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. Among the more prominent features introduced with this update were added support for

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s, additional screen sizes, a battery usage indicator, and a text-to-speech engine. After the public release of

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—its official dessert-themed

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, the convention employed by Google to designate major Android versions— carriers were quick to follow with its roll out to customers in the form of an over-the-air (OTA) update for compatible smartphones. On September 27, 2021, Google announced it would no longer allow signing in on Android devices that run Android 2.3.7

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or older, requiring Android 3.0 (on tablets) or 4.0 (phone and tablets) or higher to log in.

Features

New features introduced by Donut include the following: * Voice and text entry search enhanced to include bookmark history, contacts, and the web. * The ability for developers to include their content in search results. * Multi-lingual

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engine to allow any Android application to "speak" a string of text. * Easier searching and the ability to view app screenshots in Android Market. * Gallery, Camera and camcorder more fully integrated, with faster camera access. * The ability for users to select multiple photos for deletion. * Updated technology support for

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, and a text-to-speech engine. * Support for WVGA screen resolutions. * Speed improvements in searching and camera applications. * Expanded Gesture framework and a new GestureBuilder development tool.

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