Android 2.1 SDK: better late than never

Package for the development of programs under OS Android 2.1 finally became available to developers. He became the first SDK, which was released after having been submitted to the phone Nexus One, running this operating system. In addition to the formal submission of the package it says: "OS Android 2.1 has not been complemented by significant user capabilities, so in order to get to know them, you should contact the peculiarities of the target operating system Android 2.0». The package for developers is actually OS Android version 2.1 and a set of embedded applications: Alarm Clock, browser, calculator, camera, contacts, e-mail, gallery, IME for Japanese, Chinese and Latin, messages, music player, settings, and a number of applications for developers . The maximum screen resolution supported by this OS - 480 x 854 pixels.

As expected, in the SDK have support for dynamic active desktop background and three galleries. In addition there are changes aimed at enhancing the visual signal and update the engine WebKit, allowing use geolocation support. The new settings were added for caching applications, zoom, methods of work with video, maps and stories to display custom views. No global changes did not happen, but a common set of points to the fact that Android 2.1 will be installed on Motorola Droid / Milestone and smartphones from HTC.