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Android 2.0 support officially added to SDK
Google's gone ahead and uncorked the bubbly to celebrate the launch of Android 2.0 "Eclair" today ahead of Verizon's big reveal tomorrow, bundling its announcements into two very important sections: SDK support, meaning devs can go ahead and start targeting the new bits, and a comprehensive list of changes in the latest version. Here are the major changes us lay folk are going to care about: Support for multiple Google and Exchange accounts Third-party "sync adapters" allow apps to tie in to the phone's sync services Quick contact menus for fast access to specific key pieces of contact information Unified email inbox (yes!) SMS and MMS search Text message auto-delete after a user-defined thread size is reached Significantly improved camera controls with white balance, macro, effects, and more Improved keyboard layout, dictionary, and algorithm based on multi-touch support Double-tap zoom in browser, support for HTML5 Bluetooth 2.1 support with addition of OPP and PBAP profiles "Better" graphics hardware acceleration Needless to say, we're extremely excited about the changes Google's made here -- and on top of the Droid, we can only hope this action is coming to legacy devices on the double. We'll find out soon enough (hopefully). Check a video of 2.0 in action after the break! [Via MobileTechWorld] Read - SDK support announcement Read - Android 2.0 changes
Google: Android will outsell iPhone, we still love ya Steve
Watching Google tiptoe around its relationship with Apple as it rolls out Android is one of the most enjoyable aspects of watching the industry these days. This is perfectly illustrated in the words of Rich Miner, group manager for Google's mobile platforms, who said, "there's a much larger potential market on Android than for the iPhone." A truthful statement in all likelihood assuming that the OS is robust upon its global release later this year and available on handsets from HTC, Samsung, Motorola, and LG as expected. Miner then took a few shots at the iPhone SDK saying, "There are things I saw people doing with the first version of the Android SDK that it seems like you can't do with the iPhone at least at the moment." He then noted that the SDK had been downloaded 750,000 times (compared to Apple's 100k in 4 days) as of February. Naturally, he then applied a thick, brown coat of public relations salve saying, "[If I were a developer] I'd certainly be looking at the iPhone, and if you believe there will be lots of Android phones out there, as we do, I'd be developing for both platforms." Kumbaya my BossEricSchmidtSitsOnTheAppleBoard, kumabaya...
Android SDK to get "significant updates," $10M Challenge delayed
We already knew that the Android SDK was causing developers some frustration. So we're not really surprised to hear Quang Nguyen, Android Developer Advocate, say that based on feedback, "we've made significant updates to the SDK that we'll be releasing in several weeks." As a result of the UI and API enhancements, the deadline for application submissions to the $10 million Android Developer Challenge has been extended to April 14th. First round winners will now be announced on May 5th with the grand prize announcement coming on July 21st. No handset delays have been announced (yet) -- those are still expected to hit in the second half of 2008.[Via MocoNews]
