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diff --git a/docs/html/sdk/android-2.2-highlights.jd b/docs/html/sdk/android-2.2-highlights.jd deleted file mode 100644 index 37a20d5..0000000 --- a/docs/html/sdk/android-2.2-highlights.jd +++ /dev/null @@ -1,298 +0,0 @@ -page.title=Android 2.2 Platform Highlights - -@jd:body - - -<style type="text/css"> -#jd-content { - max-width:800px; -} -#jd-content div.screenshot { - float:left; - clear:left; - padding:15px 30px 15px 0; -} -#jd-content div.video { - float:right; - padding:0 60px 40px; - margin-top:-15px; -} -#jd-content table.columns { - margin:0 0 1em 0; -} -#jd-content table.columns td { - padding:0; -} -#jd-content table.columns td+td { - padding:0 2em; -} -#jd-content table.columns td img { - margin:0; -} -#jd-content table.columns td+td>*:first-child { - margin-top:-2em; -} -.green { - color:#8db529; - font-weight:bold; -} -</style> - - -<div class="video"> -<object width="278 height="180"> -<param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yAZYSVr2Bhc&hl=en&fs=1&"></param> -<param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" -value="always"></param> -<embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yAZYSVr2Bhc&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" -allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="278" height="180"></embed> -</object> -</div> - - -<p>The Android 2.2 platform introduces many new and exciting features for -users and developers. This document provides a glimpse at some of the new user features -and technologies in Android 2.2. For more information about the new developer APIs, see the <a -href="android-2.2.html#api">Android 2.2 version notes</a>.</p> - -<ul> - <li><a href="#UserFeatures">New User Features</a></li> - <li><a href="#PlatformTechnologies">New Platform Technologies</a></li> - <li><a href="#DeveloperServices">New Developer Services</a></li> - <li><a href="#DeveloperApis">New Developer APIs</a></li> -</ul> - - - -<h2 id="UserFeatures" style="clear:right">New User Features</h2> - -<h3>Home</h3> - -<table class="columns" style="max-width:800px"> -<tr> - <td> -<img src="images/2.2/22home.png" alt="" height=230 /> - </td> - <td> -<p style="margin-top:0">New Home screen <span class="green">tips widget</span> assists new users on -how to configure the -home screen with shortcuts and widgets and how to make use of multiple home screens.</p> -<p>The Phone, applications Launcher, and Browser now have <span class="green">dedicated -shortcuts</span> on the Home screen, making it easy to access them from any of the 5 home screen -panels.</p> - </td> -</tr> -</table> - - - -<h3>Exchange support</h3> - -<table class="columns" style="max-width:800px"> -<tr> - <td> -<p><span class="green">Improved security</span> with the addition of numeric pin or alpha-numeric -password options to unlock device. Exchange administrators can enforce password policy across -devices.</p> -<p><span class="green">Remote wipe:</span> Exchange administrators can remotely reset the device to -factory defaults to secure data in case device is lost or stolen.</p> -<p><span class="green">Exchange Calendars are now supported</span> in the Calendar application.</p> -<p><span class="green">Auto-discovery:</span> you just need to know your user-name and password to -easily set up and sync an Exchange account (available for Exchange 2007 and higher).</p> -<p><span class="green">Global Address Lists look-up</span> is now available in the Email -application, enabling users to auto-complete recipient names from the directory.</p> - </td> - <td> -<img src="images/2.2/22exchange.png" alt="" height=300 /> - </td> -</tr> -</table> - - -<h3>Camera and Gallery</h3> - -<table class="columns" style="max-width:800px"> -<tr> - <td> -<img src="images/2.2/22gallery.png" alt="" height=220 /> - </td> - <td> -<p>Gallery allows you to <span class="green">peek into picture stacks</span> using a zoom -gesture.</p> -<p>Camera <span class="green">onscreen buttons</span> provide easy access to a new UI for -controling zoom, flash, white balance, geo-tagging, focus and exposure. Camcorder also provides -an easy way to set video size/quality for MMS and YouTube.</p> -<p>With the <span class="green">LED flash</span> now enabled for the Camcorder, videos can be shot -at night or in low light settings.</p> - </td> -</tr> -</table> - - -<h3>Portable hotspot</h3> - -<table class="columns" style="max-width:800px"> -<tr> - <td> -<p>Certain devices like the Nexus One can be turned into <span class="green">a portable Wi-Fi -hotspot</span> that can be shared with up to 8 devices.