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diff --git a/docs/html/sdk/android-1.6-highlights.jd b/docs/html/sdk/android-1.6-highlights.jd deleted file mode 100644 index f0a50fb..0000000 --- a/docs/html/sdk/android-1.6-highlights.jd +++ /dev/null @@ -1,213 +0,0 @@ -page.title=Android 1.6 Platform Highlights -sdk.date=September 2009 - -@jd:body - - -<style type="text/css"> -#jd-content div.screenshot, -#jd-content div.video { - float:right; - clear:right; - padding:15px 70px; - font-size:.9em; - font-weight:bold; - line-height:1.7em; -} -#jd-content div.video { - padding-top:0; - margin-top:-15px; -} -#jd-content div.screenshot img { - margin:0; -} -</style> - -<div class="video"> -<object width="278" height="180"> -<param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MBRFkLKRwFw&hl=en&fs=1&"></param> -<param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param> -<embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MBRFkLKRwFw&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" -allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="278" height="180"></embed> -</object> -</div> - - -<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="#GooglePlayUpdates">Google Play Updates</a></li> - <li><a href="#PlatformTechnologies">New Platform Technologies</a></li> -</ul> - - - -<h2 id="UserFeatures" style="clear:right">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="GooglePlayUpdates" style="clear:right">Google Play Updates</h2> - -<div class="screenshot" style="margin-top:-35px"> -<img src="images/market.png" class="screenshot" alt="" /><br/> -New Google Play UI -</div> - -<p>For devices with Google Play, 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 Google Play, 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>. |