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Gingerbread
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is the seventh version of Android, a codename of the Android
Android may refer to:
Science and technology
* Android (robot), a humanoid robot or synthetic organism designed to imitate a human
* Android (operating system), Google's mobile operating system
** Bugdroid, a Google mascot sometimes referred to ...
mobile operating system
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developed by Google
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and released in December 2010, for versions that are no longer supported. The Gingerbread release introduced support for near field communication (NFC)—used in mobile payment solutions—and Session Initiation Protocol
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(SIP)—used in VoIP
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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 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 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
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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 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.
See also
* Android version history *iOS 4
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* Mac OS X Snow Leopard
* Windows Phone 7
* Windows 7
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References
External links
* * Android (operating system) 2010 software {{Operating-system-stub