</p> -<p>You can use your Android-powered phone as a 3G connection for a Windows or Linux laptop by -connecting their phone to the computer with a USB cable. The connection is then shared between the -two devices.</p> - </td> - <td> -<img src="images/2.2/22hotspot.png" alt="" height=180 /> - </td> -</tr> -</table> - - -<h3>Multiple keyboard languages</h3> - -<table class="columns" style="max-width:800px"> -<tr> - <td> -<img src="images/2.2/22keyboard.png" alt="" height=220 /> - </td> - <td> -<p>Multi-lingual users can add multiple languages to the keyboard and <span class="green">switch -between multiple Latin-based input languages</span> by swiping across the space bar. This changes -the keys as well as the auto-suggest dictionary.</p> - </td> -</tr> -</table> - - -<h3>Improved performance</h3> - -<table class="columns" style="max-width:800px"> -<tr> - <td> -<p><span class="green">Performance of the browser</span> has been enhanced using the V8 engine, -which enables faster loading of JavaScript-heavy pages.</p> -<p><span class="green">Dalvik Performance Boost:</span> 2x-5x performance speedup for CPU-heavy code -over Android 2.1 with Dalvik JIT.</p> -<p>The graph to the right shows the performance <span class="green">speedup</span> from Android 2.1 -to Android 2.2 using various benchmark tests. For example, LinPack is now more than 5 times -faster.</p> -<p><span class="green">Kernel Memory Management Boost:</span> Improved memory reclaim by up to 20x, -which results in faster app switching and smoother performance on memory-constrained devices.</p> - </td> - <td> -<img src="images/2.2/jit-graph.png" alt="" height=200 /> - </td> -</tr> -</table> - - - - - -<h2 id="PlatformTechnologies">New Platform Technologies</h2> - - -<h3>Media framework</h3> - -<ul> - <li>New media framework (Stagefright) that supports local file playback and HTTP progressive -streaming</li> - <li>Continued support for OpenCore in Android 2.2</li> -</ul> - - -<h3>Bluetooth</h3> - -<ul> - <li>Voice dialing over Bluetooth</li> - <li>Ability to share contacts with other phones</li> - <li>Support for Bluetooth enabled car and desk docks</li> - <li>Improved compatibility matrix with car kits and headsets</li> -</ul> - - -<h3>2.6.32 kernel upgrade</h3> - -<ul> - <li>HIGHMEM support for RAM >256MB</li> - <li>SDIO scheduling and BT improvements</li> -</ul> - - - - -<h2 id="DeveloperServices">New Developer Services</h2> - - -<h3>Android Cloud to Device Messaging</h3> - -<p>Apps can utilize Android Cloud to Device Messaging to enable mobile alert, send to phone, and -two-way push sync functionality.</p> - - -<h3>Android Application Error Reports</h3> - -<p>New bug reporting feature for Google Play apps enables developers to receive crash and freeze -reports from their users. The reports will be available when they log into their publisher -account.</p> - - - - -<h2 id="DeveloperApis">New Developer APIs</h2> - - -<h3>Apps on external storage</h3> - -<p>Applications can now request installation on the shared external storage (such as an SD -card).</p> - - -<h3>Media framework</h3> - -<p>Provides new APIs for audio focus, routing audio to SCO, and auto-scan of files to media -database. Also provides APIs to let applications detect completion of sound loading and auto-pause -and auto-resume audio playback.</p> - - -<h3>Camera and Camcorder</h3> - -<p>New preview API doubles the frame rate from ~10FPS to ~20FPS. Camera now supports portrait -orientation, zoom controls, access to exposure data, and a thumbnail utility. A new camcorder -profile enables apps to determine device hardware capablities.</p> - - -<h3>Graphics</h3> - -<p>New APIs for OpenGL ES 2.0, working with YUV image format, and ETC1 for texture -compression.</p> - - -<h3>Data backup</h3> - -<p>Apps can participate in data backup and restore, to ensure that users maintain their data -after performing a factory reset or when switching devices.</p> - - -<h3>Device policy manager</h3> - -<p>New device policy management APIs allow developers to write "device administrator" applications -that can control security features on the device, such as the minimum password strength, data wipe, -and so on. Users can select the administrators that are enabled on their devices.</p> - - -<h3>UI framework</h3> - -<p>New "car mode" and "night mode" controls and configurations allow applications to adjust their UI -for these situations. A scale gesture detector API provides improved definition of multi-touch -events. Applications can now customize the bottom strip of a TabWidget.</p> - - - -<p>For more information about the new developer APIs, see the <a -href="android-2.2.html#api">Android 2.2 version notes</a> and the <a -href="{@docRoot}sdk/api_diff/8/changes.html">API Differences Report</a>.</p> - - - - - |