Android 1.6 Donut is the fourth version of the open source
Android mobile operating system developed by
Google
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. Among the more prominent features introduced with this update were added support for
CDMA
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smartphone
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s, additional screen sizes, a battery usage indicator, and a
text-to-speech engine
Speech synthesis is the artificial production of human speech. A computer system used for this purpose is called a speech synthesizer, and can be implemented in software or hardware products. A text-to-speech (TTS) system converts normal langua ...
.
After the public release of
Donut
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—its official dessert-themed
code name
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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
Gingerbread
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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
speech synthesis
Speech synthesis is the artificial production of human speech. A computer system used for this purpose is called a speech synthesizer, and can be implemented in software or hardware products. A text-to-speech (TTS) system converts normal languag ...
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
CDMA
Code-division multiple access (CDMA) is a channel access method used by various radio communication technologies. CDMA is an example of multiple access, where several transmitters can send information simultaneously over a single communication ...
/
EVDO
Evolution-Data Optimized (EV-DO, EVDO, etc.) is a telecommunications standard for the wireless transmission of data through radio signals, typically for broadband Internet access. EV-DO is an evolution of the CDMA2000 (IS-2000) standard which su ...
,
802.1x,
VPNs, and a text-to-speech engine.
* Support for
WVGA WVGA may refer to:
* Wide VGA, 800×480 graphics display resolution
* WVGA (FM), a radio station (105.9 FM) licensed to Lakeland, Georgia, United States
* WSWG (TV)
WSWG (channel 44) is a television station in Valdosta, Georgia, United State ...
screen resolutions.
* Speed improvements in searching and camera applications.
* Expanded Gesture framework and a new GestureBuilder development tool.
See also
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Android version history
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iPhone OS 3
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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 Conferen ...
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Windows Mobile 6.5
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Windows 7
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References
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