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Google launches Android 2.0 SDK

Android Quick ContactGoogle is unveiling some of the features of its next-generation mobile operating system with the launch of an updated Software Development Kit. That means developers can already begin writing programs for Android 2.0 even though the first phone to run the operating system won't officially be launched until tomorrow.

So what's new in Google Android 2.0? Here's a shortlist:
  • Support for multiple email Google and Exchange accounts on each device, allowing you to sync with multiple email accounts and address books
  • Quick Contact feature that lets you pull up a contact's communication methods (email, SMS, phone, etc) with a single click
  • Combined inbox with email from multiple accounts
  • Search saved SMS and MMS messages
  • Auto-delete old messages in a conversation after a limit is reached
  • Improved keyboard with multi-touch support
  • Dictionary automatically includes contact names as suggestions, learns from words you enter
  • Web browser now includes web page thumbnails for bookmarks
  • Double-tap to zoom in broser
  • HTML5 support in web browser
  • Infinite scrolling in the calendar
  • Bluetooth 2.1 support
There's also support for digital zoom, white balance, and macro focus in the camera application. You can find a more detailed list at the Android Developers page.

You can also see some of the new features in action including a pretty nifty demonstration of how two Android devices can interact with one another in the video after the break.

[via Engadget]

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Filed under: Google, Beta, Android

First look at Google Android 2.0 "Donut" with universal search

Android Search
While Google Android 1.5 "Cupcake" just started rolling out to T-Mobile G1 users, Google is already working on the next version of its operating system for mobile phones. Google Android 2.0 is carrying the code name "Donut," and today Engadget got to check out a demo of some of the new features that will be included in the update.

One of those features is a new "Android Search" tool that will let you search both locally and online at the same time. In other words, you can search your contacts, calendars, music, and any enabled application installed on your Android device at the same time.

Donut also includes a text to speech API. You can find more photos from today's demo at Engadget.

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