Android 2.3, 2.4 Gingerbread
On December 6th, 2010, Google officially announced the first phone with Android OS 2.3 Gingerbread. The phone was the Nexus S, which Google co-developed with Samsung. Gingerbread supports SIP internet calling, NFC wireless transaction capability, more than one camera, and gyroscopes and other sensors (barometers, gravimeters, and others are possible). It also features a download manager, some tweaks to allow usage on Tablets, and other system level tweaks for programmers.
As a dessert, gingerbread is basically a ginger-flavored cookie. It is often made to celebrate end-of-year holidays in the US. The cookies are cut into festive shapes often the shape of a man and decorated with icing and candy.
On December 6th, 2010, Google officially announced the first phone with Android OS 2.3 Gingerbread. The phone was the Nexus S, which Google co-developed with Samsung. Gingerbread supports SIP internet calling, NFC wireless transaction capability, more than one camera, and gyroscopes and other sensors (barometers, gravimeters, and others are possible). It also features a download manager, some tweaks to allow usage on Tablets, and other system level tweaks for programmers.
As a dessert, gingerbread is basically a ginger-flavored cookie. It is often made to celebrate end-of-year holidays in the US. The cookies are cut into festive shapes often the shape of a man and decorated with icing and candy.
- Updated simplicity and speed.
- Support for extra-large screen sizes and resolutions.
- Native support for SIP VoIP internet telephony.
- Faster, more intuitive text input in the virtual keyboard, with improved accuracy, better suggestion text, and voice input mode.
- Enhanced copy/paste functionality, allowing users to select a word by press-hold, copy and paste.
- Support for Near Field Communication (NFC), allowing the user to read an NFC tag embedded in a poster, sticker, or advertisement.
- New audio effects such as reverb, equalization, headphone virtualization, and bass boost
- New Download Manager, giving users easy access to any file from the browser, email, or another application.
- Support for multiple cameras on the device, including a front-facing camera, if available.
- Support for WebM / VP8 video playback, and AAC audio encoding.
- Improved power management with a more active role in managing applications.
- Enhanced Support for native code development.
- Switched from YAFFS to ext4 on newer devices.
- Audio, graphical, and input enhancements for game developers.
- Concurrent garbage collection.
- Native support for sensors.
- First Android version It was an image of the bugdroid standing next to a zombie gingerbread man, with many more zombies in the background.