FroYo officially announced

partyatmygaff

http://www.youtube.com/GoogleDevelopers


Native apps2sd has been confirmed! Happy days.

Other announcements (As of now)

Speed: JIT Compiler and many OS optimizations
Wi-fi tethering
Browser speed enhanced x3 with Javascript
Improved voice search.
Improved translation.
Flash 10.1 support
App storage on sd card
Mass Auto updating of apps via an update all button or auto update in settings.

kesey

http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/live-from-the-google-i-o-2010-day-2-keynote/

Live from the Google I/O 2010 day 2 keynote!

Keith186

When's it released did it say?

kesey

I don't think so. I can't find the date at any rate.

Atomic Pineapple

No data announced

Mr E

A more fleshed out list:
(taken from here - lots of screenshots!)

* Just-in-Time compiler confirmed
* Microsoft Exchange integration including auto-discovery and remote wipe
* New services just as data backup APIs for carriers to move your data from one device to another
* Tethering announced for Wifi and USB, shown in demo, pokes fun at iPad; no word on whether carriers can disable it
* 2x-3x performance boost in the Browser, new Javascript engine is SO much faster
* Optimizations for using the camera, orientation (accelerometers) within the browser
* Speech control and recognition is so much smoother, including Mandarin and Japanese, including speech recognition to make phone calls
* Real-time language translation
* Announced support for Flash Player 10.1 Public Beta and AIR developer pre-release, showed Flash working on Nickelodeon
* New ways to work with apps:

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Finding new apps (app search)

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Searching data within apps (showed Mint.com app search)

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Installing to SD memory with a “Move to SD card” button within the Application Info screen, demoed Need for Speed game

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Update All and Auto-Update confirmed

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Bug reporting, can view stack trace online
* Sneak peak of new Android Marketplace, because demo user is logged in, you can view your installed apps and over-the-air app sync
* New Marketplace feature: over-the-air music sync, a web-based iTunes competitor?
* Sync your Android device with your iTunes library to live-stream your music to your device via Simplify Media

opinion guy

partyatmygaff wrote: »

http://www.youtube.com/GoogleDevelopers

Did anyone else notice the apple macbook pro on the podium as the CEO's are walking by (adobe dude too)??:D

Professey Chin

I find this news......acceptable

cormie

Any news on improved battery life at all or when it will be available for download?

djgaillimh

No mention of either.

The 2.2 SDK is out already, though. Which is encouraging.

cormie

What's an sdk?

adrian522

Software development Kit, its for developers to write apps for 2.2

djgaillimh

HTC say the Desire and other 2010 models will be updated in the second half of 2010:

http://www.androidcentral.com/most-2010-htc-android-phones-will-get-froyo-2010

if your phone was launched this year, we will most likely offer an upgrade for it to the Froyo version. This includes popular models like the Desire and Droid Incredible as well as hotly anticipated phones like the Evo 4G, MyTouch slide and upcoming models. We will announce a full list of phones and dates once we are closer to launching the upgrades.

Inquitus

djgaillimh wrote: »

HTC say the Desire and other 2010 models will be updated in the second half of 2010:

http://www.androidcentral.com/most-2010-htc-android-phones-will-get-froyo-2010

Cheers for that, rooting here we come! til HTC get their finger out

djgaillimh

Yep.

LauncherPro is rather nice though, so that will fill in for Sense for a while.

conor.hogan.2

I would imagine Froyo will be out soon - as soon as physically possible as Google know all to well iphone 4 is coming very soon as further leaks are happening and Apple need to ship it now as people are not going to buy an iphone when they know a new one is coming so soon.

