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author | Scott Main <smain@google.com> | 2009-09-10 11:40:01 -0700 |
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committer | Android Git Automerger <android-git-automerger@android.com> | 2009-09-10 11:40:01 -0700 |
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diff --git a/docs/html/sdk/android-1.6-highlights.jd b/docs/html/sdk/android-1.6-highlights.jd new file mode 100644 index 0000000..882f117 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/html/sdk/android-1.6-highlights.jd @@ -0,0 +1,198 @@ +page.title=Android 1.6 Platform Highlights +sdk.date=September 2009 + +@jd:body + + +<style type="text/css"> +#jd-content div.screenshot { + float:right; + clear:right; + padding:15px 70px; + font-size:.9em; + font-weight:bold; + line-height:1.7em; +} +#jd-content div.screenshot img { + margin:0; +} +</style> + +<p>The Android 1.6 platform introduces new features for users and developers. +This page provides an overview of some new features and technologies.</p> + +<ul> + <li><a href="#UserFeatures">New User Features</a></li> + <li><a href="#AndroidMarketUpdates">Android Market Updates</a></li> + <li><a href="#PlatformTechnologies">New Platform Technologies</a></li> +</ul> + + + +<h2 id="UserFeatures">New User Features</h2> + +<!-- screenshots float right --> + +<div class="screenshot"> +<img src="images/search.png" class="screenshot" alt="" /><br/> +Quick Search Box +</div> + +<div class="screenshot"> +<img src="images/camera.png" class="screenshot" alt="" /><br/> +New Camera/Camcorder UI +</div> + +<div class="screenshot"> +<img src="images/battery.png" class="screenshot" alt="" /><br/> +Battery Usage Indicator +</div> + + +<h3 id="QuickSearchBox">Quick Search Box for Android</h3> + +<p>Android 1.6 includes a redesigned search framework that provides a quick, +effective, and consistent way for users to search across multiple sources—such as +browser bookmarks & history, contacts, and the web—directly from +the home screen.</p> + +<p>The system constantly learns which search results are more relevant based on what is +clicked. So popular contacts or apps that have previously been picked will bubble up to +the top when a user types the first few letters of a relevant query.</p> + +<p>The search framework also provides developers a way to easily expose relevant +content from their applications in Quick Search Box.</p> + +<h3 id="Camera">Camera, Camcorder, and Gallery</h3> + +<p>An updated user interface provides an integrated camera, camcorder, and gallery experience. +Users can quickly toggle between still and video capture modes. Additionally, the gallery +enables users to select multiple photos for deletion.</p> + +<p>Android 1.6 also provides a much faster camera experience. +Compared to the previous release, launching the camera is now 39% faster, +and there is a 28% improvement in the time from completing one shot to the next.</p> + + +<h3 id="VPN">VPN, 802.1x</h3> + +<p>A new Virtual Private Network (VPN) control panel in Settings allows users +to configure and connect to the following types of VPNs:</p> + +<ul> + <li>L2TP/IPSEC pre-shared key based VPN</li> + <li>L2TP/IPsec certificate based VPN</li> + <li>L2TP only VPN</li> + <li>PPTP only VPN</li> +</ul> + + +<h3 id="Battery">Battery usage indicator</h3> + +<p>A new battery usage screen lets users see which apps and services are consuming +battery power. If the user determines that a particular service or application is +using too much power, they can take action to save the battery by +adjusting settings, stopping the application, or uninstalling the application.</p> + + +<h3 id="A11y">Accessibility</h3> + +<p>Users will be able to download new accessibility services built +on the new Accessibility framework and enable them in Settings.</p> + + + + +<h2 id="AndroidMarketUpdates" style="clear:right">Android Market Updates</h2> + +<div class="screenshot" style="margin-top:-35px"> +<img src="images/market.png" class="screenshot" alt="" /><br/> +New Android Market UI +</div> + +<p>For devices with Android Market, the latest version improves the overall user experience and makes +it easier for users to discover great apps and games from developers.</p> + +<ul> + <li>At the homescreen, users can choose among <em>Apps</em>, <em>Games</em>, and <em>Downloads</em>.</li> + <li>Inside a category, users can explore titles that are <em>Top paid</em>, <em>Top free</em>, and <em>Just in</em>.