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Android 2.3 Gingerbread is the seventh version of Android, a version of the Android
mobile operating system
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developed by Google
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and released in December 2010.
Version
The Gingerbread release introduced support fornear field communication
Near-field communication (NFC) is a set of communication protocols that enables communication between two electronic devices over a distance of or less. NFC offers a low-speed connection through a simple setup that can be used for the boots ...
(NFC)—used in mobile payment solutions—and Session Initiation Protocol
The Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) is a signaling protocol used for initiating, maintaining, and terminating communication sessions that include voice, video and messaging applications. SIP is used in Internet telephony, in private IP telepho ...
(SIP)—used in VoIP
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), also known as IP telephony, is a set of technologies used primarily for voice communication sessions over Internet Protocol (IP) networks, such as the Internet. VoIP enables voice calls to be transmitted as ...
internet telephones. The first phone with Android Gingerbread was the Nexus S.
Gingerbread's user interface was refined, making it easier to master, faster to use, and more power-efficient. A simplified color scheme with a black background gave vividness and contrast to the notification bar, menus, and other user interface components. Improvements in menus and settings resulted in easier navigation and system control.
The Nexus S smartphone, released in December 2010, was the first phone from the Google Nexus
Google Nexus is a discontinued line of consumer electronic mobile devices that ran a stock version of the Android (operating system), Android operating system. Google managed the design, development, marketing, and support of these devices, but ...
line that ran Gingerbread, and also the first one from the line with built-in NFC functionality.
, statistics issued by Google indicate that 0.11% of all Android devices accessing Google Play were running on Gingerbread. Google ceased sign-in support for Gingerbread on September 27, 2021.
Features
New features introduced by Gingerbread include the following: * Updated user interface design, providing increased ease of use and efficiency. * Support for extra-large screen sizes and resolutions ( WXGA and higher). * Native support for SIP VoIP internet telephones. * Improved text input using the virtual keyboard, with improved accuracy, better text suggestions, and voice input capability. * Enhanced copy/paste functionality, allowing users to select a word by press-holding, copying, and pasting. * Support for Near Field Communication (NFC), allowing the user to read NFC tags embedded in posters, stickers, or advertisements. * New audio effects such as reverb, equalization, headphone virtualization, and bass boost. * New Download Manager, giving users easy access to any file downloaded from the browser,email
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, or another application.
* Support for multiple cameras on the device, including a front-facing camera, if available.
* Support for WebM/VP8 video playback, and AAC audio encoding.
* Improved power management, including more active management of power-consuming applications.
* Enhanced support for native code development.
* A switch from YAFFS to ext4
ext4 (fourth extended filesystem) is a journaling file system for Linux, developed as the successor to ext3.
ext4 was initially a series of backward-compatible extensions to ext3, many of them originally developed by Cluster File Systems for ...
file system on newer devices.
* Audio, graphical, and input enhancements for game developers.
* Concurrent garbage collection for increased performance.
* Native support for more sensors (such as gyroscopes and barometers).
* The first Android easter egg, which depicts the Android mascot standing beside a zombified gingerbread man in a field of other zombies talking on cell phones, presumably Android smartphones.
* Improved speed over Froyo due to system updates.
See also
*Android version history
The version history of the Android mobile operating system began with the public release of its first beta on November 5, 2007. The first commercial version, Android 1.0, was released on September 23, 2008. The operating system has been develope ...
* iOS 4
* Mac OS X Snow Leopard
Mac OS X Snow Leopard (version 10.6) (also referred to as OS X Snow Leopard) 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 A ...
* Windows Phone 7
* Windows 7
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References
External links
* * {{Google LLC Android (operating system) versions 2010 software