People at i/o got a droid and an evo - two flippin phones! for 400 dollars (and flights etc) but still they get a great time too.

lord lucan

"Coming soon" seems to be as good as we're getting in terms of dates. Serves me right for getting wound up thinking we'd get it right away!:o

partyatmygaff

lord lucan wrote: »

"Coming soon" seems to be as good as we're getting in terms of dates. Serves me right for getting wound up thinking we'd get it right away!:o

Apparently the Nexus One is getting an OTA update tonight with the Moto Droid before the end of the week but some people are saying it's for a june release...

conor.hogan.2

http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2010/05/android-22-and-developers-goodies.html

''As I said at the beginning, Android 2.2 will be here soon, and some devices will get the update in the coming weeks. I invite application developers to download the new SDK and tools and test your applications today.''

and highlights of 2.2 - http://developer.android.com/sdk/android-2.2-highlights.html

Professey Chin

Just after looking over everything now.
Hi Apple, heres a bitchslap froghurt style

lord lucan

partyatmygaff wrote: »

Apparently the Nexus One is getting an OTA update tonight with the Moto Droid before the end of the week but some people are saying it's for a june release...

I'll leave my nexus on overnight just in case so.;)

jd83

Do you think this will be like the last update on nexus one. Once one person got it you where able to manualy download and install it. Over the air it could take ages to appear on your phone.

I already thought my android phone was a lot better than when i had an iphone. Once it gets this update it make the iphone 3gs look like a nokia 3210

lord lucan

jd83 wrote: »

Do you think this will be like the last update on nexus one. Once one person got it you where able to manualy download and install it. Over the air it could take ages to appear on your phone.

I already thought my android phone was a lot better than when i had an iphone. Once it gets this update it make the iphone 3gs look like a nokia 3210

I got the last update in February about 2 days after it was released. They're already hinting that the next update will be at the end of the year(Gingerbread) so it seems Google want to keep pushing the performance and spec forward. I for one think it's great,no more running out to get the latest and greatest phone on the market. Sure others will come out with bigger processors and more memory but my 'old' phone will always have the latest updates.:)

eoferrall

Doesnt seem to be any update on the trackball notification. so might be time to go the root route!

Can it be that difficult to open something like that up to user preferences?! especially when so many people want it:rolleyes:

lord lucan

eoferrall wrote: »

Doesnt seem to be any update on the trackball notification. so might be time to go the root route!

Can it be that difficult to open something like that up to user preferences?! especially when so many people want it:rolleyes:

Yeah,i was hoping they would enable it but it appears to only change for Twitter notifications in 2.2,not email and sms. Pity.

eoferrall

lord lucan wrote: »

Yeah,i was hoping they would enable it but it appears to only change for Twitter notifications in 2.2,not email and sms. Pity.

Yeah who cares about twitter updates FFS. SMS and emails and calls is what the people want!:p

cormie

partyatmygaff wrote: »

Apparently the Nexus One is getting an OTA update tonight with the Moto Droid before the end of the week but some people are saying it's for a june release...

If an OTA update was released for the desire, would rooted devices be able to update the same way as non rooted devices? Is it just a matter of clicking yes to update with an OTA do you know?

Mr E

OTA will undo your root. Check this link for the explanation.
(Link is for Hero, but same applies to other phones - it will remove your recovery console and make it very difficult to put it back on)

Professey Chin

Mr E wrote: »

OTA will undo your root. Check this link for the explanation.
(Link is for Hero, but same applies to other phones - it will remove your recovery console and make it very difficult to put it back on)

God damn bootloader updates :mad:

In other news, I see the 2.2 ROMS have already begun!
http://www.engadget.com/2010/05/20/android-2-2-rom-inevitably-falls-victim-to-device-ports/

opinion guy

conor.hogan.2 wrote: »

I would imagine Froyo will be out soon - as soon as physically possible as Google know all to well iphone 4 is coming very soon as further leaks are happening and Apple need to ship it now as people are not going to buy an iphone when they know a new one is coming so soon.

People at i/o got a droid and an evo - two flippin phones! for 400 dollars (and flights etc) but still they get a great time too.

Am I the only one who thinks that these iphone4.0 'leaks' are more really a cunning marketing ploy ???

consultech

opinion guy wrote: »

Am I the only one who thinks that these iphone4.0 'leaks' are more really a cunning marketing ploy ???

No, you're not.

The "found on a public toilet floor" story received fairly universal rolling of eyes.

opinion guy

consultech wrote: »

No, you're not.

The "found on a public toilet floor" story received fairly universal rolling of eyes.

Lol - these iphone 4's must just fly out of your hands alltogether