</li> + <li>For each title, users can now see screenshots submitted by developers in addition to + reviews from other users.</li> +</ul> + + + + +<h2 id="PlatformTechnologies" style="clear:right">New Platform Technologies</h2> + +<h3 id="SearchFramework">Expanded Search Framework</h3> + +<p>The Android search framework has been redesigned and expanded to provide +third-party applications the opportunity to surface +content from their applications in Quick Search Box, the global search tool. +To do this, developers will need to make their app "searchable" and provide +suggestions in response to user queries. +To enable application search suggestions, users simply select each application from which +they'd like to receive suggestions, under Searchable items in the Search settings.</p> + + +<h3 id="TTS">Text-to-speech engine</h3> + +<p>Android 1.6 features a multi-lingual speech synthesis engine called Pico. +It allows any Android application to "speak" a string of text with an accent that matches the language. +The engine supports the following languages: English (American and British accents), French, +Italian, German and Spanish. If you're using a T-Mobile G1 or Dream device, you'll need to download the +SpeechSynthesis Data Installer from Android Market, which includes the "voices" needed by the +text-to-speech engine.</p> + + +<h3 id="Gestures">Gestures</h3> + +<p>A new gestures framework provides application developers with a framework for creating, storing, +loading, and recognizing gestures and associating them with specific actions.</p> + +<p>Developers can use the new GestureBuilder tool included in the Android 1.6 SDK to generate libraries +of gestures to include with their application.</p> + + +<h3 id="A11y">Accessibility</h3> + +<p>Android 1.6 provides a new accessibility framework. +With this framework, developers can create accessibility plugins that respond to user input, +such as making a sound when a new window is shown, vibrating when navigating to the top of +a list, and providing spoken feedback.</p> + + +<h3 id="Screens">Expanded support for screen densities and resolutions</h3> + +<p>Android 1.6 adds screen support that enables applications to be rendered properly on different +display resolutions and densities. Developers can also specify the types of screens supported by their +application.</p> + + +<h3 id="CDMA">Telephony support for CDMA</h3> + +<p>Android 1.6 includes support for CDMA in the telephony stack.</p> + + +<h3 id="OpenCore">New version of OpenCore</h3> + +<p>Android 1.6 includes the updated OpenCore 2 media engine, which has:</p> + +<ul> + <li>Support for OpenMAX encoders</li> + <li>Support for additional audio codecs in AuthorEngine</li> + <li>Improved buffering model supports shared buffers allocated in the decoder</li> +</ul> + +<h3 id="LinuxKernel">2.6.29 Linux kernel</h3> + +<p>Android 1.6 upgrades the Linux kernel from 2.6.27 to 2.6.29.</p> + + +<h3 id="DeveloperAPIs">New Framework APIs</h3> + +<p>For a detailed overview of new APIs, see the +<a href="{@docRoot}sdk/android-1.6.html#api-changes">Version Notes</a>. +For a complete report of all API changes, see the +<a href="{@docRoot}sdk/api_diff/4/changes.html">API Differences Report</a>. diff --git a/docs/html/sdk/images/battery.png b/docs/html/sdk/images/battery.png Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..10fd16b --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/html/sdk/images/battery.png diff --git a/docs/html/sdk/images/camera.png b/docs/html/sdk/images/camera.png Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..6078388 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/html/sdk/images/camera.png diff --git a/docs/html/sdk/images/donut_small_bg.png b/docs/html/sdk/images/donut_small_bg.png Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..f514b50 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/html/sdk/images/donut_small_bg.png diff --git a/docs/html/sdk/images/market.png b/docs/html/sdk/images/market.png Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..8d11134 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/html/sdk/images/market.png diff --git a/docs/html/sdk/images/search.png b/docs/html/sdk/images/search.png Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..10ab910 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/html/sdk/images/search.png |