventh major release of macOS, Apple's desktop and server operating system for Macintosh computers.
Snow Leopard was publicly unveiled on June 8, 2009 at Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference. ...
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Windows Mobile 6.5
Windows Mobile 6.5 was a stopgap update to Windows Mobile 6.1 intended to bridge the gap between version 6.1, that arrived in 2008, and Windows Phone 7 that was released in 2010.
It was never part of Microsoft's original mobile phone roadmap, ...
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Windows 7
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